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Message from the CMOS President: Communication, Partnership and Change

Written on November 14, 2019.

– By Kimberly Strong, CMOS President and Professor & Chair, Department of Physics, University of Toronto –

At this time of year, as we enjoy the beautiful fall colours and brace for winter, thoughts of CMOS members also turn to spring as we plan ahead for our annual Congress. The 54th CMOS Congress will be held in Ottawa from May 24 to 28, 2020 with a focus on “Building Societal Resilience to Changing Weather, Climate, Oceans and Environment”. The Local Arrangements Committee, chaired by Bruce Angle, and the Science Programme Committee, co-chaired by Leonard Barrie and Gordon McBean, are hard at work putting together an excellent programme

Message from the CMOS President for August 2019: Working for Our Members, So They Can Work for Science

Written on August 31, 2019.

– By Kimberly Strong, CMOS President and Professor & Chair, Department of Physics, University of Toronto –

The news is awash with stories of ongoing, climate-related disasters from the tropics to the Arctic. On the date that I write this, the Amazon rainforest is seeing wildfires raging at a rate well beyond normal. With the dry season running until October, there is no immediate end in sight,

Changing of the Guard: Paul Kushner Hands CMOS Presidency Over to Kimberly Strong

Written on June 29, 2019.

Message from the Outgoing President, Paul Kushner:

It’s hard to believe that my time as CMOS President is coming so quickly to a close and that these will be my final ‘Words’ to this great community. Thank you for entrusting me with this leadership role and for all the support I’ve received from CMOS’s staff, Executive, Council and volunteers. Your dedication makes leadership of this Society truly rewarding.

Message from the CMOS President for April 2019: Building Resilience to Climate Change, with Grace under Pressure

Written on May 13, 2019.

– By Paul Kushner, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Toronto and CMOS President –

The warnings started in mid April: a deep and rapidly melting central/eastern Canadian snowpack and many days of intensive rain were set to bring unprecedented flooding to riverfront communities across Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Ottawa River water levels smashed previous records set during the flooding in spring of 2017.

Message from the Incoming President of CMOS:
Tightening up, Speaking up, and Greening up

Written on June 7, 2018.

– By Paul Kushner, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Toronto and Incoming CMOS President –

I’m honored and excited that I’ll get to serve you, our membership, as CMOS President this year. As CMOS Vice President I have come to appreciate the Society’s hard-working staff, its community of proactive volunteers across Canada, and its dedication at the local level. I’ve been impressed with how much time and effort the CMOS Centres devote to outreach,

Message from CMOS President Wayne Richardson for April 2018

Written on April 12, 2018.

– By Wayne Richardson, P.Eng., CMOS President –

My year as President of CMOS seems to be flying by. It is already, once again, time to register for our upcoming CMOS Congress. As you know, our CMOS Local Arrangements Committee in Halifax has been hard at work putting together a fantastic scientific and social programme.

Message from the CMOS President as 2017 Draws to a Close

Written on December 27, 2017.

– Wayne Richardson, P.Eng., CMOS President –

New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and the holiday season is upon us as I write this message. Here in Ottawa, Parliament has recessed and another year has gone by with very little real headway on increasing the funding and good management of science across the federal government.