The fifth international EUMETCAL Workshop will be held from 3 to 5 November 2009 at the Meteorological Training and Conference Center in Langen, Germany, hosted by the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD).

This Workshop is aimed at trainers and professionals with training responsibilities in the field of meteorology, hydrology and climatology.

The Workshop themes are:

1. Optimal utilization of different tools for training

 Smart board
 Design of web page
 Wiki
 Virtual libraries
 Learning platforms (e.g., MOODLE)
 Distant teaching (e.g., Centra)
 E-Learning authoring (Flash, Scenari, MeteoCal)

2. Pedagogical aspects and didactics for training

 Alternatives to blended seminars?
 Optimizing structures of training events (number of participants and events, length of seminars, individual learning units)
 Motivation and activation of participants
 Methods and ethic for evaluating participants and trainers
 Post-course phases: Exploiting the legacy of course participants
 Challenges and benefits of training in multi-cultural environments
 Trainer: Training expert versus science expert

3. Future challenges for training

 Future scenarios of roles and needs of meteorological staff: adapting the training
 Consequences from the new guideline „WMO No 258“
 Delivering training to developing countries: Challenges and benefits
 Training in different economical contexts

4. Communication

 Effective synergy and exchange between different „training communities“ (Calmet, CMA, COMET, EUMETCAL and EUMeTrain, WMO, etc)
 Harmonization of training strategies among different countries/services
 Questionnaires for training demands and evaluation

Pre-Workshop meetings of EUMETCAL working groups on 2nd November 2009

The Eumetcal Working Groups (WG) are open forums for the development and planning of continuous professional development activities.

In the WG meetings in Langen, 2nd November, the members of each WG will separately discuss the recent developments of the activities within the WG and plan the future activities (meetings, courses, workshops, etc.) for the upcoming year.

To attend the Working Group Meetings on Monday 2nd November please contact the leader of the corresponding working group and request to be included in the list of participants. We wish your active participation and we expect contributions from you.

The following Working groups exist (in brackets: group leader and email):

 Radar meteorology (Wilfried Jacobs (DWD), [email protected])

 Satellite meteorology (Josè Prieto (EUMETSAT), [email protected])
 Numerical weather prediction (Vesa Nietosvaara (FMI), [email protected])
 Aviation (Herve Hallot (Météo France), [email protected] )
 Technical Solutions for Education and Training (Jarno Schipper (ZAMG), [email protected])
 High Impact Weather (Nuno Moreira (IP), [email protected])
 Pedagogical issues (Hans Bauer (DWD), [email protected])

Workshop Structure

—  WG-meetings: 02 November
—  Workshop

• 03 - 04 November
  • Morning: Presentations
  • Afternoon:
    • Practical sessions with discussions
    • Poster session
• 05 November (morning)
  • Presentations about WG-meetings
  • Plenary session

If you rather prefer to look at the graphical scheme of the Workshop structure, please click the icon "Eumetcal Workshop Structure" that you find in the upper right corner of this page.

Practical Information

The Workshop will take place at the Meteorological Training and Conference Center of the DWD in Langen, Germany.

Frankfurt-Airport is near-by and direct flights are available from many airports. Logistical details will be given later.

Workshop Fees

Attending the Workshop does not require any registration fee.

Accommodation

• Guest House (DWD): only a limited number of rooms available
  • Single, shower, wash basin
  • Price (35.50 € / reduced price for transition countries: 10.00 €)
  • Breakfast about 6.00 € per day
• Hotel Steigenberger (walking distance, about 10 minutes)
  • Special price for DWD (breakfast included): 93.00 €
• Hotel Achat (walking distance, about 5 minutes)
  • Price: 77.00 €
  • Breakfast: 14.00 €

Financial Support

Financial support is unfortunately not available.

Language

The entire Workshop will be conducted in English language. No translation will be available.

Registration and Proposal Submission

The purpose of the workshop is to share experiences, suggestions and ideas for improving the traditional and e-based teaching and learning processes in meteorological training. We are looking forward for receiving proposal, either oral presentation or poster. In case you want to give your contribution, please submit us your abstract using the Proposal Submission Form (below).

If you just want to attend the course, please skip the Proposal Submission paragraph and only register yourself.

 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION is CLOSED. Please contact the organizers of the Workshop (email address in the bottom of the page) if you eventually wish to make a proposal: it still might be possible to fit it in the program.

 WORKSHOP REGISTRATION is CLOSED. Please contact the organizers of the Workshop (email address in the bottom of the page) if you eventually wish to attend the workshop: there might still be room for you.

For more information please do not hesitate to contact Wilfried Jacobs ([email protected]) or Alessandro Chiariello ([email protected])