The 2002 Chinese American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA) 2002 meeting will be held on Saturday, October 26, at George Mason University Enterprise Hall Room 80. The meeting theme is Earth Observing and Atmosphere-Land-Ocean Interaction. The meeting will consist of invited talks, presentations, and panel discussions. The morning sessions will be devoted to invited talks and oral presentations. A poster session, open to all participants, will be held during the lunch hours. The afternoon sessions will consist of oral presentations, and/or panel discussions. The meeting is sponsored by COAA and Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, George Mason University. Professor Long S. Chiu chairs the meeting with Dr. William Tseng as co-chair. For further information, contact http://www.coaaweb.org.