1. OPAGS, ICTs and ETs CAgM XV Belo Horizonte, Brazil 15 - 21 July 2010 Mr S. Gamedze Chairperson

2. Chairpersons and Co-Chairpersons for OPAGs OPAG 1: Agrometeorological Services for Agricultural Production Chairperson: Dr Sue Walker (South Africa) Co-chairperson: Dr L.S. Rathore (India) OPAG 2: Support Systems for Agrometeorological Services Chairperson: Dr Orivaldo Brunini (Brasil) Co-chairperson: Mr Harlan Shannon (USA) OPAG 3: Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in Agriculture Chairperson: Dr Roger Stone (Australia) Co-chairperson: Dr Simone Orlandini (Italy)

3. 1.1 ICT for Agrometeorological Services Leader: Dr Sue Walker (South Africa) Co-leader: Dr L.S. Rathore (India) Dr Tohami Abogarsi (Libya) Dr Lu Houquan (China) Dr Reinaldo Gomide (Brazil) Ms Berta Omeldo (Panama) Mr Stephen Lellyett (Australia) Ms Svetlana Korsakova (Ukraine)

4. 1.2 ET on Strengthening Operational Agrometeorological Services Leader: Ms Elena Mateescu (Romania) Mr. Koffi Kouassi (Cote D. Ivoire) Dr N. Chattopadhyay (India) Dr Jose Maria Nogueira Costa (Brazil) Mr Adrian Trotman (British Caribbean Territories) Ms Nelly Florida Riama (Indonesia)

5. 1.3 ET on Application of Agrometeorological Products and Services for Sustainable Agricultural Development Leader: Mr Constantino Alarcón (Perú) Dr Pascal Yaka (Burkina Faso) Dr Kyu Rang Kim (Korea) Mr Allan Howard (Canada) Ms Edna Juanillo (Philippines) Ms Valentina Grigoryan (Armenia)

6. 2.1 ICT on Support Systems for Agrometeorological Services Leader:Dr Orivaldo Brunini (Brasil) Co-leader:Mr Harlan Shannon (USA) Mr. Yaya Bangoura (Guinea) Dr T.H. Hantosh (Iraq) Dr Roberto Seiler (Argentina) Ms Arlene Aaron (Trinidad and Tobago) Dr Azhar Ishak (Malaysia) Mr Emmanuel Cloppet (France)

7. 2.2 ET on Developing Agrometeorological Decision Support Systems at Different Scales Leader: Dr Nick Holden (Ireland) Mr. Isack Yona (Tanzania) Dr Heidary Beni (Iran) Dr Denise Fontana (Brazil) Ms Elizabeth Pattey (Canada) Mr Vernon Carr (Australia)

8. 2.3 ET on Software Resources for Operational Applications in Agrometeorology Leader: Ms Olga Chub (Russian Federation) Mr. Tsegaye Ketema Haile (Ethiopia) Dr Geetha Lakshmi (India) Ms Gilma Carvajal (Ecuador) Dr Hamid Farahani (USA) Dr Peter Hayman (Australia)

9. 3.1 ICT on Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in Agriculture Leader:Dr Roger Stone (Australia) Co-leader:Dr Simone Orlandini (Italy) Mr. Barnabas Chipindu (Zimbabwe) Ms Kwon Hyojung (Korea) Dr Flavio Barbosa Justino (Brazil) Dr Clyde Fraisse (USA) Ms Flaviana Hilario (Philippines) Ms Cathleen Fruhauf (Germany)

10. 3.2 ET on Weather and Climate Extremes and Impacts and Preparedness Strategies in Agriculture, Rangelands, Forestry, and Fisheries Leader: Mr. Goolaup Premchand (Mauritius) Dr S. Masoud Mostafavi Darani (Iran) Ms Liliana Núñez (Argentina) Dr John Prueger (Country) Mr Shoni Maguire (Australia) Ms Visnjica Vucetic (Croatia)

11. 3.3 ET on the User Response to Climate Variability and Climate Change: Adaptation to Changing Climate at the Regional Level Leader: Mr Ward Smith (Canada) Mr Mokhele Moeletse (South Africa) Ms Lydia Grom (Uzbekistan) Ms Edgar Imaña (Bolivia) Ms Rosalina de Guzman (Philippines) Dr Pavol Nedjelik (Slovakia)

12. 4.1 Joint Expert Team with JCOMM on Weather, Climate and Fisheries Leader: Dr Jim Salinger (New Zealand) Composition of the Joint Expert Team to be finalized by the Management Group of CAgM after consultation with JCOMM. Potential candidates are: - Mr. Andrew Yaw Nkansah (Ghana) - Dr Yao Yiping (China) - Karin Quevedo (Perú)

13. 5.1 CAgM Experts Serving on Teams of other Technical Commissions Joint CCl/CAgM/CHy Expert Group on Climate, Food and Water: Dr Byong Lee (Republic of Korea) Dr Simone Orlandini (Italy)

14. 64 EXPERTS 41 COUNTRIES 21 WOMEN** ** The highest ever for any Technical Commissions in the history of WMO!

15. Thank Yous On behalf of the Selection Committee President CAgM – Jim Salinger Vice President - Ratore President Elect – Byong Lee Vice President Elect – Federica Rossi WMO Secretariat –Shiv –Bob –Silvia and CAgM Delegates

16. The Selection Committee RA I – M. S. Gamedze (Swaziland) RA II – X. Yu (China) RA III – R. Gomide (Brazil) RA IV – R. Motha (USA) RA V – P. Wiley (Australia) RA VI – G. Sterk (Netherlands)