AfriqAir and CAMS-Net General Meeting
from
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 (9:00 AM)
to
Friday, March 10, 2023 (5:00 PM)
Monday, March 6, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
9:00 AM
Hands-on Low-cost sensor Training
-
Mike Giordano
(
AfriqAir
)
Hands-on Low-cost sensor Training
Mike Giordano
(
AfriqAir
)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Hands-on LCS basics, calibration, data analysis, and companion programs
10:15 AM
Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Satellite data access and basic usage
Satellite data access and basic usage
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch (catered)
Lunch (catered)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
AirQo Data Training
AirQo Data Training
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
OpenAQ Data access and sharing
OpenAQ Data access and sharing
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
Hands-on Regulatory-grade monitor trainings
Hands-on Regulatory-grade monitor trainings
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
“How to access free data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
“How to access free data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Online training session from Chris Stewart
5:15 PM
Side Meeting: DOS capacity building Side Meeting
DOS capacity building Side Meeting
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM
5:30 PM
Catered group dinner
Catered group dinner
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
9:00 AM
CMU-Africa and AFRETEC Welcome
CMU-Africa and AFRETEC Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM
CAMS-Net Welcome/Intro
CAMS-Net Welcome/Intro
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM
Keynote panel: Recent Advances in Air Quality in Africa + Q/A
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DIDIER NTWALI
(
Rwanda Space Agency, Earth and Space Science Division, Rwanda Climate Observatory
)
Engineer Bainomugisha
(
AirQo
)
N'datchoh Evelyne Toure
(
Université Felix Houphouet Boigny Abidjan
)
Daniel Westervelt
(
Columbia University
)
Keynote panel: Recent Advances in Air Quality in Africa + Q/A
DIDIER NTWALI
(
Rwanda Space Agency, Earth and Space Science Division, Rwanda Climate Observatory
)
Engineer Bainomugisha
(
AirQo
)
N'datchoh Evelyne Toure
(
Université Felix Houphouet Boigny Abidjan
)
Daniel Westervelt
(
Columbia University
)
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Keynote speakers: Evelyne Toure Engineer Bainomugisha Dan Westervelt Didier Ntwali
11:50 AM
Lunch (catered)
Lunch (catered)
11:50 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
AfriqAir announcements
AfriqAir announcements
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Afri-SET Breathe Accra Rockefeller
2:00 PM
CAMS-Net Presentations
CAMS-Net Presentations
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Seed grant presentations
3:00 PM
Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Breakout groups
Breakout groups
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
5:00 PM
Side Meeting: MOPGA Side Meeting
MOPGA Side Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5:30 PM
Catered group dinner
Catered group dinner
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Thursday, March 9, 2023
9:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Getting the most out of Low Cost Sensors (supporting infrastructure/best practices)
Getting the most out of Low Cost Sensors (supporting infrastructure/best practices)
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Panel Discussion: African gov't actions on Air Quality and LCS use by regulatory agencies
African gov't actions on Air Quality and LCS use by regulatory agencies
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM
Lunch (catered)
Lunch (catered)
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM
Poster Session: Poster Session
Poster Session
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Combining LCS with other data streams/innovations
Combining LCS with other data streams/innovations
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Panel Discussion: LCS use in health/impact studies
LCS use in health/impact studies
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Friday, March 10, 2023
9:00 AM
Side meetings
Side meetings
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
TBD