To know more about the members of the Organizing Committee, click on their names.

Beatriz Balino Beatriz BALINO
WCRP Support Unit at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR - Norway), Scientific officer
Beatriz joined the Secretariat in January 2022. She is not new to WCRP as she was science coordinator at the Coordination Office for Regional Activities (CORA) and is presently the Executive Director of CliC International Project Office. During 2022 Beatriz will share her time between CliC and the WCRP Secretariat, primarily to assist in the implementation of the WCRP Academy.
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Catherine Bihute Catherine Bihute
WCRP Secretariat,  Administrative Assistant - WMO (Switzerland)
Catherine Bihute is providing administrative support to the WCRP Secretariat for the Open Science Conference (OSC). Catherine has previously worked in WMO from 2012 to 2020, within the Services Department, providing administrative support to the Tropical Cyclones program and at the International Olympic Committee from March 2021 to March 2022, where she participated in the organizations and preparations of 2 Olympic games (Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022). Before joining the WCRP Secretariat, she worked within UNITAR (individual contractor) as HR and Procurement focal point.
Nico Caltabiano Nico CALTABIANO
WCRP OSC 2023 secretariat focal point
WCRP secretariat,  Scientific officer - WMO (Switzerland)
WCRP Secretariat lead for OSC SOC Working Groups:
1) Elements of hybrid program – not just about the technology, but also programme elements;
2) Interaction with providers of climate-related services.
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Gonzalo-Delarco Gonzalo DEL ARCO ORTIZ
WCRP Secretariat, Multimedia Communication Intern -
WMO (Switzerland)
Gonzalo joined the WCRP Secretariat as an intern in September 2022. He collaborates on communication tasks for WCRP, including the coordination and management of internal and external communication. WCRP Secretariat support for OSC SOC Working Groups:
1) Early and mid-career researcher (ECMR) engagement; 2) Side events
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Valery Detemmerman Valery DETEMMERMAN
WCRP OSC 2023 Coordinator (WCRP/IOC)
WCRP Secretariat lead for OSC SOC Working Groups:
1) Overall program, outcomes, daily themes;
2) Encouraging/ enabling local and regional engagement (e.g with scientists, politicians, service providers, ECS..)
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Catherine Michaut Catherine MICHAUT
WCRP OSC 2023 Communication & Admin support
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (France)
WCRP meetings and conference organizer and website manager
WCRP admin support for OSC SOC Working Groups: 1) Elements of hybrid program; 2) Communications, branding and marketing
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Hindumathi Palanisamy Hindumathi PALANISAMY
WCRP OSC 2023 EMCR support
WCRP Secretariat, Scientific officer - WMO (Switzerland)
WCRP Secretariat lead for OSC SOC Working Groups:
1) Early and mid-career researcher (ECMR) engagement;
2) Side events
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Mike Sparrow Mike SPARROW
WCRP Secretariat,  Head, World Climate Research Division, WMO & Head of the WCRP Secretariat - WMO (Switzerland)
WCRP Secretariat lead for OSC SOC Working Groups:
1) How the OSC will address the North-South dialogue;
2) Fund raising;
3) Engagement with politicians and policy makers.
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Narelle Vanderwel Narelle VAN DER WEL
WCRP OSC 2023 Communication
WCRP Secretariat, Science and Communications Officer - WMO (Switzerland)
WCRP Secretariat lead for OSC SOC Working Group:
1) Communications, branding and marketing;
2) Encouraging/ enabling local and regional engagement (e.g with scientists, politicians, service providers, ECS..);
To know more about Narelle, click here.
 
 

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