The AASC Mesonet Meeting will be held July 22-24, 2025 in Albany, NY.  Registration options are available for in-person and virtual attendance. Virtual attendance at the concurrent National Mesonet Program’s (NMP’s) Summer Meeting on July 23 is free to all virtual attendees as well as all NMP partners.

Note: if your organization is an institutional member, you may be eligible for a discount. You will be provided a discount coupon code by the AASC Secretary. 

• In-Person Registration $100
• Virtual Registration $50
• Whiteface Mountain Field Trip Transportation Fee $25

About the Whiteface Mountain Field Trip:

We’re excited to offer a field experience at this year’s meeting. Our hosts at the New York State Mesonet have planned a trip to Whiteface Mountain Observatory located in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains on Friday, July 25th following the AASC Mesonet Meeting. This is an optional field trip, with lunch provided by Campbell Scientific.  The Observatory is about 2.5 hours away from Albany (one way), so we’re reserving group transportation for anyone who needs transportation for the field trip.  There will be a small fee ($25) for the group transportation option, which you can purchase above.

The 2025 AASC Mesonet Community Meeting is now accepting abstract submissions.
The deadline for abstract submissions is Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 1700 PDT.

Presentations on any topic relevant to mesonets or weather and climate monitoring are acceptable.  Topics of particular interest include: sensor comparison studies, data quality control methods, field maintenance and calibration techniques, mesonet data products/applications, funding stories, outreach and marketing strategies, multi-network collaboration, and open source resources/software.

Oral and poster presentations will be part of the meeting agenda. Please note that every attempt will be made to accommodate your preferred presentation format, but due to limited time in the meeting agenda and the fact that we plan to accept all abstracts, some presentation preferences may not be able to be accommodated. 

Abstracts should be submitted using the form at the following URL: Click here to submit

Question about submitting an abstract? Email Sytske Kimball at skimball@southalabama.edu

Key things to remember:

• The blocks are only available until June 21, 2025.  After that, any unreserved rooms will go back to the hotel and you may or may not be able to get the room block rates.
• Each block has 20 rooms.  Once a block fills, we can ask for more rooms, but given that we’re within 2 months of the meeting, it may not be possible to extend the blocks.
• The block rates cover Sunday, July 20th through Saturday, July 26th to allow for travel to/from the meeting.
• Room rates are $117/night + taxes/fees

If you have any issues reserving a room that cannot be cleared up with the hotel, please reach out to me or Tammy Morrissey (NYSM) at tmorrissey@albany.edu. 

For those of you arriving early on Monday (July 21st), we’ll be meeting up at the City Line Bar and Grill (1200 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203). You’ll be responsible for any food or drink you buy, but this is a great restaurant with a wide array of options, including alternatives for various dietary considerations.  

On Wednesday evening (July 23rd), we’ll meet at the Indian Ladder Cidery and Brewery, which is about 20 minutes from the meeting venue. We’ll have a tour of a NYSM weather station located near the Cidery, followed by a happy hour at the Cidery sponsored by Synoptic Data, PBC.  

We’re excited to offer a field experience at this year’s meeting. Our hosts at the New York State Mesonet have planned a trip to Whiteface Mountain Field Station and Summit Observatory located in the Adirondack Mountains on Friday, July 25th. This will be an optional field trip, but lunch will be sponsored by Campbell Scientific.  Cost and travel details will be shared closer to when registration opens.

Below is a list of suggested restaurants and amenities in the area near the hotel and meeting area.  Most of these locations are within walking distance or a short ride/drive from the hotel.

Once again, we will have an exhibitor area at this year’s meeting. Attendees will have multiple opportunities to visit with our exhibitors to learn more about the products and services they offer and find new, innovative ways to enhance the work mesonets are doing around the country. Below is list of exhibitors and sponsors who have committed to this year’s meeting so far:

Interested in sponsoring or being an exhibitor at our meeting in July?  Please contact us at mesonet@stateclimate.org

2025 AASC Mesonet Community Meeting

Preliminary Agenda (Download PDF)
July 22-24, 2025

ETEC @ University of Albany, Albany, New York

Monday, July 21st
05:00p     Join us at City Line Bar and Grille (1200 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203) for a casual, pre-meeting meetup!

Tuesday, July 22nd
08:00a – 09:00a     Breakfast
08:00a – 08:30a     Check-in and Registration
08:30a – 08:45a     Welcome
08:45a – 10:15a     Mesonet Talks – Session 1
10:15a – 10:30a    Break
10:30a – 12:00p     Breakout Session – Documentation & Code Repository
12:00p – 01:00p    Lunch with Speaker
01:00p – 02:00p     Mesonet Poster Session Lightning Talks
02:00p – 03:30p    Mesonet Poster Session

Description: Each mesonet will display a poster describing something
interesting or unique about their network. Attendees will have the
opportunity to visit with network operators to learn more about their
networks. This session will be split into two halves so that everyone has
the opportunity to visit other posters during the session.

03:30p – 03:45p Break
03:45p – 05:00p Soil Moisture Monitoring Panel

Description: 10-minute presentations from 3 panelists followed by 45
minutes of moderated Q&A Discussion

Wednesday, July 23rd
08:00a – 09:00a    Breakfast
08:00a – 08:15a     Welcome to Day 2
08:15a – 10:00a    Mesonet Talks – Session 2
10:00a – 10:15a     Break
10:15a – 12:00p     Mesonet Committee Updates

Description: Talks include introduction of new committee members,
AASC Mesonet Website update, Mesonet Atlas, and presentation of
awards

12:00p – 01:00p     Lunch (Kahoot Trivia Game)
01:00p – 03:00p     National Mesonet Program (NMP) Summer Meeting Session

Description: Update on the NMP and various talks from NMP partners.

03:00 – 04:30     Exhibitor’s Session

Description: Learn about products and services offered by our Exhibitors.
Demonstrations may be possible outside in the NYSM Equipment Yard,
weather permitting.

06:00p     Indian Ladder Cidery Happy Hour sponsored by Synoptic Data and Visit to NYSM Weather Station

Thursday, July 24th
08:00a – 09:00a     Breakfast
08:30a – 08:40a     Welcome to Day 3
08:40a – 10:00a     Mesonet Talks – Session 3
10:00a – 10:15a     Break
10:15a – 12:00p     Breakout Session – Value-added Products
12:00p – 01:00p     Lunch
01:00p – 03:00p     Mesonet Talks – Session 4
03:00p – 03:30p     Closing Remarks and Going Forward

Friday, July 25th
Optional field trip to Whiteface Mountain Observatory
Lunch is being provided by Campbell Scientific. The Observatory is approximately 2.5 hours
from Albany (5 hours roundtrip). Therefore, transportation will be available for anyone who is
interested (likely via small buses and/or vans). To cover this transportation cost, a fee of $25
will be available as an option on the meeting registration page. More details about the field trip 
will be made available closer to the event.

NOTE: A full meeting agenda will be provided in early July once all presentation topics have been submitted.