About 25 years after the first Meteosat weather satellite, the first of
the second generation (MSG?1) is to be launched in August. With
sophisticated new instruments on board, MSG-1 will change the way we
observe the weather.
MSG-1 has been developed by the European Space Agency, ESA, and built by
Alcatel Space Industries in Cannes. To help them understand its advanced
technology, ESA is offering the media an opportunity to enhance their
knowledge about meteorology in general, forecasting techniques and the
satellite’s specifics.
Media representatives are invited to Cannes in France for a seminar on 3
July. The new satellite can be seen in its clean-room environment, and
scientists, engineers and mission experts will give thorough briefings on
meteorology, forecasting techniques and climate research.
The seminar will provide plenty of background information about weather
and climate processes. Filming will be allowed and experts from ESA and
Alcatel Space will be available for interviews.
Representatives of the media wishing to attend this seminar are kindly
requested to complete the attached accreditation form and fax it to:
ESA/ESOC, Jocelyne Landeau-Constantin,
Fax +49-6151-902961.
For more information, please contact :
Jocelyne Landeau-Constantin
Head of ESA/ESOC Communications
Tel: +49(0)6151.90.26.96
Fax : +49(0)6151.90.29.61
or
ESA Media Relations Service
Tel: +33(0)1.53.69.7155
Fax: +33(0)1.53.69.7690
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Media Seminar “Technology for Climate Research”
3 July 2002 in Cannes (F)
Programme
- 10:00 Arrival of guests at Alcatel in Cannes (individually or from hotel)
- 10:15 Welcome and presentation of the seminar by Gerd Dieterle, MSG
Project Manager, ESA, and Patrick Mauté, Director, Alcatel Space
Industries- 10.30 Guided tour to the Alcatel clean room in Cannes; MSG-2 on display
- 11.00 Opportunity for filming in the clean room and interviews on site
- 12.30 Lunch with ESA and Alcatel representatives and with
scientists/experts- 13.45 Introduction to the seminar
- 14.00 Lecture 1: Eva Oriol-Pibernat, MSG Mission Manager, ESA:
Understanding the climate – basics of atmospheric and climate processes- 14:45 Lecture 2: Emanuel Legrand, Météo France:
Forecasting weather – prediction techniques, satellite use and accuracy- 15:30 Break
- 15:45 Lecture 3: Patrick Mauté, Alcatel: MSG technological advances
- 16:15 Lecture 4: John E. Harries, GERB Principal Investigator, Imperial
College, London : Monitoring climate change – climate observation and the
GERB experiment- 17:00 End of the seminar
The seminar will be held in English. - 10:15 Welcome and presentation of the seminar by Gerd Dieterle, MSG
Planning details:
Venue: Alcatel Space Industries, 100 boulevard du Midi, BP 99, FR 06156
Cannes La Bocca, Côte d’Azur, France
Access: Regular international/domestic flights to Nice airport. For all
guests arriving the evening before, a bus shuttle will be organised (about
30 minutes drive to Cannes). Hotel rooms will be block-booked and
confirmed on request. Travel arrangements to be made by guests themselves.
Requests for interviews to be sent to ESA /ESOC, Jocelyne
Landeau-Constantin, fax +49(0)6151-90.29.61 or phone +49(0)6151.90.26.96
or email jocelyne.landeau-constantin@esa.int
Contact for interviews Alcatel Space Industries: Sandrine Bielecki, phone
+33(0)4-92.92.70.94.
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Media Seminar "Technology for Climate Research" 3 July 2002 in Cannes (F) Surname: ____________________ First name: ________________________ Media ____________________________________________________________ Business address _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Telephone :___________________ Fax: ______________________________ Mobile: ______________________ e-mail: ___________________________ Nationality : ____________________________________________________ Date of birth : ______________ Place of birth: ___________________ Passport Number _________________________________________________ Issued _______________________ on ________________________________ Expiry Date _____________________________________________________ Will arrive at Nice airport on __________ at________ hours on flight number _______________ ( ) wishes ESA to arrange a hotel booking for the night of 2/3 July ( ) does not wish ESA to arrange a hotel booking
Form to be returned to:
Jocelyne Landeau-Constantin
ESA/ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany
Fax:+49(0)6151.90.29.61