The jury has selected the finalists for the 2013 prize round

The jury has selected the finalists for the 2013 prize round. They will present their idea at the Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) on 10th of September 2013 in Reading. There will be a special session for these presentations at 16.30 in room 102. The finalists are:

• KH Eggestad: Global Weather Alliance – the WeatherShare service – wxshare.org (Abstract)
• K Stanisławska: Social media for meteorological prediction and information (Abstract)
• GJ Steeneveld, B Heusinkveld, and K Damman: Forecasting and Mapping Ice Thickness for Ice Skating on Natural Lakes and Canals (Abstract)

After the presentations the jury will make a decision about the prize winner. The prize will be handed over during the awards ceremony of the EMS Meeting on 11 September 2013.