The session will handle various aspects of scientific and operational collaboration related to limited area numerical weather prediction models. It will include assessment of how limited area NWP consortia in Europe can work together and the common challenges in developing high resolution mesoscale models even at the sub-kilometre scale. The session will also discuss the collaboration between NWP developer and user (especially forecasters) communities and the best practices in communication between these groups.

More specifically, the session may include:
* Past and future activities related to the C-SRNWP Module of EUMETNET and other EUMETNET activities with a relevance to SRNWP (OPERA, E-ABO, E-ASAP, E-PROFILE, E-SURFMAR and EUCOS)
* Observation impact studies performed in order to assess the importance of different parts of the observing system for global and limited area NWP models
* Development of the Global Lake Database (currently supported by EUMETNET) and its applications in NWP and climate models
* The SRNWP Surface Data Pool, and its application for the verification of land surface models
* Possible collaboration on developing post-processing systems for probabilistic predictions at European level
* NWP user/developer interactions