The GEO-X Plenary and the 2014 GEO Ministerial Summit will be held from 14 to 17 January 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland.
ECMWF will be in the European area on the ground floor to present 4 of its major projects:
- MACC-II: collaborative project funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme (2011-2014), 19 million Euro
- ERA-CLIM2: collaborative project funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme (2014-2016) 7 million Euro
- EFAS: project funded by Copernicus (2012-2015), 2.6 million Euro
- TIGGE: research archive of ensemble forecast data from 10 global weather prediction centres from 2006 onwards. The new TIGGE LAM (Limited Area Model) extension of the archive will be also be presented at GEO-X.
In addition to the Plenary and the Summit, over 30 Side Events will take place during the GEO week.
ECMWF will take an active part in these events, with the following presentations:
- Tuesday 14 January, 10:45-11:00, Speakers’ Corner (European Stand): Dr Jean-Noël Thépaut (Head of the ECMWF Data Division) will talk on “Monitoring the Climate”
- Tuesday 14 January, 15:00-15:20, Room 16 (Level -1): Prof.Dr Florian Pappenberger (Principal Scientist at ECMWF) will talk on “Benefits of TIGGE weather forecast data for the GEOSS community”
- Wednesday 15 January, 14:00-14:15, Speakers’ Corner (European Stand): Dr Vincent-Henri Peuch (Head of the ECMWF Atmospheric Composition Division, and MACC-II Project Coordinator) will talk on “MACC-II: Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate - Interim Implementation”
- Thursday 16 January, 15:00-15:15, Room 18 (Level -1): Dr Vincent-Henri Peuch will talk on "Copernicus Atmosphere Service”
Professor Alan Thorpe, ECMWF Director General, will be attending the event from 15 to 17 January, in particular the Ministerial on the Friday during which the Declaration, the implementation plan and the GEO vision for 2025 will be discussed at length.
