16th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa
16-20 September 2024
Cotonou, Benin

PROGRAMME OF THE FORUM 

Please find below the draft programme of the Forum.

This page will be updated as soon as more details are available.

Monday 16 September 2024 
 

08:30 - 10:30

Registration of participants

Introduction

11:00 - 12:30 

Working group sessions:

Presentation of PUMA and ClimSA stations
Data access and training

 12:30 - 14:00  Lunch   

Lunch and High-Level Event (upon invitation only)

14:00 - 17:00 

Opening Ceremony

Keynotes:

  • Space in Africa
  • AMCOMET
17:00 - 18:00   Review of recommendation and outcome of working group session
 
 19:00   Cocktail with ASAP artwork handover
 
Tuesday 17 September 2024 

08:30 - 10:30

Registration of participants

 

11:00 - 12:30

Introduction

Session #1:

EUMETSAT  programmes (Inc. Meteosat Third Generation)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 18:00

Session #2:

Space for Early Warning and African Meteorological Satellite Application Facility/Network (AMSAN) 


    Benin Gala Dinner
 
Wednesday 18 September 2024 
 

08:30 - 12:30

Session #3:
Splinter session:

Regional discussions on Space for Early Warning (MTG-AMSAN) project

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 18:00

Technical visit             

 
Thursday 19 September 2024 
 

10:30 - 12:30

Report from Session #3

Session #4a: Agrometeorology

Session #4b: hydrology

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

 

14:00 - 16:00

Session #5a:  Air quality monitoring 

Session #5b: CO2 monitoring

16:00 - 18:00

Session #6: Education / Science / innovation 

Eyes on Africa:  Youth challenge


   EUMETSAT Dinner 
 
Friday 20 September 2024 
 

08:30 - 10:30

Session #7: Blue Economy

10:30 - 12:30 

Session #8: Recommendations reviews & adoption

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

Closing Ceremony

 

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