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Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society
W4RAT · Richmond, Virginia

An ARRL Affiliated Club Serving Central Virginia Since 1972
442.550 MHz FM  ·  443.5875 MHz DMR  ·  146.880 MHz C4FM



Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference 2024

  • 26 Oct 2024

The annual Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference (formerly Mid-Atlantic Chaser Con) will be held at the Science Museum of Virginia on Saturday, October 26.  The conference brings together storm chasers, SKYWARN spotters, weather enthusiasts, amateur and professional meteorologists, broadcasters, and notable researchers in the realm of severe weather.  Presentations cover a wide variety of interests.

This year's conference will be a crossover with the American Meteorological Society's 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms.  For a current list of scheduled speakers, see https://www.midatlsevere.com/afternoonspeakers

"We'll be at the Dewey Gottwald Center of the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond!! If you haven't yet grabbed your advance ticket at midatlsevere.com you owe it to yourself to check out the speaker and sponsor lineup. We'll have #severeweather researchers (including Dr. Cameron Nixon and Dr. Ian Giammanco), broadcast meteorologists (including George Flickinger), the widely known storm chaser and damage surveyor Tim Marshall, plus  others. We'll also have a panel discussion with several Virginia Tech Hokie Stormchase alumni!!

"Also, there will be door prizes and swag from Midland Radio, Girls Who Chase, & Storm Front Freaks. And there is a photography contest (midatlsevere.com/2024-photo-contest) any and all can take part in. Whew! Are you gonna be there Saturday October 26th?"

Advance tickets are available for $30 through the end of August, with gradual price increases leading up to the date of the conference.

For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit https://midatlsevere.com/

Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society, Inc. (RATS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. PO Box 70613, Henrico VA, 23255
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