Programme

Expecting about 90 participants or so (i. e., no "big conference setting") it is planned to have a workshop in the true sense; that is, no parallel sessions, high-visibility of posters, ample of informal possibilities to enter into scientific discussion and discourse, and so on.

Presentation types:

  • Oral presentation 
    invited keynote talk: 40 min slot incl 5-10 min discussion
    invited talk: 20 min slot incl. 5 min discussion; contributed talk: 15 min slot incl. 3 min discussion
  • Poster presentation
    all posters up all-week
    all to be mounted Thursday; poster board size/max. poster size: ~ 140 cm height x 90 cm width, i.e., size of order "DIN-A0 Portrait" recommended
    mounting material available on site)

OPAC-IROWG 2026, the Joint OPAC-8 and IROWG-11 Workshop, is held from Thursday, September 10, to Wednesday, September 16. Morning sessions (about 9–10:30, 11–12:30), afternoon sessions (about 14–15:30), and late afternoon/early evening sessions (about 16–17:30 oral and 17:30–19:00 posters) are foreseen. Sufficient informal coffee breaks (30 min) and lunch time (90 min) is left in between. We start on Thursday morning and finish Wednesday noon.

The IROWG-11 Working Group meetings of subgroups will be held within Fri, September 11 to Sat, September 12. Subgroups are Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP), Climate, Receiver Technology and Innovative Occultation Techniques, and Space Weather.

Preliminary programme

Wednesday, September 9

  • Arrival & check-in
  • Dinner
     

Thursday, September 10

  • Registration
  • Welcome
  • Opening talks
  • Morning & afternoon sessions
  • Lunch, & coffee breaks
  • Get-together party
     

Friday, September 11

  • Morning & afternoon sessions
  • Poster session
  • Lunch, dinner & coffee breaks
     

Saturday, September 12

  • IRWOG subgroup work meetings + recommendations
  • Lunch & coffeebreaks
  • Excursion / social programme & dinner
     

Sunday, September 13

  • Free / optional excursion (not included in conference fee)
     

Monday, September 14

  • Morning & afternoon sessions
  • Lunch, dinner & coffee breaks
  • Wine tasting (optional)
     

Tuesday, September 15

  • Morning & afternoon sessions
  • Lunch, dinner & coffee breaks
     

Wednesday, September 16

  • Morning sessions
  • Wrap-up and farewell
  • Lunch (optional)