Agenda for the International Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms
Monitoring and Forecasting in Asia
Date & Time | Content | Location | ||
25 Oct, Sun | Arrival & Registration | Facilitator Team | Hotel Lobby | |
26 Oct, Mon | 9:00-11:00 | CMA Campus Visit | Facilitator Team | Gather at lobby at 8:30 |
11:00-11:30 | Opening Ceremony | CMA Officials | Multi-functional Classroom | |
14:00-14:30 | Facilitator Team | Teaching Building 201 | ||
14:30-16:00 | Introduction on WMO and SDS-WAS | Dr. Sara Basart | ||
16:00-17:30 | AI-based SDS Early Warning Technology | Dr. Yaqiang Wang | ||
27 Oct, Tue | 9:00-10:30 | The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Operational Chemistry-Weather Coupled Model CMA-CW | Dr. Hong Wang | |
10:30-12:00 | Numerical Models of Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) | Rostislav Kouznetsov FMI | ||
14:00-15:30 | China’s Efforts in Combating Desertification | Dr. Yuanxin Jia, National Forestry and Grassland Administration | ||
15:30-17:00 | SDS and Human Health | Ms. Tiantian Li, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention | ||
28 Oct, Wed | 9:00-12:00 | Introduction on WMO Barcelona Dust Regional Center | AEMET | Teaching Building 201 |
14:00-17:00 | Site Visit to Beijing Meteorological Satellite Ground Station | Dr Xin Wang Facilitator Team | Gather at lobby at 13:30 | |
29 Oct, Thur | The Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Meteorological International Cooperation | Ms. Qian Xin | Teaching Building 201 | |
10:30-12:00 | Early Warning Platform: MAZU | Dr. Dai Kan | ||
14:00-15:00 | SDS related research and activities in Japan | Takashi Maki Meteorological Research Institute/JMA | ||
Participant’s Forum | Facilitator Team | |||
30 Oct, Fri | 9:00-10:00 | Closing Ceremony | CMA Officials | Multi-functional Classroom |
10:00-17:00 | Sightseeing in Beijing | Facilitator Team | Gather at lobby | |
31 Oct, Sat | Departure | Facilitator Team | Hotel Lobby | |
* The schedule is subject to possible last-minute changes.


