We are delighted to announce that the final conference of HIWeather will be held from 9 to 13 September 2024 in Munich, Germany!

Over the past 10 years the HIWeather project in the World Weather Research Programme of WMO has focused the attention of researchers across the world and across many disciplines on the challenges of making forecasts and warnings more effective in saving lives and reducing damage and disruption from weather-related hazards.

In this conference we bring together these diverse groups to celebrate its successes, share new understanding, and look forward to a future in which early warnings and early action will save many more lives and livelihoods.

1. Submission of abstracts and registration

Abstract submission and registration are now closed, and we will notify you of the review decisions via email soon.

Registration of the meeting is still open, and we encourage you to register if you haven't already.

lf you have any questions or need further assistance, please feel free to contact the International Coordination Office at hiwico@cma.gov.cn.

We appreciate your participation and look forward to your contributions!

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2. Sessions

There will be six main sessions:

1). Understanding & Predicting Hazards 

2). Human Impacts, Vulnerability & Risk

3). Communication

4). Citizen Science

5). Impact-based Forecasting & Warning

6). Evaluation & Value Chain

Each will consist of invited presentations on the achievements of HIWeather, together with a mix of submitted presentations, lightning presentations and posters, and a workshop to investigate the science in more depth.
It will be a mainly in-person conference, but there will be facilities for remote presentation if required. 

Please find the tentative agenda here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sj1cmdb16da796vzhLY71r_cQQ4DNEbpTs6TX9JJQGk/edit?usp=sharing

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3. Programme

Programme of HIWeather Final Conference
Day 1: Monday 9 September 2024
13:00 start 16:30 – 18:00	Introduction & Overview Icebreaker
Day 2: Tuesday 10 September 2024
09:00 start   17:30 end	Understanding & Predicting Hazards Poster session Human Impacts, Vulnerability and Risk Self-funded dinner
Day 3: Wednesday 11 September 2024
09:00 start 17:00 end	Communication Citizen Science
Day 4: Thursday 12 September 2024
09:00 start   17:30 end	Impact-based Forecasting & Warning Poster session Evaluation & Value Chain
Day 5: Friday 13 September 2024
09:00 start 13:00 end	Looking Forward

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4. Venue: 

Address of the meeting place:  LMU Munich, Öttingenstraße 67, 80538 Munich

The plenary sessions will be in the amphitheater B 001 on the ground floor.

How to get there?

a. With public transportation: 

From the Munich central station (“Hauptbahnhof”), take the underground (“U-Bahn”) line U5 (direction “Neuperlach Süd”) or U4 (direction “Arabellapark”) and get off at the stop “Lehel”. From there, take the tram 16 (direction “St. Emmeram”) and get off at the stop “Tivolistraße”.  From there, it’s a ca. 200m walk to the meeting place (see the two maps below).

(Map 1. Route overview from Munich central station to the venue by public transportation.)

(Map 2. Walking distance after getting off the tram 16 to the meeting venue.)

b. Walking: 

If the weather is nice, it takes about 45 min (3.5 km) from the central station to the meeting place through the old city center of Munich.

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5. Hotels

Please find the list of hotels close to the meeting venue: /Uploads/keditor/file/20240509/20240509090143_44680.pdf

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6. The conference dinner

        A self-funded dinner will be organized on 10 September (Tuesday) at 8 pm. It takes around 30 minutes to walk from the venue to the reserved restaurant. Detailed information will be provided upon registration.