WAFSOPSG-Memo/2

30/9/03

MEMORANDUM

Ref.: AN 10/3.1

To:	Members, World Area Forecast System Operations Group (WAFSOPSG)
From:	WAFSOPSG Secretary
Subject:	Participation in the WAFSOPSG/1 Meeting
Action:	a)	Note the information;

b)	Indicate your participation and that of any advisors by 17 October 2003; and

c)	Submit working and information papers by 17 October 2003.

With regard to the WAFSOPSG/1 Meeting, to be convened at the ICAO South American (SAM) Regional Office, Lima. Peru, 10 to 14 November 2003, all of you should have received a formal invitation letter which was sent to you on 11 September 2003. In that letter, you were kindly invited to advise me, at your earliest convenience, preferably by e-mail or facsimile, if you will be able to attend the meeting and indicate the names of any advisors who will be accompanying you. So far I have received replies from Australia, the United Kingdom and WMO. Those of you who have not replied should make sure that information concerning your attendence reaches me by 17 October 2003 at the latest. In this context, it would be appreciated if you could fill in the form attached to WAFSOPSG/1-IP/1 at Appendix A and send that form to the ICAO SAM Office, with a copy to me.

Concerning the agenda of the WAFSOPSG/1 Meeting, it may be assumed that the forthcoming meeting will follow the provisional agenda as indicated in the WAFSOPSG/1-WP/1 since no proposals for changes were received. I am also pleased to inform you that the basic Secretariat working papers for the WAFSOPSG/1 Meeting on all the agenda items have now been completed and placed on the WAFSOPSG Web site at: www.icao.int/anb/wafsopsg. You are encouraged to prepare working documents (i.e. working or information papers) on any agenda item and you should submit your documents to me by 17 October 2003. Any documentation received after that date will automatically be considered as an information paper. Please, note that all the documents should be submitted in English. All of the papers received from you will be processed and placed at the Web site of the WAFSOPSG.

With regard to the transportation from the Lima International Airport to your hotel, please, note that the ICAO SAM Office can arrange transportation from the airport to your hotel at a cost of USD 15 using their office driver. The driver would need to receive your name(s), arrival date and time and flight number in advance. He will wait for you at the airport carrying a name card showing your name(s). If you are interested in using this service, please, contact Mrs. Nohora Arias, RO/MET Lima directly at the following e-mail address: narias@lima.icao.int

Looking forward to meeting you all in Lima.

Best regards,

Olli M. Turpeinen