The JCSDA held its 7th Symposium at the 99th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on January 8, 2019. The symposium spanned the whole day on Tuesday, consisting of six topical sessions and one poster session. Presentations and posters were offered by staff and contractors of the JCSDA partner agencies, the broader academic community, and international representatives such as ECMWF and the UK Met Office.

The JCSDA is hosting the 2nd JEDI Academy on Nov 13-16, 2018 in College Park, MD. This is a multi-day tutorial on the Joint Effort for Data assimilation Integration (JEDI) project and software.