News Room

A big thank you to all the poster presenters who gave us feedback on the poster sessions, poster area, poster pitches and other aspects around poster presentations! Of the 190 poster presenters at EMS 2025, 45 provided feedback. Of these, 80% submitted their abstract with a preference to show their work in a poster while 11% would have preferred to give a talk during the lectures. Here are a few salient results from our survey.[more]

Nominations for the 2026 Award are accepted until 28 February 2026. The international award is delivered annually to a creative scientist who has made breakthroughs in “Boundary layer studies in atmospheric and ocean sciences”. Nominations for the award are openly selected within international research networks, [more]

The EMS invites EMS Member Societies, EMS Associate Members, EMS Committees and Project Teams, and EMS Council members to make nominations for the Silver Medal 2026. Deadline is 31 January 2026.[more]

In 2025, the journal La Météorologie marks a century of scientific reporting and climate observation. Founded in 1925 by the Société Météorologique de France—now the association Météo et Climat—the quarterly journal has grown alongside major scientific advances[more]

Communication in meteorology is essential. Without effective dissemination of that information, the impact of our work remains limited. Revolutionising our technical platforms, convincing stakeholders and the public, and encouraging forecasters to invest in communication as a core component of their work – all these challenges were addressed at the recent EMS meeting in Ljubljana. I encourage professionals and early-career scientists alike to actively engage in communication-focused initiatives.[more]

The EMS committees play a vital role in the overall activities of the EMS; its members are volunteers, from EMS Member Societies and EMS Associate Members.
We are looking for new members for two of the EMS committees: The EMS Technology Achievement Award Selection Committee and the EMS Committee on Meetings (CoM) – for three year terms starting as early as possible.[more]

Did you miss the exciting panel discussion on 5 November? The recording is available on the EMS YouTube channel The four panelists gave were interesting and sometimes surprising insights into their experiences and recommendations. Worth watching for – not only – early career scientists thinking about their future paths.[more]