Utrecht, Netherlands – 17 to 21 November 2025
12th European Conference on Severe Storms
Welcome to the official ECSS2025 web page.
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Abstract submission
The abstract submission phase will open on 15 January 2025. Information on how to submit an abstract you can find here.
The abstract submission deadline will be 6 June 2025.
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Registration
Early conference registration for the ECSS2025 has opened.
You can register here.
| ECSS2025 fees | member* | standard |
| Student registration up to the age of 25 | 290 € | 290 € |
| Early registration (until 15 August 2025) | 550 € | 650 € |
| Regular registration (until 20 October 2025) | 650 € | 750 € |
| Late and on-site registration | 850 € | 950 € |
*member: Members of ESSL and persons affiliated with ESSL or EMS (European Meteorological Society) member institutions as well as official Voluntary Observer Persons registered with ESSL.
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
Please note: Remote participation or live streams are not foreseen for this edition as the interest in such offers, while costly, was very limited last time. We plan to offer low-quality recordings on a best-effort basis to be published on this web page some time after the conference.
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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.
- In addition, you will get the possibility to upload your slides already before the conference to the Copernicus conference handling system. Details will be communicated to the authors after acceptance of their conference contribution.
- Oral format: maximum 12 minutes talk, 3 minutes discussion time.
- Poster size: A0 (84 by 119 cm) in portrait orientation
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.
In the focus this time will be satellite studies based on the new MTG instruments.
These are the conference topics (and tentative session titles):
- Satellite imager studies of convective storms and their environment
- Satellite sounder studies relevant to the formation of convective storms
- Storm electrification, lightning, microphysics, and space-based lightning observations
- Convective storm and tornado dynamics
- Radar and non-satellite remote sensing studies of storms
- Hail studies
- Floods, flash floods, and convective storms within extratropical, tropical and hybrid cyclones
- Nowcasting and forecasting of severe weather and forecaster training
- Numerical modelling, convection-allowing models, data assimilation, and machine learning
- Impact of storms on society, impact mitigation, and early warning systems
- Storm climatologies, risk assessments, and climate change
- Collection of storm data, historical events, and damage assessments
Side-events and social programme
Social programme
| Monday, 17 November 2025 | Wednesday, 19 November 2025 |
| After the Monday scientific programme: Informal Icebreaker Reception 18:30 Winkel van Sinkel (Oudegracht, very near to the ECSS venue). | Afternoon: Guided tours through Utrecht – alternatively by foot, bike, or boat. See link for details below. 18:30 – 19:00 Individual arrival at dinner site 19:00 – 22:30 Conference dinner in the Nicolaïkerk (St Nicholas’ Church) in Utrecht’s Museum Quarter. |
Detailed information on the full social programme can be found here.
Side events
On Friday afternoon (21 November 2025) we are offering an MTG satellite workshop for forecasters in cooperation with EUMETSAT. More details and information on how to register will be announced later.
A splinter meeting of the EUMETSAT Convection Working Group (CWG) will be hosted during the ECSS2025. Participation by invitation only.
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Venue
The 12th edition of the European Conference on Severe Storms will take place in the centre of the medieval city of Utrecht in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht’s music hall (Vredenburgkade 11, 3511 WC Utrecht, see pin).
The ancient and historic city of Utrecht houses many buildings going back to the early Middle Ages.
Until it was overtaken by Amsterdam in the Dutch Golden age, Utrecht was the most important city in the Netherlands. It was and still is the See of the Archbishop of Utrecht, the most important Catholic leader in the Netherlands. The University of Utrecht is the largest in the Netherlands. One of the unique features of the city is the wharf system in its inner canals. Before the city was fully canalised, parts of the Rhine River flowed through the city center.
Utrecht’s iconic symbol is the Dom Tower, at a height of 112 metres the tallest church spire in the Netherlands. During a likely derecho event on 1 August 1674, the nave of the Dom church was literally blown away. The choir and the tower remained standing. The nave was never rebuilt and thus the Dom church is now only half a church. A long renovation project was completed very recently.
Lodging
Depending on your preferences and budget you can choose from a wide selection of hotels and other accomodation types, as Utrecht 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.
Travel to Utrecht
The ECSS2025 venue, TivoliVredenburg, is located right next to Utrecht’s central train station, in the heart of Utrecht. From Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) it’s only 30 minutes to Utrecht Centraal by direct train.
Public transport (like the train ticket from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Central Station) can conveniently be paid for by debit or credit card. Just check in at the gate to the platform with a debit card (Maestro, V PAY) or credit card (Mastercard or Visa) and check out with the same card upon arrival at the destination station. This has recently been introduced and makes it really easy to take any train or bus.
Alternatively, you can buy a train ticket at the train station or order an e-ticket via the website. There are daily international trains from and to Brussels (2 hours), Cologne (2,5 hours), Frankfurt (3 hours), and Paris (3,5 hours). For more info, go to www.ns.nl or www.nsinternational.com (international).
The Dom Tower is the icon of Utrecht. 
Utrecht City Hall is situated in the heart of the city, right on Oudegracht. 
Monday’s icebreaker will be at Winkel van Sinkel, originally a Dutch store, built between 1837 and 1839. 
Utrecht is famous for its canals and wharfs. Wharf-side cellars are now home to many unique underground restaurants and bars along the Oudegracht, accessed by stairs down to the water level. 
The Dom church (St. Martin’s Cathedral) that was separated from the Dom Tower during a derecho-like event on 1 August 1674. 
Utrecht is a vibrant city with many students. Neude square is a beloved place to catch up with friends. 
Utrecht’s bikeways are among the busiest of the Netherlands. 
Snow is already possible in November, but not very likely. Do expect some rain though! 
Pandhof Sinte Marie is one of many “hidden” gardens (hofjes) in Utrecht. 
Wednesday’s conference dinner will be at the Nicolaïkerk (St Nicholas’ Church), in Utrecht’s Museum Quarter.
All photos (c) City of Utrecht.
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In case of relevance for you, please have a look at our ECSS travel support scheme.
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Please use the hashtag #ecss2025 for your tweets.
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Local Organizing Partner, Sponsors
The ECSS2025 is organized by ESSL and its local organizing partner Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
The ECSS2025 is supported by EUMETSAT.
In addition, the ECSS is kindly co-sponsored by the European Meteorological Society.
