FAIRMODE Update Panagiota Dilara NOTES 1. PLACE, DATE AND EVENT NAME 1.1. Access the slide-set place, date and event name text box beneath the JRC logo from the Slide Master. 1.2. Do not change the size nor the position of that text box. 1.3. Replace the mock-up texts for the place (“Place”), the date (“dd Month YYYY”) and the event name (“Event Name”) with your own texts. 1.4. Set it in MetaPlus Book Roman, if you own the typeface. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial. 1.5. Keep the original flush-left justification. 1.6. Keep the original font colour (white). 1.7. Keep the original font body size (7 pt) and the text on one single line. 2. SLIDE NUMBER 2.1. The slide number on the banner’s lower right-hand side is automatically generated. 3. SLIDES 3.1. Duplicate the first slide as needed. 3.2. Do not change the size nor the position of the slide’s text box. 3.3. Try not to place more text on each slide than will fit in the given text box. 3.4. Replace the mock-up heading text (“Joint Research Centre (JRC)”) with your own text heading. 3.5. Set it in Eurostile Bold Extended Two or in Helvetica Rounded Bold Condensed, if you own one of these typefaces. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial. 3.6. Keep the original flush-left justification. 3.7. Keep the original font colour (100c 80m 0y 0k). 3.8. Keep the original font body size (28 pt) and the heading on one single line whenever possible. Reduce the font body size if needed. 3.9. Replace the mock-up text (“The European Commission’s Research-Based Policy Support Organisation)”) with your own text. 3.10. Set it in MetaPlus Book Roman, if you own the typeface. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial. 3.11. Keep the original flush-left justification. 3.12. Keep the original font colour (100c 80m 0y 0k). Use black if you need a second colour. 3.13. Keep the original font body size (22 pt) or reduce it if unavoidable. 3.14. Replace the EU-27 map mock-up illustration with your own illustration(s). 3.13. Try to keep your illustration(s) right- and top- or bottom-aligned with the main text box whenever possible.

The JRC in the European Commission

Timeline of FAIRMODE/TFMM Meetings Tuesday 17 Nov 09 FAIRMODE WG2 9:00-17:30 FAIRMODE Steering Group 17:30-18:30 Social Dinner 20:00-23:00 Wednesday 18 Nov 09 FAIRMODE PLENARY 9:00-17:30 Thursday 19 Nov 09 TFMM Workshop 9:30-17:00 Social Dinner 20:00-23:00 Friday 20 Nov 09 TFMM Workhsop 9:30-13:00

If you hear sirens sounding, do not panic! WARNING! If you hear sirens sounding, do not panic! It is NOT a nuclear accident, just a nuclear exercise!!

09:00-09:15 Welcome to the participants, meeting opening and Status of FAIRMODE) A. Krasenbrink (JRC) 9:15-9:25 Importance to the implementation of the Air Quality Directive A. Kobe (DG-ENV) 9:25-9:40 Discussion and Acceptance of Terms of reference of FAIRMODE P. Dilara (JRC) A. Luekewille (EEA) 9:40-10:10 Presentation of other relevant European Activities (MACC, AQMEII, EURO-DELTA, COST 728, COST 732, MEGAPOLI, TFMM, CITIZEN, CHEMICAL WEATHER, PASSODOBLE, EURODELTA, TRANSPHORM, …) M. Schaap (TNO, the Netherlands) 10:10-10:25 WG1 Guidance Document – current version and progress B. Denby (NILU, Norway) 10:25-10:45 Coffee Break 10:45- 12:00 Discussion on Questionnaire sent by EEA – ETC/ACC to EIONET A. Luekewille (EEA) 12:00-12:30 Discussion of the Guidance Document, future updates and its relation to Commission Guidelines 12:30 – 14.00 Lunch Break 14:00-14:15 Links with TFMM L. Rouil (INERIS, France) 14:15-14:30 The FAIRMODE ways of communication (web-site, exchange of information, exercises, etc..) J. Douros (AUTh, Greece) 14:30-15:00 WG2 on Quality Assurance – Outcome of the day before and future activities P.Dilara (JRC) L. Tarrasson (NILU) 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:30 Planning of FAIRMODE WP2010 and participation by countries and experts A. Luekewille (EEA) P. Dilara (JRC) 16:30-17:00 Conclusions , next meetings A. Mourelatou (EEA) 17:00 End of the Meeting (and transfers to hotels/airport)

FAIRMODE national reference points Country Name of expert 1. Belgium Frans Fierens , Koen De Ridder 2. Cyprus Savvas Kleanthous, Chrysanthi Sofokleous 3. Denmark Helge R. Olesen 4. Estonia Erik Teinemaa , Marek Maasikmets 5. Finland Sari Lappi 6. France Laurence Rouil, Isabelle Derville, Marc Rico 7. Germany Arno Graff 8. Hungary Györgyi Baranka 9. Ireland Barbara O'Leary 10. Lithuania Mindaugas Bernatonis 11. Malta Nadine Axisa 12. Netherlands Addo van Pul 13. Portugal Ana Isabel Miranda 14. Slovenia Marco Rus, Alenka Fritzel 15. Spain Fernando Martín, Alberto Gonzalez 16. Sweden Valentin Foltescu 17. UK Susannah Grice The first is related more to model validation, the second one is more wide, including also scientific evaluation, validation data sets, evaluation related to the interaction between the model and the user (Best practice guidelines). The goalds imply very broad range of activities

DRAFT Terms of reference of FAIRMODE To provide a permanent European Forum for Air Quality Modellers and model users To produce guidance on the use of air quality models (including fitness for purpose) for assessing current and future air quality for the purposes of implementation of the Air Quality Directive and in preparation to the revision of this Directive To study and set-up a system (protocols and tools) on the quality assurance and the continuous improvements of air quality models To make recommendations and promote further research and other relevant improvements, such as on source apportionment, data assimilation, emission inventories, meteo, boundary conditions, temporal and geographic scale

FAIRMODE Steering Committee European Commission, Andrej Kobe, Panagiota Dilara EEA, Anke Lükewille ETC-ACC, Nicolas Moussiopoulos, John Douros, Bruce Denby EEA EIONET Experts, Sari Lappi, Evrim Dogan, Nathalie Poisson, Ana Isabel Miranda, Josef Keder Other Experts, Leonor Tarrason, Helge Rørdam Olesen, Laurence Rouil, Michael Schatzmann, Ranjeet Sokhi, Martijn Schaap

DRAFT Terms of reference of Steering Committee To guide the activities of the network based on experience of the field, as well as on the needs of the users To develop relations and identify common work items with other relevant research activities, such as COST, TFMM, EMEP, GMES... To actively promote the network in the relevant forums and to users To organise the annual plenary meeting of the network as well as the meetings of the WGs To advise relevant bodies, such as DG-ENV, DG-Research on the forthcoming research needs

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To be re-drafted DRAFT operational objectives of the Forum for Air Quality Modelling are: To establish tools and mechanisms for enhancing communication between modellers and model users and provide a framework for exchange of experience at all levels of application. This will include electronic interfaces, databases (such as MDS, COST728 Metadatabase, EEA Data Centre) and tools as well as workshops, seminars and common activities. To provide a centralised portal for information concerning the AQD, submission of compliance data based on modelling, references and experiences of other users through case studies, and will provide QA/QC methods for users and provide information support for these services. To establish a common infrastructure based on best practice for reporting and storing the information, results and maps in a standardised and harmonised manner to create an archive for reference where tools, data and information will be readily available to authorities and scientists of the member states. To promote model validation and quality assurance of model results to identify limitations and remove error factors, which implies the organisation of and participation in model validation and intercomparison exercises at national or European level. Such exercises will be complementary to other parallel activities. The JRC will take on a leading role in the coordination of such actions, gaining from its experience in leading the "Eurodelta" and "CityDelta" intercomparison exercises.