Regional Training Workshop on Use and Management of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology for Arab States
9 – 10 February 2026
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
9 – 10 February 2026
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Invitation letter
Registration
Logistics information
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Programme
Draft Agenda
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Registration
ITU Member States and Academia as well as ITU-R Sector Members and Associates from the Arab States are invited to attend the workshop. Registration for ITU-R events is mandatory and carried out exclusively online through Designated Focal Points (DFPs). Each ITU-R Member has been requested to designate a DFP responsible for the handling of all registration formalities. Individuals wishing to be registered for an ITU-R event should directly contact the DFP for their entity.
Please consider that the deadline for registration is 15 January 2026. Please be aware that the capacity of the meeting room is limited.
Create an Account
Create an Account
Do you have an ITU user account ?
- YES: Submit a registration request
NOT SURE: Log in to your ITU user account to update your personal details, change or recover a password, request TIES access (ITU members only), etc.
Registration Request
Registration Request
Go to the ITU-R event registration web page
Fill out the registration request form. To modify your personal details, go to your ITU user account.
Upon submission of the registration request, you will receive an acknowledgement email indicating that your request is pending focal point approval
No email received?
Check your ITU user account personal details.
Obtain Approval
Obtain Approval
Once submitted, your registration request is automatically forwarded to the corresponding focal point for approval.
Should your request remain pending approval, please contact your focal point directly.
Without approval from their focal point, participants will not be able to participate in the event.
Registration Confirmation
Registration Confirmation
Upon the approval of the focal point, you will receive a confirmation of registration email [show me an example].
Participants will also be notified if their registration request is rejected by the DFP.
Programme | Draft Agenda
9 February 2026 (Day 1)
| Speaker: | NCM, UAE (TBC) Natalia Donoho (WMO) Vadim Nozdrin (ITU) |
Overview of WMO and ITU activities for meteorology and related environmental fields
| Speaker: | Natalia Donoho (WMO) |
| Speaker: | Alec Casey (ECCC, ET-RFC Co-Chair) |
| Speaker: | Vadim Nozdrin (ITU) |
Radio technologies of Earth observations
| Speaker: | Markus Dreis (EUMETSAT) |
| Speaker: | Yan Soldo (ESA) |
| Speaker: | Safana Judge (UK MetOffice) |
| Speaker: | Eric Allaix (Meteo-France) |
| Speaker: | Jan Rozema (EUMETNET) |
Societal economic value of radio spectrum for meteorology
| Speaker: | Stephen English (ECMWF) |
| Speaker: | Yan Soldo (ESA) |
10 February 2026 (Day 2)
World Radiocommunication Conference
| Speaker: | Markus Dreis (ITU-R SG7 Chair) |
| Speaker: | Alec Casey (ECCC, ET-RFC Co-Chair) |
| Speaker: | Dr. Halimouche Ramzi (Chair of Working Group 4, ASMG) |
Arab session
| Speaker: | Mr Karel DeWaal and Mr Andrew VanderMerwe |
| Speaker: | Dr Saad Al-Majnooni |
| Speaker: | Eng. Wafaa Darwish |
Round table and conclusions
| Speaker: | Markus Dreis (ITU-R SG7 Chair) |
- Sharing experiences related to engagement between NMHS & NRA
- Discussing approaches for presenting WMO positions on specific agenda items to national regulators
| Speaker: | Natalia Donoho (WMO) |
| Moderator: | TBD |
| Moderator: | TBD |
| Speaker: | TBD |
Logistics information
| WMO-ITU Regional Training Workshop on Use and Management of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology for the Arab States, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9-10 February 2026 |
Local time in Abu Dhabi is (GMT +4)
Venue
Venue
The workshop will be held in the National Center of Meteorology of the United Arab Emirates.
Address:
19th Street, Al Shawamekh, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Travel
Travel
Arrival and transport arrangements
- Abu Dhabi International Airport is located approximately 30 km from the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).
- Please see more detail at:
Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH) to Abu Dhabi – 4 ways to travel via bus, taxi, and car.
Visa
Visa
Entry and visa requirements to the United Arab Emirates
This invitation letter may be required for visa application purposes. If additional documentation is needed, participants are advised to contact the UAE Embassy or Mission in their country of residence. The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) will issue an official visa support letter upon request.
Participants must hold a passport valid for at least six months from the date of entry into the United Arab Emirates.
Visa Application Timing: All visa applications should be submitted at least two weeks before the expected travel date.
Nationals of many countries are exempt from obtaining a visa in advance and are eligible for visa on arrival. Participants are strongly encouraged to consult the following official resources for the most up-to-date entry requirements:
Accommodation
Accommodation
All participants are encouraged to book their accommodation themselves. Please refer to the booking.com website at: Booking.com: Search results: National+Center+of+Meteorology. Book your hotel now!
NOTE – Participants are requested to make the necessary arrangements for accommodation at the earliest as prices of accommodations usually surge when making bookings with short notice.
Currency exchange
Currency exchange
Official currency: Emirati Dirham (AED)
- 1 USD ≈ 3.6729 AED
- 1 EUR ≈ 4.315 AED
- 1 CHF ≈ 3.78 AED
NOTE – Exchange rates are subject to daily fluctuations.
Mains voltage
Mains voltage
Power voltage in UAE is 220 V, frequency 50 Hz, and G socket type.
Remote Participation
Remote Participation
The workshop will be conducted in an in-person format only.
Audio webcast, recording of the proceedings of the workshop and remote participation will not be provided.
Laptop requirements
Laptop requirements
Given the amount of expected practical training during the Workshops, each participant is required to bring a laptop.
In order to accurately run the ITU Software Tools to be used during the Workshops, laptops should have the following:
Set of minimal specifications
Software environment
- Microsoft Office 2010 (or higher) or any other compatible suite (as e.g. OpenOffice)
- Any internet browser (MS Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, …)
- Adobe Reader or any other PDF reader
Users should have the necessary permissions on their laptops for installing new software (i.e. local administrator rights).
Please note that some ITU Software Tools to be used
- Might experience unexpected difficulties when running on Windows 8
- Could require configuring regional settings in English
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