Vienna,
VIC
05 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023
Objectives:
- Understanding the roles of National Data Centres in the verification regime;
- Building and/or improving the National Data Centre capabilities;
- Providing participants with sufficient knowledge for accessing and using IMS data and IDC products, and
- Providing practical experience in analyzing IMS data.
Participants Profile:
Participants Profile
- NDC technical staff and analysts, preferably authorized users (Principal or Regular);
- 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;
- Basic knowledge of the Linux operating system and SQL is desirable.
Vienna,
Austria
14 Jun 2023 - 16 Jun 2023
The objective of this technical meeting is to continue the process of completing the IDC Validation and Acceptance Test Plan (VATP). The focus for this particular meeting will be to;
- Discuss the draft VATP.
- Review the results of the Experiment that took place in February 2023
- Review the grouping of the validation tests for the next Experiments
- Discuss the next Experiments to take place
Vienna,
VIC
26 Jun 2023 - 27 Jun 2023
Objectives:
This meeting allows state signatories to learn about software development efforts at the IDC. Several efforts are ongoing to improve the software in use at the IDC, and NDC software shared with state signatories via NDC-in-a-Box. The PTS is currently in Phase 3 of the IDC SHI Reengineering program, which includes a large-scale effort to improve the SHI processing system, SOH, and the Analyst Interface. The PTS will modernize the software infrastructure to make the system easier to maintain, and easier to upgrade. The goal is a modern, maintainable, flexible, pipeline processing system. Progress is ongoing, and many states have participated in the Alpha Testers Group for Reengineering. In addition, many other software development efforts are also ongoing to improve IDC product distribution, NIAB, routine data processing, and processing for Expert Technical Analysis. This meeting allows experts to discuss such software updates in depth, and give review and feedback.
Participants Profile:
Experts responsible for software development for waveform monitoring at National Data Centres.
Experts involved in software development for environmental monitoring applications, particularly in waveform methods, including signal processing, user interfaces, and database systems.
Participants should have in-depth knowledge of at least one aspect of SHI data processing at the IDC.
Vienna,
VIC
03 Jul 2023 - 14 Jul 2023
- Understanding the roles of National Data Centres (NDCs) in the CTBT verification regime;
- Building and improving the NDC capabilities;
- Strengthening the analytical skills of NDCs technical staff on access and analysis of IMS radionuclide data.
Participants Profile:
Participants Profile:
- NDC technical staff/ authorized users (preferably Principal User or Regular User);
- Participation in one of the previous Radionuclide Training Course on NDC Capacity Building is a requirement;
- Experience in radionuclide data analysis and/or similar experience related to nuclear test ban verification.
Vienna,
VIC
04 Sep 2023 - 05 Sep 2023
The PTS is leading the IDC SHI Reengineering project since 2014 with the goal of creating modernized, open-source software for SHI processing, and improving maintainability and extensibility to the system. Starting 2019, the project entered the Implementation phase and is currently under active development.
The aim of this Alpha Tester Group (ATG) is to enhance the engagement of the NDC community towards the IDC Reengineering project. It allows low-barrier access for State Signatories and NDCs to the current state of the reengineered system.
The role of the ATG participants is to validate the results of the system and provide feedback to the system design and usability.
Current ATG activities are planned for biennial 2022-2023. Participants already selected in 2022 for this biennial do not need to reapply. New candidates will be accepted to fill open positions in 2023.
The objectives of the Technical Meetings prior to a testing session are to:
- present the scope of the testing session,
- provide the status of development,
- guide the testers on the discovery of the newly developed features,
- enable ATG members to run testing scripts and adapt them to different test cases.
The ATG project is funded by the European Union in the context of the EU Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/901 of 29 June 2020.
Bali,
Indonesia
18 Sep 2023 - 22 Sep 2023
The objectives are:
- to strengthen the knowledge of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the work of the Preparatory Commission;
- to further build-up the capacity of the CTBT State Signatories to participate in the implementation of the verification regime and assess how participants are making use of IMS data and IDC products;
- to encourage National Data Centres within the region to undertake a joint exercise for the analysis of waveform and radionuclide data and compare their results.
to promote the exchange of experience and expertise among the NDCs.
Participants Profile
Invited States should nominate participant(s) who are involved in the use of IMS Data and IDC Products (waveform and radionuclide).
Preference would be given to NDC operators and NDC’s customers.
This Workshop is dedicated to the following countries:
Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, the United States of America, and Viet Nam
Vienna,
VIC
27 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2023
Objectives:
In this workshop, researchers will discuss ongoing efforts to preserve recordings and metadata from historical nuclear tests and discuss how these data can be used to improve nuclear explosion monitoring.
Participants Profile:
Participants Profile
Experts involved in recovering historical geophysics or radionuclide recordings and experts in the analysis of seismic data for nuclear explosion monitoring.
Please be informed that the Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) solicits presentations and posters from participants on the topics of the Workshop for travel funding applications. Financial support will be considered only for those who have submitted an abstract that will be accepted.
Daejeon,
Republic of Korea
16 Oct 2023 - 20 Oct 2023
Objectives for both Expert Meetings are:
Refine the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for executing SS and ETA, and their associated templates, documents, and its list of (scientific) methods;
Discuss advances and introduce new approaches to scientific methods (for the respective technologies) which would be used during ETAs;
Provide an update on IDC preparations to be ready to execute SS and ETA;
Discuss the possible content of the reports, e.g., UEB/URR and SRMR reports;
Explore the possible use of various non-IMS data for SRMR;
Discuss Data Fusion options between RN and SHI events;
Advance the common understanding of the defined procedures.
Participants Profile:
Participants Profile
- Experts from NDCs and research establishments involved in testing, applying, and developing waveform, radionuclide, or ATM methods that may be suitable for inclusion into the IDC automatic processing pipelines or may be applicable to Special Studies and Expert Technical Analysis.
Vienna,
VIC
16 Oct 2023 - 20 Oct 2023
Objectives:
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 using SeisComP.
Participants Profile:
Participants Profile
- The training is only open to CTBT States Signatories, in particular those participating in the Capacity Building Program;
- Technical staff/authorized users involved or to be involved in the use of IMS data and IDC products;
- NDC staff are the main target group;
- Experience in waveform data analysis; and
- Experience with UNIX/Linux operating system and SQL would also be beneficial.
Vienna,
VIC
06 Nov 2023 - 01 Dec 2023
Objectives:
- Understanding the roles of National Data Centres in the verification regime;
- Building and/or improving the National Data Centre capabilities;
- Providing participants with sufficient knowledge for accessing and using IMS data and IDC products, and
- Providing practical experience in analyzing IMS data.
