Course: Eighth Meeting of the Virtual Laboratory Management Group - VLMG-8

Topic outline

General
- Information for delegates
- Invitation, Registration and Agenda Folder
- Planing your trip Page
- Practical information Page
- List of Participants - VLMG-8 File
- VLMG-8 Final Report File
- Meeting Documents
  
  The sections below are organised as per Agenda items. Meeting documents for discussion in related Agenda items will be placed in each section as they become available.
Monday 9 May 2016
- 09:30 - 10:00 Registration and information
- 10:00 - 10:30 1. Opening Welcome
- 10:30 - 10:45 News/Announcements
- 10:45 - 11:05 2. Introduction by Host
- Documents - Session 2 Folder
- 11:05 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:30 - 12:50 3. VLab efficiency
- Documents - Session 3 Folder
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00 - 14:45 4. Satellite Skills and Knowledge for operational meteorologists
- Online resources - Session 4 Page
- Documents - Session 4 Folder
- 14:45 - 15:30 5. Training resources
- Documents - Session 5 Folder
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
- 16:00 - 16:40 6. Poster Session - VLab CoEs
- Posters - VLab CoEs Folder
- 16:40 - 17:10 7. Evaluation of training impact
- Session 7 documents Folder
- 17:10 - 17:40 8. Self-assessment of VLab CoEs
- Documents - Session 8 Folder
- 17:40 - 18:00 Summary of the day
- 18:00 ICE BREAKER
Tuesday 10 May 2016
- 09:30 - 09:40 News/Announcements
- 09:40 - 11:00 9. User readiness
- Documents - Session 9 Folder
- 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:30 - 12:50 Feedback from group discussion in Agenda item 9
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00 - 14:30 10. Poster Session - Partner Programmes
- Posters - Partner Programmes Folder
- Update on COMET's Satellite Training Activities URL
- 14:30 - 15:30 11. Coordination with Partner Programmes and efforts for translation of training resources
- Documents - Session 11 Folder
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
- 16:00 - 16:30 12. Poster Session - Supporting Satellite Operators and Agencies
- Posters - Supporting Satellite Operators and Agencies Folder
- 16:30 - 17:00 Summary of the day
Wednesday 11 May 2016
- 09:30 - 09:40 News/Announcements
- 09:40 - 11:00 13. Climate Services
- Documents - Session 13 Folder
- BRCCC Programme - Building Regional Climate Capacity in the Caribbean URL
- WMO Climate Normals document [detailed] URL
- WMO Normals page - introduction URL
- Climate MOOCs on FutureLearn URL
- MetEd satellites & climate [more climate lessons are avaliable] URL
- UN CC Learn Climate Change Course URL
- 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:30 - 12:50 Feedback from group discussions in Agenda item 13
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00 - 15:30 14. Global Campus
- Documents - Session 14 Folder
- 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
- 16:00 - 16:30 15. Weather Ready Nations
- 16:30 - 17:00 Summary of the day
Thursday 12 May 2016
- Morning Island tour
- 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch break at the Sunbury Plantation Great House
- 14:30 - 16:00 16. Group Work at Sunbury Gardens
- 16:00 - 16:30 Return to the hotel
- 16:30 - 18:00 Continuation of working groups as needed
Friday 13 May 2016
- 09:30 - 09:40 News/Announcements
- 09:40 - 11:00 16. Feedback from Thursday's Working Groups
- Documents - Session 16 Folder
- Working Group 2 URL
- 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
- 11:30 - 13:00 17. VLab Outlook
- Documents - Session 17 Folder
- 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00 - 15:00 18. Lab Projects - possibilities for continuation and expansion
- Documents - Session 18 Folder
- 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break
- 15:30 - 16:30 19. Review of actions and recommendations
- Draft of VLMG-8 Actions and Recommendations URL
  Draft of VLMG-8 Actions and Recommendations - Last updated 9 June 2016
- 16:30 - 17:00 20. Organisation of future VLMG meetings
- 17:00 - 17:15 Closure of the Meeting
Drafts
Not available
7. Evaluation of Training impact
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8. Self-assessment of VLab CoEs
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9. User readiness
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10. Poster Session - Partner Programmes
Not available
11. Coordination with Partner Programmes and efforts for translation of training resources
Not available
12. Poster Session - Supporting Satellite Operators and Agencies
Not available
13. Climate Services
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14. Global Campus
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15. Weather Ready Nations
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16. Group Work at Sunbury Gardens
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17. VLab Outlook
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18. VLab Projects - possibilities for continuation and expansion
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19. Review of actions and recommendations
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20. Organization of future VLMG meetings
Not available