Regular 17th General Assembly, Vienna, 13-14 November 2012

The 17th ALADIN General Assembly was hosted by the ZAMG in Vienna, on November 13-14, 2012.

- Draft Minutes of the 17th assembly

- Participants of the 17th assembly

Agenda with on-line presentations

1. Opening and welcome

2. Adoption of the draft agenda

3. Approval of the minutes of the 16th GA (GA Chair)

4. Program Manager’s intersession report (PM)

5. Report from the 9th PAC meeting (PAC Chair)

6. Reports:

– highlights and plans (PM)

– LACE report (LACE PM)

– HIRLAM report (HIRLAM PM)

7. Scientific and technical issues

– operational report & maintenance report (CSSI Chair)

– exploring possible solutions for a future common system (ACNA)

– SURFEX code (PM)

Invited presentation by the host : Emerging technologies in the numerical forecasting: ensemble prediction and nowcasting, presented by Yong Wang

8. Rolling workplan

9. Link with other European programs

– ALADIN-HIRLAM convergence

– EUMETNET: new and old programs, ET issues, link with EUMETCAL, SRNWP, OPERA

10. Budget issues and manpower (+issues in the NMSs)

– Man power figures, report of the execution of the ongoing budget and Royalty-linked issues (Patricia Pottier)

– Adoption of the 2013 budget (PM and GA Chair)

11. Governance issues

– licences (GLAMEPS, ECMWF/ALADIN/HIRLAM code, OPERA)

– PAC composition, GA composition

– CSSI composition and ACNA position, TFL on verification (PM)

12. Date and place of the next assembly

13. Closure