1. Topics and Chairing of next web meetings
Tim Hewison1
(1) EUMETSAT

2. Outline of Presentation
Introduction
Proposed Hosting
Proposed Scheduling
Proposed Chairing
Suggested Topics

3. Proposed Hosting EUMETSAT offer to continue hosting GSICS web meetings
Using Saba/Centra tool
Now have unlimited minutes per year
Maximum of 40 people simultaneously
Supplier currently under review – may change

4. Proposed Scheduling Monthly meetings?
23 July 2018
Proposed Scheduling
Monthly meetings?
~12-14 UTC only available slot when everyone ‘awake’
Already very late in Tokyo/Seoul
Already very early in Washington
Sorry for those in Wisconsin and Arizona!
Limits meetings to 2 hours max – long enough?
Will review timings during Daylight Saving Time
But not all meeting need all members
Organiser can choose different timing to suit
Agree date by Doodle to
Send invitations to
Public!

5. Standard Winter Time Daylight Saving Time
11:00-
13:00 UTC
11:30-
13:30 UTC

6. Proposed Chairing Example Monthly web meetings of GRWG
Agenda and Scheduling decided alternating by GRWG chairs and GSICS members
Discuss!
Month
Chair
Topics
Apr
NOAA?
NOAA to decide
May
Tim
Traceability
Jun
JMA?
JMA to decide
Jul
Pre-Operational Migration
Aug
CMA?
CMA to decide
Sep
2011 Users’ Workshop
Oct
NASA?
Nov
Dec
ISRO?
Example

7. Suggested Topics Bias Monitoring Web Pages Instrument Event Logs
Traceability Concepts
Common Reference Channels Products
(Pre-)Operational Product Migration
Integrating solar channel inter-cal methods
CLARREO?
Discuss!