World Metereological Organization

HIWeather is a World Meteorological Organisation research project, developing warning capabilities for weather-related hazards, to increase resilience worldwide. HIWeather participants form an international network of scientists, in a wide variety of disciplines, all concerned with aspects of the production and communication of weather-related warnings. 

You are invited to register for a free online workshop on the latest HIWeather research and to contribute to core topics currently being focused on by HIWeather.

Registration will give you access to:

•  Week beginning 26^th October (date/time tbd):        Online seminar on warning communication
•  Week beginning 2^nd November (date/time tbd):      Online seminar on impact-based warnings
•  Week beginning 9^th November (date/time tbd):       Online seminar on warning evaluation joint with 2020-IVWM-O (https://jwgfvr.univie.ac.at)                                                          
•  Week beginning 16^th November (date/time tbd):     Online seminar on forecasting hazards
•  Week beginning 23^rd November (date/time tbd):     Online seminar on hazardous weather processes
•  1^st December:        Workshop on “Successful citizen science”
•  2^nd December:       Workshop on “Warnings value chain”
•  3^rd December:       Workshop on “Towards the perfect warning”

The workshop is aimed at anyone interested in improving weather-related warnings, whether as a research scientist, operational forecaster or any manager responsible for weather-related risks to health, property, environment and economy.

We invite abstracts for the three one-day workshops on core topics of HIWeather:

• “Successful citizen science”: Submissions are invited on any application of citizen science related to forecasting and warning of natural hazards and their impacts. Information on HIWeather Citizen Science is at  http://hiweather.net/Uploads/ue/file/20200225/1582617584722968.pdf

• “Warnings value chain”: Submissions are invited on studies of the end-to-end performance of forecasting & warning systems. Information on the HIWeather warning value chain is at  https://hiweathercomms.net/projects/internal-projects/weather-information-value-chain/

•  “Towards the perfect warning”: Submissions are invited on the role of partnerships in facilitating effective creation and communication of warning information. Information on plans for a HIWeather book of this title is at http://hiweather.net/Lists/21.html

To register: please send an email to mwegmann@wmo.int with your full name and professional affiliation.

To submit an abstract: please send your registration information, together with your abstract, preferred workshop (Dec 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd) and preferred presentation time (UTC).  

Further information:

•  For more information on HIWeather visit http://hiweather.net
•  Each of the three one-day workshops will consist of one-hour plenary sessions separated by one-hour breaks during which participants may join break-out groups to continue the discussion of a particular presentation or to prepare workshop outputs.
•  Each day will start at noon, New Zealand time, and conclude at noon, US Mountain time, so as to accommodate participation across time zones. We encourage participants to join at least two one-hour sessions and preferably more.
•  Presenters will provide their paper/presentation in advance, give a 10-minute overview during the session, and be available to discuss their paper later in the session and in the succeeding break period.
•  Remote participation in the workshop will use Blue Jeans.
•  Only registered participants will have access to the online seminars and workshop sessions.
•  Registration will close on 30th September.