Past and Future Congresses
CMOS & CMS* Congresses and Themes
*CMS became CMOS in 1977.
Year |
Location |
Theme |
|
| 59 | 2025 # | Saskatoon SK | May 25 - May 29, 2025 - TBD |
| 58 | 2024 | Virtual Hosted by BC Interior/Yukon & Winnipeg Centres | June 3 - 6, 2024 - Extreme Events in a Changing Climate |
| 57 | 2023 | St. John's NL (Hybrid) | May 28 - June 1, 2023 - Connecting on the Rock: From the Marine Environment to the Blue Economy |
| 56 | 2022 !! | Saskatoon SK (Virtual) | June 1-3 & 6-8, 2022 - Science Serving Society |
| 55 | 2021 | Victoria BC (Virtual) | May 31-June 11, 2021 - Climate Change: Risk, Resilience, Response |
| 54 | 2020 | Ottawa ON (Virtual) | May 24-28, 2020 - Building Societal Resilience to Changing Weather, Climate, Oceans and Environment Presentations and Recording of Session 11 - Interdisciplinary and Climate Research on Resilience - Link to ICLR |
| 53 | 2019 | Montreal QC | Part of International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly, July 8-18, 2019 |
| 52 | 2018 | Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax NS | June 10-14, 2018 - Marine and Environmental Risks and Impacts |
| 51 | 2017 | Toronto ON | June 4-8, 2017 - Future Earth: Weather, Oceans, Climate |
| 50 | 2016 | Fredericton NB |
Monitoring and Adapting to Extreme Events and Long-Term Variations |
| 49 | 2015 | Whistler BC | Tropics to Poles: Advancing Science in High Latitudes |
| 48 | 2014 | L'hôtel Rimouski, Rimouski QC | Northern Exposure: The Implication of Changes in Cold Environments |
| 47 | 2013 ! | TCU Place, Arts and Convention Centre, Saskatoon SK | Bridging Environmental Science, Policy and Resource Management |
| 46 | 2012 | Montreal QC | The Changing Environment and its Impact on Climate, Ocean and Weather Services |
| 45 | 2011 | Empress Hotel, Victoria BC | Ocean, Atmosphere and the Changing Pacific |
| 44 | 2010 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa ON | Our Earth, Our Air, Our Water - Our Future |
| 43 | 2009 | Halifax NS | Sea and Sky Come to Life |
| 42 | 2008 | Grand Okanagan Hotel, Kelowna BC | Water, Weather, and Climate: Science Informing Decisions |
| 41 | 2007 | St. John's NL | Air, Ocean, Earth and Ice on the Rock |
| 40 | 2006 | Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto ON | Weather, Oceans and Climate: Exploring the Connections |
| 39 | 2005 | Vancouver (Richmond) BC | Sea to Sky |
| 38 | 2004 | Fantasyland Hotel. Edmonton AB | Human Dimensions of Weather and Climate |
| 37 | 2003 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa ON | Atmosphere-Ocean Science: Impacts and Innovation |
| 36 | 2002 | L'hôtel Rimouski, Rimouski QC | The Northern Environment |
| 35 | 2001 | Sheraton Hotel, Winnipeg MB | Extreme Weather |
| 34 | 2000 | University of Victoria BC | The Role of the Pacific in Climate and Weather |
| 33 | 1999 | University of Québec, Montréal QC | Environmental Prediction |
| 32 | 1998 | Holiday Inn, Dartmouth NS | Atmosphere-Ocean Climate Variability |
| 31 | 1997 | University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK | Water and Energy Cycles |
| 30 | 1996 | University of Toronto ON | Various Theme Sessions |
| 29 | 1995 | Okanagan University College, Kelowna BC | Environmental Services: Clients, Innovation and Commercialization |
| 28 | 1994 | University of Ottawa ON | Science : Addressing the Issues |
| 27 | 1993 | University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB | a) Forest and Agricultural Meteorology; b) Biological-Physical Interaction in the Ocean; c) Climate Modelling; d) Remote Sensing |
| 26 | 1992 | Université Laval, Québec, QC | Mesoscale Meteorology and Oceanography |
| 25 | 1991 | Delta Hotel, Winnipeg MB | Northern Meteorology and Oceanography |
| 24 | 1990 | Royal Roads Military College, Victoria BC | Climatic Variability: Causes and Consequences |
| 23 | 1989 | Université du Québec, Rimouski QC | Oceanic and Atmospheric Hazards: Modelling and Observations |
| 22 | 1988 | Royal Connaught Hotel, Hamilton ON | Severe Weather and its Impact |
| 21 | 1987 | Memorial University, St. John`s NL | Predictability in the Atmosphere and the Ocean |
| 20 | 1986 + | University of Regina SK | Drought: the Impending Crisis? |
| 19 | 1985 | University of Québec, Montréal QC | Modelling in Meteorology and Oceanography |
| 18 | 1984 | Dalhousie University, Halifax NS | The Marine Environment: Atmosphere, Ocean |
| 17 | 1983 | Banff Springs Hotel AB | Day 1 Forecasting |
| 16 | 1982 | University of Ottawa ON | Sea Ice |
| 15 | 1981 | University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK | Hydrometeorology |
| 14 | 1980 ^ | Harbour Castle Hilton, Toronto ON | Theme Sessions |
| 13 | 1979 | University of Victoria BC | Dynamic Similarities of Oceans and Atmospheres |
| 12 | 1978 | University of Western Ontario, London ON | Energy, the Meteorologist and the Oceanographer |
| 11 | 1977 | Winnipeg Convention Centre, MB | The Meteorology of the Great Plains |
| 10 | 1976 | Université Laval, Québec QC | Observational Networks |
| 9 | 1975 | University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC | The Role of the Pacific in the Climate of N. America |
| 8 | 1974 | York University, Toronto ON | Meteorology and the Community |
| 7 | 1973 | Dalhousie University, Halifax NS | The Atmosphere and the Oceans |
| 6 | 1972 | University of Alberta, Edmonton AB | Meteorology of the North |
| 5 | 1971 | Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue QC | Meteorology and the City |
| 4 | 1970 | University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB | Education in Meteorology |
| 3 | 1969 | University of Toronto ON | Applied Meteorology |
| 2 | 1968 | University of Calgary AB | Different Symposia |
| 1 | 1967 | Carleton University, Ottawa ON | Different sessions |
| ! | Jointly with Canadian Geophysical Union and Canadian Water Resources Association |
| !! | Jointly with Canadian Geophysical Union and the Eastern Snow Conference |
| $ | Jointly with American Meteorological Society |
| @ | Jointly with Canadian Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society |
| % | Jointly with Learned Societies |
| & | Jointly with Second Canadian Conference on Micrometeorology |
| ^ | Jointly with American Geophysical Union |
| # | Jointly with Canadian Geophysical Union |
| + | Jointly with Canadian Hydrology Symposium |
National Meteorological Congresses of the Canadian Branch of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMS)
Year |
Location |
Theme |
|
| Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke QC | Different sessions | ||
| University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC | Different sessions | ||
| Dalhousie University, Halifax NS | Different sessions | ||
| Laval University, Quebec QC | Different sessions | ||
| McMaster University, Hamilton ON | Different sessions | ||
| 2 | 1961 | University of Montreal QC | Different sessions |
| *1 | 1960 | Queen's University, Kingston ON | Different sessions |
*Note: The 1960 meeting was the first "National Meteorological Congress".
Prior to 1960, there were five "National Meteorological Conferences" organized by the members of the Meteorological Branch of the Department of Transport.
Canadian meteorological scientists formally affiliated with the RMS as one of their "Branches" in 1939.