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An engaging Early Career Researcher (ECR) session was successfully held on 19 March 2025 during the Eighth WMO International Workshop on Monsoons (IWM-8) at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India. The session, co-organized by WCRP and WWRP, brought together 68 early-career researchers from around the world.
The ECR session aimed to foster dialogue and collaboration among the next generation of monsoon researchers and professionals. Organized in a small-group discussion format to facilitate discussion and engagement, participants were divided into eight groups to explore four key scientific topics critical to advancing monsoon science:
- Geographic Connections: Potential joint research topics and approaches across different monsoon regions
- Scales & Teleconnections: Multi-scale features of monsoon and their interactions
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Application: Cross-cutting research opportunities
- Emerging Technologies: Applying AI & machine learning in monsoon studies
These discussions encouraged peer learning and collaborative thinking across disciplines, scales, and regions, while also planting the seeds for potential collaborations in the participants’ future careers. The session also featured insights shared by senior guest scientists, providing valuable intergenerational exchange and career perspectives for early-career participants.
On the final day of IWM8, each group presented their main ideas and outcomes to the plenary audience, highlighting innovative approaches and future research directions inspired by their discussions.
In a further demonstration of ECR engagement, one of the participants was also invited to join the closing panel discussion, bringing early-career perspectives into the broader scientific conversations at IWM8.
This session not only underscored the importance of empowering early-career voices in shaping the future of monsoon research and building a stronger, more connected scientific community, but also reflected WMO’s strong commitment to supporting Youth, including early- and mid-career researchers by encouraging Youth-focused activities in its major events.
