Day 1 (16 June 2009)

9:00    Registration

9:30    Welcome & Opening Remarks: P. Ultré-Guérard (CNES) and CNRS

9:45   Keynote Introductory Speaker: Thierry Level

10:15   Session 1: Program and Mission Overviews

      10:15-10:35       GPM Program Status at NASA: S. Neeck/R. Kakar
      10:35-10:55       GPM Program Status at JAXA: M. Kojima/R. Oki
      10:55-11:15       Megha-Tropiques Program Status: R. Navalgund /D. Renaut

11:15-11:35     Break

11:35   Session 1 (cont.)

      11:35-11:55       GPM-Brazil Program Status at AEB/INPE: T. Villela/C. Angelis
      11:55-12:15       GCOM-W Program Status at JAXA: R. Oki
      12:15-12:35       NOAA Contributions to GPM: R. Ferraro

12:35-14:00     Lunch

14:00   Session 1 (cont.)

      14:00-14:20       DMSP Status: Joe Turk
      14:20-14:40       NPOESS Program Status: A. Webb
      14:40:15:00       Discussion on partnership goals and interests

15:00   Session 2       GPM Science and Project Status

      15:00-15:20       GPM Project/GMI Development Status: A. Azarbarzin
      15:20-15:40       JAXA GPM/DPR Project Status : M. Kojima
      15:40-16:00       MT Project Status : N. Karouche

16:00-16:20     Break

16:20    Session 2 (cont.)

      16:20-16:40       NASA GPM Science Status: A. Hou
      16:40-17:00       JAXA GPM Science Status: K. Nakamura
      17:00-17:20       MT Science status : R. Roca/PK Pal

17:20   Session 3       International Collaboration on Radiometer Intercalibration

      17:20-17:40       Approaches to GPM Radiometer Intercalibration: T. Wilheit
      17:40-18:00       Elements for the in flight calibration of Madras and SAPHIR: L.Eymard
      18:00-18:20       Discussions/Perspectives on International Collaboration on Radiometer Intercalibration: C. Ruf

Day 2 (17 June 2009)

9:00    Session 4       GPM from the perspectives of international agencies, missions and programs

      9:00-9:20            Importance of global precipitation observation for WMO Programmes: J. Lafeuille
      9:20-9:40            Precipitation Measurements from Space in the context of WCRP: P. van Oevelen
      9:40-10:00          ESA activities relevant to GPM :E. Herland
      10:00-10:20        EUMETSAT: T. Heinmann
      10:20-10:40        The role of GPM for global NWP at ECMWF: P. Bauer

10:40-11:00     Break

11:00   Session 4 (cont.)

      11:00-11:20       Operational use of microwave imagers at JMA: K. Okamoto
      11:20-11:40       Prospects for a CM-SAF precipitation product : J. Schulz
      11:40-12:00       ARM/GPM: Present and Future joint activities : P. Kollias
      12:00-12:20       TRMM: S. Braun/T. Nakazawa
      12:20-12:40       Aquarius: G. Lagerloef
      12:40-13:00       FLORAD: Elliptical-orbit FLOwer constellation of millimeter-wave RADiometers for humidity and hydrometeor profiling at pseudo-geostationar
y scale: F. Marzano

13:00-14:30     Lunch

14:30   Session 5       International Collaboration on Scientific activities and Ground Validation

      14:30-14:50       U.S. GV Activities Overview : W. Petersen/M. Schwaller
      14:50-15:10       Japan GV Activities Overview : S. Shimizu, K. Nakamura
      15:10-15:30       Megha Tropiques GV activities : proposed plan, african super-site and scientific opportunities: M. Gosset
      15:30-15:50       Indian MT Validation Plan and CAL / VAL sites: CBS Dutt
      15:50-16:10       Brazil GV Activities Overview: L. Machado

16:10-16:30     Break

16:30   Session 5 (cont.)

      16:30-16:50       Finnish contribution to GPM: D. Moisseev
      16:50-17:10       Winter Precipitation Studies in Canada : D. Hudak/P. Joe
      17:10-17:30       Contributions to mid- to high-latitude ground validation: UK activities over Finland and the North Atlantic: C. Kidd/J. Taylor
      17:30-17:50       Ocean Precipitation Ground Validation Project : C. Klepp


18:30-21:30     Social Event




Day 3 (18 June 2009)

9:00 Session 5 (cont.)

      9:00-9:20        Spanish Activities in Support of GPM. An update.: F. Tapiador
      9:20-9:40        Spatial and temporal uncertainty characterization in radar-based precipitation estimates: X. Llort
      9:40-10:00      Ground radar operations, calibration and scan strategy protocols for GPM: L. Baldini
     10:00-10:20     Expectations of H-SAF for the GPM mission, and possible synergies: B. Bizzarri
     10:20-10:40     H-SAF programme for hydrological validation of satellite derived precipitation products: B. Lapeta
     10:40-11:00     KMA GPM framework and future plan : M. L. Ou

11:00-11:20     Break

11:20 Session 5 (cont.)

      11:20-11:40       Network of HOs in the Mediterranean: E. Anagnostou
      11:40-:12:00      The French operational radar network : current state and perspectives inland and overseas: P. Tabary
      12:00-12:20       Hymex: P. Drobinski
      12:20-12:40       The contribution of the ground active/passive polarimetric Bonn observatory to GPM: status and perspectives: A. Battaglia
      12:40-13:00       Development of Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) using satellite-based rainfall products with a self-correction method:K.Fukami

                        Future GPM activities in Argentina: Paola Salio

13:00-14:30     Lunch

14:30   Session 6       Workshop Summary

      14:30-14:50       Radiometer Intercalibration; R. Roca
      14:50-:15:10      Ground Validation: W. Petersen
      15:10-15:30       GPM Data Working Group (GDaWG) Overview: E. Stocker
      15:30-15:50       Next Steps: A. Hou/K. Nakamura/R. Roca
      15:50-16:10       Wrap Up: CNES/CNRS/NASA/JAXA/ISRO

16:10   Adjourn