WMO Workshop on Climate Monitoring including the implementation of climate watch systems in RA VI 2nd Announcement

Date:

25 – 28 October 2010

Venue:

Conference Centre Deutscher Wetterdienst Frankfurter Strasse 135 D-63067 Offenbach

Contact and local information: Mr. Stefan Rösner Phone: +49 (0)69 8062 4306 Fax: +49 (0)69 800863 115 E-Mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.rccra6.org/ Offenbach can easily be reached by plane via Frankfurt Airport. Further information on the city of Offenbach can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offenbach_am_Main To plan your trip from “Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbhf” (regional station accessible via Terminal 1) to “Offenbach Ledermuseum” (trains S8 or S9 direction Hanau or Offenbach) http://www.rmv.de/auskunft/bin/jp/query.exe/en?L=vs_rmv& Details on how to use the ticket machines: http://www.rmv.de/coremedia/generator/RMV/Tickets/Fahrkartenverkauf/Fahrk artenautomat/inhalt_3Den.html The fare is 3,80 Euro for adults for a single ticket. Annex III shows the local environment near DWD headquarters. Some climate data for Offenbach for the meeting period: Daily mean temperature Mean max temperature Mean min temperature Mean sunshine duration Probability for precip. >= 1 mm

8.5 °C 12.7 °C 4.3 °C 3h 25 %

(-0.8 °C – 17.2 °C) (1.9 °C – 23.1 °C) (-4.4 °C – 13.8 °C) (max. 9.6 h) (max. daily precip. 29.6 mm)

Workshop fee: No fees will be applied. The Workshop arrangements comprise conference facilities, coffee breaks and social events. DWD canteen offers lunch at reasonable prices (menu 1/ 2 including a soup: 4,10/ 4,90 Euro).

Agenda:

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Workshop Language: The workshop will be conducted in English. Simultaneous translation will not be available.

Workshop facilities/ Registration A Registration and Info Desk will be run during the Workshop offering phone, fax, eMail and copy devices. All participants must register for the Workshop (Monday, 25 October 8:30-9:00). Facilities in the lecture room comprise a PC/ video projector. Presenters are requested to announce additional audio-visual requirements in beforehand. All participants are requested to return the attached Registration Form (Annex-II) for official pre-registration!

Accompanying events An Icebreaker will be offered on Monday evening. On Tuesday evening a dinner will be organized in a nearby restaurant. Details will be announced in the meeting.

Accommodation: Block reservations for a number of single rooms have been made at two hotels. Reservations should be arranged directly with the hotel before 10 September 2009 using keyword “RCC”. Hotel Löwen Ludwigstrasse 93-95 63067 Offenbach Germany Phone: +49 (0)69 809 05880 Fax: +49 (0)69 809 058832 E-Mail: [email protected] ULR: http://www.rlhotels.com Single room: 41 Euro (incl. breakfast) Winter’s Hotel Offenbacher Hof Ludwigstrasse 33-37 63067 Offenbach Phone: +49 (0)69 / 829 82-0 Fax: +49 (0)69 / 829 82-333 E-Mail: [email protected] ULR: http://english.winters-hotel-offenbacher-hof.de/ Single room: 69 Euro (incl. breakfast)

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Financial support Limited funds are available to partly cover travel and accommodation costs (lump sum) for one participant from each of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine. The list has been developed based on the GDP per capita1 with a bottom line of US$ 20.000. Potential applicants are requested to indicate officially on the Registration Form (Annex II) if financial support is needed. Support will be paid cash in Euro in the meeting.

Third Announcement A 3rd Announcement will be issued electronically to registered participants by end of September. It will provide latest specific information on the workshop as well as a template for the country presentations.

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Data referring to the year 2009 of the World Economic Outlook Database as of April 2010, International Monetary Fund (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita)

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Annex I

WMO Workshop on Climate Monitoring including the implementation of climate watch systems in RA VI 25.10.2010 08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 12:35

1

Session 1 - Key lectures on rising awareness

09:00 - 09:20

1.1

Welcome addresses

09:20 - 10:05

1.2

Climate Variability and Change and related extreme events: global and regional perspective

10:05 - 10:35 10:35 - 11:05

1.3

11:05 - 11:35

1.4

11:35 - 12:05 12:05 - 12:35

1.5 1.6

12:35 - 14:05

Coffee break The need and requirements for an efficient climate early warning system - agrometeorological perspectives The need and requirements for an efficient climate early warning system - hydrological perspectives WMO climate related activities and programmes The Climate Services Information System components of the GFCS: WMO's contributions Lunch

14:05 - 17:50

2

Session 2 - International and regional projects and activities relevant to climate watch systems

14:05 - 14:50

2.1

WMO climate watch concept and related systems

14:50 - 15:15 15:15 - 15:40

2.2 2.3

15:40 - 16:10 16:10 - 16:35

2.4

16:35 - 17:00

2.5

17:00 - 17:25

2.6

tbd The RA VI Pilot RCC-Network node on Climate Data: products and services Coffee break The RA VI Pilot RCC-Network node on Climate Monitoring: products and services The RA VI Pilot RCC-Network node on Long-range forecasts: products and services The SEECOF mechanism

17:25 - 17:50

The SEE-VCCC initiative

17:50

Adjourn of day 1

18:00 - 19:00

Ice breaker

26.10.2010 09:00 - 12:30

09:00 - 09:10 09:10 - 09:20

3

Session 3 - Country presentations on the status and priority needs of monitoring and predicting climate anomalies and extremes

3.1 3.2

Country Country

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09:20 09:30 09:40 09:50 10:00 10:10 10:20 10:30 11:00 11:10 11:20 11:30 11:40 11:50 12:00 12:10 12:20

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09:30 09:40 09:50 10:00 10:10 10:20 10:30 11:00 11:10 11:20 11:30 11:40 11:50 12:00 12:10 12:20 12:30

3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18

12:30 - 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:10 14:20 14:30 14:40 14:50 15:00 15:10 15:20 15:50 16:00 16:10 16:20 16:30 16:40 16:50 17:00 17:10

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17:20 14:10 14:20 14:30 14:40 14:50 15:00 15:10 15:20 15:50 16:00 16:10 16:20 16:30 16:40 16:50 17:00 17:10 17:20

Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Coffee break Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Lunch

3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35

Session 3 (continued) Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Coffee break Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Country Country

17:20

Adjourn of day 2

19:00 - 22:00

Social Event

27.10.2010 09:00 - 12:45

4

Session 4: Climate Watch implementation in RA VI (Parallel Working Group Sessions)

09:00 - 09:15 09:15 - 12:45

4.1

09:15 - 12:45

4.2

09:15 - 12:45

4.3

Briefing on parallel working group sessions Group 1: format, content and dissemination of (national) climate advisories Group 2: user aspects of (national) climate advisories Group 3: Basic infrastructure requirements and needs for (national) climate watch implementation, incl. role of the RA VI Pilot RCC-Network and the SEECOFs mechanisms

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09:15 - 12:45

4.4

12:45 - 14:15 14:15 - 17:45

Lunch 4.5

17:45

13:00

Presentation of the Working Group's conclusions and plenary discussion including drafting of an action plan Adjourn of day 3

28.10.2010 09:00 - 09:45 09:45 - 13:00

Group 4: research and development aspects including capacity building

Host presentation 5

Session 5: The way forward and adoption of the action plan (including a summary discussion on implications on the RA VI Pilot RCC-Network) Closure of Workshop

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Annex II

WMO Workshop on Climate Monitoring including the implementation of climate watch systems in RA VI 25 – 28 October 2010, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach, Germany Important:

Please Type!

Only one participant per registration form!

1. Surname.....................................................First name................................................. 2. Institution...................................................................................................................... 3. Postal address.............................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................... Phone..........................................................Fax........................................................... eMail............................................................................................................................. 4. Accompanying person(s):............................................................................................. 5. planned arrival / departure dates:................................................................................. 6. I will join the Icebreaker ( yes / no ), I will join the social event ( yes / no ). 7. I require financial support:............................................................................................ 8. Dedicated invitation for entry visa requested ( yes / no). If yes please give your date of birth ………………… 9. Remarks:.......................................................................................................................

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Please return the Registration Form until 3 September 2010 to Mr Stefan Rösner, DWD, Fax: +49 69 800863 115

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Coming by train/ÖPNV You can reach Offenbach‘s main station from any direction. Taxis are available here. It takes approx. 15 minutes to go by foot. The nearest SBahn stop is Ledermuseum. It can be reached by the lines S1, S8 and S9. The nearest tram stop is Offenbach Stadtgrenze.