Tuesday, 13 November 2018

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2 Tuesday, 13 November Pick up at Hotel Internazionale (meet with Jean Francois Khamak at reception) for ride to Tecnopolo Tecnopolo di Bologna Via Stalingrado - Bologna Background briefing This briefing aims to walk you through some very general aspects, as well as some information about the rest of the day and various personalities attending. As time will be limited during the formal media briefing, we are hoping that this will help you get more specific questions addressed at that time. 10:30 11:30 Media briefing Speakers representing ECMWF, its Council of Member States and the Region Emilia Romagna will present their perspectives on this project as well as their expectations. Patrizio Bianchi Regional Government Councillor will give the welcome from the host Florence Rabier Director-General of ECMWF Palma Costi Councillor for Production Activities, Energy Plan, Green Economy and Post-Earthquake Reconstruction, Emilia- Romagna Region Silvio Cau Head of ReMet (Reparto per Meteorologia - Aeronautica Militare) TBC Miguel Miranda President of ECMWF Council, and President of Portugal meteorological services. 11:30 12:00 Virtual tour of facility & presentation of architectural plans Nyall Farrell Programme Director, ECMWF

3 Leda Bologni Head of Unit, ASTER Franco Rebecchi, Architect, responsible of the BIM model As you will be standing in one of the Botis which will host the new data centre, the videos and animations will aim to describe the work which will need to take place over the next year in order to accommodate ECMWF s next supercomputers which should be delivered between by the end of :00 12:30 ECMWF BOLOGNA 2020 moment (official photo) Short addresses from: Philippe Brunet, Director for Space Policy, Copernicus and Defence, in the DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission Stefano Bonaccini, President of Regione Emilia-Romagna Topics for these brief addresses will highlight the links between ECMWF, its Member States and the EU, and the important role of regions in the economic development of a nation, and by extension of Europe as a whole. Addresses will be of 4 to 5 minutes. Photos of this moment will be used to represent this important day, marking the start of a new phase in ECMWF existence. We will invite representatives of our Member and Co-operating States attending to stand alongside ECMWF and the Emilia Romagna representatives to illustrate the moment. Flags of ECMWF 34 Member and Co-operating will be temporarily erected for the occasion. 12:30 13:35 Address to guests by Undersecretary Di Stefano (via video conference from Rome) 12:40 13:30 Refreshments & informal discussions between media and representatives of European national meteorological services Representatives from several National Meteorological Services, as well as from ECMWF and the European Commission will join the speakers listed above in informal discussions with the media. These include: Klemen Bergant Director of Meteorology and Hydrology Office, Slovenian Environment Agency James Brown, Project manager, BEIS, UK

4 Philippe Brunet Director for Space Policy, Copernicus and Defence, European Commission Jean-Marie Carrière Director, Meteorological Services, Météo- France Silvio Cau Head, ReMet (Reparto per Meteorologia Aeronautica Militare) Phil Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Met Office, UK Mauro Facchini Head of Copernicus Unit, European Commission Juan Garces de Marcilla (Director of Copernicus Services) ECMWF Daniel Gellens, Director, Belgium Royal Meteorological Institute Jurij Jerman Head of the Division for Meteorological, Hydrological and Oceanographic Modelling, Slovenian Environment Agency Apostolia Karamali, Deputy Head of Unit Ilmar Karro Contact person, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute Manuel Keller Head of International Affairs Division, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss Jean-Marc Lacave President-Director General, Météo-France Martin Palkovic - Director of Computing, ECMWF Florian Pappenberger - Director of Forecasts, ECMWF Roar Skålin Director-General, Norwegian Meteorological Institute Marianne Thyrring Director, Danish Meteorological Institute 13:30 Bus departure to Bologna city centre Optional tour of Palazzo dell Archiginnasio and Terrazza di San Petronio Piazza Galvani

5 Palazzo Boncompagni Via del Monte, 8, Bologna 15:00 15:30 Doors will open at 15:00. Please arrive by 15:15 latest for a sharp start at 15:30 15:30 16:30 Panel discussion: Big data in weather prediction and in Emilia-Romagna: a vision for the future Speakers Patrizio Bianchi Antonio Navarra Tiziana Paccagnella Martin Palkovič Florian Pappenberger Fabio Fava Chaired by Patrizio Bianchi 16:30 17:30 Drinks reception Short address from: Marco Lombardo, Councilor for European and international relation Comune Bologna 17.30: end