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Membership Handbook 2020 1
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Highlights TH
ANNIVERSARY
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Council and Committees 4
Staff 5
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
of astronomer Dr John Lee’s home, at ANHartwell R S A RinYAylesbury. They
N I V E House
Public Engagement 11
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.
Conferences and Meetings 16-17 By the time the group met again a month later, the number of members had
increased to 90 individuals and included famous meteorologist Luke Howard,
Partnerships and Corporate Members 18-19 known for naming clouds.
Awards 20-21 Our mission today is similar to what it was 170 years ago, and both the
science and the profession of meteorology has advanced over time. The
Jobs board 22 change in our climate is depicted in the warming stripes below, created by
Prof Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading. These stripes run from 1850, the
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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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Council and Committees Staff
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
Scotland David Griggs, PhD, Derek Swannick, Jon Petch, PhD, Interim Head of Office Manager Head of Scientific Interim Events
Vicky Ingram, PhD, FRMetS, Retired FRMetS, FCMI, FRMetS, Met Office 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
Amanda Maycock, PhD, University of Leeds
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 chief.exec@rmets.org.
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Membership, Grants and Bursaries
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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Professional Accreditation, CPD and ACCSYS
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 meteorologists
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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Education Public Engagement
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 included papers on solar variability,
Basic weather literacy that enables
them to engage with the messages put Through theWeather Club – attribution of extreme weather events
them to understand the weather that
affects them, their leisure activities and
forward by the media or politicians, or to www.theWeatherClub.org.uk – the and global carbon budgets with
make informed decisions about their own Society keeps the public up to date
the careers they choose to follow. 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 climate change 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 Cyclones 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
photographers. Twenty-four change, exploring how we can reach
• Began Planning for a Future • A set of films showing how
images were shortlisted for a a sustainable future. 50 members
Curriculum, to enable the infrared cameras may be
public vote, and the winners and have been given the chance to
Society to engage efficiently and used to demonstrate various
runners up were announced at attend this unique event.
effectively with future curriculum atmospheric processes, with
reviews across the UK Imperial College London WeatherLive.
The Society is active on Social
• Responded to the new draft • We partnered with Create Media, with 10,000 Twitter 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
Ireland England Temperature record media interviews, with summer 2019
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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1971 1991 2008 2012 2016
ANNIVERSARY Society moves to Society moved to First female New RMetS website RMetS and Reading
Reading President: Julia launched University on-line
Bracknell
Slingo OBE course Come Rain
1995 Establishment or Shine goes live
1974-1976
IPCC Second First OU Course in of RMetS’
The two-year drought Assessment Report Understanding the Climate Science First Weather
1881 1928 and the 1976 heat Weather launched Communications Photographer of the
wave 1997 Group Year Competition
1850 Eyemouth disaster 1928 Thames flood
Kyoto Protocol commits 2009
Founded as Blizzard
T H of January
Gale of January 1976
state parties to reduce First RMetS MOU 2013-2014 2017
1944
the British 1881 greenhouse gas signed with Met First WeatherLive
D-Day forecast by 1978 Weather Club
Meteorological emissions Office website launched Conference
1883 James Stagg 1978 North Sea storm
Society ANNIVERSARY surge
Became the Royal 1946-47 1998 Great Britain and Winter Storms and
1998 Easter floods Ireland floods floods of 2013-14
Meteorological Severe snowfall of 1979 (Midlands)
Society 1946–1947 First World Climate First Female
Conference 2001
1896
Weather magazine sponsored by the
Chief Executive: 2020
1856 Swedish chemist launched World Meteorological
IPCC Third Assessment Prof Liz Bentley
Svante Arrhenius Report
Eunice Newton Foote Organisation
proposes concept of 1952
first demonstrated 2018
man-made greenhouse FastNet yachting race
heat-trapping Lynmouth flood of Beast from the
properties of carbon
effect
1952 disaster 2014
East followed by a
dioxide
1902 2010 RMet / ACCSYS summer heatwave
The Great Smog
theWeatherClub launched
Tower of the Winds 2003 First Climate Strike
1859 launched
adopted as the 2003 European heat IPCC Fifth Report
SS Royal Charter
wrecked in storm
Society’s emblem wave Metlink formally published Ed Hawkins develops
1982 launched Warming Stripes
1953 Thames Barrier 2004 Severe thunderstorms
completed Eyjafjallajökull erupts in South West
North Sea RMetS adopted England 2019
1850
flood of 1953 1987 new sunburst logo July hottest month on
1861 2011 record
Great Storm of 1987 2015
1st televised weather First full year of
Storm warnings forecast involving a Paris Agreement
introduced by Robert training trainee First RMetS Climate
weather presenter 1988 teachers within the United Change Forum
FitzRoy using telegraph Nations Framework
communications 1904 1958
Intergovernmental Panel Boscastle flood of 2004 Convention on
on Climate Change
Prince of Wales The Keeling Curve (IPCC) set up by the
Climate Change
1866 2005 drafted
becomes Patron plots average amounts World Meteorological
Became the of carbon dioxide in Organization and Carlisle floods of 2005
Meteorological Society, First RMetS Climate
1921 the atmosphere the United Nations
Science Briefing
incorporated by Royal Environment Program Birmingham Tornado 2012
Charter Bought premises Paper published
1962-63 WAMFest
at 49 Cromwell 2006
1871 Severe winter of 1962 1990
Road – 1963 over much of London Tornado
First edition of the IPCC delivers its 2012 Great Britain
the UK first assessment on and Ireland floods
Quarterly Journal of 1926 2007
the RmetS the state of climate
Memoirs of 1968 change Atlantic Storm Kyrill Concerns over
1877 the Royal Great Flood of 1968 in drought followed by
Meteorological South East England Burns’ Day storm United Kingdom floods wettest April to June
Eleanor Ormerod on record
elected as first female Society first
1968 Scotland storm IPCC Fourth
fellow published Assessment Report
– Hurricane Low Q
Scientific Publishing
The Scientific Publishing Committee oversees the Society’s publishing
Members can access all journals
portfolio and aims to produce high quality content that covers research in
online for just £10 per year
meteorology, climate science and related subjects.
Journals
Contact membership@rmets.org
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
35%
• 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
r
established but rapidly growing communication and exploitation a useful resource for the professional unt fo
disco
field of climatology of data to the wider science and meteorologist or earth system scientist. The ers
stakeholder communities full list of available book titles can be seen memb
• Meteorological Applications is a
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 and the Ladybird book on Climate Change. These books can be purchased
• WIREs Climate Change is
weather, as well as between at a discounted member rate through our online shop.
a review journal covering
meteorologists and others
interdisciplinary research in
working in related sciences
climate change
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Conferences, Meetings and Events astic
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The Society plans to host four conferences in 2020. The oppo The Society has a number of South West
West Midlands
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 “Exc where meetings are held throughout
ellen East Midlands
spea t ran
run by the Society and NCAS, the Student and Early kers
fr
ge of the year.
mete om differ Yorkshire
Career Scientist Conference and WeatherLive, which is our orolo
gi
ent
amateur conference aimed at anyone with an interest in the
back
grou cal Like the Society itself, Local Centres North West
nds”
. hold meetings throughout the year Scotland (Edinburgh
weather. All of the conferences are listed on the website and Inverness)
with their dates, locations and details on how to register. all over the UK. Volunteering at a
East Anglia
The conferences all offer discounted delegate rates for members. local centre is a great opportunity
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. meetings@rmets.org.
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.
• Atmospheric Chemistry • History
10 38 2
Approx
National
1300
National Meeting
Local Centre Special Interest
•
•
Atmospheric Electricity
Aviation Meteorology
• Meteorological Observing
Systems
Meetings Meetings Meetings
attendees
• Weather, Arts and Music
• Climate Science
• Data Assimilation
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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Partnerships and Corporate Members
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 science communication 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.
18 Membership Handbook 2020 Membership Handbook 2020 19Awards
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 James Hutton
Institute), Sarah Dunn (The James
Hutton Institute), Brian Golding (Met
Office), Clive Pierce (Met Office),
The Awards and Prizes winners Nigel Roberts (Met Office), Bruce
for 2018, listed below, were Wright (Met Office), Robert Moore
presented at the Society’s Annual (CEH Wallingford), Steven Cole (CEH
General Meeting in London on Wallingford), Amy Tavendale (SEPA)
15th May 2019. and Juzer Dhondia (CPAESS - UCAR,
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
Dr Clive D Rodgers, University of Professor Tom Rippeth, Bangor The International Journal of
Climate Series’ team, which included
Oxford (Emeritus) University Climatology Editor’s Award
the following Met Office employees:
Dr Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano,
The Hugh Robert Mill Award The Malcolm Walker Award David Parker, John Kennedy, Colin
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 Denmark
Dr Kirsty Hanley, Met Office Professor Peter Stott, Met Office
Hadley Centre 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,
Cloud 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
20 Membership Handbook 2020 Membership Handbook 2020 21Jobs Board RMets Shop
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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of meterology for the benefit of all
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