First General Assembly of the MACC Project

Programme List of Participants 14.1.2010 Photograph Presentations on MACC website

Weather warning

Please note that the wintry conditions in the Reading area are likely to continue into the next week with more snow forecast for the weekend. For those of you intending to travel by car please note that at this stage the ECMWF car park is not accessible though we hope that by next week this will be remedied.

As transport may be disrupted we strongly advise you to bring suitable clothing with you so that, once you have reached Reading, you can walk from your hotel to ECMWF. Distance from Reading town centre to ECMWF is about 3 miles (5 km) and a suggested walking route can be found here. Availability of taxis will depend on the road conditions.

For updated information on various travel modes follow the links below.

• Air: Heathrow, Luton, Gatwick, and Stansted
• Eurostar
• Rail: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
• Roads: www.highways.gov.uk
• RailAir Link (Reading-Heathrow) http://www.railair.com/

For the latest information on local buses see:

• Reading Bus No. 9 - www.reading-buses.co.uk
• Wokingham Bus No.144 - http://www.thames-travel.co.uk/index.htm

Other links: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_weather.html and http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The First MACC General Assembly will be held at ECMWF during the week of 11 to 15 January 2010. Its aim is to review and present the project’s progress to date and plans for the coming year. This will be achieved through a set of parallel meetings on individual themes, followed by plenary presentations and discussions. The Assembly will include a plenary session devoted to user requirements, plans and initial feedback. Training lectures may also be provided, according to demand.

Click here to go to the MACC (Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate) website.

Programme

The schedule for the assembly showing room allocations can be found here.

Open User Session during the assembly

Registration

This Assembly is organized primarily for partners, reviewers and advisers of the MACC Project, and users of atmospheric environmental services.

To take part in the Assembly you must register in advance. Participation is limited to 150 persons. There is no registration fee. The deadline for registration is 15 December 2009.

Registration has now closed.

Social functions

We will host a cocktail party at ECMWF on Tuesday 12 January. There will be a dinner at the
Bel & the Dragon in Reading town centre on Wednesday 13 January.

Hotels

You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements and hotel reservations.

Click here for a selection of hotels and guest houses in Reading. Click here for an external website providing links to hotels in the Reading area.

Note: A few hotels in Reading will provide a corporate discount when stating you are visiting ECMWF. Check when booking e.g. the Ibis Hotel and the Novotel.

Getting here

Information about ECMWF and how find us can be found here.

Reading area

Further information about Reading can be found here.

Contact

For further enquiries please contact the organizers, Adrian Simmons and Richard Engelen.