Over 27 August – 1 September 2017 almost 1,000 scientists attended the IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA assembly in Cape Town, with 36% coming from IAMAS. IAMAS led 11 joint symposia and also organised 15 IAMAS-only sessions.

The IAMAS Plenary Session will take place over 14:00-15:00 on Thursday, 31 August 2017 in Room Auditorium 2, Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa.

The abstract submission deadline has been extended until March 17, 2017. Please submit your abstract from the website at http://www.iapso-iamas-iaga2017.com.

The IUGG/WCRP-SPARC training school on stratosphere-troposphere interactions is jointly organised by SPARC (Stratosphere-troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate, a core project of the World Climate Research Programme), the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG) at the University of Cape Town, and the International Commission on the Middle Atmosphere (ICMA) of IAMAS (International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences).

The training school will take place directly after the IAPSO/IAMAS/IAGA international conference (Cape Town from 28 August to 1 September 2017) and is aimed at advanced Masters and PhD students. The programme covers lectures and hands-on practical sessions as well as mini-projects that are to be completed during the school. Three main themes will be covered: Tropospheric dynamics and climate, stratospheric dynamics and chemistry, and stratosphere-troposphere interactions. More information about the school as well as the application form can be found at: www.sparc-climate.org/meetings/Training_school_on_stratosphere_troposphere_interactions_Sep2017

The Cape Town Assembly web site has been updated and refreshed!  – Check it out at http://www.iapso-iamas-iaga2017.com/.