The American Meteorological Society held its Eighth Symposium on Education in conjunction with the 79th Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas. The theme of this year's symposium was "Enhancing Public Awareness of Weather and Climate Prediction." Forty oral presentations and 58 poster presentations summarized a variety of educational programs or examined educational issues for both the precollege and university levels. There was also a joint session with the 11th Conference on Applied Climatology and a special session on uses of educational technology for effective teaching and learning. Over 200 people representing a wide spectrum of the Society attended one or more of the sessions in this two-day conference. The program for the Eighth Symposium on Education can be viewed in the October 1998 issue of the Bulletin.

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) held its Seventh Symposium on Education in conjunction with the 78th AMS Annual Meeting. The theme of the symposium was "Atmospheric and Oceanographic Education: Advancing Our Awareness." Thirty-six oral presentations and 47 poster presentations summarized a variety of educational programs or examined educational issues relevant for both the precollege and university levels.There were also joint sessions held with the Second Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes and the Ninth Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere, as well as the 10th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instruments. Over 200 people representing a wide spectrum of the Society attended one or more of the sessions during this two-day event.

The American Meteorological Society held its Sixth Symposium on Education in conjunction with the 77th Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California. The theme of the symposium was “Atmospheric and Oceanographic Education: Teaching about the Global Environment.” Thirty-eight oral presentations and 37 poster presentations summarized a variety of educational programs or examined educational issues for both the precollege and university levels. There was also a joint session with the Eighth Symposium on Global Change Studies and a special session on “home pages” to promote popular meteorological education. Over 200 people representing a wide spectrum of the Society attended one or more of the sessions in this two-day conference where they increased their awareness of teaching about the global environment.