The PAC provides the Council with opinions and recommendations on any matters concerning ECMWF policy submitted by the Council. The President of the Council can also submit requests to the Committee in the period between Council meetings.
Terms of Reference of the Policy Advisory Committee
Chair
Prof Dr Maarten van Aalst, the Netherlands
Director General, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
Vice-Chair
Dr Andreas Schaffhauser, Austria
Director General, GeoSphere Austria
Next sessions
29 April 2026 - virtual
21 October 2026
Joint sessions
3rd extraordinary joint session PAC-FC: 2 - 3 October 2014
2nd extraordinary joint session PAC-FC: 9 - 10 September 2014
1st extraordinary joint session PAC-FC: 5 June 2014