Report 2004-qrt3: July - September

Web-site of the Programme

Many hours have been spent improving the internal structure of the site (invisible for the users). This site has grown to a size that was not foreseen when it started life. A profound remodelling of this site will become soon or later necessary.

Annual Meeting 2004

In close collaboration with the local organiser (met.no), preparation of the meeting (dates of the meeting: 4-6 October).

Meetings

• Participation at the 4th SRNWP/HIRLAM Workshop on SurfaceProcesses and Assimilation of Surface Variables (15-17 September, Norrköping,Sweden)
• Participation at the 6th Annual Meeting of the COSMOConsortia (22-24 September, Linate, Italy) with presentation of the Programmeactivities.

Outlook for 2004/4

• 26th EWGLAM Meeting & 11th SRNWP Meeting in Oslo, 4-6October. Then writing of the 2 rapports (EWGLAM and SRNWP) and collect of all the presentations for the SRNWP web site.
• Help in the preparation of the 'Proposal of the NWSfor a 'Research Training Network for high-resolution NWP' in theframe of the EU FP6 Human Resources and Mobility instrument'. Only if this proposition will be accepted at the Annual Meeting in Oslo (4-6 October).
• Participation at the 'Joint SRNWP/Met Office/HIRLAMWorkshop on Variational Data Assimilation (Exeter, 15-17 November).
• Participation at theFirst THORPEX International Science Symposium. 6-10 December, Montreal, Canada.