First Annual AOSS Community Poster Reception A Big Hit
Looking very much like an “in-house conference” (and conveniently located just across the street at the new Union South), the first annual AOSS Community Poster Reception on 26 April 2011 was a resounding success.
Filling the Union’s Varsity Hall from wall to wall, 99 posters illustrated current work going on in the AOSS Building, including the Space Science and Engineering Center, the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Ice Coring and Drilling Services, and the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center.
Video displays highlighting meteorological studies, an interactive kiosk illustrating the Venus Express program, and a hands-on ice drilling exhibition rounded out the successful reception.
SSEC Director Hank Revercomb drills the ice...
...and scores a perfect core.
Michael Notaro announcing the Reid Bryson Scholarship winner --
Rachel Licker from Sustainability and the Global Environment. (SAGE).
Approximately 250 people attended the event (http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/aoss_posters/). Hopes are high that this becomes an annual celebration of the wide range of valuable science being achieved in the AOSS Building.
Very special thanks to the AOSS Community Poster Reception Committee formed by Claire Pettersen for a great idea and for bringing it to life.
Hank Revercomb and Claire Petterson.
Claire Pettersen, Committee Chair
Ankur Desai, AOS and CCR
Maria Vasys, SSEC and CIMSS
Mat Gunshor, SSEC and CIMSS
Linda Hedges, Schwerdtfeger Library
Mark Kulie, AOS
Jean Phillips, Schwerdtfeger Library
Eric Thompson, SSEC
...and a good time was had by all.
