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News Archive
9th EMS & 9th ECAM
Presentations & Summary Session Reports of the EMS & ECAM are available at
www.emetsoc.org/annual_meetings/presentations_2009.php
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Outstanding Poster Award to Maud Martet (left) and Helen Dacre (right) Maud Martet, Poster 111: MOCAGE-accident: From research to operational applications Helen Dacre, Poster 37: The spatial distribution and evolution characteristics of North Atlantic cyclones |
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Photo Gallery of the Opening Session |
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Photo Gallery of the Exhibition |
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EMS Broadcast Meteorologist Award 2009 presented to Károly Vissy, Hungary |
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EMS TV Weather Forecast Award 2009 presented to Danny Roup, Israel |
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EMS Outreach & Communication Award 2009 presented to Rob van Dorland, and the Klimaatportaal Project, The Netherlands |
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and to Marco Virgilio and the Meteoweekend Project, Italy |
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EMS Silver Medal 2009 presented to Lennart Bengtsson, Sweden |
ems-message No. 6
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The ems-message No.6 has been published. |
9th EMS Annual Meeting & 9th ECAM in Toulouse
The Programme Book is available on online.
Opening Programme: Strategic Lectures on High resolution services.
Monday, 28 September 2009, 10:00 – 13:00.
More information on Special Events...
A Joint Meeting of the RMetS and the EMS
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A Joint Meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society and the European Meteorological Society Evaluating climate Processes in West Africa: New perspectives from the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis 21 October 2009 Zoological Society of London, Outer Circle, Regents Park, NW1 4RY Four Young Scientist Travel Awards are available Application deadline: 3 September 2009 YSTA-Announcement |
ems-message No. 5
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The ems-message No.5 has been published. |
| Call for Award nominations 2009 | |
| EMS Young Scientist Award: Closing date 31 July 2009 Media Awards EMS Outreach & Communication Award: Closing date 17 July 2009 EMS Broadcast Meteorologist Award: Closing date 31 July 2009 EMS TV Weather Forecast Award: Closing date 31 July 2009 |
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EMS Annual Report 2008
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The EMS Annual Report 2008 has been published. Hard copies will be provided to all Members and partners. For additional copies contact the EMS Office. |
EMS Silver Medal 2009
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Lennart Bengtsson The 2009 EMS Silver Medal is awarded to Lennart Bengtsson for his outstanding leadership in the development of numerical weather prediction and climate research. |
The Award Ceremony will be held on 30 September 2009 during the
EMS Annual Meeting in Toulouse, France.
Silver Medal Lecture: Why is the climate warming so irregular?
EMS8/ECAC7 Publications in ASR
Contributions of the 8th EMS Annual Meeting and 7th European Conference on Applied Climatology (ECAC), 2008, are now published in Advances in Science and Research.
ems-message No.4: March 2009
World Meteorological Day 2009
Each year, on 23 March, the World Meteorological Organization, its 188 Members and the worldwide meteorological community celebrate World Meteorological Day around a chosen theme. This Day commemorates the entry into force, on that date in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization. Subsequently, in 1951, WMO was designated a specialized agency of the United Nations System.
This year, the theme is “Weather, climate and the air we breathe”.
The "State of Polar Reasearch" released
The State of Polar Research document describes some of the striking discoveries during IPY. It also recommends priorities for future action to ensure that society is best informed about ongoing polar change and its likely future evolution and global impacts. A major IPY science conference will take place in Oslo in June 2010.
9th EMS Annual Meeting and 9th European Conference on Applications of Meteorology: First Announcement Flier
Conference site : meetings.copernicus.org/ems2009.
ems-message No 3: December 2008
| EMS Outreach & Communication Award 2008 | |
| The EMS established the Outreach & Communication Award to acknowledge projects that explore new and effective ways to communicate the science of meteorology,climatology and related fields to the general public.In 2008 two projects were selected and the Awards were presented in the Media Session of the 8th EMS Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 1 October 2008. | |
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Svein Haaland & Exstremværuka, Norway, for the Extreme Weather Week Project - an outstanding example of new and effective ways to communicate knowledge about weather and climate to the public. |
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EUMETNET EMMA Project for the development and presentation of the meteoalarm.eu Website - an outstanding example of how to make the general public aware of severe weather across Europe. |
| EMS TV Weather Forecast Award 2008 | |
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Jill Peeters Flemish TV Channel vtm |
| EMS Broadcast Meteorologist Award 2008 | |
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Bill Giles Former BBC Senior Weatherman |
Earth Observation Handbook released
The Earth Observation Handbook – just released and available online – explains the vital role played by Earth observation satellites in providing the information needed by governments and policymakers to make well-informed decisions for a sustainable future. Prepared under the auspices of ESA on behalf of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), the report provides an overview of existing Earth observation (EO) missions, their instruments and the plans of more than 30 space agencies for upcoming missions and instruments. It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive statement of governmental EO programmes available.
| New EMS President elected | ||
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The EMS Council elected Dr. Fritz Neuwirth, Austria, as the new president of the EMS for a three-year term. | |
New EMS Member Society
The Israel Meteorological Society has joined the EMS as 36th Member Society.
ems-message No 2: September 08
WMO press release: WMO Members cooperate for Beijing 2008 weather forecasts
The EMS Annual Report 2007 has been published.
ems-message No 1: June 08
International Polar Day
June 18th, 2008 marks the fifth quarterly International Polar Day, this time focussing on Land and Life. For more information visit the IPY site.
| EMS Silver Medal Laureates 2008 | |
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Karin Labitzke will receive the EMS Silver Medal for her many and longstanding contributions to the development and the advancement of the science of meteorology and furtherance of international collaboration. |
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René Morin will receive the EMS Silver Medal for his outstanding contributions to the development of lasting collaboration amongst the national meteorological societies in Europe that led to the foundation of the EMS. |
| The EMS Silver Medal was established in 2008 and is presented annually to a person who has made distinguished contributions to the development of meteorology in Europe. In 2008 two EMS Silver Medals are awarded. The Awards will be presented at the 8th EMS Annual Meeting, 29 September - 3 October 2008, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
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EMS7/ECAM8 Publications in ASR
Contributions of the 7th EMS Annual Meeting and 8th European Conference on Applications of Meteorology (ECAM), 2007, are now published in Advances in Science and Research .
23 March 2008: World Meteorological Day
Each year the worldwide meteorological community celebrates the World Meteorological Day.
For comprehensive information consult WMO World Meteorological Day.
8th EMS Annual Meeting and 7th European Conference on Applied Climatology
29 September - 3 October 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
Abstract Submission is open at: http://meetings.copernicus.org/ems2008.
YSTA applications are invited via abstract submission page.
Deadline: 16 May 2008.
The Societa Italiana di Meteorologia Applicata (SIMA) has announced five Young Scientist Awards in memory of Sabino Palmieri.
Agreement of Understanding between the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) and the EMS.
A commemoration of Sabino Palmieri by Fulvio Stel
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