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Symposium & General Assembly SGM 2024

Venue

University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern

The general assembly of the Swiss Society for Meteorology (SSM) and its annual symposium will be held on Friday, 29 November, 12:15 - 18:00 in the Kuppelsaal at University of Bern.

SGM Jahresversammlung 2018
Image: Céline Portenier, SGM

We are happy to announce presentations by Erich Fischer (ETH Zurich), Andreas Schlueter (Jua), and Monika Feldmann (University of Bern). In addition, Master students from different Swiss universities have the possibility to present the status of their master thesis to small groups of listeners. Each round of talks will last about 10 minutes and the audience is invited to learn more about the different projects, ask questions, and give the students some tips in this informal setting. PhD students are invited to discuss their projects as well. Please indicate your contribution at the online registration.

SwissMeteoPhoto Contest

Submit your best picture of any meteorological phenomenon you have seen in and around Switzerland. The pictures will be rated by the participants of the symposium and the best three pictures will be awarded. You can upload your image at https://pollunit.com/polls/swissmeteophoto2024 until 28 November 2024.

Program

12:15 - 12:45 Sandwich lunch

12:45 - 13:30 General assembly of the Swiss Society for Meteorology

13:50 - 14:00 Welcome

14:00 - 14:30 Prof. Erich Fischer (ETH Zurich)
Probing the unfathomable: Understanding very rare extremes in a warming climate

14:30 - 15:30 Table talks

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 16:30 Dr. Andreas Schlueter (Jua)
The advantages of AI-based weather forecasting

16:30 - 17:00 Dr. Monika Feldmann (University of Bern)
Aspects of thunderstorm predictability - from AI-forecasts to large-scale drivers

17:00 - 18:00 Apéro and SwissMeteoPhoto Contest

The symposium is open to all who are interested in weather and climate. In particular, we invite professionals working in climate and atmospheric sciences, including Master and PhD students, employees of private and national weather services, private companies dealing with climate and weather, and retired professionals. The symposium is free of charge, and coffee and snacks will be provided. SGM members and everyone interested in the SGM and its activities are invited to attend the general assembly prior to the symposium.

Registration

Registration is closed.

Categories

  • Meteorology
Languages: English, German