• Massimiliano Di Bitetto (CNR)
• Anahit Hovsepyan (WMO)
• Natalia Berghi (WMO RA VI)
• Silvio Cau (Servizio Meteorologico dell’Aereonautica Militare)

Session I – Verification of MedCOF-6

• Peter Bissolli (DWD, Germany) and Hanene Mairech (INM, Tunisia): Presentation of MedCOF-6 verification draft.
• Discussion and approval of step 1 document

Session II - Climate monitoring

• Peter Bissolli (DWD, Germany) and Hanene Mairech (INM, Tunisia): Presentation of MedCOF-7 climate monitoring draft.
• Discussion and approval of step 2 document

Session III - Production of large scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2016-2017

• Roxana Bojariou (National Meteorological Administration, Romania): Climate predictive drivers for the Mediterranean region
• Damien Decremer (ECMWF, UK): Seasonal forecast from ECMWF S4
• Valentina Khan (Hydrometeorological Research Center, Russia): Seasonal forecast from GPC Moscow
• Jean-Michel Soubeyroux (Meteo-France, France): Seasonal forecast from ARPEGE S5
• Silvio Gualdi (CMCC, Italy): Seasonal forecast from CMCC

Session III - Production of large scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2016-2017 (cont.)

• Massimiliano Pasqui (IBIMET, Italy) Seasonal forecast from statistical systems
• Christian Viel (Meteo-France, France): Summary from RA VI RCC-LRF
• Wafae Badi (DMN, Morocco): Summary from North African RCC-LRF

Session III - Production of large scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2016-2017 (Chair: C. Viel/W. Badi)

• Discussion
• Editing and provisional MedCOF-7 climate outlook statement (step 3 document)

Session IV - Production of large scale climate outlook for winter (DJF) 2016-2017 (Chair: C. Viel/W. Badi)

• Discussion
• Final approval of MedCOF-7 climate outlook statement (step 3 document)

Session V – Joint session with users and stakeholders

• Presentation of MedCOF7 climate outlook statement
• Perspectives on Seasonal Forecasting:
  • Anahit Hovsepyan (WMO)
  • Ernesto Rodriguez Camino (AEMET)
  • Roberto Tajani (CNMCA)
  • Silvio Gualdi (CMCC)
  • Bernardo Gozzini (LaMMA, Regione Toscana)
  • Raffaele Salerno (Centro Epson Meteo)

Session V – Joint session with users and stakeholders (cont.)

• Valentina Pavan (ARPA Emilia Romagna)
• Giancarlo Pini (World Food Programme)
• Mariko Fujisawa / Hideki Kanamaru (FAO)
• Luigi Avagliano (SwissRE)
• Luca Delli Passeri (Dipartimento Protezione Civile Nazionale)
• Alessandro Dell'Aquila (ENEA)
• Francesca de' Donato (Servizio Sanitario Regionale Lazio)
• Franco Desiato (ISPRA)

Session V – Joint session with users and stakeholders (cont.)

• Round Table - Moderator : Ernesto Rodriguez Camino (AEMET)

Session VI - Conclusions and Recommendations