ECSS2023

Bucharest, Romania – 8 to 12 May 2023

11th European Conference on Severe Storms

Welcome to the official ECSS2023 web page.

Link to the official conference photos.

Photo credit: ESSL / Thomas Schreiner

The ECSS2023 has ended. Registration is closed.

The conference programme including uploaded material is available here:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/ecss2023/meetingprogramme/

Bucharest parliament building

ECSS2023 Programme Book (.pdf file as of 24 April 2023)
Please do not print unnecessarily. One printout will be provided to you on site.

Second Announcement and Call for Papers (PDF).

ECSS Twitter updates by @essl_ecss.  Please use the hashtag #ecss2023 for your tweets.

Abstract submission

The abstract submission phase was closed on 20 January 2023.  

Registration

Conference registration is closed.

Registration for the ECSS2023 is provided by the Copernicus Conference Registration Service. We offer on site participation and registration for the ECSS2023 live stream. Remote presentations are not foreseen.

On site registration desk – opening hours at ECSS venue during the conference:
Sun 15:00 – 20:00
Mon 08:00 – 18:00
Tue – Fri starting at 08:30 until end of scientific programme

Presentation formats

  • Screen format of oral presentations: 16:9 (preferred) or 4:3
  • Powerpoint .ppt or .pptx or .pdf possible
  • Upload of talks to the presentation system is done on site before your session starts. Please bring a flash drive or download on site from your cloud storage.
  • Oral format: maximum 12 minutes talk, 3 minutes discussion time.
  • Poster size: A0 (84 by 119 cm) in portrait orientation

Side-events and social programme

On Sunday evening we are offering a “Tutorial on media communication of meteorological content” and an introductory lecture “From showers to a derecho. A demonstration of severe storm forecasting in contrasting environments”. Both events are fully booked.

Monday Wednesday
18:30 Informal Icebreaker Reception at the ECSS venueAfternoon: Alternatively guided tour to Palace of the Parliament OR guided walking tour through the city centre of Bucharest.
19:30 Conference dinner in the old town of Bucharest.

More information on side events and the social programme please find here.

Venue, Lodging and Travel to Bucharest

The 11th edition of the European Conference on Severe Storms will take place in the very centre of Bucharest in the National Statistics Institute (Institutul Național de Statistică, Bulevardul Libertății 16, București 030167).

Many historic buildings have been renovated in recents years. The city presents itself as a friendly town influenced by different architectural styles over the centuries.

Depending on your preferences and budget you can in choose from a wide selection of hotels and other accomodation types, as Bucharest is a main tourist and business destination. “Special Conference Offers” quite frequently turn out to be fake. Therefore we refrain from such a list and kindly ask you to book via your preferred booking portal or directly with the hotel of your choice, which may be even better.

Bucharest can be reached by plane, bus, train and car. The Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP / LROP) is located in Otopeni, some 16 km north of the centre of Bucharest. For many hotels close to the city centre the direct bus line 783 (towards “Unirii”, a square next to the old town of Bucharest) might be a good choice. It already offers nice views on the large parks and green areas of the city and on some of the main sights, like the large triumph arch. Single and multi-day bus tickets can be bought by cards directly at the bus stop located on the ground floor of the airport arrival area (follow postsigns towards public buses near the exit).

Link to information on Bucharest airport buses.

  • Bucharest old town
  • Bucharest large park next to Triumph Arch
  • Bucharest Triumph Arch
  • Bucharest Atheneum (classical concert hall)
  • Stavropoleos monastery in old town
  • Bucharest church (Biserica Sfantul Spiridon Vechi) near ECSS venue
  • Historic building (and now restaurant Hanu’ Berarilor) near ECSS venue
  • Bucharest church (Biserica Buna Vestire) in old town
  • Hanu’ lui Manuc (historic khan/caravanserai building in old town)
  • Historical house of the economy on western side of the old town

All photos (c) ESSL, Alois M. Holzer, 2022

If needed, please have a look at our ECSS travel support schemes.

Scope

The scope of the conference covers all aspects of severe convective storms. Researchers, operational forecasters, and risk and emergency managers are invited to submit contributions. In light of the global relevance of the conference themes, participants from all over the world are encouraged to attend. These are the conference topics (and tentative session titles):

1. Convective storm and tornado dynamics
2. Numerical modelling of storms, storm-scale data assimilation
3. Impact of storms on society, impact mitigation and early warning systems
4. Flash floods
5. Forecasting and nowcasting of storms
6. Severe weather forecaster training
7. Satellite studies of storms and their environment
8. Radar studies of storms and their environment
9. Storm microphysics, electrification, lightning and hail
10. Storm climatology, risk assessments and relation to climate change
11. Collection of storm data, historical events and damage assessments

Local Organizing Partner, Sponsor, Weather Forecast

The ECSS2023 is organized by ESSL and its local organizing partner Meteo Romania.

The main sponsor of the ECSS2023 is

In addition, the ECSS is kindly supported by the European Meteorological Society and by EUMETSAT.