Name: AfriqAir and CAMS-Net General Meeting
Start: 2023-03-07T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-03-10T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Carnegie Mellon University - Africa Campus, Kigali, Rwanda

AfriqAir and CAMS-Net General Meeting

from Tuesday 7 March 2023 (09:00) to Friday 10 March 2023 (17:00)

Monday 6 March 2023
Tuesday 7 March 2023
09:00 Hands-on Low-cost sensor Training - Mike Giordano (AfriqAir)
Hands-on Low-cost sensor Training
- Mike Giordano (AfriqAir)
09:00 - 10:15
Hands-on LCS basics, calibration, data analysis, and companion programs
10:15 Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
10:15 - 10:45

10:45 Satellite data access and basic usage
Satellite data access and basic usage
10:45 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch (catered)
Lunch (catered)
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 AirQo Data Training
AirQo Data Training
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
14:30 - 15:00

15:00 OpenAQ Data access and sharing
OpenAQ Data access and sharing
15:00 - 16:30

16:30 Hands-on Regulatory-grade monitor trainings
Hands-on Regulatory-grade monitor trainings
16:30 - 17:30

“How to access free data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
“How to access free data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
16:30 - 17:00
Online training session from Chris Stewart

17:15 DOS capacity building Side Meeting
DOS capacity building Side Meeting
17:15 - 17:45

17:30 Catered group dinner
Catered group dinner
17:30 - 19:00
Wednesday 8 March 2023

09:00 CMU-Africa and AFRETEC Welcome
CMU-Africa and AFRETEC Welcome
09:00 - 09:30

09:30 CAMS-Net Welcome/Intro
CAMS-Net Welcome/Intro
09:30 - 10:00

10:00 Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 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)
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 - 11:50
Keynote speakers: Evelyne Toure Engineer Bainomugisha Dan Westervelt Didier Ntwali
11:50 Lunch (catered)
Lunch (catered)
11:50 - 13:00

13:00 AfriqAir announcements
AfriqAir announcements
13:00 - 14:00
Afri-SET Breathe Accra Rockefeller

14:00 CAMS-Net Presentations
CAMS-Net Presentations
14:00 - 15:00
Seed grant presentations

15:00 Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Breakout groups
Breakout groups
15:30 - 17:30

17:00 MOPGA Side Meeting
MOPGA Side Meeting
17:00 - 18:00

17:30 Catered group dinner
Catered group dinner
17:30 - 19:30
Thursday 9 March 2023

09:00 Getting the most out of Low Cost Sensors (supporting infrastructure/best practices)
Getting the most out of Low Cost Sensors (supporting infrastructure/best practices)
09:00 - 10:15

10:15 Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
10:15 - 10:30

10:30 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 - 11:45

11:45 Lunch (catered)
Lunch (catered)
11:45 - 13:45

Poster Session
Poster Session
11:45 - 13:45

13:45 Combining LCS with other data streams/innovations
Combining LCS with other data streams/innovations
13:45 - 15:00

15:00 Coffee/tea Break
Coffee/tea Break
15:00 - 15:15

15:15 LCS use in health/impact studies
LCS use in health/impact studies
15:15 - 16:30
Friday 10 March 2023

09:00 Side meetings
Side meetings
09:00 - 15:00
TBD

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