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SC-WIPPS Leader Meeting

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Geneva, Switzerland

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WMO Integrated Processing and Prediction System (WIPPS)

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Venue：Lake 7

 

Agenda 

Geneva, Switzerland, 3 to 6 December 2024 
all times in Central European Time (CET), UTC+1

  Day 1 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 

 

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 

 

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 

 

  Day 2 Wednesday, 4 Dec 2025 

Local Time 

(UTC+1) 

Agenda Item 

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 

 

  Day 3 Thursday, 5 Dec 2025 

Local Time 

(UTC+1) 

Agenda Item 

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

 

  Day 4 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