PRELIMINARY AGENDA

 

 

 

1.     Organization of the Meeting (A. Snorrason)

1.1 Welcome and opening (A. Snorrason/W. Zhang)

1.2 Adoption of the agenda (A. Snorrason)

1.3 Working arrangements (A. Snorrason/S. Starkweather)

1.4 Participant introductions (participants)

 

2.     CRYONET

2.1 Status of CryoNet and its pre-operational testing phase (W. Schöner)

2.2  List of stations of CryoNet for consideration by EC-PHORS and EC-68 (W. Schöner)

2.3   Regional GCW/CryoNet activities

2.4  Work Plan (W. Schöner)

 

3.     SNOW WATCH

3.1 Status of Snow Watch and outcomes of actions (incl., data exchange, zero snow depth reporting, SnowPex, data inventory) (K. Luojus or R. Brown)

3.2 Work Plan (K. Luojus, R. Brown et al.)

 

4.     GCW PORTAL

4.1 Status of the development of GCW Portal, including interoperability with CryoNet sites
            (Ø. Godøy)

4.2 Work Plan (Ø. Godøy)

 

5.     GCW WEBSITE

5.1 Status and development of the GCW website (J. Key)

5.2 Work Plan (J. Key)

 

6.     GCW Working Structure

6.1 Membership of GSG (A. Snorrason)

6.2 Membership of GCW Teams (Chairs of the Working Groups)

6.3 Engagement of GCW Focal Points

6.4 Partnership

 

7.     Mainstream and Implement GCW in WMO Programmes

7.1 Follow-up of Congress 17 decisions

7.2 Support/contribution to Polar Regional Climate Centre

7.3 Support/contribution to GIPPS and YOPP

7.4 Draft Resolution on CryoNet to EC-68 (W. Schöner)

 

8.     OUTREACH ACTIVITIES (A. Snorrason/WMO Secretariat)

8.1 Update of the GCW Brochures

8.2 Representation at other bodies and meetings

 

9.     WORK PLAN

9.1 Review of Actions from previous meeting

9.2 Update GSG Action sheets

9.3 GCW Project Office/Officer

9.4 Support for GCW Teams/Portal/Website

 

10.  ANY OTHER BUSINESS

10.1   Next GCW Steering Group meetings (A. Snorrason)

 

11.  CLOSURE OF MEETING (17h45) (A. Snorrason /WMO Secretariat)