About Us
Welcome to IMS - Chennai Chapter
The Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) is a non-profit organization and none of its income or assets shall accrue to the benefit of its members.
The objectives of the society are:
Advancement of Meteorological and allied sciences in all their aspects.
Dissemination of the knowledge of such sciences both among the scientific workers and among the public.
Application of Meteorology and allied sciences to various constructive
human activities, such as, agriculture and land uses, irrigation and power
development, navigation of sea and air, engineering and technology,
medicine and public health etc.
To achieve the above objectives the society takes the following concrete steps:
Encourages research activity.
Organizes lectures, meetings, symposia, discussions etc.
Arranges to publish suitable pamphlets, books, periodicals, brochures etc.
Promotes Co-operation in scientific work.
Encourages the members to foster common interests of the Meteorological professions.
Activities
Popularisation of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
The various Chapters of the Society Organise the following Programmes:
Scientific lectures on important topics
Weather Quiz for students
Publication of Illustrative Weather Calendar-cum-book/Chart etc.
Publication of articles in newspapers
Production of educative video programmes
Constitution
Section A-Statutes
These Statutes embody the main principles on which the Society shall operate. The
management of the affairs of the Society in matrs of detail other than those
governed by these Statutes shall be regulated by the Regulations enacted in
conformity with Article 7 of these Stattutes.
Article 1 – General
The Society shall be called the INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY.
The registered office of the Society shall be at New Delhi.
The functional year of the Society shall be the official financial year beginning
with 1st April.
The Society shall be a non-profit organisation and none of its income or assets
shall accrue to the benefit of its members.
Article 2-Objects
The objects of the Society shall be :
- advancement of meteorological and allied sciences in all their aspects.
- the dissemination of the knowledge of such sciences both among the scientific
workers and among the public, and
- application of meteorology and allied sciences to various constructive human activities such as agriculture and land uses. irrigation and power development, navigation of sea and air, engineering and technology, medicine and public health etc.
To achieve the above mentioned objects the Society may take from time to
time, any of the following concrete steps, among others:
- encourage and expand research activity on the subjects mentioned in above.
- organise lectures, meetings, symposia, discussions etc. for reading of papers
and discussing problems.
- arrange to publish suitable pamphlets, books, periodicals, brochures etc., and
- promote co-operation in scientific work as far as it may be practicable between
Govvernment departments, academic and other research institutions, scientific
societies and industries.
- The Members of the Society shall endeavour to foster common interests of the
Meteorological profession.
Members of the Society shall be of the following categories:
- Honorary Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- Associate Member
- Patron
- Institutional Member
A Member who pays all his dues in a lump sum as prescribed by the General Body
shall be called a Life Member.
Office bearers
The general body elects its office bearers for a term of two years at both the
national and chapter levels. The office bearers draft and execute the activities of
the society.
