Media advisory - Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) and American Meteorological Society (AMS): The Changing environment and its impact on services and society is the theme of the conference from May 29th to June 1st

MONTREAL, May 25, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Media are most welcome to attend the proceedings of the 46^th annual CMOS congress, of the 21^st AMS Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction and the 25^th AMS Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting that will be held in Montreal from May 29^th to June 1^st 2012.

With the theme The Changing Environment and its Impact on Climate, Ocean and Weather services, this international conference with more than 600 scientists in attendance , will emphasize the importance of scientific evaluation of the changes  that occur in our environment, assess their impacts and clear and effective communication.

During the opening ceremonies, the Federal Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Peter Kent (to be confirmed) and the Quebec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Mr. Pierre Arcand, will address the conference attendees. Mr. David Grimes, President of the World Meteorological Organization and  Assistant Deputy Minister and Head of the Meteorological Service of Canada, will be the keynote speaker of the conference,

Looking forward to see you all.

Date and time: Tuesday may 29^th 2012, 8:30 AM

Place: Grand Salon Opéra, Hotel Hyatt-Regency, 1255 Jeanne-Mance, Montréal (Québec)

Louis Lefaivre, Chair of the Local Arrangements Committee CMOS-AMS 2012
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Pierre Gauthier, Chair of the Science Program Committee CMOS-AMS 2012
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CMOA-AMS 2012 Conference Website:
http://www.cmos.ca/congress2012/en/index.shtml