Bulletin No. 2, 2016

48 Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2016 International Symposium on Nowcasting and Very-short-range Forecast T he ‘ WMO WWRP 4t h International Symposium on Nowcasting and Very- s h o r t - r a n g e F o r e c a s t 2016’ was held from 25 to 29 July at CUHK. It was jointly organized by the Universit y’s Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP ) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) and the Hong Kong Meteorological Society (HKMetS). The symposium, held in Asia for the first time, was participated by over 120 experts and academics from around the world, including Prof. Alexander Baklanov, WMO Secretariat, Atmospheric Research and Environment Branch, Research Department; Dr Jeanette Onvlee, Co-chair of the WMO WWRP, Nowcasting and Mesoscale Research Working Group (NMRWG); Mr. Shun Chi-ming, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory and President of WMO Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology; and Prof. Fung Tung, Associate Vice-President of CUHK and Associate Director of IEES. CUHK Hosted Harvard University’s Largest Conference in Asia Pacific CUHK hosted the Harvard P r o j e c t f o r A s i a n a nd I nter nati onal Relati ons ( H P A I R ) 2 0 1 6 A s i a Conference with the theme of ‘EMPOWER’ from 19 to 23 August 2016. HPAIR aims to provide a dynamic fo r um o f e xchange on international issues vital to Asia, foster long-term relationships among young leaders from around the globe, and connect talented delegates with some of today’s leaders in academia, business and government. The conference brought together over 500 delegates from the world’s foremost universities and over 90 speakers including renowned academics, business professionals, and political leaders to Hong Kong to discuss about the many challenges and trends across the international landscape, including political, social, economic, cultural, and business features. The bidding process for the HPAIR Asia Conference hosting began a year ago. Amid intense competition from top-class student teams such as Australia, India and Korea, CUHK won the bid on behalf of Hong Kong and successfully secured and offered over 50 scholarships to HPAIR delegates, which is a tremendous and unprecedented achievement. intellectuAl cross-currents