Meteorological Technology World Expo 2014  

Meteorological Technology World Expo is a truly international exhibition of the very latest climate, weather and hydrometeorological forecasting, measurement and analysis technologies and service providers for a global community of key decision makers within the aviation industry, shipping companies, marine/port installations, airports, military operations, off-shore exploration companies, wind farm operators, met offices, agriculture operations and research institutes.

Meteorological Technology World Expo 2014 also features one of the best, most insightful and exclusive speaker line-ups of the year! And the Conference is free-to-attend for anyone visiting the free-to-attend exhibition. Indeed, the Conference stage is located inside the exhibition hall, meaning you can pick and choose which sessions you need to watch, and then spend the rest of your time circling the exhibition searching for new technologies or services.

Meteorological Technology World Expo is organised by the publishers of Meteorological Technology International magazine, the world’s only publication dedicated to weather, climate and hydrometeorological prediction, measurement and forecasting instruments and services. In effect, the World Expo brings the pages of the magazine to life. 

If you are looking for new measurement, forecasting and analysis technologies, weather or research service providers, or simply to meet up with your established suppliers in one convenient location, Meteorological Technology World Expo is the place to be.

Meteorological Technology World Expo will be taking place in Hall 3 at Brussels Expo.

Tuesday 21 October highlights:
• Exhibition opens 10.30am with 150 exhibitors

• Don’t miss the Discovery Channel’s Dr Joshua Wurman, president of the Center for Severe Weather Research, presenting his paper on recent observations of tornado structure using DOW radars, (lunchtime) at the free-to-attend conference

Wednesday 22 October highlights:
• The exhibition is open from 10.00hrs until 19.00hrs

• Free-to-attend Drinks Party from 17.00hrs to 19.00hrs. Taking place within the exhibition hall itself, the party is the networking opportunity of the year

• Wednesday conference highlights include ‘Providing water and zero-carbon energy for 10 billion by 2050’ by Tom Blees, president, The Science Council for Global Initiatives, USA; ‘Cloud detection from radiosondes’ with Dr Keri Nicoll, research fellow, from the University of Reading, UK; and ‘Real-time data interaction and visualisation using the NEIS’ with Jebb Stewart, programme manager/technical lead, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, USA

• Two more must-see papers on Wednesday come from Dr Tom Lachlan-Cope, a scientist from the British Antarctic Survey, and Dr Joshua Wurman, president, Center for Severe Weather Research, USA, who returns to the stage, this time to discuss his observations of hurricane boundary-layer and lake-effect snow-bands (OWLES) with DOWs

Thursday 23 October highlights:
• The last day of the exhibition and conference opens at 10.00hrs and doesn’t close until 16.00hrs

• A free lunch for all visitors will be served from 12 noon in the exhibition hall. It promises to be a great networking opportunity

• Thursday’s conference paper highlights are numerous. Must-see papers include ‘10-year CASA retrospective and status of X-band weather radars’ with Prof David McLaughlin, professor, University of Massachusetts, USA; the debut of a new UHF wind profiling radar with Dr Bronwyn Dolman, senior scientist, Atrad Pty Ltd of Australia; a look at the real-time 3D visualisation and applications of 3D phased-array radar with Dr Ken T Murata, project manager, NICT, Japan; and ‘Exporting Finnish Meteorological Institute road weather expertise and applications’ with Dr Pertti Nurmi, head, Meteorological Research Applications, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland