Ninth Meeting of the Virtual Laboratory Management Group - VLMG-9 - Fort Collins, United States of America, 2018
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Announcement
At the kind invitation of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the ninth meeting of the WMO/CGMS Virtual Laboratory Management Group (VLMG-9) will be held in Fort Collins, United States of America, from 16-20 July 2018.
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Time
Agenda Item
Format
Readings
Last updated
09:00
Registration
Participants should hand in their posters to organisers during registration.
09:30
1.
Opening Welcome
- Brief welcome words from VLab Co-Chairs, WMO-SP, and Host
- Local logistics information
- Introductions
Plenary
10:30
2.
VLab Centres of Excellence (CoEs) involvement in regional Satellite Data Requirement Groups (SDR)
Each regional association has a satellite data requirements group (SDR). Many of the CoEs are involved in these groups. The outcome of this activity is to determine what good practices there are for using the SDRs as part of the process to identify regional training needs.
Working Groups
11:00
Break
11:30
2.
VLab Centres of Excellence (CoEs) involvement in regional Satellite Data Requirement Groups (SDR) - CONTINUED
Plenary
12:00
3.
VLab action review and current strategy
a. Action review
- Review of VLab actions from VLMG-8, CGMS-46, IPET- SUP-4 and web-meetings. Note: reviewing only the actions that need discussion.
- Summary of relevant meetings
b. Current VLab Strategy
- How do we know we are implementing the Strategy? What are the milestones and measures that we should use? (Dashboard)
- How does each CoE and Satellite Operator feel about their contribution?
- VLab Co-Chairs - present and future
- Establishing a working group to draft the next Strategy (2020-2024).
Plenary
VLMG-8 Actions and Recommendations (GoogleDoc)
Expectations from CoEs_2015.a.pdf
15 July
13:00
Lunch
14:00
4.
Knowing and Communicating VLab achievements
- The need to improve communication of VLab achievements
- Are there key messages from the VLab Strategy that need to be communicated? If so, who should receive the key messages?
- Communication to CGMS & IPET-SUP
- Dashboard, reflections / statements from Vlab members
- How to take the best from VLab Website, newsletter, etc., for communicating achievements? (Do we need a newsletter? Who writes the articles? What is the audience?)
Plenary
VLab Newsletter - January 2014
Other Newsletters:
15 July
15:30
Break
16:00
5.
Poster Session 1
Posters
14 July
16:30
6.
Self-assessment of VLab CoEs & Satellite Operators
- Brief comparison of self-assessment results (2018 and previous years)
- Addressing challenges identified by individual members
- Challenges and requests reported in reports 2018 - how can VLab office and VLMG help?
Plenary
10 July
17:30
Summary of the day
Plenary
18:00
ICE BREAKER
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08:40
7.
VLab Training Events
a. Advertising
- Are all VLab events advertised in the online Training Calendar?
- WMOLearn Events Calendar & the Training Calendar used by VLab
- Code to display calendar on your own website
b. Planning and pedagogy
- Are the training events organised by VLab partners following WMO guidelines and competencies - do we agree they apply to VLab training?
- How are your trainers being trained on training? Usefulness of WMO training of Trainers & CALMET & regional conferences.
- How are trainers being trained on satellite applications?
c. Using technology in training
- The use of simulators in satellite/meteorology training - Is there an interest to have a sharable platform to create and use simulations in VLab training? Is there a training of trainers’ requirement?
Plenary
VLab Training Calendar – Event submission site
VLab Training Calendar – User Guide (GoogleDoc)
VLabTrainingCalendar_UserGuide_V3.pdf
10 July
10:00
8.
Training cooperation, WMO Global Campus & VLab
a. Dealing with external training requests (From CGMS partners, WMO bodies, other international partnerships or agencies)
- Should we have a more visible and defined process for requests from different bodies?
- VLab scope and audience
- Sharing training requests with partner programmes
b. MoU with COSPAR
c. Relationship of VLab to Global Campus
- Information sharing (events / resources)
Plenary
CGMS International Science Working Groups: ITWG, IPWG, IROWG, IWWG, and ICWG
11 July
11:00
Break
11:30
9.
Poster Session 2
Posters
11 July
12:00
10.
Evaluation of training impact
Plenary
13:00
Lunch
14:00
11.
Training Resources
a. Sharing of training resources produced by VLab members
- What is available to use in training
- What is available to reuse and adapt (including translation)
- Do we agree that all training resources produced by joint effort between VLab members will carry the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-A)?
b. Good practices in Translation
- COMET Translation Resource Center (Part of Global Campus initiative)
- Translation of COMET Resources (How are requests handled?)
- Planning of key resources to be translated to be discussed in regional day
c. Accessing VLab training resources
- Where are these training resources available from?
- Is the visibility good enough?
- Do members have issues with storage and making stored resources accessible?
- The Training Resources Library (Part of Global Campus)
- We can include a view of the GC Library on the VLab website, but how about other resources not in GC Library?
Plenary
List of Training Resources produced By VLab members 2017
16 July
15:30
Break
16:00
12.
Poster Session 3
Posters
12 July
16:30
Summary of the day
Plenary
TBD
MEETING DINNER
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Time
08:00
Agenda Item
Early morning discussions
Review of VLab Expectations documents
Format
Readings
Last updated
08:40
13.
Regional discussions
Coordination between training centres & satellite operators on:
- Implementing VLab strategy in the region
- Using the SDR processes
- Gathering training needs
- Coordinating training events and resources creation,
- Managing translation needs of the region
- Managing/ contribution to / coordination training events alongside satellite user conferences
- Coordinating regional training of trainers in training skills and in satellite applications
Working Groups
WMO-SP mentions the “SDR Groups” in website as “Regional Activities”
GoogleDocs:
RAIII & RAIV Regional Discussions
RAII & RAV Regional Discussions
Latest reports from SDR RA III & IV:
Full report WMO-SDR RA III & IV(Nov/17)
Summary Telecom WMO-SDR RA III & IV (Mar/18)
Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education (affiliated to the UN)
11:00
Break
11:30
14.
Poster Session 4
Posters
14 July
12:00
13.
Regional discussions - CONTINUED
Working Groups
13:00
Lunch
14:00
13.
Regional discussions - CONTINUED
Plenary
15:30
Break
15:30
15.
Poster Session 5
Posters
16:00
16.
Guidelines on satellite skills and knowledge for operational meteorologists
a. Updates on the publication of revised version.
b. Revisiting suggestions to add climate and agriculture related skills.
c. Discussions on how the guidelines have been used:
- Do we agree that all training resources and courses offered by VLab should identify the satellite skills addressed (according to the guidelines)?
- If the above is agreeable, to what level should skills be identified: 1, 2 or 3?
Plenary
Proposed_2018_Guidelines on Satellite Skills and Knowledge for Operational Meteorologists.pdf
Revisiting suggestions: Climate and agriculture related skills (GoogleDoc)
9 July
17:00
Summary of the day
Plenary
TBD
Evening meeting of the strategy working group.
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Last updated
08:00
Day at CIRA – Transfer to CIRA via the scenic route
09:15
09:45
CIRA and Atmospheric Sciences Tour
CoCoRAHS introduction Presentation: CoCoRAHS introduction
10:00
Break
10:15
17.
Day at CIRA
1. What is a Cooperative Institute? (Beth Kessler)
2. and 3. How did NOAA prepare for GOES-R and JPSS? (Dan Lindsey (GOES-R Program) and Leroy Spayd (Portfolio manager for OCLO))
4. Science and Operations Officer (SOO) Perspective on new satellite training (Kevin Scharfenberg, former SOO for Miami and newly appointed chief for the Boulder FDTD of OCLO)
5. Meteorologist in Charge (MIC) Perspective on new satellite training (Nezette Rydell, NWS Boulder Weather Forecast Office)
Plenary
Presentations:
21 Aug
11:30
CIRA Marketplace: Ask a researcher about their product and the research to operations process
12:30
Lunch
13:30
18.
The Next generation of satellites
a. Operational integration
- How is it being integrated operationally?
- Are the training needs attended? - quick guides / videos, reusing others resources.
b. New ways of data dissemination Data Services
- What is new?
- What does it mean for VLab?
Plenary
15:30
Break
16:00
19.
Implementation of VLab projects
- RGB Course for Trainers
- Climate Virtual Round Table
- CM4SH - how to continue?
Plenary
10 July
16:45
Summary of the day
Plenary
17:00
Transport back to hotels
Evening reading for ALL - Draft of new VLab Strategy. The document will be provided by the WG (work done Wednesday evening) and all delegates should be prepared to discuss it on Friday morning.
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Time
Agenda Item
Format
Readings
Last updated
08:40
20.
Discussion of next VLab Strategy - 2020-2024
Plenary
Status of Human Resources in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
10:00
21.
Any Other Business & Next meeting
Plenary
11:00
Break
11:30
22.
Review of actions and recommendations from VLMG-9
Plenary
10 July
12:30
23.
Final communications and Closure of the Meeting
Friday afternoon may be used for coordination meetings of various task groups, depending on participants’ departure times.