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The DC-AMS invites you to the
2011 Science Fair Winners and DC-AMS Scholarship Award Winner Banquet

At this event, we invite winners (with weather and earth science related projects) from the science fairs we've judged and a parent for a special evening. The students display their projects at this event and we award cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 to the top three projects based on score sheets filled out by all attendants who participate in the judging. We also honor our Scholarship Award Winner, awarded to an outstanding graduating high school senior intending to major in meteorology in college.

When:
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Where:
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
1710 SAIC Drive
McLean, VA 22102

RSVP:
May 25, 2011

Cost: $30.00
Pay at door, using Paypal (see right), or mail payments to
DC-AMS P.O. Box 13557
Silver Spring, MD 20911-3557

Agenda:
5:30 pm - Students Arrive and Set-up Science Projects
6:00 pm - Reception, Viewing Science Projects, and Mini Science Fair
6:45 pm - Dinner Banquet
7:30 pm - DC-AMS Introductions
7:45 pm - Guest Speaker, then Questions and Answers 8:30 pm - Science Fair and Scholarship Winner Recognition
9:00 pm - Photos. Meeting Adjourns


Banquet Speaker: Howard Bernstein, Meteorologist, 9NEWS NOW

Meteorologist Howard Bernstein joined 9NEWS NOW in November of 2000. You can see him reporting the weather weekdays on the 9NEWS NOW in the mornings from 4:25-7:00 AM and again at Noon.

Howard earned a degree in 1988 Atmospheric Science from State University of New York at Albany, where he graduated cum laude. In 1990, he earned his AMS Seal from the American Meteorological Society. One of Howard's most memorable weather reporting moments was covering Hurricane Andrew in 1992, for WVUE, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Howard recalls preparing for the storm's 140 mph winds and wrath by packing up his valuables in the family car and parking it at the local airport garage for safekeeping, believing the apartment he lived in might not be there when he returned. Howard refers to that weather event as "the Super Bowl of storms." Howard also reported the weather for WUHF in Rochester, New York, in 1997, when that area received 43 inches of snow in 2 days.


Pay Online:

You can now pay the banquet registration cost online using Paypal. Click the "Add to Cart" button below:

Donations:

The DC-AMS pays for the meals of the invited students and parents ($30.00/person). If you would like to help us defray these costs, mail a check (payable to DC-AMS) to D.C. Chapter, American Meteorological Society, P.O. Box 13557, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20911-3557. You can also donate online using Paypal (click the link below and enter the dollar amount you wish to donate). We appreciate your generosity and thank you!

Directions:

From the Capital Beltway in Virginia (I-495), take Virginia Hwy. 123 Exit West to Tyson's Corner. At the 2nd light, turn right onto International Drive. Immediately get into the left lane and turn left at the 1st light onto Greensboro Drive. Go ΒΌ mile and turn left onto Solutions Drive. (The Cardinal Bank is at right at the intersection of Greensboro and Solutions Drives). Continue toward the 14-story SAIC building ahead. After entering the circle in front of the building, turn right into the Visitor Parking garage. Use front entrance of SAIC. The meeting room is on the ground floor, left of the lobby. No need to check in with security.

D.C. Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, P.O. Box 13557, Silver Spring, Maryland 20911-3557
E-mail us: dc.ams.chapter@gmail.com