World Meteorological Organization

Chair: Mr Michel Jean, President, Infrastructure Commission

09:00

WELCOME REMARKS FROM SECRETARY-GENERAL

Prof. Celeste Saulo

09:10

1.        OPENING PRESENTATIONS/KEYNOTES

09:10

WMO expectations, outcomes of the meeting

Mr Michel Jean,

President, Infrastructure Commission

09:20

Key strategic priorities of WMO:

·       EW4ALL

·       Earth System Monitoring/Climate change

·       GGGW

·       WMO Unified Data Policy implementation and modalities for data exchange

Mr Nir Stav,

Director of the WMO Infrastructure Department

09:50

2.   ROLE OF WMO TO SPACE AGENCIES

09:50

WMO Space Programme’s overview

Ms Natalia Donoho,

Head of the WMO Space Systems and Utilization Division

10:10

3.   CGMS PERSPECTIVES

10:10

CGMS perspectives

Mr Phil Evans,

Head of the CGMS Secretariat

10:25

4.   CEOS PERSPECTIVES

10:25

CEOS perspectives

Mr Takeshi Hirabayashi,

CEOS SIT Chair

10:40

Coffee break & Group photo

11:20

5.        CGMS SPACE AGENCIES’ PERSPECTIVES

What are the key priorities in interacting with WMO?

(2-3 slides)

11:20

5.1. China Meteorological Administration (CMA)

Dr Jingsong WANG,

Director-General,

National Satellite Meteorological Center, CMA

11:30

5.2. European Space Agency (ESA)

Dr Marie-Claire Greening,

Programme Coordinator, Programme and Coordination Office

11:40

5.3. European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

Mr Phil Evans,

EUMETSAT Director-General

11:50

5.4. India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra,

Third Vice President and PR of India to WMO

12:00

5.5. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Dr Jayaprakash V Thomas

Director, 

EO & DMS Programme Office (online)

12:10

5.6. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Mr Takeshi Hirabayashi,

Senior Chief Officer of Earth Observation Missions, Space Technology Directorate

12:20

5.7. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

Dr Hiroshi Kunimatsu,

Director, Data Processing Department of Meteorological Satellite Center

12:30

Lunch break

13:30

5.8. Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA)

Dr Yoonjae KIM,

Director-General,
National Meteorological Satellite Center

13:40

5.9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Dr Julie A. Robinson,

Deputy Director, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate

13:50

5.10. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

Dr Stephen Volz,

Assistant Administrator for Satellite Information Services

14:00

5.11. Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (ROSHYDROMET)

Dr Sergey Tasenko,

Director of SRC Planeta

14:10

6.   USERS’ PERSPECTIVES

To demonstrate the importance of space-based observations

14:10

6.1. NWP users 

Dr Florence Rabier,

Director-General, ECMWF (online)

14:40

6.2. Latin America and Caribbean users

Ms Kathy-Ann Caesar,

Chief Meteorologist/Lecturer, CIMH

14:55

6.3. Satellite Earth Observation over the Arctic: Perspectives from Canada

Dr David Harper,

Director General, Monitoring and Data Services Directorate, Meteorological Service of Canada

15:10

6.4. Asia-Oceania users

Ms Agnes Lane,

Senior Manager, Satellite Earth Observations Planning and Coordination, BoM

15:25

6.5. Engagement with commercial sector

Ms Mary-Ann Kutny,

Deputy Director for International and Interagency Affairs, NOAA/NESDIS

Mr Paul Counet,

Head of Strategy, Communication and International Relations, EUMETSAT

15:45

Coffee break

16:15

6.6. African users

Dr Daouda Konaté,

First Vice-President of WMO, Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire

16:30

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

To ensure a productive round table discussion, we kindly ask agencies to prepare their responses to the following questions in advance:

• How should WMO frame the future requirements for space-based observations in the WIGOS vision?

• As a space agency, how do you plan to support each of the key strategic priorities of WMO, including Earth System Monitoring and Prediction/climate change, Global Greenhouse Gas Watch, and Early Warnings for All?

• How will your Data Policy evolve in response to the WMO Unified Data Policy?

• In what ways can WMO and Space Agencies collaborate more effectively to support developing countries, less developed nations, or small island developing states?

• Are there any other strategic priorities that your agency deems relevant to WMO?

18:00

End of the day 1

18:30

RECEPTION (Salle D, 9 floor)

Chair: Mr Michel Jean, President, Infrastructure Commission

09:00

7.   DATA POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR SATELLITE DATA, INCLUDING CORE DATA DEFINITION

09:00

7.1 Outcomes of the Core Satellite Data Workshop

Ms Natalia Donoho,

Head of the WMO Space Systems and Utilization Division

09:40

8.        IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPACE-BASED OBSERVING COMPONENT OF WIGOS

09:40

8.1. Update on WIGOS Vision, including WMO Gap Analysis, and timeline

Mr Albert Fischer,

Director of WIGOS branch

10:10

8.2. CGMS Baseline & Risk Assessment

Ms Irene Parker,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems (NOAA/NESDIS),

CGMS WGIII Co-Chair

10:40

9.   STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MEETING/ROADMAP FOR WIGOS VISION UPDATE

10:40

Statement and Recommendations from the Meeting/Roadmap for WIGOS Vision Update

Mr Albert Fischer,

Director of WIGOS branch

11:20

10.DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING

11:30

11. CLOSING REMARKS

Prof. Celeste Saulo