1. Satellite Integrated Training
SHyMet
+ GOES-R PG
+ VISIT collaborations
National
International
Satellite
Liaisons
Virtual Institute for
Satellite Integrated Training
WMO-CGMS
Virtual Laboratory for
Education and Training
in Satellite Meteorology
FDTD
Dan= 4 months SHyMet, 2.5 months PG and R3, 3.25 months VISIT
Ed= 1.3 months SHyMet, 3.25 months PG, 1 months VISIT
Bernie= 4.6 months SHyMet, 1 month PG and R3
Satellite Hydrology
and Meteorology D
Dan Bikos, Ed Szoke, Bernie Connell
, Erin Dagg

2. GOES-R training
Applications of RSO Satellite Imagery for Winter Storms
Can total lightning help with warnings for non-supercell tornadoes?
Tracking the Elevated Mixed Layer with a new GOES-R Water Vapor Band.
Contributions to the monthly VISIT Satellite Chat

3. GOES-R Instruments and Products Course
Oct 2016 Launch
2016
2017 and Beyond
Make it
Stick
Continued Learning
Foundation
Application
OCLO guidance:
Satellite Foundation Course for GOES-R (SatFC-G)
GOES-R Instruments and Products Course

4. International Activities coordinated with the WMO VLab
Designated Technical Support Officer: Luciane Veeck
Centers of Excellence
Argentina (Buenos Aires and Cordoba)
Australia (Melbourne)
Barbados (Bridgetown)
Brazil (Cachoeira Paulista)
China (Beijing and Nanjing)
Costa Rica (San Jose)
Kenya (Nairobi)
Morocco (Casablanca)
Niger (Niamey)
Oman (Muscat)
Republic of South Korea(Jincheon)
Russian Federation (Moscow and St. Petersburg)
South Africa (Pretoria)
Currently formed by 13 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) around the world.
Each CoE is supported by a Satellite Agency, like shown in this map:
NOAA - Barbados and Costa Rica;
NOAA and INPE - Brazil;
NOAA and CONAE - Argentina;
ROSHYDROMET - Russian Federation;
EUMETSAT - Oman, Niger, Kenya, South Africa and Morocco;
CMA - China;
JMA - Australia;
KMA - Republic of Korea.

5.
Collaboration
Monthly Regional Focus Group Discussions for the Americas and the Caribbean
36 countries participating over the 11 years. Average over cy 2015: 12 countries (9-16 range) and 32 participants (range 19-63).

6. Virtual Event Weeks and Workshops
Next Generation of Satellites
16-20 November 2015
Barbados Workshop on Satellite Data May (next week!)
AmeriGEOSS in Colombia: Workshop on GEONETCast and introduction to GOES-R June 2016