American Meteorological Society
Mike Augustyniak, MS, CCM, CBM, serves as the Director of Meteorology at WCCO-TV since September 2008, where expertise in conveying complex meteorological topics to diverse audiences is demonstrated through innovative story-telling and technology. Additionally, Mike is a Meteorologist for CBS Sunday Morning and has held a Vice-President-equivalent role as Commissioner on Professional Affairs with the American Meteorological Society, overseeing worldwide certification programs. As the owner of Escape Plan Partners, LLC, Mike consults on sustainable climate strategies and provides weather decision support. With experience as an adjunct professor at St. Cloud State University and a contributor to Twin Cities Pride Magazine, Mike has a strong professional background in meteorology, media, and education, bolstered by advanced degrees in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology from the University at Albany.
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American Meteorological Society
The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, students, and weather enthusiasts. AMS publisheseleven atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic journals — in print and online — sponsors more than 12 conferences annually, and offers numerous programs and services.The American Meteorological Society was founded in 1919 by Charles Franklin Brooks of the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts. Its initial membership came primarily from the U.S. Signal Corps and U.S. Weather Bureau and numbered just less than 600. Its initial publication, the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, was meant to serve as a supplement to the Monthly Weather Review, which, at the time, was published by the U.S. Weather Bureau.