10 April 2017, Monday

8:00-9:00 – Registration and posters set up

9:00-9:15 – Welcome (Prof. Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary General)

9:15-9:25 – Logistical note (Oksana Tarasova)

9:25 - 12:00  Introduction session: Round–table with SSC and SAG/ET Chairs

(Moderator - Deon Terblanche; Rapporteur -Ranjeet Sokhi)

• Session introduction by Deon Terblanche
• Greg Carmichael (SSC, IP intro)
• Craig Sinclair - UV
• Véronique Bouchet - GURME
• Martin Schultz - RG
• Alkiviadis Bais - Ozone
• Jörg Klausen - Data
• Vincent-Henri Peuch -Apps
• Wenche Aas - TAD
• Alex Vermeulen - GHG
• Paolo Laj - Aerosol

12:00-13:00  Side Event 1: “From Urban Meteorology and Environment Research to Integrated City Services”

(Moderators V. Bouchet and A. Baklanov)

• Sue Grimmond “Integrated Urban Services: concept and research needs” (by videoconference)
• Jhoon Kim “Role of satellite and remote sensing in the urban environment”
• Felix Vogel “Urban GHG footprint studies in IG3IS”
• Jianguo Tan “Shanghai city MHEWS and integrated observations”

13:00-14:00 Side Event 2: “How can GAW contribute to nitrogen cycle assessments?”

(Moderators Martin Schultz and Silvina Carou)

• Martin Shultz – “Recent conclusions and recommendations related to N ambient concentrations”
• Wenche Aas – “Recent conclusions and recommendations related to N deposition”
• Tim Jickells – “Observation and modelling needs over the oceans” 

14:00 - 17:00 Plenary 1: “Science for services”

(Moderator Paolo Laj, Rapporteur Isobel Simpson)

Introduction by Paolo Laj

Invited talks:

• Greg Carmichael – “State of atmospheric sciences: Recent National Academy of Sciences report”
• Vincent-Henri Peuch – “CAMS Atmospheric Services”
• Stefan Reimann – “IG3IS concept”
• Markus Amann -  “Science for air quality management”
• Michel Jean – “Future Seamless Global Data Processing and Forecasting System” (via telecon)

Short interventions:

• Dr. Duong Van Khanh
• Oyunchimeg Dugerjav
• Augustin Garcia-Reynoso
• Paulo Saldiva

17:00 – 18:30 Poster session 1: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AIR QUALITY AND ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY ACTIVITIES

11 April 2017, Tuesday

8:00 - 9:00 – Registration

9:00 – 12:00 Plenary 2: “ Integrated Observations”

(Moderators Michael Kurylo and Luciana Gatti; Rapporteurs Ellsworth J. Welton, Karla Longo and Greg Bodeker)

Introduction by Michael Kurylo

Invited talks:

• Alex Vermeulen – “Integrated in-situ observation in ICOS: strength, weaknesses and opportunities“
• Andreas Petzold – “IAGOS observations: strength, weaknesses and opportunities for integration”
• Richard Eckman – “Strength, weaknesses and opportunities for integration satellite”
• Sandro Fuzzi – “WIGOS concept: challenges and opportunities”
• Greg Bodeker – "What does ‘integrated observations’ mean?”

Short interventions:

• Luciana Gatti
• Dr. Duong Van Khanh
• Jianguo Tan
• Norazura Binti Zakaria

12:00-13:00 Side event 3: WMO Sand and Dust Storm – Warning advisory and Assessment System

• Enric Terradellas (State Meteorological Agency of Spain): Observational needs
• Emilio Cuevas (State Meteorological Agency of Spain): Ground observation
• Taichu Tanaka (Japan Meteorological Agency): Satellite observation
• Valentin Foltescu (United Nations Environment Programme): UNEP view

13:00-14:00 Side event 4: “Coordination of near-real-time total ozone measurements from the network of Brewer and Dobson spectrophotometers”

(Moderator A. Bais)

Introduction by Alkis Bais

• John Rimmer “EuBrewNet and the future of the Brewer Network”
• Tom Kralidis “WOUDC” (via telecon)

14:00 - 17:00 Break-out 1: “Modelling activities in GAW”

(Moderators Veronique Bouchet and Vincent-Henri Peuch, Rapporteur Valentin Foltescu)

Introduction

Invited talks:

• Frank Dentener – modelling of atmospheric deposition and global mapping
• Guy Brasseur – Air Quality forecasting from global to urban Scale
• Paul Young – Atmospheric composition-climate modelling
• Leonard Rivier – Advances in inverse modelling

Short interventions:

• Brian Golding
• Raymond Ellul
• Agustin Garcia-Reynoso
• Najmi HOUDA         
• Dr. Duong Van Khanh

14:00 - 17:00 Break-out 2: “GAW Quality Assurance”

(Moderators Emilio Cuevas and Herman Smit; Rapporteurs Dagmar Kubistin and Elke Ludewig)

Introduction

Invited talks:

• Paolo Laj – “Concept of the GAW Quality Assurance”
• Joële Viallon – “Difference in traceability concept in GAW and metrology community” (addressing impact on uncertainties)”
• Christoph Zellweger – “Low cost sensors and their role in the future observing systems”

Short interventions:

• Martin Steinbacher
• Christoph Zellweger
• Rainer Steinbrecher
• Sergey Assonov
• Wenche Aas
• Anatoly Tsvetkov
• Dr. Duong Van Khanh
• Norazura Binti Zakaria
• Herman Smit

17:00 - 18:30 Poster session 2: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND DATA MANAGEMENT

12 April 2017, Wednesday

8:00 - 9:00 – Registration

9:00 - 12:00 Plenary 3: “Partnership”

(Moderators Paul Monks and Kobus Pienaar, Rapporteurs Michela Maione and Haeyoung Lee)

Introduction

• World Bank (Lek  Kadeli)
• UNEP (Valentin Foltescu)
• BIPM (Joële Viallon)
• IAEA (Manfred Groening)
• WHO (Carlos Dora)
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (Miriam Badino)
• GESAMP (Tim Jickells)
• LRTAP Convention (Laurence Rouil)
• IGAC (Megan L. Melamed)
• SPARC (Fiona Tummon)

12:00-13:00 Brainstorming on resource mobilization

4:00 - 17:00 Break-out 3: “Key requirements on data management for GAW as a provider of science-based services”

(Moderators Jörg Klausen and Ray Ellul, Rapporteur Richard Eckman)

Invited talks:

• Jörg Klausen – Introduction and objectives of session
• Paul Young – Chemistry-Climate GAW data use and needs
• Jun Wang – Air quality, agriculture, energy sector research GAW data use and needs
• Ellsworth J. Welton – Data requirements for aerosol observations 
• Constance Okuku – Kenyan and greater African GAW data use

Short interventions:

• Agustin Garcia-Reynoso
• Wenche Aas

14:00 - 17:00 Break-out 4: “Outreach and capacity building”

(Moderators Melita Keywood and Paul Monks; Rapporteur Sam Cleland)

Introduction

Invited talks:

• Craig Sinclair – Utilizing mass media to apply our science
• Fiona Tummon – Building capacity and getting the message across - some thoughts
• Mirella Glor – Capacity building in GAW by the example of GAWTEC
• Komariah Kokom (remotely) – How does the GAW Programme contribute to capacity development in Indonesia and can it be improved?

Short interventions:

• Norazura Binti Zakaria

17:00-18:30 Poster session 3 ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

13 April 2017, Thursday

9:00 - 10:15 – Session rapporteurs and SSC work on recommendations

10:15 - 10:45 – Coffee break

10:45 - 12:00 – Plenary “Recommendations and way forward”

• Round table
• Plenary 1 Science for Services
• Plenary 2 Integrated Observations
• Plenary 3 Partnership
• Break-out 1 Modelling
• Break-out 2 Quality Assurance
• Break-out 3 Data Management
• Break-out 4 Outreach and Capacity Building

12:00 – Final conclusions and meeting closure

13:00 - 17:00 – Meeting of SSC and SAG/ET Chairs (by invitation only)

Click here to download the detailed agenda (as pdf).

Poster session agenda

Abstracts of the posters are available here.

POSTER SESSION 1 - NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AIR QUALITY AND ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY ACTIVITIES

POSTER SESSION 2 - QUALITY ASSURANCE AND DATA MANAGEMENT

POSTER SESSION 3 - ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES