General
Information for delegates
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.
Topic outline
- General
- Monday 9 May 2016
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
11:05 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:50 3. VLab efficiency
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 14:45 4. Satellite Skills and Knowledge for operational meteorologists
14:45 - 15:30 5. Training resources
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 16:40 6. Poster Session - VLab CoEs
16:40 - 17:10 7. Evaluation of training impact
17:10 - 17:40 8. Self-assessment of VLab CoEs
17:40 - 18:00 Summary of the day
18:00 ICE BREAKER
- Tuesday 10 May 2016
Tuesday 10 May 2016
09:30 - 09:40 News/Announcements
09:40 - 11:00 9. User readiness
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
14:30 - 15:30 11. Coordination with Partner Programmes and efforts for translation of training resources
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30 12. Poster Session - Supporting Satellite Operators and Agencies
16:30 - 17:00 Summary of the day
- Wednesday 11 May 2016
Wednesday 11 May 2016
09:30 - 09:40 News/Announcements
09:40 - 11:00 13. Climate Services
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
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
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
Friday 13 May 2016
09:30 - 09:40 News/Announcements
09:40 - 11:00 16. Feedback from Thursday's Working Groups
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 17. VLab Outlook
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 15:00 18. Lab Projects - possibilities for continuation and expansion
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 - 16:30 19. Review of actions and recommendations
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