Co-WIN News

Date: March 1 - April 22, 2022 Website: http://innovationchallenge.xylem.com?utm_source=xylem&utm_medium=NorthAsia&utm_campaign=client Prize pool: $20,000 Who can join: Students aged 13-25. Participants must be enrolled in secondary school, high school, tertiary school, university, or equivalent. Prizes: $20,000 Prize Pool, divided between secondary and tertiary school tracks Registration deadline: 7 Mar (Individual) & 14 Mar (Teams)

Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous year of the Tiger!

"Weather and Me" Video/Data Analysis Competition is now open for application. You are all welcome to join! Competition Details: https://bit.ly/3eVQdYL Online application form: https://forms.gle/rAKo7a1M9f9DYQcW9 Application Deadline: 25 February 2022 (Friday) 12:00 noon

In view of the latest development of COVID-19 pandemic, the Co-WIN AGM will be held ONLINE (via Zoom), NOT at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters. The Co-WIN 2.0 Pilot Workshop Certificate of Completion Presentation Ceremony will be postponed to March/April 2022. An email with zoom log-in detail has been sent out to everyone. If you don't receive it, please contact us at cowin@hku.hk Program of Co-WIN AGM (via Zoom): 14:00 – 14:15: Welcome speech and report on Co-WIN activities in 2021 by Mr. Philip Yim, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Co-WIN 14:15 – 15:00: Sharing of Co-WIN 2.0 Pilot Workshop activities by Dr. Nicky Lam, Department of Geography, Hong Kong University and workshop participants 15:00 – 15:20: Introduction of future Co-WIN activities by Mr. Philip Yim, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Co-WIN 15:20 – 15:25: Group photo (screen capture)

Shock wave of Tonga volcanic eruption: Facebook link: Explanation of shock wave of Tonga volcanic eruption by Shum Chi-ming (former director of Hong Kong Observatory Image source: Co-WIN, BBC

Please be informed that there will be a suspension of webpage service on 26th December, 2021 (Sunday). The data upload from the weather stations will not be affected.

The deadline for registering for the competition is 1 pm on November 15. Please visit for detailed information http://www.hkga.org

AMS Weather Brand Community and Citizen Science (virtual event) Symposium Registration deadline: November 19, 2021 Please visit https://amsweatherband.org/index.cfm/weatherband/content/ams-weather-band-community-and-citizen-science-symposium/