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24-Mar-2003

WMO Second Technical Conference
on the Participation of Women
in Meteorology and Hydrology

Geneva, 24 March 2003 - Over one hundred women from both developed and developing countries are gathered in Geneva for the 2nd International Conference on Women in Meteorology and Hydrology, convened by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) from 24 to 27 March.

24 March 2003: "WELCOME ADDRESS OF WMO SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND" [PDF]
24 March 2003: Opening address by Joke Waller-Hunter to the Second WMO Conference on Women in Meteorology and Hydrology [PDF]
24 March 2003: WMO conference to boost participation of women in meteorology - press release [Word document]

Women in Meteorology and Operational Hydrology webpage

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