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Membership Code of Conduct

The Membership Code of Conduct was approved during the Annual General Meeting held June 23, 2020. This Code has been created to define the ethical standards to be followed by all members, Council, all committees and all Centres. The Code's ethical concepts include respect, responsibility, fairness and honesty.  All members must adhere to the Membership Code of Conduct at the time of joining or renewing their CMOS membership.

Membership Fees (as of January 1, 2022)

Membership Type Fees* Included Publications
Regular 105$ BULLETIN online
A-O online
Retired 76$
Associate 76$
Student 0$
Sustaining 255$
Corporate 200$
Atmosphere-Ocean (printed) + 30$ delivery fee
*Same fees for all members (Canadian, American and international)

Categories and eligibility

Regular:    offered to anyone interested in meteorology or oceanography.
Retired:    offered to people who are no longer employed full-time.
Student:    available to full-time students in Canada or abroad. Student membership will be changed to a regular membership if there is a change of address or after a maximum of five years.
Associate:    available to members of AMS, AMOS, RMetS and CGU under an agreement approved by the CMOS Council. Proof of membership is required.
Sustaining:    offered to those wishing to support CMOS.
Corporate: offered to companies and organizations. Each corporate member must appoint a person to act on its behalf in all dealings with CMOS. This person will have all the privileges of a regular member.

Admission to CMOS

A membership application must be submitted for any membership category. Applications are reviewed and approved by the CMOS Executive. The Executive Director then sends a welcome letter and assigns the new member to the nearest local Centre. Membership approved after September 1 will begin on the date of approval and end at the end of the following calendar year, unless otherwise specified in the application. 

Membership Fees

Membership is for the calendar year, with fees due on January 1. Membership renewal notices are normally sent in October. Any member who has not paid his or her membership fee by March 31 will be temporarily excluded.  A temporarily excluded member may be re-registered without further approval of the Executive Committee, provided he/she has not failed to pay fees for more than two years. For a longer delay, the member must submit a new membership application. Membership fees are approved the previous year by the Annual General Meeting.  

Benefits and Privileges 

  • Voting rights at the Annual General Meeting
  • Receive publications (according to membership category - see membership form) :
    • CMOS Bulletin SCMO:  the Society's official bulletin, is available online at bulletin.cmos.ca and bulletin.scmo.ca. Content is updated regularly, and includes articles of professional interest and a variety of articles related to meteorology, climatology and oceanography. As a member, you can choose to receive electronic updates of the Bulletin, download and share the bimonthly compilation of articles in PDF format, and benefit from reduced advertising rates; 
    • ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN (A-O): the Society's main publication, issued four times a year. It contains original research results, summary articles and comments on published papers, in the fields of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, as well as hydrology. The print version includes online access; 
    • Congress programs and abstracts: published annually by the responsible Local Organizing Committee for the annual CMOS Congress, contains a session guide and schedule as well as abstracts of presentations and posters; and 
    • Annual Review:  a document distributed to all Society members which summarizes the year's activities and presents the audited financial statements.
  • Invitation to take part in specific local center activities.
  • Participation in CMOS committees
  • Opportunity to attend the annual congress at the reduced member rate
  • Notification of matters of interest in meteorology or oceanography by mail, e-mail, website or regular publications.
  • Access to the Members Only section of the website, as well as the member directory and other services
  • Participation in the development of CMOS position statements and policies.
  • Eligibility for certain CMOS awards and prizes
  • Eligibility of consultants for CMOS accreditation
  • Eligibility of weathercasters for CMOS endorsement
  • Access to up-to-date information on the programs and initiatives of partners such as CNC-SCOR, IUGG, PAGSE, CCR and others.



Joint agreements with other scientific societies

Royal Meteorological Society

The RMetS and the CMOS agree to implement reciprocal membership and other privileges set out below.
 

Membership subscriptions

Members who have paid the appropriate full membership fee of CMOS will have their membership subscription to the other body reduced by 25%. Members of RMetS will be eligible for Associate Membership in CMOS.
 

Journal Subscriptions

Members of CMOS who pay a reduced subscription to the other body shall be entitled to journal subscriptions at the members' rate for that body.

Conferences and meetings

Members of either body may register for conferences and meetings of either body at the rate applied to members.
CMOS and RMetS will collaborate to run conferences and meetings of mutual interest.

MOU between CMOS and AMS

The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutually beneficial interaction. On October 31, 2014, the MOU was signed by both Presidents, Dr. Harinder P. S. Ahluwalia of CMOS and Dr. William B. Gail of AMS.  In 2019 the MOU was extended by both Presidents, Kimberly Strong of CMOS and Jenni Evans of AMS until October 31, 2024.

This MOU will allow CMOS members to join AMS as “Affiliate Members” and with benefits provided to Affiliate Members as outlined on the AMS website, including, but not limited to a subscription to the digital version of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society BAMS), member rates on all journals, books, and other products of the AMS, and member registration rate for all AMS meetings. The dues rate for Affiliate Members will be set at the time of this MOU as $65 (US), which is approximately 66% of the normal AMS member rate. It is subject to inflationary increases over time at the discretion of the AMS. CMOS members will apply for Affiliate Members status directly with AMS, and AMS will handle all aspects of the application and annual renewal process. Members of CMOS will be asked to provide their CMOS membership number (or other appropriate identification) that can be confirmed with CMOS at the discretion of AMS.

AMS members will receive reciprocal benefits. Several other benefits to both Societies are listed in the MOU. For a full description, please consult the partnership agreement.

MOU between CMOS and AMOS

The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutually beneficial interaction. In November 2018, the MOU was signed by both Presidents, Paul Kushner of CMOS and Andrew Marshall of AMOS.

This MOU will allow CMOS members to join AMOS as “Reciprocal/Affiliated Members” and with benefits provided to Reciprocal/Affiliated Members as outlined on the AMOS website, including, but not limited to access the digital version of the Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society, and access to career and employment opportunities. The dues rate for Reciprocal/Affiliate Members will be equal to the professional retired member rate.  CMOS members will apply for Reciprocal/Affiliate Members status directly with AMOS, and AMOS will handle all aspects of the application and annual renewal process. Members of CMOS will be asked to provide their CMOS membership number (or other appropriate identification) that can be confirmed with CMOS at the discretion of AMOS.

AMS members will receive reciprocal benefits. Several other benefits to both Societies are listed in the MOU. For a full description, please consult the CMOS - AMOS agreement .