Session I: The WIGOS Pre-operational Phase; guidance from WMO

(Chairperson: Ercan Büyükbas, Turkey)

Introduction to WIGOS

Lars Peter Riishojgaard

Guidance from ICG-WIGOS, WMO Congress and Executive Council

Lars Peter Riishojgaard

Key outcomes of RA II session

Chung Kyu Park

WIGOS Implementation activities in Region II

Yongqing Chen

Session II: National WIGOS activities; Member Presentations

(Chairperson: Milan Dacic)

WIGOS: The views of the RA VI president

Ivan Cacic, Croatia

RA VI president

WIGOS Implementation activities in Region VI

Ercan Büyükbas

Belarus

Maria Germenchuk

Georgia

Irakli Megrelidze

Kazakhstan

Mereke Abdrakhmetov

Moldova

Tatiana Linih

Russian Federation

Alexander Gusev

Tajikistan

Rashid Davliatov

Ukraine

Olena Kosovets-Skavronska

WIGOS technical systems; Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR/Surface), WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System

Lars Peter Riishojgaard

WMO Information System

Steve Foreman

WMO Radar Database

Ercan Büyükbas

Session III: Regional Plans and Structures

(Chairperson: Ivan Cacic)

Existing WIGOS-related activities in Region VI and support of the Regional Office for Europe

Milan Dacic

Regional WIGOS Implementation Plan for Region VI

Ercan Büyükbas

Regional WIGOS Implementation Plan for Region II

Yongqing Chen

Closing Session (Chairperson: Yongqing Chen)

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