15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM) Brochure

General InformationAMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETYSponsorship/OrganizersThe 14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes and15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Mesoscale Processes and on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, will be held 1-4 August 2011, at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel, in Los Angeles, CA.Important DatesEarly Registration Rates: 20 June 2011Hotel Reservation deadline: 5 July 2011Presentation Upload: 25 July 2011Manuscript Deadline: 2 September 2011AccommodationsAll meeting sessions for the conferences will be held at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, 5855 W. Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel for meeting attendees at a special rate of: $119.00/night single/double; each additional $10 per person, 18yrs and older. Room rates are quoted exclusive of state, local and any occupancy taxes. These special rates will be available from 7/30–8/6/11. Included in your room rate is the Wired for Business package for all guest rooms (includes local, long distance and high speed internet).To receive these special rates, attendees must request a room under the AMS11 room block. Reservations must be made prior to Tuesday, 5 July 2011, and will require a credit card and a deposit for one room night. Deposits will be refunded for rooms cancelled more than seventy-two (72) hours prior to arrival. Name changes to room reservations may be made up to 3 days prior to arrival at no charge. We urge you to make reserva-tions early since space is limited. For reservations please call (800) 228-9290. To make your reservation on-line, please use the following link and just adjust your ar-rival/depature dates: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxap?groupCode=amsamsa&app=resvlink&fromDate=7/30/11&toDate=8/6/11 1-4 AUGUST 2011 LOS ANGELES AIRPORT MARRIOTT LOS ANGELES, CA 14TH CONFERENCE ON MESOSCALE PROCESSES15TH CONFERENCE ON AVIATION, RANGE, AND AEROSPACE METEOROLOGYGeneral InformationRegistration There are three ways to register for this conference. 1) On-line Registration. This option is available to AMS Members and nonmembers who are paying by credit card or purchase order. Please see the AMS homepage, Web address http://www.ametsoc.org. Select the “Meetings” link located at the top of the AMS homepage. Then select the “Online Registration” link on the left-hand side and fol-low the instructions. You can register on-line between now and July 18, 2011. Be sure to register early for the lowest rates.2) Download the registration form from AMS homepage. Refer to Web address http://www.ametsoc.org. Select the “Meetings” link located at the top of the AMS homepage and follow these steps: a) Select “AMS Upcoming Meetings” b) Select “14th Conference on Mesoscale Processes/15th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM), 1-4 August 2011, Los Angeles, CA”c) Download and print the registration form d) Return the completed registration form by fax (617) 249-0272 or mail to: 14Me-so15ARAM Meeting, 45 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108. REGISTRATION FORMS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY MAIL OR FAX THROUGH 8 JULY. AFTER THIS DATE YOU MUST REGISTER ON-LINE OR ON-SITE.3) On-site registration. The AMS registration desk at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott will be open for registration on Sunday, 31 July from 5:00-7:00 p.m., and Monday-Friday dur-ing the hours of the conference. We urge you to pre-register. If you do not have Web access, please contact the AMS Meetings Department 617-226-3972 or 617-226-3974 for a registration form. Completed forms must be faxed or mailed to AMS. We do not accept registration over the phone.REGISTRATION RATES FULL-WEEK ONE-DAY ATTENDEE TYPE By 20 Jun After 20 Jun By 20 Jun After 20 Jun AMS Full Member / Program $585 $625 $295 $335Chair / Session Chair Non-member Speaker, PosterPresenter; AMS Associate Member; Cosponsoring Society $625 $665 $295 $335 Member Nonmember $670 $710 $295 $335 Retired Member $335 $375 $130 $170AMS Student Member $310 $350 $100 $140 Student Nonmember $340 $380 $130 $170Registrants may choose the Full-Week Registration Package or the One-Day Registration Package. The Full-Week package includes admission to all conferences, coffee breaks, poster receptions, and lunch (Mon-Thurs). The One-Day package includes admission to the above for one calendar day. General InformationAMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETYConference EventsFORMAL POSTER VIEWINGSPoster set up and tear down times will be sent via email to all the poster presenters at a later date. Please note AMS is not responsible for posters not taken down by the tear down time. CONFERENCE MEALSThis year’s conference will include lunches from Monday through Thursday as part of the registration fee. The daily lunch menus will be posted at a later time. Please contact Brenda Ward at 617-226-3973 by 1 July if you have any special dietary needs. Getting ThereCar Rental: Enterprise is the offi cial rental car agency for this meeting and special rates are available. Advance reservations may be made on-line at Enterprise.com. Select “Corporate Account” then “Make a reservation”. Then you simply enter this account # 10AT034 and the fi rst three letters of the account name (AME) or by calling Enterprise at 1-800-593-0505. When making a reservation, please mention the AMS Corporate ac-count number.Parking: AMS special parking rates are $12/Self Parking and $16/Valet Parking daily. Parking rates are subject to tax, currently at 10%.Area AirportsLos Angeles International Airport - LAXHotel direction: 0.2 mile(s) E Driving directions:Take Century Blvd East. Hotel is on the left. Airport shuttle service, scheduled, complimentaryEstimated taxi fare: 10.00 USD (one way) Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena - BURHotel direction: 27 mile(s) NE Driving directions:Take 101 Freeway West to 405 South. Exit Century Blvd. West. Estimated taxi fare: 100.00 USD (one way) Long Beach Airport - LGBHotel direction: 22 mile(s) SW Driving directions:Take 405 North to 105 Freeway West, exit Sepulveda, go right to Century Boulevard, East Ramp, continue 3 blocks, exit to Airport Boulevard, turn left, then right into Hotel. Estimated taxi fare: 50.00 USD (one way) Beyond the ConferenceThe hotel is offering complimentary transportation for AMS attendees to/from Manhat-tan Beach for restaurants, activities, shopping, beaches and much more You can fi nd information about the local area and upcoming events here: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/local-things-to-do/laxap-los-angeles-airport-marriott/Special NeedsIt is our sincere desire to comply fully with both the letter and the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Attendees with special needs should call the AMS Meetings Department at (617) 226-3973 4–6 weeks prior to the meeting to request special arrangements. Special housing needs should be requested when making hotel reservations.