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Convection Working Group and 3T Forum Meetings 19-23 October 2026 in Alcará de Henares, Spain

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The next CWG meeting jointly organized with Expert Forum for Preparing Meteorological Applications and Training (3T Forum) will be held 19-23 October 2026 in Alcalá de Henares, in Spain. The meeting venue is at Colegio de San Ildefonso of the University of Alcalá, near Madrid.

In recent years, convection monitoring through satellites has taken big steps, through the capabilities the new satellites and instruments provide us. The meeting in Spain will give an opportunity as an expert community to gather and exchange the latest progress in research and operations for convection monitoring.

We are expecting a week with engaging presentations, discussions, and application demonstrations. The meeting venue in the beautiful town of Alcalá de Henares is within a short distance from Madrid. The meeting venue at Colegio de San Ildefonso of the University of Alcalá will provide an excellent environment for the CWG meeting.

The registrations are now open for CWG and 3T Forum members.

Convection Working Group Splinter Meeting 20 November 2025

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Convection Working Group splinter meeting was held during European Conference on Severe Storms 2025 in Utrecht, Netherlands, on 20 November 15:15-16:45.

The draft agenda:

  1. Welcome (Co-chairs)
  2. Outstanding Actions 
  3. Contributions from members: 
    1. Anežka Doležalová: Model for detection overshooting tops and its usage 
    2. Sven-Erik Enno: Climatological features of lightning from the first year of MTG-LI observations
    3. Johan Strandgren: Spatial sharpening of MTG-I data using AI/ML methods 
    4. Roxane Désiré: Severe storms monitoring: Météo France forecasters’ recommended FCI products – Focus on Sandwich 
  4. Update on Best Practices Document (Co-chairs)
  5. CWG Meeting 2026
  6. Any Other Business
  7. Closing

CWG members at ECSS 2025 are welcome to join this meeting.

Meeting minutes.

Convection Working Group Splinter Meeting 1 October 2024

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Convection Working Group splinter meeting was held during EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference 2024 in Würzburg, Germany, on 1 October 16:00-18:00. The meeting was conducted in hybrid format; CWG members not being on site attended the meeting online.

Agenda:

  1. Welcome (Co-chairs)
  2. Outstanding Actions
  3. Update on MTG-I commissioning and activities (Johan Strandgren)
  4. Moving towards MTG operational phase (Joachim Saalmüller)
  5. Update on Best Practices Document (Co-chairs)
  6. Contributions from members
    1. Jan Kanak: progress of our work “MTGProc Training Environment”
    2. Alois Holzer: Visualization of LI and FCI data in ESSL Displayer
    3. Xavier Calbet: New products in the EWC ADAGUC server
    4. Gerrit Holl: Update on the overshooting top database survey
    5. Dan Lindsey: some early FCI findings
  7. Any other business
  8. The next meeting(s)
  9. Closing

The Meeting minutes Minutes_CWG_splinter_meeting_20241001 are available

Convection Working Group and MTG 3T Forum Meetings 8-12 April 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic

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Daily Agenda CWG 3T

Convection Working Group and MTG 3T Forum meetings was held jointly on 8-12 April 2024. This event was intended for CWG and MTG 3T Forum participants.

Altogether, nearly 70 participants met around the following themes:

– New Imagers
– Lightning Imager
– Hyperspectral instruments
– Multisensor and integrated approaches,
– Research to Operations,
– Training.

Overview programme

Daily Agenda and Presentations CWG 3T

CWG & MTG 3T Forum Meeting 2024 Final Minutes (PDF)

Convection Working Group Splinter meeting in Brussels 2022

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Convection Working Group splinter meeting was held during EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference in Brussels, Belgium, 22 September 2022 at 15:00-18:00. Venue: EUMETSAT Conference, Room Vesalius.

Draft Agenda:

  1. Welcome
  2. Actions after Budapest Meeting
  3. Discussion on Nowcasting collaborative environment in the European Weather Cloud, introduction by Xavier Calbet
  4. Any Other Business
  5. Closing

The Final Minutes of the Meeting (pdf)

Convection Working Group and MTG 3T Forum Meetings 16-20 May 2022 in Budapest, Hungary

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Convection Working Group and MTG 3T Forum meetings will be held jointly on 16-20 May 2022. This event is intended for CWG and MTG 3T Forum participants. We have some online attendance seats available for convection researchers and experienced operational meteorologists outside these groups.

The topics of this joint meeting will cover:

  1. New imager channels and products;
  2. Data visualisation for the new generation satellites;
  3. Satellite vertical profiles;
  4. Lightning observations from space;
  5. Research – Operations conversations;
  6. Multi-sensor and integrated approaches;
  7. Training elements/materials

The meeting will take place in Budapest, Hungary, with online participation possible as well (hybrid solution).

For inquiries, please contact CWG chairs at training@eumetsat.int

Draft Agenda

Presentations

Final_CWG_Meeting_2022_ Minutes

CWG meeting online 6-8 April 2021

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Convection Working Group meeting was held online 6-8 April, 2021, organized by OMSZ and EUMETSAT. The final minutes of the meeting are now available below.

The themes for the meeting included:
– New imager channels and products;
– Data visualisation for the new generation satellites;
– Satellite vertical profiles;
– Lightning observations from space;
– Research – Operations conversations;
– Multi-sensor and integrated approaches.

CWG_2021_tentative_agenda

CWG 2021 Final MInutes

Convection Working Group Online sessions April 2020

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Convection Working Group will host two online sessions on 21 April 2020.

Tentative Schedule for Live Presentations

Session 1 : Tuesday 21 April 08:00-09:00 UTC

Session 2: Tuesday 21 April 14:00-15:00 UTC