Final Plenary and Closing Chris Kidd Ralph Ferraro

Final Plenary and Closing Chris Kidd Ralph Ferraro The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom NOAA/NESDIS College Park, Maryland USA 13 -17 October 2008 4 th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) Workshop – Beijing, China 1

WG Reports • Did we miss anything? • Are things in the correct WG? • Role of WG’s – WG Chairs to submit written report ASAP! • 1 page summary • Full report – WG Chairs to follow up with actions on a REGULAR basis • Telecon or emails or both? – WG Chairs to submit to IPWG Co-Chairs a one page summary of progress twice/year • Contribute to IPWG newsletter? 13 -17 October 2008 4 th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) Workshop – Beijing, China 2

Specialty/Focus groups • PEHRPP – Kidd and Ebert • Outreach (including Web Page) – Levizanni and Turk • Snow – Tripoli and Bennartz • SSMI – SSMIS – Turk and Bauer 13 -17 October 2008 4 th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) Workshop – Beijing, China 3

Proceedings • Revised program – Fix errors – Will include WG report and contact information – Posted on web • Powerpoints to be posted on web • Your paper for proceedings due 11/15 – Will assemble, compile and put on web by 12/31 • Anyone willing to help? – Your motivation to do this is 13 -17 October 2008 4 th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) Workshop – Beijing, China 4

JAMC Special Issue • Notice of intent due 10/31; – ~15 signups at this meeting • We might request special contributions – Extend to all of IPWG • Organize issue – Combine papers if needed • Final papers due – 2/28/09? • Publications costs will be your responsibility 13 -17 October 2008 4 th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) Workshop – Beijing, China 5

News • New co-chairs – George Huffman – Christian Klepp • Next workshop – Most likely W. Europe (U. K. or Germany) during fall 2010 • Your feedback – What did you like about the meeting? – What did you not like about the meeting? • Next Newsletter (Dec 08/Jan 09? ) – Include input from meeting and WG’s – Anything else – send to CK and RF 13 -17 October 2008 4 th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) Workshop – Beijing, China 6

Xiè • Many thanks to our hosts at NSMC and CMA – AMAZING, INCREDIBLE… hospitality and generosity • Wish continued success to NSMC satellite program – We look forward to using your satellite data within IPWG! • • Thanks to our program committee Thanks to our WG chairs Thanks to our Session chairs Thanks to our travel sponsors – EUMETSAT & CMA • THANKS to EVERYONE FOR A SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP! 13 -17 October 2008 4 th International Precipitation Working Group (IPWG) Workshop – Beijing, China 7