RA-II WIGOS Workshop

WMO RA II WIGOS Workshop

Beijing, China, 6–8 November 2018

Concept Note       Information Note     List of Participants

(Updated Monday, 12 November 2018)

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:10

Opening   Chair: Lars Peter Riishojgaard (WMO)

Representative of Government of China

Chong Pei

Session 1: WIGOS introduction   Chair: Lars Peter Riishojgaard(WMO)

09:10-9:40

WIGOS Framework

L.P. Riishojgaard

9:40-10:10

WMO technical regulations and guidance material

L.F. Nunes (WMO)

10:10-10:30

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

10:30-11:00

WIGOS implementation in RA II, Plan & status

Y. Chen

11:00-11:30

China's observatory network rolling demand assessment practice

Jianxia Guo

11:30-12:00

The Global Basic Observing Network; a new driver for WIGOS implementation

L.P. Riishojgaard

12:00-13:00

LUNCH BREAK

Session 2: National Presentations   Chair: L.P. Riishojgaard

13:00-15:30

National presentations on WIGOS implementation: requirements, capabilities, gaps, plans and challenges;

(Tentatively 10 min. presentations followed by 5 min. discussion)

Bhutan   Bangladesh   China   Hong Kong, China

India   Japan   Kyrgyz Rep.   Lao PDR   Maldives 

Mongolia     Myanmar     Nepal     Russia Fed.

Saudi Arabia   Singapore   Sri Lanka   Thailand

RA-II Member representatives

15:30-16:00

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

16:00-17:45

National presentations (continued)

RA-II Member representatives

17:45-18:15

Summary of national presentations; common themes, issues requiring regional collaboration

WMO Secretariat, RA-II Member representatives

18:30

Dinner

Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Session 3: Regional WIGOS Center   Chair: Chong Pei

9:00-9:10

Speech by the Leader of CMA

Xinwen Yu

9:10-9:20

Statement by the Representative of WMO Secretary-General

Wenjian Zhang

9:20-9:35

Regional WIGOS Centres; guidance from the WMO Executive Council and ICG-WIGOS

L.P. Riishojgaard

9:35-10:05

Regional WIGOS Center in RA-II; CMA Proposal and capabilities

Lei Wu (CMA)

10:05-10:20

Regional WIGOS Center in RA-II; JMA Proposal and capabilities

Yoshihiko Tahara (JMA)

10:20-10:35

Regional WIGOS Center in RA-VI; EUMETNET; Proposal and capabilities

S. Klink (Germany)

10:35-10:50

Regional WIGOS Center in RA-II (West Asia); plans of Saudi Arabia

Representative from Saudi Arabia

10:50-11:05

Regional WIGOS Center in RA-II (South Asia); plans of India

Representative from India (TBC)

11:05-11:25

GROUP PHOTO/COFFEE & TEA BREAK

11:25-12:00

Coordination of RWC activities in RA II; ensuring linkage between RWCs and individual Members

WMO Secretariat;

RWC representatives

12:00-12:30

Poster Session

All participants

12:30-13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30-17:30

Visiting China Huayun Group

18:00

Welcome banquet

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Session 3: CMA presentations   Host:Changxing Li (MOC of CMA)

9:00-12:30

Visit Daxing Test Base (Southern Suburbs)

12:30-13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30-15:30

Visit the various business units of the CMA

(Meteorological Center, Satellite Center, Observation Center)

Session 5: Summary and Closing   Host:L.P. Riishojgaard

15:30-16:00

COFFEE & TEA BREAK

16:00-16:45

Way forward for WIGOS implementation in RA II, Workshop recommendations

All participants

16:45-17:15

Closure of the workshop

Chong Pei,

L.P. Riishojgaard

17:30

Dinner