SRNWP Programme, Phase III, 2008-2011

Chair: Andras Horanyi

Andras has presented the Programme Proposal for the Phase III submitted to the EUMETNET Council and accepted by the latter at its 30th Meeting (12-13 April 2007 in Aberdeen).

A copy of the Proposal can be found at the following address:

http://srnwp.met.hu/Documents/ProgrammeSRNWP.htm

Phase III will defer from Phase I (2000-2003) and Phase II (2004-2007) on two major points:

- the tasks of the Programme

- the governance of the Programme

The tasks of the Programme

For its Phase III, it is foreseen that the Programme will have two main components instead of one, as it has been the case for the two previous phases.

Next to the present task of organizing and fostering the exchange of the scientific information on NWP between the NMS as well as between the Consortia, the Programme will be accompanied by Projects to develop deliverables to increase the efficiency in NWP of the NMS and of the Consortia. These developments, if successful, will significantly reinforce the collaboration between the Consortia.

Although the Programme has been significantly enlarged, the EUMETNET Council has decided that the Programme Manager position remains, for financial reasons, a 30% job.

The governance of the Programme

The enlargement of the tasks of the Programme had to be accompanied by a strengthening of its governance.

Two new bodies have been created:

- An Advisory Committee (AC)

Its main task will be to define and regularly review the strategy of the Programme and act as an advisory instance to the Programme Manager. It will also have as duty to identify the needs for new actions or Projects and to initiate their realization. The AC will be composed of the Consortium Programme Managers (five persons) and will be chaired by the SRNWP Programme Manager. It will meet twice a year, in autumn together with the Annual EWGLAM/SRNWP Meetings and in spring. The First AC Meeting will take place in April-May in Hungary at Andras' invitation.

The AC will meet

- Expert Teams (ET)

They main tasks will be to plan and organize the collaboration between NMS and between Consortia in the area of their respective scientific theme, in particular the planning and organization of the SRNWP Workshops. More information in the Report "Definition and set-up of the Expert Teams (ET)".