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tion, a board of five will be appointed each year, constituted essentially
as follows: one representative from the Promotions Board, one research
representative, one administrative representative, one district forecaster,
and a representative from ono regional office. The selections will be
published.
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY REORGANIZATION
Weather Bureau members of the American Metcorological Society will
be interested in knowing that the proposed reorgnnization of the Society
waa discussed nt the recent mecting of Regional Directors of thc Bureau
in New York City. The rrorganization plan proposed by the Council
of the/ Society was described by the Chief of the Bureau. The purpose
of the plan is to enable the Society to expand its activities and provide
for recognition of professional membership. The plan will be voted on
at the annual meeting of the Society in ICnnsns City in Jnnuary. It is
one of the most important steps proposed by the Society since its organ-
ization. There are many meteorologists who desire to promote and
support professional meteorology in a more energetic manner and this
reorganization would provide a channel for their support, both in a finnn-
cia1 way and in form of professional papers and other activities. Pro-
fessional meteorologists who so desire can join as professional members;
those who prefer to remain in their present Rtatus a8 general members,
can do so without change. In this way the two groups can support and
supplemcnt each other in pulling together for the common good in mete,
orology rather than having the profession divided within itself and weak-
cncd rn it would be if there were two or more independent Bocicties.
All members are urged to give this important subject thoir careful attcn-
tion and support.
FAWS CONFERENCE HELD IN WASHINGTON OCTOBER 20 TO 28
.A conference wrn held in Washington October 20 to 25 with Mr. Louis
R. Jurwitz and Mr. Verne D. Steves and interested project leaders in the
Central OfBca for the purpose of preparing standard instructions for the
Flight Advisory Weather Service. Inasmuch m the FAWS hm been
operating for nearly a year with only liniited coordinating instructions,
it was considered appropriate that minimum standards of operation bo
agreed upon and officially established. Iteprcsentatives of the CAA Air
Trafiic Control and Communications Divisions, and of the AAF Flight
Service attended certain sessions of the Conference during which traffic
control procedures and their relation to FAWS operation were discussed.
The conference produccd a FAWS operations nianual which is being
presented in draft form to Regional Directors for discussion with FAWS
supervisors and airway forecasters. The results of the coniments and
suggestions received will be incorporated into a provisional FAIVS oper-
ations manual which will, for the present, be issued only to forecast cen-
ters, Regional Oflires, and PAW3 units. Oeneral distribution in tho
Bureau will be made of the final manual after trial of these provisional
instructions. It is expected that the instructions contained in thiH mnn-
ual will be put into eBcct abwt January 15, 1916.