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Meeting of the Expert Group on WMO Information System (EG-WIS) of WMO's Regional
Association II (Asia)

The meeting of the Expert Group on World Meteorological Organization Information System (EG-WIS) of World Meteorological Organization's (WMO's) Regional Association II (Asia, RA-II) was held from 25 to 27 November 2015, at the headquarter of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) in Tokyo. It was attended by 19 participants from China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Uzbekistan and the WMO Secretariat.

The Expert Group is in charge of giving technical support for implementing WMO Information System (WIS) and monitoring its status. Main areas covered by this Group include telecommunication network, data communication through satellite broadcast, data format, climate data management and data rescue.

The meeting reviewed the implementation status of Global Information System Centres (GISCs), Data Collection or Production Centres (DCPCs) and National Centres (NCs), identified challenges and obstacles and made some technical and procedural recommendations for further promotion of WIS implementation. The Group also worked on updating documents, such as WIS implementation plan and work plans, and discussed how to maintain technical information for regional aspects of the Global Telecommunication System (GTS).

Active discussions were made over working structures of the Expert Group and means to keep WIS Centres' implementation status under monitoring and to ensure a Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle. The outcome of this meeting will be input to the RA-II Management Group and the session of the RA planned next year.

Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia)
Dr. Toshihiko Hashida, Director-General of Forecast Department, delivers an opening address.
Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia)
Group photo of participants
Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia)
A courtesy visit to JMA Director-General Mr. Noritake Nishide
Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia) Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia)
Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia) Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia)
Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia) Meeting of EG-WIS of WMO's Regional Association II (Asia)
Discussions and presentations in the meeting