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, 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 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 - 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 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 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 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
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM 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 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

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