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1 16 20 February Disclaimer: The information was last updated on 19 December This list is updated on a regular basis. For the latest up-to-date information, please consult the web sites for Calendar of Events ( and Workshops, Training and Exercises ( Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead Melbourne, Workshop for Australia Radionuclide Laboratories Applicants should be from the State Signatories hosting the 16 radionuclide laboratories for the CTBT. Main objectives: Discuss and address developments and issues pertaining to laboratory certified operations, Proficiency Test Exercises (PTEs) for particulate samples and NG intercomparison exercises, certification, surveillance assessment and measurements; Share operational experiences and lessons learned towards quality improvement; Discuss advances in gamma spectrometry and noble gas measurements. 16 February 13 March NDC Capacity Building: NDC Waveform Analyst Training Course The training is only open to the CTBT States Signatories, in particular to those participating in the Capacity Building Programme; Technical staff/authorized users involved or to be involved in the use of IMS data and products; NDC staff is the main target group; To strengthen the capacity of the States Signatories participation in the verification regime and to enhance their use of PTS data and products for civil and scientific applications

2 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead NDC Capacity Building: NDC Waveform Analyst Training Course (continued) 16 February 13 March The should have: taken part in a previous 2-week capacity building training course NDC Capacity Building: Access and Analysis of IMS Waveform Data and Products or the equivalent e-learning training course; Experience in waveform data analysis; and Experience with UNIX/Linux operating system; experience with SQL would also be beneficial. 31 March 4 April Poissy, France Basic Technical Training for Radionuclide Station Operators with SPALAX Equipment Technical staff of IMS radionuclide stations directly responsible for the operation and maintenance of SPALAX noble gas systems To enhance and develop station operators knowledge and skills regarding the operational and maintenance aspects of the SPALAX Noble Gas Systems April and June Part I Israel Part II Austria Workshop 22 Part I: Approx. 20 internal and 50 external selected from those who participated at IFE14 Part II: Approx. 20 internal and 60 external selected from those participating IFE14 and those nominated by states signatories Debriefing on IFE14, lessons learned and the way forward 4 6 May Vienna Second Meeting of Alpha Tester Group (ATG) for the Extended NDC-in-a- Box Project NDCs have already nominated experts for the ATG. Nine members were carefully selected in view of a broad geographical distribution and diverse approaches of using the Extended NDC-in-a-box to be represent. The PTS integrates various waveform data analysis tools including SeisComP3 (SC3) and Geotool into a new software distribution called Extended NDC-in-a-Box. This project is funded by the European Union in the context of the EU Council Decision 2012/699/CFSP of 13 November 2012 (EU/CTBTO Joint Action V).

3 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead 4 6 May Vienna Second Meeting of Alpha Tester Group (ATG) for the Extended NDC-in-a- Box Project (continued) The role of the ATG is to represent the NDC-in-a-Box user community and help specify the needs of those who will use the final product. The ATG monitors that the final solution will meet the needs of end users in terms of quality, functionality and ease of use. To do so, the ATG provides input and responses to the developers from the beginning, performs alpha testing of final deliverables and provides feedback on the results to the development team. The ATG is very much a working group that is expected to reach consensus on prioritization of features and user interface issues May Vienna Expert Meeting on CPT Approx. 10 internal and 30 external Discussion on performance requirements for CPT equipment and methods, status of current capabilities and guidance for further developments development of recommendations for future Action Plan May Uppsala, Sweden Basic Technical Training for Radionuclide Station Operators with SAUNA Equipment Technical staff of IMS radionuclide stations directly responsible for the operation and maintenance of SAUNA noble gas systems. To enhance and develop station operators knowledge and skills regarding the operational and maintenance aspects of the SAUNA Noble Gas Systems May Brussels, Belgium Workshop on Signatures of Medical and Industrial Isotope Production (WOSMIP V) Attendance at previous WOSMIP workshops is not a prerequisite for attendance in Experts from organizations that are familiar with the medial isotope emission issues and/or experts in monitoring and processing of 99Mo medical isotope production facilities are expected to participate. As the emissions are not of a health and safety concern, the workshop does not involve discussions related to regulatory matters. The Workshop on the Signatures of Medical and Industrial Isotope Production (WOSMIP V) brings together experts from the treaty monitoring and isotope production communities to explore means to mitigate the effects of emissions from 99Mo facilities without impacting production. 2 5 June TBD, Austria Expert Meeting on Third Training Cycle Approx. 15 internal and 25 external Preparation of the next training cycle. Objective: To design the programme and training plan for the next training cycle taking into account lessons learned after IFE14.

4 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead 9 19 June Training Course on NDC Capacity Building: Access and Analysis of Waveform IMS Data and Products NDC technical staff/ authorized users (preferably Principal User or Regular User); Experience in waveform data analysis and/or similar experience related to nuclear test ban verification; Seismologists with an advanced degree who operate or have access to regional and local seismic network data and the means of processing that data to provide accurate phase pick information; Linux background and some SQL experience are required. Objectives: Understanding the roles of National Data Centres in the verification regime; Building and/or improving the National Data Centre capabilities; Providing with sufficient knowledge for accessing and using IMS data and products; Providing practical experience in analysing IMS data; June Waveform Station Managers with stations operating under PCA contracts Individuals with managerial and planning responsibility at IMS stations with Waveform technology with PCA contracts. Candidates must be proficient in English. To provide Station Managers with the basic knowledge and technical understanding of the CTBTO procurement process, how to initiate a change in the station budget, and how to plan for operations and maintenance at Seismic IMS stations under PCA contracts June Technical Meeting on SHI Software Engineering at the Priority will be given to managers of specific stations targeted for this training. The countries hosting these stations receive the announcement directly through official channels. The first phase of the Reengineering program, expected to be completed at the end of 2015, focuses on significant enhancements to individual components of the SHI automatic and interactive processing as well as data and product dissemination and software quality assurance. Priority is also given to those having registered and abstracts submitted for the CTBT Science and Technology Conference 2015 (SnT15) following this workshop. In January 2014, the initiated a second phase of its Reengineering program that considers the overall architecture of SHI applications and aims to produce, by the end of 2016, a new architecture for SHI applications. The scope document for Reengineering Phase 2 (see upload/conferenceservices/2015/_reengineering_phase_2_scope. pdf ) provides a high level overview of the project in terms of its business case, goals, objectives, deliverables, constraints and assumptions.

5 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead June Technical Meeting on SHI Software Engineering at the (continued) Reengineering Phase 2 (RP2) follows system design techniques based on UML (Unified Modelling Language) and RUP (Rational Unified Process). The first RP2 deliverables, the project Scope Document and the baseline System Requirements Document were reviewed by experts from Member States in June 2014 and finalized in August Work is on-going on the following deliverables: The Use Case Model Survey (UCMS), a high level overview of all use cases that system will support. Detailed Use Case descriptions, covering core functionality of the system. A System Specification Document which constitutes a more complete and formally correct version of the System Requirements Document. This technical meeting will provide a forum for software engineers and scientists from Member States to review and provide feedback on the UCMS and selected use cases and to explore key technology areas that are of particular interest to RP2. The following key technology areas are proposed. Data Storage and Access: Design considerations for the Common Object Interface, an object-oriented data access layer to be used by all SHI applications; lessons to be learned from existing data models for SHI data processing and analysis. Advanced Processing Architecture: Advances in processing pipeline architecture; componentized system design; interface implications of advanced automatic processing algorithms. Improved Analyst Interface: New strategies for displaying and analyzing data; use of historical information in SHI analysis; technologies for supporting remote analysis.

6 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead June Technical Meeting on SHI Software Engineering at the (continued) High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Strategies and technologies for high availability and disaster recovery of the system and its components. Data and Product Distribution: Alternative mechanisms for disseminating data and products; support for open standards for SHI data. The UCMS, the selected use cases and the supporting System Specification Document will be made available to meeting for review by May 1st Meeting are also encouraged to contribute to the technical meeting by making a 15 minute presentation in one or more of these areas June Vienna CTBT Science and Technology 2015 Conference (SnT15) Scientists and technologists, science administrators, academics, scientific representatives to the CTBTO s policymaking organs, and representatives of agencies involved in research and development in areas potentially relevant to the Treaty s verification regime, as well as members of the diplomatic community, the media and civil society. Conference Goals: To capitalize on scientific and technological innovations for verifying CTBT compliance; To promote the wider scientific application of data that are used for test-ban verification; To enhance the exchange of knowledge and ideas between the CTBTO and the broader scientific community; To enlarge the scientific community engaged in test-ban monitoring June International Hydroacoustics Workshop 2015 The workshop is aimed towards all scientists, engineers and other persons involved in hydroacoustics, ocean observatories, acoustic sensor technologies, cabled and autonomous underwater systems and related fields. The Provisional Technical Secretariat will solicit presentations and posters from on the topics of the Workshop. The are encouraged to also participate in the SnT15 preceding this workshop. The International Hydroacoustics Workshop 2015 will cover three main aspects of hydroacoustics related to monitoring of the CTBT (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty): 1. Civil and scientific applications of CTBTO data and products; 2. Signal processing methods for verification purposes; 3. Technological advancements in marine engineering, particularly in ocean observatories, pertinent to IMS hydroacoustic network sustainability and improvement.

7 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead Vienna Expert Meeting on Approx. 10 internal and 30 external RNNG 29 June 3 July 29 June 10 July Training Course on NDC Capacity Building: Access and Analysis of Radionuclide IMS Data and Products (EE, SEAPFE and LAC countries under EU JA V) NDC technical staff/ authorized users (preferably Principal User or Regular User); Experience in radionuclide data analysis and/or similar experience related to nuclear test ban verification; Discussion on performance requirements for RNNG equipment and methods, status of current capabilities, and guidance for further developments development of recommendations for future Action Plan Objectives: Understanding the roles of National Data Centres in the verification regime; Building and/or improving the National Data Centre capabilities; Providing with sufficient knowledge for accessing and using IMS data and products; and Providing practical experience in analyzing IMS radionuclide data July Dubna, Russian Federation Russian-Speaking Station Operators of Radionuclide Stations Station operators of IMS radionuclide stations installed in the Russian Federation directly concerned with the operation, maintenance and repair of such equipment. To provide station operators with the basic knowledge and technical understanding on the operations, maintenance and management of a manual radionuclide station and, more specifically, to provide hands-on training for the various operational and maintenance procedures July Reykjavik, Iceland Radionuclide Station Operators using Cinderella Equipment Station operators of IMS radionuclide stations using Cinderella equipment directly concerned with the operation, maintenance and repair of such equipment. To enhance and develop station operator s knowledge and skills regarding the operational and maintenance aspects of Radionuclide Stations using Cinderella System August Operations and Maintenance Training for Station Operators of Enviroconsult Station Operators of Enviroconsult The objective of the training is to promote an understanding of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the work of the Preparatory Commission, including that of the International Monitoring System and the International Data Centre. It will also provide a forum for the Provisional Technical Secretariat to demonstrate how the organization monitors and delivers support to stations.

8 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead 8 10 September OR ESMF, Guntramsdorf Expert Group Meeting on Logistics and Operational Support (EGMLOS) Approx. 15 internal and 15 external Expert Group Meeting on Inspection Team (IT) operations support (OSC and logistical issues) development of recommendations for future Action Plan September Waveform Station Operators with MARTEC Equipment Station operators of IMS stations using MARTEC equipment directly concerned with the operation, maintenance and repair of such equipment. Candidates must be proficient in English. To provide station operators with the basic knowledge and technical understanding of the operations, maintenance and management of an IMS station using waveform technology and, more specifically, to provide hands-on training on MARTEC equipment and the Standard Station Interface (SSI) September TBD Field Test Airborne Systems Approx. 5 internal and 15 external In-field data collection and processing including comparative testing of airborne systems in order to assess the options for future integration September (tentative) New York, U.S.A. Ninth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty (Article XIV Conference) (to be confirmed) Representatives of the ratifying States and signatory States that have not yet ratified the Treaty. Representatives of other States which have the right to sign the Treaty per Article XIV of the Treaty but has not yet done so may also attend. The UN Secretary General convenes the Conference. The purpose of the Conference is to examine the extent to which the requirement for entry into force set out in Article XIV, paragraph 1, of the Treaty has been met and to consider and decide by consensus what measures consistent with international law may be undertaken to accelerate the ratification process in order to facilitate the early entry into force of the Treaty. LEGREL 4 10 October TBD Africa Regional Training Approx. 12 internal and 90 external Outreach activity to the States Signatories in the geographical regions. framework, scientific and technical background, search logic, operational requirements and procedures, learning the fundamental principles of through interactive sessions, basic generic skills and field work.

9 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead 5 9 October 5th Workshop on the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the IMS System Approx. 30 internal and 100 external The Workshop will: Facilitate interaction of Station Operators by participation in focused group discussions; Provide un updated vision of the challenges ahead and highlight the major achievements in the Operations and Maintenance of the IMS stations; Focus on the importance of Data Availability as a Key Performance Indicator for the IMS stations; Provide a forum to update Station Operators on the latest tools available for monitoring the IMS networks (SOH), assessing its performance (PRtool), assessing Station Operators performance (SOPET); Update on the status of PKI October Station Operators from IRIS/IDA Auxiliary Seismic Station Priority will be given to operators of specific stations targeted for this training. The countries hosting these stations receive this announcement directly through official channels. Invited States Signatories should nominate participant(s) who are Station Operators involved in the operation, maintenance and repair. Nominated individuals should be directly related to the IMS facility. To provide station operators with the basic knowledge and technical understanding of the operations, maintenance and management of an IMS station using waveform technology and, more specifically, to provide hands-on training for the various operational and maintenance procedures October Infrasound Technology Workshop 2015 The workshop is aimed towards all scientists, engineers and other persons involved in infrasound technology and related fields. The purpose of the Infrasound Technology Workshop 2015 is to create an international forum for presenting and discussing recent advancements in infrasound research and operational capabilities of global and regional networks. The Provisional Technical Secretariat will solicit presentations and posters from on the topics of the Workshop.

10 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead ESMF, Approx. 15 internal and 15 external Guntramsdorf October October Belgium Combined Expert Group Meeting on GIS (FIMS), IIMS, ITF and inspection data management (EGMG), FIMS/IIMS/ITF Radionuclide Station Operators with Canberra Equipment Station Operators of IMS Radionuclide stations equipped with Canberra detectors who are directly concerned with the operation, maintenance and repair of such equipment. Candidates must be proficient in English. Combined Expert Group Meeting on GIS (FIMS), IIMS, ITF and inspection data management (including information security, CoC) development of recommendations for future Action Plan To provide hands-on training and practical lessons to station operators on the operation, maintenance and repair of the Canberra Gamma Detector System manufactured by Canberra Industries Inc. 4-6 November Oak Ridge, USA Radionuclide Station Operators with ORTEC Systems Invited States Signatories should nominate participant(s) who are Station Operators involved in the operation, maintenance and repair of stations with ORTEC gamma detector systems manufactured by AMETEK. Nominated individuals should be directly related to the IMS facility. To provide hands-on training and practical lessons to Station Operators on the operation, maintenance and repair of the ORTEC gamma detector system manufactured by AMETEK November 9 13 November November Vienna Fairfax, USA Vienna Expert Meeting on the Development of QMS Documents Radionuclide Station Operators with RASA Systems Expert Meeting on Seismic Approx. 10 internal and 10 external Invited State Signatories should nominate participant(s) who are Station Operators involved in the operation and maintenance of RASA systems. Nominated individuals should be directly related to the IMS facility. Approx. 5 internal and 10 external Discussions on drafting/revision, review and further revision of QMS documents according to topics development of recommendations for the new Action Plan To provide hands-on training and practical lessons to Station Operators on the operation, maintenance and repair of the RASA equipment. Analysis of development options for active and passive seismic techniques for including resonance seismometry development of recommendations for future Action Plan.

11 Dates Venue Meeting/Event Target audience/ Descriptions (Objectives, Deliverables, etc.) Lead Uppsala, Sweden November Advanced Technical Training for Radionuclide Station Operators with SAUNA Equipment Priority will be given to operators of specific stations targeted for this training. The countries hosting these stations receive this announcement directly through official channels. Invited State Signatories should nominate participant(s) who are technical staff of IMS radionuclide stations directly responsible for the operation and maintenance of SAUNA noble gas systems, preferably with more than 18 months of experience, should be nominated. To provide IMS station operators who already have experience operating SAUNA systems with the required in-depth knowledge and technical understanding of SAUNA noble gas monitoring systems in order to perform more complex operations and maintenance tasks. 29 November 5 December TBD MESA Regional Training Approx. 12 internal and 55 external Outreach activity to the States Signatories in the geographical regions. framework, scientific and technical background, search logic, operational requirements and procedures, learning the fundamental principles of through interactive sessions, basic generic skills and field work 1 4 December Poissy, France Advanced Technical Training for Radionuclide Stations Operators with SPALAX Equipment Station Operators involved in the operation and maintenance with SPALAX equipment. To provide IMS station operators who already have experience operating SPALAX systems with the required in-depth knowledge and technical understanding of SPALAX noble gas monitoring systems in order to perform more complex operations and maintenance tasks December Austin, USA INGE Noble Gas Workshop The workshop is aimed towards all scientists, engineers and other persons involved in Noble Gas measurements related to the verification of the CTBT. The purpose of the workshop is to present and evaluate the most recent advances in noble gas monitoring technology.