The European Meteorological Society

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European Meteorological Society web site
Annual Report 2008
The European Meteorological Society (EMS) was established in 1999 as an association of societies. The RMetS was one of the founding members of the EMS and has a permanent representative on its Council.

At present the EMS membership consists of 36 Meteorological Societies from 30 European countries. In addition it has 29 Associate Members made up of National Meteorological Services (e.g. Met Office, Deutscher Wetterdienst and Météo-France), international institutions (e.g. ECMWF and EUMETSAT) and commercial companies.

The EMS has three key objectives. They are to:

• Promote professional standards and best practice across European meteorological service providers and practitioners.
• Raise the profile of Member Societies.
• Establish collaborative activities and share experience.

An important activity of the EMS is the running of the EMS Annual Meetings. These are held in conjunction with the European Conference on Applications of Meteorology and the European Conference on Applications of Climatology on alternate years. In addition the EMS is involved in various aspects of education, communications and policy development.

 

The Society for the Environment

The Society for the Environment web site

The Society for the Environment is a leading independent, non-political umbrella organisation for environmental and sustainability professionals. Its purpose is to support and champion the role of environment professionals everywhere in the pursuit of a sustainable future.

Since achieving a Royal Charter in 2004, over 5000 professionals have been registered as Chartered Environmentalists (CEnv) - the highest level of professional qualification available to environmental practitioners. 

The Science Council

The Science Council web site

The Science Council is a membership organisation representing the learned societies and professional institutions across the breadth of science in the UK. Its purpose is to provide a collective voice for science and scientists and to maintain standards across all the scientific disciplines.