WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

CIMO MANAGEMENT GROUP
Fifteenth session

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
26 - 29 MARCH 2018


CIMO/MG-15/INF.1

(22.II.2018)
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Original: ENGLISH only

TENTATIVE DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 27 March 2018)

Agenda Item

Title

Doc No.

Prepared by

Deadline/
received

1

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
1.2 Provisional Agenda 1.2(1) Secretariat Done
1.2 Explanatory Memorandum 1.2(2) Secretariat Done
n/a Provisional List of Participants INF. 2 Secretariat Done
n/a Information for Participants- How to get to WMO INF Secretariat Done
n/a Tentative Work Plan INF. 3 Secretariat Done

2

WORK PROGRAMME OF THE COMMISSION -  EVALUATION OF PROGRESS, PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO CIMO-17

2.1

Report of the President

2.1

B. Calpini

Done

2.2

OPAG In-Situ Technologies and Instrument Intercomparison

2.2

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of ET on Operational In-Situ Technologies (A1)

2.2(1)

J. v. D. Meulen

Done

2.2

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of ET on Developments in In-Situ Technologies (A2)

2.2(2)

B. Hartley

Done

2.2

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of ET on Instrument Intercomparisons (A3), Appendix III, Appendix IV

2.2(3)

B. Hartley

Done

2.2

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of ET on Aircraft-based Observations (A4)

2.2(4)

J. v. D. Meulen

Done

2.2

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of TT on Radiation References (A5)

2.2(5)

B. Forgan

Done

2.3

OPAG Remote-Sensing Technologies

2.3

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of ET on Operational Remote-Sensing Technologies (B1)

2.3(1)

Li Bai

Done

2.3

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of ET on New Remote-Sensing Technologies (B2)

2.3(2)

E. Buyukbas

Done

2.3

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of TL on Radio-Frequency Protection (B3)

2.3(3)

E. Buyukbas

Done

2.3

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of IPET on Operational Weather Radars (B4)

2.3(4)

Li Bai

Done

2.4

OPAG Capacity Development and Operational Metrology

2.4

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of ET on Operational Metrology (C1)

2.4(1)

R. Merrouchi

Done

2.4

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of CIMO Editorial Board (C2)

2.4(2)

V. Kurz

Done

2.4

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of TL on Radiosonde Performance Monitoring (C3)

2.4(3)

M. Garcia

Done

2.4

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of TT on the International Cloud Atlas (C4)

2.4(4)

M. Garcia

Done

2.4

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of TT on Competencies (C5)

2.4(5)

R. Merrouchi

Done

2.5

Reports of CIMO Focal Points

2.5

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of the FP on Climate Observations and Services

2.5(1)

B. Forgan

19 March

2.5

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of the FP on Disaster Risk Reduction

2.5(2)

J. v. D. Meulen

Done

2.5

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of the FP on Gender Issues

2.5(3)

V. Kurz

Done

2.5

Report on progress, recommendations and future activities of the FP on EC Panel of Experts on Polar and High Mountain Observations, Research and Services (EC-PHORS), Appendix

2.5(4)

A. Koldaev

Done

2.6

Other activities

2.6

Evaluation of CIMO Testbeds and Lead Centres

2.6(1)

B. Hartley

Done

2.6

Report on TECO-2016, Appendix on TECO-2016 Feedback Survey

INF. 4

Secretariat

Done

2.6

Report on the AWS Conference, Appendix on ICAWS-2017 Feedback Survey

INF. 5

Secretariat

Done

2.6

Report on AWS Specifications

INF. 6

Secretariat

Done

3

CIMO ACTIVITIES IN THE EVOLVING CONTEXT OF WMO, AND COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

3.1

The WMO constituent body reform and the WMO Strategic Plan

3.1

The WMO constituent body reform and the WMO Strategic Plan

3.1

Secretariat

Done

3.2

Review of the current status of the WIGOS vision, the Vision for the future of environmental measurements, and of relevant decisions of the WMO Executive Council

3.2

Secretariat

Done

3.3

Cooperation with Technical Commissions, Regional Associations and relevant WMO projects/programmes

3.3

Secretariat

Done

3.4

Collaboration with other international organizations

3.4

Secretariat

Done

4

THE FUTURE CIMO WORKING STRUCTURE

4.1

Identification and prioritization of key future activities (after CIMO-17)

4.1

In session

19 March

4.2

Ensuring continuation of CIMO activities in the new WMO governance structure

4.2

B. Forgan

19 March

4.3

Update of the CIMO Working Structure and Mechanisms

4.3

Secretariat

Done

5

ISSUES RELATED TO THE PLANNING, COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMISSION ACTIVITIES

5.1

Arrangements for CIMO-17

5.1

Secretariat

Done

5.2

Arrangements for TECO-2018

5.2

Secretariat

Done

5.3

Certificates and other pertinent isssues

5.3

All

19 March
OTHER DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST FOR THE MEETING
n/a

Template for meeting documents - CIMO-MG-15 (for items 2.2 to 2.5)

     
n/a

Template for meeting documents - CIMO-MG-15 (for other items)

     
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CIMO-16 Report