The 38th GEWEX Scientific Steering Group (SSG-38) meeting is hosted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and Copernicus, the Earth observation component of the European Union’s Space programme. This year’s SSG-meeting will take place at ECMWF in Bonn, Germany from Monday to Friday, 23–27 March 2026.
The GEWEX SSG-38 will focus on internal matters: the new GEWEX Science Plan for GEWEX’s Phase IV (2022-2032), how that translates to current and future panel activities and how it aligns and links with WCRP’s science priorities, including the WCRP Lighthouse Activities, and each GEWEX Panel will report on their activities in 2025 and plans.
Furthermore, this meeting will also focus on GEWEX activities in relation to our sponsors and international partners. Our program will be completed with presentations from the other WCRP core projects, LHA-activities, Space Agencies, and other relevant international programs.
The preliminary agenda is expected to be available in early March 2026.
The agenda will become available at https://www.gewexevents.org/meetings/ssg-38/agenda/.
The SSG-38 meeting is by invitation only. If you have received an invitation and want to participate, we ask you to register at https://www.gewexevents.org/meetings/ssg-38/registration/
Venue
The GEWEX SSG-38 will take place from Monday to Friday, 23–27 March 2026 at:
ECMWF
Temporary location:
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukeare Sicherheit
Robert-Schuman-Platz 3,
53175 Bonn
Germany
Visa
Germany is part of the Schengen area. Generally speaking, third-country nationals require a visa to enter the Federal Republic of Germany. An exemption applies to EU nationals and nationals of those countries for which the European Community has with the visa regulation of the European Union abolished the visa requirement for short stays of up to 90 days in a 180‑day period. You can check here to see if you require a visa:
Table of countries whose citizens require/do not require visas to enter Germany.
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Background image courtesy of Giacomo Zucca, city of Bonn
