Upcoming Events

ONLINE NDC Capacity Building: Waveform Training Course using SeisComP3 for MESA and SEAPFE regions

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 SeisComP3.

Participants Profile:

Participants Profile:

• The training is only open to CTBT States Signatories belonging to Middle East and South Asian (MESA) and South-East Asia, the Pacific and the Far East (SEAPFE) regions;
• 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.

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ONLINE Training Course on NDC Capacity Building: Access and Analysis of Waveform IMS Data and IDC Products

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 using NDC-in-a-Box Software.

Participants Profile:

Participants Profile:

• 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 desirable.

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Online Technical Training for Station Managers of IMS stations operating under PCA contracts

Objectives

To provide Station Managers with the knowledge and technical understanding of the PTS procurement process, how to initiate a change in the station budget, and how to plan for operations and maintenance at IMS stations under PCA contracts.

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Online International Noble Gas Experiment Workshop 2021

The purpose of the workshop is to present and evaluate the most recent advances in noble gas monitoring in support of the CTBT.

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Online Technical Training for PKI Operators for Radionuclide and Waveform Stations

Objectives: 

To provide PKI Operators with basic knowledge and technical understanding on Data Authentication, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) concepts and terminology and Data Surety, how to generate key pairs and submit certificate requests, and how to retrieve and install certificates for IMS waveform and radionuclide stations using SSI/RSSI software, and Guralp CMG-DM24, Nanometrics Europa-T and Kinemetrics Q330MPlus digitizers

Participants Profile:

Nominated PKI Operators for IMS waveform and radionuclide stations. PKI Operators of IMS stations equipped with equipment different from the equipment specified in the objectives may consider attending the general part of the training only.

Location:

Online technical training course through video-conferencing and on the CTBTO Knowledge and Training Portal (KTP).