SetGMDI Workshop
22 – 23 June 2026, the Netherlands
Program of the SetGMDI stakeholder workshop
When: Monday 22nd– Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Where: The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt
Group photo of SetGMDI stakeholder workshop participants
Day 1
| Time in CEST (UTC + 2) | Room | Morning sessions | Type of session | Session Chair |
| 09:00–09:30 | Central hall (reception) | Registration and gathering | ||
| 09:30–10:00 | Buys Ballotzaal | Welcome by KNMI management (Rubert Konijn) SetGMDI project (Vojtěch Bareš) Participant introduction | Plenary | Vojtěch Bareš Aart Overeem |
| 10:00–11:15 | Buys Ballotzaal | Short presentations – perspectives of rainfall data users WeatherForce (Pascal Venzac) Hydro matters (Adrien Paris) TAHMO (Frank Annor) Rainboo (Niels de Kind) Introduction to SetGMDI pilots Presentation of GMDI-CAP* system (Christian Chwala) Quick feedback round @ Buys Ballotzaal | Plenary | Marielle Gosset |
| 11:15–11:45 | Central hall | Coffee break @ central hall | ||
| 11:45–12:30 | Buys Ballotzaal | GMDI sustainability model (Martin Fencl) Discussion topic: Value and barriers for commercial CML data sharing/usage | Fishbowl discussion | Remko Uijlenhoet |
| 12:30–14:00 | Central hall | Lunch break + group photo | ||
| Afternoon sessions | ||||
| 14:00–15:00 | Buys Ballotzaal + Combizalen | Sustainable financial model in Africa (Marielle Gosset) Sustainable financial model in Europe (Martin Fencl) Data governance (quality certification, how it is funded) (Christian Chwala) | Discussion in subgroups | Martin Fencl |
| 15:00–15:30 | Central hall | Coffee break | ||
| 15:30–16:45 | Buys Ballotzaal | Reporting of subgroups Consensus building | Plenary | Martin Fencl |
| 16:45–17:00 | Buys Ballotzaal | Conclusion and Endnotes | Plenary | Vojtěch Bareš |
| Evening social event | ||||
| 18:00–21:00 | comming soon | Dinner in the Utrecht city – Van der Valk Hotel De Bilt – Utrecht |
* System to Collect, Archive and Process CML data
All sessions will be held in hybrid mode; however, some parts will be in broadcast-only mode.
Day 2
First day of the OpenSense conference:
https://indico.kit.edu/event/5317/timetable/#20260623.detailed