1. Paul Kucera National Center for Atmospheric Research Research Applications Laboratory Boulder, Colorado, USA Bozena Lapeta Satellite Remote Sensing Centre Institute of Meteorology and Water Management National Research Institute Krakow, Poland

2. 5 th IPWG Workshop 11-15 October 2010, Hamburg, Germany Group photo – ask Christian

3. IPWG History Endorsed by the CGMS 29th session (July 2001) Formation Meeting: June 2001, Fort Collins, US IPWG-1: September 2002, INM, Madrid, Spain IPWG-2: October 2004, NRL, Monterey, US IPWG-3: October 2006, BoM, Melbourne, Australia IPWG-4: October 2008, NSMC; Beijing, China IPWG-5: October 2010, KC, MPI-M, Hamburg, Germany IPWG-6: October 2012, INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil

4. 6 th IPWG Workshop 55 Participants from 14 countries Argentina, Boliva, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

5. 6 th IPWG Workshop Agenda  Five oral sessions (42 presentations )  Two poster sessions (23 posters)  Two Working Groups sessions  Special session on Megha-Tropiques  Discussion about the future of IPWG and next activities  Field trip on Friday  Ice breaker and workshop dinner It is a going to busy, but productive five days

6. 6 th IPWG Workshop Schedule Five Oral Sessions

7. 6 th IPWG Workshop Schedule Two Poster Sessions

8. 6 th IPWG Workshop Schedule Two Working Group Sessions and Working Group Summaries

9. 6 th IPWG Workshop Schedule Ice Breaker on Monday, Dinner on Wednesday, Special Session on Megha- Tropiques, and Field Trip on Friday

10. Update to the Schedule Global Flood Estimation Using Satellite Rainfall Information and Hydrological Models: Status and Future: Bob Adler has moved from 1430 on Monday to 1330 Tuesday as remote presentation Comparing a multi-channel geostationary satellite precipitation estimator with the single channel Hydroestimator over South Africa: Estelle de Coning has moved from 1410 on Tuesday to 1410 on Monday 1540 Group Photo before the poster session

11. NOAA Training on “New and Emerging Technologies, Sensors, and Datasets for Precipitation” 15-17 October 2012 New and Upcoming Satellite Sensors New and Existing Precipitation Products Satellite Precipitation Product Applications and Applications for Improved NWP Predictive Capabilities New and Existing Validation/Verification Techniques Regional Focus: Precipitation in South America

12. 18 Participants from 10 countries Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Poland, Nigeria, Uraguay, United States NOAA Training on “New and Emerging Technologies, Sensors, and Datasets for Precipitation” 15-17 October 2012

13. 6 th IPWG Workshop Goals  To present and discuss the last results in the research on satellite precipitation;  To exchange scientific and operational information between the producers of precipitation measurements, the research community, and the user community.  To foster the cooperation between scientists in precipitation research;  To discuss and define future IPWG activities as well as the interactions between IPWG and CGMS and other ISWGs;  To work out the recommendations for IPWG and CGMS;  Discuss the future direction and goals of IPWG – where should we go from here?

14. Many thanks to our sponsors:  INPE;  WMO;  Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq);  NOAA;  EUMETSAT;  Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig)

15. We wish you interesting talks, inspiring discussions, fruitful meeting and nice stay in Sao Jose dos Campos