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Membership, Grants and Bursaries 6-7 Message from the President and Chief Executive Professional Accreditation, CPD and ACCSYS 8-9 TH The Society will be celebrating its anniversary in 2020. 170 years ago, on Education 10 Wednesday 3rd April 1850, a small group of gentlemen met in the library E R S Public Engagement 11 of astronomer Dr John Lee’s home, atA NHartwellN I V HouseA R inY Aylesbury. They gathered to form a society that aimed to support “the advancement and 170 years of RMetS 12-13 extension of meteorological science”; this society would become the Royal Meteorological Society. Other founding members present that day included Scientific Publishing 14-15 James Glaisher and Samuel Charles Whitbread, the Society’s first President. By the time the group met again a month later, the number of members had Conferences and Meetings 16-17 increased to 90 individuals and included famous Luke Howard, Partnerships and Corporate Members 18-19 known for naming .

Awards 20-21 Our mission today is similar to what it was 170 years ago, and both the science and the profession of has advanced over time. The Jobs board 22 change in our is depicted in the warming stripes below, created by Prof Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading. These stripes run from 1850, the RMets Shop 23 year the Society was founded, and demonstrate long term temperature trends.

Meteorology is as important today as it was 170 years ago. The Society continues to play a key role in supporting the science and profession for the benefit of all, which we couldn’t do without the help of our members and those who volunteer their time to support the activities we deliver. I hope you will join us during 2020 at one of our many events to celebrate this milestone.

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The Society is governed by a Council of Trustees who meet three times a The Chief Executive and her team are responsible for the executive year to set the strategic direction of the Society and review the delivery of its management and day-to-day running of the Society. The majority of staff are programmes of work. based at the Society’s HQ in Reading.

President Treasurer General Secretary Chief Executive Membership Head of Education Financial Officer David Warrilow, Jennifer Campbell, Shanti Majithia, Liz Bentley Secretary Sylvia Knight Sian Cave OBE, FRMetS, Consultant FRMetS, FRSS, Energy Catherine Parker Consultant and Climate Advisor

Vice-President for Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President David Griggs, PhD, Derek Swannick, Jon Petch, PhD, Interim Head of Office Manager Head of Scientific Interim Events PhD, FRMetS, Retired FRMetS, Vicky Ingram, FRMetS, FCMI, Partnerships Kate Groom Engagement and Manager Heriot-Watt University Royal Navy Amanda Callard Innovation Catherine Bicknell Alison Brown Committee Chairs Members of Council Accreditation Board Aisling Creevey, FRMetS, RMet, ITV Anglia Will Lang, PhD, FRMetS, CMet, Met Office Helen Rossington, FRMetS, RMet, MeteoGroup Climate Science Comms Group Karl Shepherdson, FRMetS, Met Office Peter Stott, PhD, FRMetS, Met Office Education and Outreach Committee IT Project Interim Comms and Events Assistant Jenny Rourke, PhD, FRMetS, CMet, ECMWF Manager Admin Assistant Suzie Kelly Kathy Maxwell Juan Estrella Martinez Scientific Publishing Committee Anna Ghelli, PhD, FRMetS, ECMWF Meetings and Conferences Committee Ella Clarke and Victoria Dickinson are on maternity leave and will be returning PhD, University of Leeds Amanda Maycock, in 2020.

If you are interested in joining our Council of Trustees, or want to find out more about the work they do, please contact [email protected].

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Members Students Members can enjoy the many benefits the Society has to offer such as our monthly Weather journal, regular e-newsletter with updates on Society The Society has an active student community with many student members events and activities, access to all the Society’s journals online for an taking advantage of access to mentoring, legacy funds and grants, discounts additional £10 per year, and discounts to attend the Society’s paid events, to attend conferences, and professional development opportunities that can shop items and books. assist in finding future employment. Student members also benefit from a 50% discount on membership fees for three years after graduation. Members can also access the Society’s online CPD (Continuing Professional Development) tool, ACCSYS and have the opportunity to apply to become a The Society also runs a student ambassador programme - find out more and Registered or Chartered Meteorologist. meet some of the ambassadors www.rmets.org/student-community.

Fellowship (FRMetS) Grants and Bursaries Fellowship of the Society is our highest level of membership. The Society’s new An important way the Society supports excellence in meteorology and Fellowship Scheme is more inclusive and we are now accepting applications contributes to the advancement of the science is via its grant schemes. from amateur enthusiasts as well as professionals. The new scheme is meant for anyone who makes substantial contributions to meteorology and related sciences, whether as an observer, amateur enthusiast, academic, teacher, professional, entrepreneur, innovator or Society volunteer.

The Fellowship Scheme is open to anyone who satisfies the following two requirements: i. Has a formal academic qualification involving meteorology, or a vocational qualification in meteorology, or long involvement in a variety of meteorological activities at a professional level or as an amateur Legacies Fund Carers’ Fund Rupert Ford Award enthusiast. Small monetary grants Monetary grants to Used to sponsor travel to made to members (usually help members attend enable young scientists to ii. Makes substantial contributions to promoting meteorology as a science, younger scientists) to meteorologically-related undertake research, work profession or interest. help finance expeditions, events or conferences that or study at a centre of carry out research or they may otherwise be excellence outside their All applications must be supported by two referees, one of whom must be a attend meteorological unable to attend because own country. Fellow of the Society. Guidance and information about applying are on our conferences. of caring responsibilities. Fellowship Scheme webpage at www.rmets.org/fellowship-scheme.

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Becoming professionally accredited enables individuals to be recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an important ongoing process for their meteorological expertise and provides a benchmark to standards that ensures you remain competent in your profession. As a member of the acknowledged across the wider meteorological community. Those working Society you have exclusive use of ACCSYS; the Society’s online accreditation in the practice, application, advancement or teaching of meteorology can application and CPD system. apply to become accredited, subject to the appropriate combination of qualifications and experience.

The Society offers two professional accreditation schemes: ACCSYS To use ACCSYS, all you need to do is log-in to your online account. Chartered Meteorologist ACCSYS can be used to: Chartered Meteorologist (CMet) is the highest professional qualification available in meteorology within the UK, and is well recognised by both UK and EU employers. In order to apply for CMet, you should be able to demonstrate an outstanding level of professional performance and scientific knowledge, with a specialist area of meteorology. There are currently 73 CMets. Build a detailed record of CPD activity, Apply for professional accreditation which can be used for tracking your awards (Registered or Chartered development. Meteorologist). Registered Meteorologist Once you’ve entered your CPD records, you can create reports which Registered Meteorologist (RMet) is can then be saved as PDF’s, emailed or printed. The report can even an accreditation aimed at those who be presented to current and future employers and be used during are within the early stages of pursuing appraisals and reviews. Log on and begin collating your CPD at a career in meteorology, or working www.rmets.org/accsys. in a role supporting meteorological services. It is ideal for who seek professional accreditation, ACCSYS has recently been audited with future improvements scheduled which can assist with further career for 2020. development, as well as act as a stepping stone to CMet. There are currently 105 RMets.

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The aim of the Education and Outreach Committee is to bring weather and Each year the Society conducts a explaining important aspects of climate science to informal and formal education. We believe that every programme of activities and events climate science, which are freely student should leave school with: to promote public engagement with accessible on the Society’s website weather and climate. rmets.org. This year’s publications Basic climate literacy that enables Basic weather literacy that enables included papers on solar variability, them to engage with the messages put Through theWeather Club – them to understand the weather that attribution of extreme weather events forward by the media or politicians, or to affects them, their leisure activities and www.theWeatherClub.org.uk – the and global carbon budgets with make informed decisions about their own the careers they choose to follow. Society keeps the public up to date more scheduled for 2020. opportunities and responsibilities. about weather, climate and research news. This year a new feature was We partner with different launched, called “My Research” organisations to help deliver our where doctoral researchers share strategy. We jointly developed insights into their science. Anyone communication can freely view theWeather Club training for broadcast meteorologists articles and sign up for the quarterly and delivered six days training. Newsletter. In association with the Royal Geographic Society and the English Formal Education Highlights New Resources The Society has now run its Speaking Union, the Society is taking • Worked with OCR to improve • Tropical scheme of Weather Photographer of the Year part in a public engagement event at weather and climate teaching in work for age 11-14 geography competition for four years. We the House of Lords. Every year the GCSE geography • Series of short films including are very grateful to MeteoGroup House of Lords opens its doors to • Worked with OUP to improve “The Passage of a Depression” for sponsoring the competition in people from across the UK to take age 11-14 weather and climate and “Using Tree Rings to Detect 2019. More than 5,700 photographs part in a topical debate. The focus teaching Past Weather and Climate” were submitted from nearly 2,000 of this debate will be on climate change, exploring how we can reach • Began Planning for a Future • A set of films showing how photographers. Twenty-four a sustainable future. 50 members Curriculum, to enable the infrared cameras may be images were shortlisted for a have been given the chance to Society to engage efficiently and used to demonstrate various public vote, and the winners and attend this unique event. effectively with future curriculum atmospheric processes, with runners up were announced at WeatherLive. reviews across the UK Imperial College The Society is active on Social • Responded to the new draft • We partnered with Create Media, with 10,000 followers, curriculum for Wales Education to produce resources The Society’s Climate Science 2,500+ followers Facebook and • Delivered teacher training across which will enable schools to Communications Group produce 2,000+ on Instagram. Each year the England, Scotland and Northern 3D print sections of the Central a series of briefing notes and Society is involved with over 150 media interviews, with summer 2019 England Temperature record podcasts, clearly and concisely and use the model for weather being particularly active. • Hosted two extended runs of and climate learning. our free online weather course, Come Rain or Shine.

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The Scientific Publishing Committee oversees the Society’s publishing portfolio and aims to produce high quality content that covers research in Members can access all journals meteorology, climate science and related subjects. online for just £10 per year

Journals Contact [email protected] for more information.

Members who are corresponding authors are entitled to a 20% discount on any open access submissions to the Society’s journals. The Society publishes seven international peer reviewed journals:

• The Quarterly Journal is the • Atmospheric Science Letters is Society’s flagship journal, fully open access, publishing launched in 1871 and short papers in the field of acknowledged as one of the atmospheric and closely related world’s leading meteorological sciences Books publications • Geoscience Data Journal is Our academic book series ‘Advancing • International Journal of fully open access, publishing Weather and Climate Science’, contains Climatology, publishes 15 issues short data papers recognising content suitable for undergraduate and per year and spans the well the value of data and the postgraduate study, as well as providing established but rapidly growing communication and exploitation a useful resource for the professional 35% field of climatology of data to the wider science and meteorologist or earth system scientist. The discount for stakeholder communities members • Meteorological Applications is a full list of available book titles can be seen fully open access journal which • Weather is the ‘house journal’ of on the Society website and are available at serves the needs of applied the Society. It aims to serve as a 35% discount for members. meteorologists, forecasters and a bridge between the interests The Society also offers its members a range of non-academic books which users of meteorological services of those having a professional include titles such as the Weather Watchers 3 Year Log Book, The Aeronauts and a general interest in the • WIREs Climate Change is and the Ladybird book on Climate Change. These books can be purchased weather, as well as between a review journal covering at a discounted member rate through our online shop. meteorologists and others interdisciplinary research in working in related sciences climate change

14 Membership Handbook 2020 Membership Handbook 2020 15 Conferences, Meetings and Events “Fantastic networking for my CPD. Made some great Conferences contacts and hopefully Local Centres accessed some future The Society plans to host four conferences in 2020. The opportunities”. The Society has a number of South West Climate Change Forum, which was held for the first time local centres across the UK, North East in 2019, Atmospheric Science Conference, which is jointly “Excellent range of where meetings are held throughout run by the Society and NCAS, the Student and Early speakers from different the year. East Midlands Career Scientist Conference and WeatherLive, which is our meteorological Yorkshire backgrounds”. North West amateur conference aimed at anyone with an interest in the Like the Society itself, Local Centres hold meetings throughout the year Scotland ( weather. All of the conferences are listed on the website and Inverness) all over the UK. Volunteering at a with their dates, locations and details on how to register. East Anglia local centre is a great opportunity The conferences all offer discounted delegate rates for members. South East to network and share your interest Wales Meetings and Events in meteorology with like-minded individuals. In addition to its Annual Conferences, the Society facilitates and supports a diverse number of events and meetings that bring together the meteorological If you would like to volunteer or community to share knowledge and engage with the science across a number have any questions, please email of platforms in venues around the UK. [email protected]. With more demand on people’s time and different ways of communicating the Society has adapted and broadened the way in which we transfer knowledge. This includes National Meetings, Conferences, Workshops, Training, Local Special Interest Groups Centre, and Special Interest Meetings, Remote Participation, Podcasts and on- Our Special Interest Groups pursue specific meteorological areas of interest. line Meeting Resources. The meetings tend to be smaller depending on the group and topic. Our In 2019 there were: groups usually hold their own meetings at places and times determined by the group. The latest details can also be found in our online Calendar.

Approx • Atmospheric Chemistry • History • Atmospheric Electricity • Meteorological Observing 10National 1300 Local38 Centre Special2 Interest Systems Meetings National Meeting Meetings Meetings • Aviation Meteorology attendees • Weather, Arts and Music • Climate Science • Most of our meetings are free to attend. To see a full list of forthcoming events visit www.rmets.org/events.

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Promoting the understanding and application of weather and climate is a huge task and we rely on our partners to work with us and help support our work. By working together we can achieve far more than working alone.

Collaboration Achieving Our Mission RMetS has continued to work and We partner with business and industry, collaborate with a wide range of partners NGO’s and non-governmental bodies, throughout the year. We develop bespoke academic institutions and Government to strategic relationships as well as welcoming drive our work forward and achieve our organisations to become Corporate mission. We remain very grateful to all our Corporate Members whose Members. Partnerships are vital and the support is crucial to our success: Society could not function without them. Met Office Fondazione Osservatorio Meteorologico di Milano Duomo PCE Instruments UK Ltd ArabiaWeather Inc MetDesk Ltd Vaisala OYJ Equinox Instruments Ltd BIRAL Lake Street Consulting Ltd Our Partners Reciprocal Agreements Richard Paul Russell Ltd StormGeo Ltd From training broadcast meteorologists Our reciprocal agreements with the about climate American Meteorological Society, Campbell Scientific to increase public understanding of our the Australian Meteorological and changing climate, to our long-standing Oceanographic Society, the Canadian Rotronic Instruments (UK) Ltd co-operation with the Met Office, delivering Meteorological and Oceanographic joint events with the RHS, MeteoGroup’s Society, the Institute of Physics and the sponsorship of WPOTY and our Royal Photographic Society make a real collaboration with the Grantham Institute - difference to our members. Climate Change and Environment, we are grateful to all our partners.

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The Innovation Award Awarded to The Scottish Flood Forecasting Service for the project ‘Surface Water Flood Forecasting in Urban Communities’. The team included: Linda Speight (SEPA), Sohan Ghimire (The Institute), Sarah Dunn (The James Hutton Institute), Brian Golding (Met Office), Clive Pierce (Met Office), Nigel Roberts (Met Office), Bruce The Awards and Prizes winners Wright (Met Office), Robert Moore for 2018, listed below, were (CEH Wallingford), Steven Cole (CEH presented at the Society’s Annual Wallingford), Amy Tavendale (SEPA) General Meeting in London on and Juzer Dhondia (CPAESS - UCAR, 15th May 2019. The Meteorological Applications USA - formerly Deltares, NL) Editor’s Award The Gordon Manley Weather Prize Dr Anna Ghelli, ECMWF The Symons Gold Medal The Vaisala Award Awarded to the ‘Global and Regional The International Journal of Dr Clive D Rodgers, University of Professor Tom Rippeth, Bangor Climate Series’ team, which included Climatology Editor’s Award Oxford (Emeritus) University the following Met Office employees: Dr Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano, David Parker, John Kennedy, Colin The Hugh Robert Mill Award The Malcolm Walker Award Pyrenean Institute of Ecology Professor Alan Blyth, National Centre Dr Matthew Menary, LOCEAN Morice, Holly Titchner, Lisa Alexander for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), (Sorbonne Université) and Briony Horton The Atmospheric Science Letters University of Leeds Editor’s Award The Climate Science Dr Sven-Erik Gryning, Technical The L F Richardson Prize Communications Award University of Dr Kirsty Hanley, Met Office Professor Peter Stott, The Quarterly Journal Editor’s The Michael Hunt Award Award Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the The Society’s Outstanding Professor Maarten H P Ambaum, Appreciation Society Service Award University of Reading Dr Ian D Phillips, University of The Adrian Gill Prize Birmingham The Quarterly Journal Reviewer’s Dr Michael J Bell, Met Office Certificate Dr Alan Geer, ECMWF Dr Nils Gustafsson, SMHI

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Visit www.jobs.rmets.org to sign up for job alerts and view the latest vacancies.

For people looking for new positions, or for employers looking for new candidates, the Society has a new jobs board. It features all kinds of international career opportunities in meteorology - including atmospheric, oceanographic and climate sciences. Vacancies, which include academic and industry positions, are communicated through the Society’s social media networks and various channels. As well as positions which are directly posted on our site, partner job feeds bring a range of interesting opportunities to our jobs board users.

In 2019 the Society’s online shop was Our range of merchandise continues to grow, revamped to create a more user-friendly with a silver plated weather station in the shopping experience. collection which makes a classy addition to any home or office. The ever popular Ladybird We launched a book endorsement programme Expert: Climate Change book provides clear, which allows Society members to purchase accessible and authoritative introductions books of interest for less than the RRP, as well to subjects drawn from science, history and as opportunities to pre-order the books with culture, and remains one of our frequently exclusive priority discounts. Our 2020 Calendar purchased items. was created using shortlisted and winning images from the Weather Photographer of the Year 2019 competition, and the stunning New products will continue to be photographs were also used to create a new set of postcards which were introduced with introduced in 2020, all of which will no plastic packaging as part of our ongoing be available to purchase using your mission to be environmentally friendly. exclusive member-only 20% discount code (MEMBER20). www.shop.rmets.org

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