Programme

Sunday 8 July

1300-1630

Registration desk opens

1700-1800

Opening of the Conference

1800-1900

Keynote Speaker
Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Making learning more effective - the role of CAL

1930-2200

Welcome Reception

Monday 9 July

0830-0930

Keynote Speaker
Fredric Michael Litto, Presidente of ABED
Distance Learning: State of art in Brazil and in the world

0930-1200

Oral presentations

0930-0955

Timothy Spangler and Dave Fulker, UCAR
MeteoForum: An International Network of Meteorological Training Centers

0955-1020

Alicia Kriner, CONICET, Argentina
Necessary didactic considerations to design and develop an educational Global Climate Change software

1020-1050

Break

1050-1115

Julie Turner, Met Office, UK
Using CAL - the challenges

1115-1140

Kploguede Emmanuel, ASECNA/EAMAC, Niamey
Training on line with Instruction Units for ASECNA Centres (CELICA)

1140-1205

Kees FLOOR, KNMI, The Netherlands
Fostering work based learning with CAL

1205-1400

Lunch

 

Workshops - Parallel sessions

1400-1545

Joseph N. Kagenyi, Institute For Meteorological Training and Research-Nairobi, Nairobi
Use of ASMET CAL Modules in Africa

 

Daniel Gondouin, Adelink, France
Internationalisation - coping with different languages and cultures

 

Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Australia
Graphic design for non-designers

Charles Duncan and Boon Low, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Are we drowning under too many standards or are standards the lifeline that will save us? - Part 1

1400-1545

Discussion Groups - Implementation Issues
Coordinator: Tim Spangler/Joe Lamos

1545-1615

Break

 

Workshops - Parallel sessions

1615-1800

Joe Lamos, Pat Parrish, and Sherwood Wang, UCAR, USA
Bringing Expertise to the Field: The use of Webcast technology for cost-effective, distributed online presentations

 

Carlos Afonso Nobre1, Magda Adelaide Lombardo2, Magda Luzimar Abreu3, Marcos Daisuke Oyama1, Gilvan Sampaio de Oliveira1, Mariane Mendes Coutinho1, Sérgio Pereira1, Flávio Magina1, Eduardo Fábio de Carvalho Loyolla1, Letícia Maria Barbosa de Faria1, 1 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais / CPTEC; 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista – Rio Claro / CEAPLA;3 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte – Geografia, Brasil
The Environment and Atmospheric Sciences: the use of multimedia and the Internet as learning tool in the São Paulo State secondary school system

 

Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Australia
Navigation in CAL, including large data sets

 

Charles Duncan and Boon Low, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Are we drowning under too many standards or are standards the lifeline that will save us? - Part 2

1615-1800

Discussion Groups - Barriers Issues
Coordinator: Julie Turner

Tuesday 10 July

0830-0930

Keynote Speaker
Daniel Gondouin, Adelink, France
Internationalisation and Localisation in CAL

0930-1045

Demonstrations

 

Ramon Vazquez, Instituto Nacional de Meteorología, Spain
Forecaster-oriented computer-based learning modules at INM

 

Ricardo Augusto Calheiros de Miranda, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Multimedia Approach in the Hydrological Cycle Teaching

 

André Soares Monat, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Brazil
The CAT technology Importance in the Evaluation of Meteorology Distance Study

 

Paulo Roberto Pelufo Foster, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
PILOT code using CAL

1045-1115

Break

 

Oral Presentations

1115-1140

Marcia Cristina Espineira Dias, IVIG-Coppe/UFRJ, Brasil
A role-playing game for climate change

1140-1205

Carlos Afonso Nobre1, Magda Adelaide Lombardo2, Magda Luzimar Abreu3, Marcos Daisuke Oyama1, Gilvan Sampaio de Oliveira1, Mariane Mendes Coutinho1, Sérgio Pereira1, Flávio Magina1, Eduardo Fábio de Carvalho Loyolla1, Letícia Maria Barbosa de Faria1, 1 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais / CPTEC; 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista – Rio Claro / CEAPLA;3 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte – Geografia, Brasil
The Environment and Atmospheric Sciences: the use of multimedia and the Internet as learning tool in the São Paulo State secondary school system

1205-1400

Lunch

1400-1800

City Sightseeing: Recife and Olinda

Wednesday 11 July

0830-0930

Keynote Speaker
Peter Holz, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Germany
Collaborative Learning in a Distributed Environment

0930-1200

Oral presentations

0930-0955

Henk Verschuur, EUMETSAT
EUMETSAT's CAL Training Activities

0955-1020

Jean Coiffier and Patrick Santurette, Meteo-France, France
ANASYG/PRESYG: A CAL devoted to synoptic meteorology

1020-1045

Marcia Maria Duarte dos Santos, Magda Luzimar de Abreu, Elvécio Fernandes de Almeida Júnior, José Roberto Castanheira Cardoso, Juliana Massensini Scaramello, Kênia Silvânia da Silva, Leonardo Antônio Muniz, Rodrigo Zouain da Silva and Rosilene Marcante, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
On-line course on "The use of educational software and the Internet for teaching Geography"

1045-1115

Break

1115-1140

Ian Bell, Ryoji Kumabe, Jeff Wilson and Kate Wright, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Australia
Japanese Satellite CAL

1140-1205

Vladimir M.Sakovitch, Edward V.Podgaisky, Regional Meteorological Training Centre - State Hydrometeorological University of Russian Federation, Russia
Developing the Concept of the On-Line Foundation Course in Meteorology for Graduates.

1205-1400

Lunch

1400-1425

Carola Sundius, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland
European collaboration in Meteorological CAL

1425-1450

Alailson Venceslau Santiago, UNEMET, Brasil
UNEMET Express and the new knowledge's society

1450-1515

Jeff Wilson, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, Anthony Mostek, NWS/Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, USA and Tom Whittaker, University of Wisconsin, USA)
VisitVIEW: A java enabled approach to collaborative training and briefing

1515-1600

Break

1600-1800

Dr. Claudio Marinho, Science and Technology Secretary of Pernambuco State
Digital Port: A Competitive Platform to the Information and Communication Technology
Visit: Digital Port

Thursday 12 July

 

Workshops- Parallel Sessions

0800-0945

Joseph N. Kagenyi, Institute For Meteorological Training and Research-Nairobi, Nairobi
Use of ASMET CAL Modules in Africa

 

Daniel Gondouin, Adelink, France
Internationalisation - coping with different languages and cultures

 

Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Australia
Navigation in CAL, including large data sets

 

Charles Duncan, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Are we drowning under too many standards or are standards the lifeline that will save us? - Part 1

0800-0945

Discussion Groups - Collaboration Issues
Coordinator: Carola Sundius

0945-1015

Break

 

Workshops - Parallel sessions

1015-1200

Joe Lamos, Pat Parrish, and Sherwood Wang, UCAR, USA
Bringing Expertise to the Field: The use of Webcast technology for cost-effective, distributed online presentations

 

Carlos Afonso Nobre1, Magda Adelaide Lombardo2, Magda Luzimar Abreu3, Marcos Daisuke Oyama1, Gilvan Sampaio de Oliveira1, Mariane Mendes Coutinho1, Sérgio Pereira1, Flávio Magina1, Eduardo Fábio de Carvalho Loyolla1, Letícia Maria Barbosa de Faria1, 1 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais / CPTEC; 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista – Rio Claro / CEAPLA;3 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte – Geografia, Brasil
The Environment and Atmospheric Sciences: the use of multimedia and the Internet as learning tool in the São Paulo State secondary school system

 

Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Australia
Graphic design for non-designers

 

Charles Duncan, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Are we drowning under too many standards or are standards the lifeline that will save us? - Part 2

1015-1200

Discussion Groups - Development Issues
Coordinator: Henk Verschuur

1200-1400

Lunch

 

Oral presentations

1400-1425

Charles Duncan, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Australia, Haleh Kootval, WMO
CAL-support for a WMO world-wide training programme

1425-1450

Francisco José Costa Araujo, Politechnic School of the University of Pernambuco, Brasil
Management of environmental risks

1450-1515

José Prieto, EUMETSAT
Tutored CAL as a pedagogical formula

1515-1545

Break

1545-1610

Ludimila Lima da Silva ; Mauro Silvio Rodrigues, ANEEL - Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency, Brasil
Implementation of the Amazon Hydrological Monitoring System inside the SIVAM Project

1610-1635

Matthias Tomczak, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia
Using digital course delivery to assist developing countries: an example from meteorology and oceanography

1635-1700

Sue Walker, University of Free State, Dept. Agrometeorology, South Africa
The Contribution of Atmospheric Sciences to Distance Education Maters Programs at the University of the Free State

1700-1725

Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology Training Centre, Australia
Here's 29,000 gifs. Have a nice fortnight!

 

Conference Dinner

Friday 13 July

0830-0930

Keynote Speaker
James Purdom,NESDIS, NOAA, USA and Jeff Wilson, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
A Virtual Satellite Meteorology Laboratory

 

Oral presentations

0930-0955

Vesa Nietosvaara, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland
Nordic Training Courses for Meteorologists (NOMEK)

0955-1020

Alailson Venceslau Santiago, UNEMET, Brasil
UNEMET ON LINE: (In)forming for the Knowledge Society's

1020-1045

André Ferland, Environment Canada - SMC, Canada
WX2KBoards/InFormateur

1045-1115

Break

1115-1200

Presentations by discussion group co-ordinators

1200-1400

Lunch

1400-1530

Panel discussion

1530-1600

Closing and Evaluation