APARC General Assembly 2026 Begins at IITM Pune
The inaugural function of the Atmospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (APARC) General Assembly 2026 took place today at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune by the Chief Guest, Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala (Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India) (virtually), Guest of Honor, Ms. Ko Barrett (Deputy Secretary-General of the UN WMO) (virtually), Dr. Hinduma
thi Palanisamy (Scientific Officer, WCRP, WMO), Dr Stephanie Evan (CNRS Research Scientist at The Laboratory of the Atmosphere and Cyclones (Laboratoire de l’Atmosphère et des Cyclones- LACy), Réunion Island, France & APARC Co-chair), Dr. Hella Garny (DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Germany, & APARC LOC International), Dr Suryachandra Rao (Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology), and Dr Suvarna Fadnavis (Chair, Scientific Organizing Committee & Project Director CCCR, IITM).
The event commenced with an opening keynote address delivered by Dr. Suryachandra A. Rao, Director of IITM, Pune, titled: “Modeling the Monsoon: Avenues for bridging the gap between potential predictability and prediction skill.”
Key dignitaries and atmospheric scientists leading the assembly include, Dr. Stephanie Evan, CNRS Scientist, France (APARC Co-Chair), Dr. Olaf Morgenstern, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Germany (APARC Co-Chair), Dr. Hindumathi Palanisamy, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, Prof. Paul Kushner, University of Toronto, Canada, Dr. Suryachandra A. Rao, Director, IITM, Pune and Dr. Suvarna Fadnavis, Project Director, Centre for Climate Change Research, IITM.(UPDATED ON 12TH OCTOBER 2026)
