Meet and greet for National Focal Points on Radio Frequency Matters (European countries) - 19 June 2024
| European session 19 June 08:00-10:30 UTC | |
| Led by Kirsty McBeath (UK MetOffice) & Philippe Tristant (EUMETNET, France) | |
| Time (UTC) | Topic | 
| 08:00 | Introduction: purpose of the NFPs initiative | 
| 08:05 | Introduction of ITU-R processes ·        ITU regions vs WMO regions, ·        radiocommunications services, ·        ITU's Table of Frequency Allocations (Article 5) vs national tables of allocations, ·        ITU-R Resolutions/Recommendations, ·        World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC) | 
| 08:25 | The importance for NMHSs of engaging NRAs on critical WIGOS/WMO issues: ·        some key radio frequency dependencies of meteorological and related environmental systems operated by NMHS (radiosondes, weather radars, wind profiler radars, meteorological satellites...) ·        key steps how to engage with their respective NRAs ·        how to coordinate with NRAs (e.g. frequency registration and frequency coordination) | 
| 08:45 | Q&A session | 
| 09:00 | Health break | 
| 09:10 | Introduction of Preliminary WMO Position Paper on the agenda items of prime importance to WMO Members: A.I. 1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 1.8, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 | 
| 09:50 | Q&A session | 
| 10:00 | Helpful References & Resources: ·        Handbook ITU/WMO ·        ITU-R training resources ·        ... | 
| 10:10 | Open discussion: What are your expectations as a member of the NFP network for RF matters? | 
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| 10:30 | END OF THE SESSION | 
