WIS Implementation in RA-I - Africa - GISC Pretoria WIS workshop 24-26 January 2017
Location: Regional Training Centre, Bolepi House, 442 Rigel Avenue South, Erasmund, Pretoria
Date: 24-26 January 2017
Time: 09:00am-5:30pm | South Africa (Geneva, UTC+2:00)
Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Advise their Permanent Representative of the expected contents of a National WIS Implementation Plan;
Prepare, edit and publish WIS metadata records;
Explain to their national colleagues the structure of WIS and what is needed to implement and maintain WIS in support of national and international activities.
Agenda
Note: Transport from hotel leaves daily at 08:30
Start Duration Topic Docs Leader
TUESDAY, 24 January 2017
09:00 Opening of workshop Led by local host
09:00 · Welcome Host and WMO
09:00 · Working arrangements for the workshop Host
09:00 30 · Objectives of the workshop WMO
09:30 60 Overview of WIS (101-1) P1 WMO
10:30 30 WIS Competences (101-0) P2 WMO
11:00 30 Break
11:30 30 Introduction to GISC Pretoria P3 GISC Pretoria
12:00 30 Introduction to GISC Casablanca P4 GISC Casablanca
12:30 60 Lunch
13:30 10 Summary of overview of WIS Participant
13:40 60 Exchanging data in WIS (101-2) P5 WMO / GISC
14:40 30 Practice downloading and subscribing to information
15:10 30 Break
15:40 50 WIS Discovery metadata (101-6) P6 WMO / GISC
16:30 30 GISC Pretoria metadata editor P7 GISC Pretoria
17:00 30 GISC Casablanca metadata editor P8 GISC Casablanca
17:30 Close for the day
WEDNESDAY, 25 January 2017
09:00 10 Summary of exchanging data in WIS Participant
09:10 10 Summary of WIS Discovery Metadata Participant
09:20 10 Reminder on metadata editors GISCs
09:30 60 Practice entering and editing metadata GISCs
10:30 30 Break
11:00 30 Experiences in entering and editing metadata Participants
11:30 60 Managing WIS (101-3) P9 WMO / GISC
12:30 60 Lunch
13:30 10 Summary of Managing WIS Participant
13:40 60 Operating WIS (101-4) PA WMO / GISC
14:40 60 Telecomms in WIS (101-5) PB WMO / GISC
15:40 30 Break WMO
16:10 60 Completion of national WIS questionnaires WIS Survey WMO
17:10 15 Ranking of national WIS-related priorities PD WMO
17:25 10 Summary of operating WIS Participant
17:35 10 Summary of telecoms in WIS Participant
17:45 Close for the day
THURSDAY, 26 January 2017
09:00 Summary of WIS training Participants
09:00 · Exchanging data
09:00 · WIS Discovery Metadata
09:00 · Managing WIS
09:00 · Operating WIS
09:00 20 · Telecommunications in WIS
09:20 60 Tour of operational centre Local organizer
10:20 30 Break
10:50 60 Introduction to RA I WIS plan PE Member of RA I WIGOS/ WIS Implementation Team
11:50 15 Review of WIS competencies relevant to creating national plan WMO
12:05 25 Feedback from countries (verbally) - national status of WIS and key challenges & identify common themes Participants & WMO
12:30 30 Lunch
13:00 35 Feedback from countries (verbally) - national status of WIS and key challenges & identify common themes Participants & WMO
13:35 60 Draft national plans PF Participants
14:35 60 Update outline national plans Participants
15:35 60 Identify actions arising from the workshop WMO
16:35 25 Summary and close
17:00 Close
Meeting Documents
ID
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Filename
Name
Description
Size
Last Modified
Hits
3284
PF-ContentsNationalPlan.docx
PF National
Considerations for national WIS implementation plan
14.02 KB
Thu 19 of Jan, 2017
406
3325
NationalChecklist.docx
PG National IT Priorities
Checklist to prompt assessment of national IT priorities
17.64 KB
Wed 25 of Jan, 2017
223
3327
Eg3.docx
PH En
Template national plan - English
22.20 KB
Thu 26 of Jan, 2017
222
3328
Eg3-Port.docx
PH Po
Template national plan - Portuguese
17.52 KB
Thu 26 of Jan, 2017
201
3275
P9-WIS101-3-ManagingWIS.pptx
P9 Managing
WIS 101-3 - Managing WIS
965.23 KB
Tue 24 of Jan, 2017
330
3276
P1-WIS101-1-IntroductionToWIS.pptx
P1 Introduction
WIS 101-1 - Introduction to WIS
4.23 MB
Tue 24 of Jan, 2017
373
3277
P6-WIS101-6-WISdiscoveryMetadata.pptx
P6 Metadata
WIS 101-6 - WIS discovery metadata
2.73 MB
Wed 25 of Jan, 2017
328
3278
P5-WIS101-2-ExchangingDataThroughWIS.pptx
P5 ExchangeData
WIS 101-2 - Exchanging data
2.84 MB
Tue 24 of Jan, 2017
618
3280
PB-WIS101-5-TelecommsInWIS.pptx
PB Telecomms
WIS 101-5 - Telecommunications in WIS
3.11 MB
Wed 25 of Jan, 2017
301
3281
P2-WIS101-0-WisCompetences.pptx
P2 Competencies
WIS 101-0 - WIS Competencies
1.88 MB
Tue 24 of Jan, 2017
309
3316
P3-SAWS-GISC-PTA.pptx
P3 GISC Pretoria
Information about GISC Pretoria
5.03 MB
Tue 24 of Jan, 2017
216
3326
PE-RA1_WIS_ImpPlan_RA-I-16.pptx
PE RA I Implementation Plan
RA-I WIS Implementation Plan
698.89 KB
Thu 26 of Jan, 2017
211
3279
PA-WIS101-4-OperatingWIS.ppt
PA Operating
WIS 101-4 - Operating WIS
886.00 KB
Wed 25 of Jan, 2017
346
3274
R1-CBS-16-Recommendations-WIS-GTS.pdf
R1 Manual Amendments
CBS-16 recommendations on amendments to the Manual on WIS, Guide to WIS, Manual on WIS and associated guidance documents
1.75 MB
Thu 19 of Jan, 2017
334
3282
PE-RA1_WIS_ImpPlan_RA-I-16_wmo_1151_en.pdf
PE RA1 Plan
RA-I regional WIS implementation plan
1.15 MB
Thu 19 of Jan, 2017
332
3283
PF-WIS-Related-Priorities.pdf
PD-Priorities
Checklist of information use activities that may guide setting national implementation priorities
69.97 KB
Thu 19 of Jan, 2017
345
3291
WMOCoreProfileMetadataGuidance-afterCBS-16.pdf
R2 Metadata
Extract of WIS metadata guidance from the CBS-16 recommendations
448.55 KB
Fri 20 of Jan, 2017
824
3267
Admin_GeneralInformationNote.doc
Joining Instructions
Information about the meeting
122.00 KB
Wed 18 of Jan, 2017
304
Linked documents
Participants
Country Title Name Surname
Angola Mr. Eurico da Infelicidade Neves Rocha
Botswana Ms. Joyce Mmapotong Setoto
Cabo Verde Mr. José Carlos Fortes da Luz
Ghana Mr. Patrick Nii Lante Lamptey
Lesotho Mr. Mosuoe Letuma
Liberia Mr. Eugene Gar-Glahn
Malawi Ms. Rehema Msosa
Mozambique Mr. Vasco Ernesto
Nigeria Mr. Yusuf Ado Ribah
Seychelles Mr. Nadine Richerdson Hencel Hollanda
Sierra Leone Mr. Ibrahim Sinneh Kamara
Swaziland Mr. Musa Ncongwane
Zambia Mr. Matakala Mushimbei
WMO Mr. Steve Foreman
South Africa Ms. Christa Ferreira
Mr. Andrew VanDerMerwe
Mr. Francis Mosetlho
Meeting details
WMO & Webex contact: Steve Foreman
Location:WMO, Geneva, Room 6 Jura
Date: 24-26 January 2017
Time: 09:00am-5:30pm | Europe Summer Time (Geneva, UTC+2:00)
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