SC-WIPPS Leader Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland
MEETNING INFORMATION
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MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, 3 Dec 2025 | |
Local Time (UTC+1) | Agenda Item |
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 - 10:30 | 1. Opening 1.1 Welcoming remarks SC-WIPPS – David Richardson Secretariat – Peiliang Shi 1.2 Roundtable introductions 2. Organization of the meeting 2.1 Adoption of the agenda 2.2 Working arrangements
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10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | 3. Strategic overview of INFCOM 3.1 Overview of new INFCOM and the position of SC-WIPPS – Secretariat 3.2 Introduction of the structure of SC-WIPPS subsidiary bodies – Secretariat 3.3 Key priorities of INFCOM for 2024-2027 – David Richardson Group photo |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 - 15:00 | 4. Reports on the activities for the previous intersessional period
4.1 Overall report on outcomes of INFCOM-3 (15-19 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland), SERCOM-3 (4-9 March 2024, Bali, Indonesia) and EC-78 (10-14 June 2024, Geneva, Switzerland) – Secretariat 4.2 Relevant resolutions/decisions/recommendations of constituent bodies - Secretariat 4.3 Key Performance Indices for Strategic Objective 2.3 – Secretariat 4.4 Review of action items from the previous meetings – David Richardson
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15:00 - 15:30 | Break |
15:30 - 17:30 | 5. Reports by expert / Task Teams 5.1 Report of Chair of SC-WIPPS – David Richardson 5.3 Expert Team on Operational Weather Forecasting System (ET-OWFS), including Task Team on Reviewing NWP Standardized Verification (TT-NWPSV) - Ken Mylne 5.5 Expert Team on Operational Hydrological Prediction System (ET-OHPS) – Narendra Tuteja |
Wednesday, 4 Dec 2025 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 | 5. Reports by expert / Task Teams 5.2 Expert Team on WIPPS Development and Evolution (ET-WIPPSDE) – Wai Kin Wong 5.4 Expert Team on Operational Climate Prediction System (ET-OCPS) – Arun Kumar |
10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | 5. Reports by expert / Task Teams 5.7 Expert Team on Observation Data Quality Monitoring System (ET-ODQMS) – Emily Liu 5.8 Task Team on G3W modelling (ET-G3W-M) – Lesley E. Ott |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 - 15:00 | 5. Reports by expert / Task Teams 5.6 Expert Team on Emergency Response Activities (ET-ERA) – Gerhard Wotawa 5.9 Task Team on NWP Products Metadata (TT-NWPMD) – Sebastien Villaume |
15:00 - 15:30 | Break |
15:30 - 17:30 | 6. Strategic Subjects
6.1 Review actions to support Early Warnings for All - Secretariat 6.2 Follow up to WMO Unified Data Policy – David Richardson 6.3 Links to research (including R2O and O2R) – Yuhei Takaya |
Thursday, 5 Dec 2025 | |
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09:00 - 10:30 | 6. Strategic Subjects 6.4 Capacity development action plan – Hamza Kabelwa - INF: INFCOM Capacity Development Roadmap 6.5 Engagement in Regional Association – Hamza Kabelwa |
10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | 6. Strategic Subjects 6.6 Contribution of Non-traditional Sources to WIPPS - Secretariat 6.7 Artificial Intelligence, including SG-FIT&TT-AI4WX reports– David Richardson |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 - 15:00 | 7. Other Relevant Business 7.3 Joint with AG-GCW (@ Salle C2 - basement, P1) |
15:00 - 15:30 | Break |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | 6. Strategic Subjects 6.8 Improved access to WIPPS products, including Web Portal and WIS2.0 - Secretariat 6.9 Next WIPPS Collaborative Framework, Roadmap, High-Level Guidance – Wai Kin Wong |
Friday, 6 Dec 2025 | |
Local Time (UTC+1) | Agenda Item |
09:00 - 10:30 | 7.Ohter Relevant Business 7.1 WIPPS activities in SERCOM – Secretariat 7.2 Other Earth system domain: Ocean – David Richardson 7.4 Other Earth system domain: Atmospheric composition – Secretariat (GAW) |
10:30 - 11:00 | Break |
11:00 - 12:30 | 7.Ohter Relevant Business 7.5 WMC activities and collaboration – Yuhei Takaya 7.6 Gender and diversity issues - Secretariat |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 - 15:00 | 8.Workplan for this intersession period 8.1 Expected outcomes for INFCOM-4 (2026) 8.2 Review and update of the workplan and action items 8.3 Additional SC-WIPPS members |
15:00 - 15:30 | Break |
15:30 - 17:30 | 9. Any other business 9.1 Approval procedure of the proposals for an amendment to the Technical Regulations (WMO-No.49) and the manuals, guides and other corresponding non-regulatory publications. - Secretariat 9.2 Harmonization of standard verification of NWP across different time range – Arun Kumar 9.3 Members for TT-CI and SG-EnvS 9.4 Benefit to be recognized as a WIPPS Designated Centre and Pilot Project 10. Closing |