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NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS
"METEOROLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"
14-16 October 2009, St. Petersburg
National Meteorological Congress on October 14-16, 2009, shall be one of the key events dedicated to the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia.
Congress will be a professional forum for researchers, producers and consumers of meteorological information, developers of methods and equipment for meteorological observations and forecasts, manufacturers of measuring equipment and data collection, processing, storage and presentation technologies.
The history of Russian meteorological congresses dates back over a hundred years. The first meteorological congress was held by order of the State Council of the Russian Empire in 1900, and the fifth, the last, Meteorological Congress was held in 1971 in Leningrad. Over the past years, the Hydrometeorological Service of the country underwent major organizational, regulatory and technological changes.
Hydrometeorological activities in the Russian Federation are currently governed by the Federal Law "On Hydrometeorological Service" (of July 19, 1998, ¹ 113-FZ as amended of February 2, 2006, ¹ 21-FZ).
Conditions and trends in the global meteorological community, increased significance of hydrometeorological information in the national security system, increasing requirements for the level of hydrometeorological services provided to economy sectors and population, and development of new country areas condition the need to create and implement a coordinated hydrometeorological activity development policy in the Russian Federation both for the present state and for the near future. In this regard, it is extremely important for the meteorological community of Russia to fully consider the draft “Activity Strategies in the Field of Hydro-Meteorology and Related Fields for the Period till 2030 (with account of climate change)” prepared by the Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Agency (Roshydromet) following the order of the Government of the Russian Federation. The draft Strategy will be reviewed by the Government of the Russian Federation in December 2009.
Purpose of National Meteorological Congress – to discuss strategies and development priorities of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia with a view to ensure hydrometeorological safety, improve customer service and develop international cooperation; to issue recommendations on the strategy implementation.
The Strategy sets out main development directions for hydro-meteorological activities in Russia, as well as priority scientific, technological, organizational, technical and regulatory hydrometeorological tasks aimed at ensuring sustainable development of environment status observation system, collection, processing and archiving of hydrometeorological information, preparation of forecasting and reference and regime products for the benefit of the national security and economy, personnel training, exercising of the constitutional right of Russian citizens to obtain reliable information about the state of the environment, and ensuring a respectable leading position of Russia in the international meteorological community.
Discussion Topics at the Congress
The following five topics will be covered by the Congress:
- Basic and applied research in the field of meteorology (physics and chemistry of the atmosphere, dynamics of atmospheric processes and numerical weather forecasting, climate and its changes, active impacts on meteorological processes and phenomena);
- Meteorological observation network and observation data processing;
- Creation of information products in the field of meteorology (forecasting, regime and reference products) based on advanced technologies;
- Service systems (including security systems) for various categories of consumers of meteorological and climate information and assessment of economic efficiency of its application;
- Personnel training, including highly skilled personnel, in the field of meteorology and related disciplines.
Congress Program
A plenary session with reports on the above topics will be held on the first day of Congress (14 October).
The list of plenary reports:
- Report of the Head of Roshydromet A.I. Bedritsky "Basic Development Provisions and Priorities of Hydrometeorological Activities for the Period till 2030”;
- V.M. Katzov (State Hydrometeorological Observatory), I.I. Mokhov (AFI RAS) "Russian Research Priorities in the Field of Meteorology";
- A.V. Frolov (Roshydromet) "Development and Modernization of the National Observation Network;
- V.V. Asmus (SRC "Planeta") "Satellite Observations System”;
- R.M. Vilfand (Hydrometeorological Center of Russia) " Meteorological Forecasting Technology Development in Russia"
- M.Z. Shaymardanov (RIHMI-WDC) "Unified State Data Fund ";
- D.B. Kiktev (Hydrometeorological Center of Russia), A.D. Kleshchenko (Agricultural Microbiology Scientific Research Institute), N.V. Kobysheva (SHO) "Russia's Contribution into the Global System of Climate Services”;
- M.V. Petrova (Meterological agency of Roshydromet) "Targeted Specialized Meteorological Data Consumer Service”;
- B.V. Kubay (Primorsk HMS Administration), V.V. Eremin (Central Siberian HMS Administration), V.V. Sokolov (Upper Volga HMS Administration) " Meteorological Service System in Russian Regions";
- L.N. Karlin (RSHU) "Personnel Training in the Field of Meteorology and Related Disciplines".
On October 15, the Congress will continue its operation in four sections conducted simultaneously during the whole day. On the same day, two round tables will be held. The work conducted as part of the sessions and roundtables will represent a logical continuation of the plenary session - a platform for free discussion, debate on the issues stated in reports, in-depth review and issuing of proposals for future development of the Hydrometeorological Service of Russia.
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Workshops
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1.
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Basic and
applied research in the field of meteorology (physics and chemistry of the
atmosphere, dynamics of atmospheric processes and numerical weather
forecasting, climate and its changes, active impacts on meteorological
processes and phenomena)
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Co-chairmen:
I.I. Mokhov
(AFI RAS)
A.V. Frolov
(Rosgidromet)
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Meteorological
observation network and observation data processing
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Co-chairmen:
A.I. Grabovsky
(NWAHMS)
V.M.Trukhin (Rosgidromet)
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3.
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Creation of
information products in the field of meteorology (forecasting, regime and
reference products) based on advanced technologies.
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Co-chairmen:
R.M.
Vilfand (Hydrometeorological
Center of Russia)
M.Z. Shaymardanov (RIHMI-WDC)
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4.
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Service
systems (including security systems) for various categories of consumers of
meteorological and climate information and assessment of economic efficiency
of its application.
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Co-chairmen:
N.M. Volobuyev
(Rosgidromet)
M.V. Petrova
(Meterological agency of Rosgidromet)
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Round Tables
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Personnel training system development in the field of meteorology
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Co-chairmen:
L.N.
Karlin (RSHU)
Yu.P. Perevedentsev (KazSU)
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2.
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Role of the media in improving public awareness on weather and climate
issues
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Co-chairmen: V.G. Blinov (Rosgidromet), A.A. Lyakhov (Meteorological
Bureau of Moscow and the Moscow region)
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It is also planned that the Congress will include a discussion of public participation in meteorological activities, including by way of establishing a Russian meteorological society (union) - an independent non-governmental public organization.
The Congress summary will be made on October 16.
The working language of the Congress is Russian.
National Meteorological Congress Secretariat
In Moscow (Roshydromet - Tel. (499) 795 24 05, fax 499 252 07 08,
e-mail: qersh@mcc.mecom.ru.
In St. Petersburg (State Geophysical Observatory) – Tel/fax: (812) 297-86-61,
e-mail: istpo@main.mqo.rssi.ru; MC-6@mail.ru.
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