AMOS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM

Friday, 11 August 2023
9:00am to 5:00pm
Melbourne Museum Theatre
11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, VIC. 3053
(morning/afternoon teas and lunch included)
 

Symposium Program

(morning/afternoon tea + lunch included)
(note times/speakers subject to change)

09.30 – 09:45: AMOS 50th Anniversary Symposium opening - Roger Dargaville (AMOS President) and Martin Singh (AMOS Vice-President)

09.45 – 10.20: AMOS History - Mary Voice, Val Jemmeson and David Karoly

10.20 – 11:00: Communicating the AMOS sciences – Ailie Gallant, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Adam Morgan, Linden Ashcroft (Chair)

11:00 – 11.30: Morning tea 

11.30 – 12.00: International cooperation at its best: 150 years of the IMO and the WMO - John Zillman

12:00–13:00: Major achievements in the AMOS sciences over the decades - Sue Barrell (Chair), John Church, (oceans) , Neville Nicholls (climate), Graeme Pearman (CSIRO), Greg Ayers (Bureau of Meteorology)

13:00 –13:45: Lunch

13:45 –14:45: Future challenges and research opportunities - AMOS Expert Groups: Beth Ebert (Chair), Andrew Watkins and Harun Rashid (climate), Rachel Law (land surface processes), Matt England (oceanography), Jeff Kepert (weather and weather prediction), Zoe Loh (Atmospheric Composition)

14.45 – 15:15: Afternoon Tea

15:15 –  16:00: AMOS ECR/PhD “rapid-fire” research presentations, Linden Ashcroft (Chair)

16:00 – 16:45:  Open discussion on the future of AMOS sciences and the role of AMOS - Acacia Pepler (Chair), Gilbert Brunet (Bureau of Meteorology), Christian Jakob (ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century), Simon Marsland (National Environmental Science Program)

16:45pm - Symposium Close

AMOS 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRAND WINTER DINNER/BALL 

(Networking Event)
Thursday, 10 August 2023
6:30pm to Approx 10:00pm
RACV Club
501 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Dress: Formal

The RACV Club has offered ROH discount rate of $199.00 per night for accommodation 
one/two nights before and after this event, subject to availability. 

Please contact admin@amos.org.au if you wish to take advantage of this rate.

Parking is available for attendees for $10 from 5pm. The daily rate is $45.00.

PRICES

AMOS 50th Anniversary Package Includes
AMOS Grand Winter Ball (Networking Event) 
- PLUS - 
AMOS Symposium (morning/afternoon teas + lunch incl)
Full $260 or Student/Retired $200

AMOS Symposium ONLY 
(morning/afternoon teas + lunch incl)**
Full $180 or Student/Retired $120

**Note: AMOS Grand Winter Ball (Networking Event) Ticket is available for 
$80 if purchasing an AMOS Symposium Ticket and a separate invoice is required.**

AMOS Grand Winter Ball ONLY (Networking Event)
Full $130 for ball only, or partners and guests  

Contact Event Organiser