1st RainGain Project Meeting

RAINGAIN Partner Workshop, Leuven, 17th of April 2012  
 
Programme
(chair: M-C. ten Veldhuis)
 
9:00 – 9:30   Arrival and coffee
 
9:30 – 9:45  Welcome by Marie-Claire ten Veldhuis
 
9:45 – 11:00  Patrick Willems & Herman Russchenberg:
 Summary outcomes international workshop 16 April
General overview of X- and C-band radar technologies
Guidelines for radar calibration and fine-scale rainfall estimation for pilot sites  
 
11:00 – 11:30 Break
 
11:30 – 13:00 Presentations by pilot site leaders (30min each)
o  Rotterdam case
o  London case
 + pres. Andy Johnson, LGiU on Local Government Flood Forum
o  Paris case   
 
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
 
14:00 – 14:30 Presentations by pilot site leaders (30min each) - cont.
o  Leuven case
 
14:30 – 15:00 Discussion on pilot sites planning and data exchange between partners
 
15:00 – 15:30 Daniel Schertzer:  Project communication (website, intranet, newsletter)  
 
15:30 – 16:00 Regina/Alwin: Progress report and financial overview 1st payment claim
 
16:00 – 16:30 Marie-Claire/Regina: Steering Committee decisions
 
16:30 – 16:45  Marie-Claire: Planning next months
 
17:00    Closure