Joint RA II and RA V Satellite Coordination Meeting
(Qingdao, 31 October 2025) Chaired by Xian Di, CMA NSMC

October 31, 2025
Mudan Hall in the InterContinental Qingdao (3rd floor)
Time(UTC+8) Topic Speaker
09:00-09:15 Opening of the meeting CMA, WMO, Chair
09:15-09:30 Updates on working structure and Operating Plans of RA II and RA V Yongqing CHEN, WMO RAP
09:30-09:50 Results of the Gap Analysis in support of EW4ALL Agnes Lane, Chair of EW4ALL Satellite Task Team (online)
09:50-10:10 CMA NSMC Services Supporting the Region CMA NMSC
10:10-10:30 Coffee-break
10:30-12:30 WMO Members’ Reports
1. Malaysia
2. Afghanistan
3. Australia
4. Bahrain
5. Bangladesh
6. Brunei Darussalam
7. Fiji
8. Hong Kong, China
9. Indonesia
10. Iran
11. Kyrgyzstan
12. Laos 		(10 min per each country, incl. Q&A)
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-15:20 WMO Members’ Reports (continued)
13. Maldives
14. Mongolia
15. Myanmar
16. Samoa
17. Saudi Arabia
18. Solomon Islands
19. Sri Lanka
20. Thailand
21. Tonga
22. Uzbekistan 		(10 min per each country, incl. Q&A)
15:20-15:40 Discussion on user requirements for satellite data utilization
• Access to satellite data
• Visualization tools
• Training needs 		Discussion
15:40-16:00 Coffee-break
16:00-16:30 Sharing experience across the regions
16:00-16:15 RA II WIGOS Coordination Group activities (CMA, JMA, KMA) Mr. Ono, JMA (on behalf of CMA, JMA, KMA)
16:15-16:30 RAIDEG Sarah Kimani, KMD (online)
16:30-16:45 SDR-Group-RA-III-IV Marcial Garbanzo Salas, UCR, SDR-RA-III/IV Co-Chair
16:45-17:20 WMO-CGMS Virtual Laboratory (VLab) updates
16:45-17:00 VLab as a Global Network of Training Providers Marcial Garbanzo Salas, UCR, VLab TSO
17:00-17:10 The activities of CMATC DENG Jingmian, CMATC
17:10-17:20 The activities of NUIST REN Lu, NUIST
17:20-17:40 The activities from BoM, BMKG, and KMA Bodo Zeschke, BoM, AOMSUC ICSC Liaison Officer for Training
17:45-18:00 Summary and Closure of the meeting CMA, WMO RAP, Chair