WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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CBS MANAGEMENT GROUP

SECOND MEETING
SYDNEY, 10-13 DECEMBER 2001

CBS-MG-II/Doc. 2(8)
(23.X.2001)
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ITEM: 2


ENGLISH

 

Proposed Meetings of CBS Teams

(Submitted by the Secretariat)

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Summary and purpose of document

This document presents the proposed schedule of meetings for CBS teams over the next biennium.

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ACTION PROPOSED

The Management Group is invited to consider and advise on the provisional schedule of meetings of the teams to be held over the next two years.


Integrated Observing Systems

Meeting

Date/Location

Remarks

2002    
ET meeting on observational data requirements and redesign of the GOS

28 Jan -1 Feb, Geneva

 
ET meeting on observational data requirements and redesign of the GOS(reduced session)

1-5 July
Oxford, UK

 
ET meeting on requirements of data from AWSs

18-23 March
Place to be decided (TBD)

 
Coordination meeting on the implementation of GSN and GUAN

6-10 May
Place TBD

 
ICT meeting on Integrated Observing Systems

8-12 July
Place TBD

 
2003    
ET meeting on requirements of data from AWSs

1st quarter, Place TBD

 
ICT meeting on Integrated Observing Systems

3rd quarter, Place TBD

 
Workshop on the Redesign of the GOS

3rd quarter, Place TBD

 
ET meeting on observational data requirements and redesign of the GOS

1st quarter, Place TBD

 
Task Team meeting on the Regulatory material and improvement of Volume A

4th quarter, Geneva

 
Coordination meeting on the implementation of GSN and GUAN

2cnd quarter, Place TBD

 
Information Systems and Services
2002    
Steering Group on Radio-Frequency Coordination

Geneva
6-8 February

Tied to ITU-R WP 7C,11-15 February

ET on Enhanced Utilisation of Data Communication System combined with ET on the Improved MTN and GTS

Montreal
1-5 April (tentative)

 
ICT on ISS

Geneva
1-5 July (tentative)

 
Expert meeting on techniques for strengthening GTS

TBD
5 days, Sept.

Seminar on GTS procedures

TBD, Roving?
5 days, Oct.

 
Workshop on Radio-Frequencies for meteorology

Geneva
13-15 November

Tied to ITU-R CPM-2003

Publication: Handbook on use of frequency spectrum for meteorology

1st quarter, Place TBD

Jointly with ITU

RA III RMDCN Steering group

RA III, TBD

WWW/SSA

ICM on GTS in RA I

Pretoria, 4 days, 1st half

 
Task Team on Future WMO Information Systems - IV

Sep., South Africa

 
ET on Integrated Data Management - II

May, UK?

 
Imp/Coord meeting on trial of quantity monitoring procedures

May ?

 
ET on data representation and codes

22-26 April, Prague

 
ET on migration to table-driven code forms

13-17 May, Washington

 
Regional training seminar on GDPS & DM

RA II

 
2003    
Workshop on RMDCN

TBD
5 days, Jan. or Feb.

 
ET on Enhanced Utilisation of Data Communication System (+ IMTN?)

TBD, 5 days, April

 
Seminar on strengthening GTS and procedures

TBD
5 days, 3rd quarter

 
ICM on GTS in RA II (or III?)

TBD, 4 days

 
ICM on GTS in RA V

TBD, 4 days

 
Task Team on Future WMO Information Systems - V

TBD

 
Imp/Coord meeting on trial of quantity monitoring procedures

TBD

 
ET on migration to table-driven code forms

TBD

 
Regional training seminar on GDPS & DM

RA I (French)

 
ET on data representation and codes

April

 
Data Processing and Forecast Systems
2002    
Expert meeting on GDPS solutions for data quality monitoring procedures May (UK/USA), TBD  
ET on Development of a Verification System for Long-range Forecasts March/April
(tentative, Australia)
 
ICT on DPFS May/June , TBD  
Expert Meeting on Applications requirements and delivery matters September ( Geneva)  
CBS Technical Conference on DPFS December Australia Precedes CBS
Public Weather Services
2002    
Expert team on Warning and Forecast Exchange, Use and Understanding 25 Feb-1 Mar
Hong Kong, China
 
Implementation Coordination Team Third quarter
Brazil (tentative)