Technical Training for Stations Operators of IMS Infrasound Stations with Nanometrics Centaur or Quanterra Q330M+ Equipment

Objectives:

Participants Profile

Invited States Signatories are requested to nominate participant(s) who serve as Station Operators actively involved in the operation and maintenance of the following IMS infrasound stations with Centaur or Quanterra Q330M+ digitizers:

Country Treaty code

Argentina IS01

Argentina IS02

Australia IS04

Australia IS05

Canada IS10

Cabo Verde IS11

Chile IS13

*Chile IS14

Denmark IS18

Djibouti IS19

Germany IS27

Kazakhstan IS31

Kenya IS32

Namibia IS35

New Zealand IS36

Palau IS39

Papua New Guinea IS40

Portugal IS42

South Africa IS47

Tristan da Cunha, UK IS49

Bermuda, UK IS51

BIOT Diego Garcia, IS52

Fairbanks, USA IS53

Windless Bight, USA IS55

Piñon Flat, USA IS57

Midway Islands, USA IS58

Wake Island, USA IS60

*Used as Met station digitizer only

To ensure that technical training is provided to the most relevant individuals, please nominate personnel directly associated with the respective IMS facility. Station Operators who have not previously attended similar training courses are particularly encouraged to apply.

Prerequisite:
Basic Linux knowledge is mandatory.

Application Procedures

Applicants are requested to register online at the Commission’s CTNW platform: https://ctnw.ctbto.org

State Signatories wishing to nominate participants are requested to inform the Provisional Technical Secretariat (see Point of Contact) through their respective Permanent Mission by the deadline set for application and use the registration form available at: 

https://www.ctbto.org/news-and-events/capacity-building-and-training.

Financial support may be available for a limited number of participants. Such assistance must be requested at the time of registration (by selecting the relevant box during online registration).

PTS reserves the right to postpone/cancel the training depending on number of applicants.

Financial Information 

In accordance with the Staff Regulations and Rules and Administrative Directives, the PTS will provide the following: 

• A Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) that is sufficient to cover the related expenses during the training program; 

• The PTS travel agent will reserve, issue and forward the flight ticket to the participants for the most direct and economic route;
• Funded participants are not allowed to purchase their own tickets unless, under exceptional circumstances, be authorized to do so and only if this proves to be most cost efficient for the PTS;
• The PTS will book a hotel and cover the costs for the accommodation and training participants will receive their remaining Daily Subsistence Allowance upon arrival in Vienna; and
• Health insurance will be provided for the duration of the training.

Requirement: Scanned passport copies. 

Other Pertinent Information

• Participants should apply for visas, if needed, at the corresponding Embassy upon receipt of an Acceptance Note Verbale from the PTS, in order to ensure timely processing.
• Access and login instructions for the CTBTO Knowledge and Training Portal (KTP) will be provided to participants prior to the training.
• We reserve the right to cancel the Station Operator Technical Training if there is insufficient interest from Invited States Signatories.