NDC Capacity Building: NDC Infrasound Data Analysis Training

LOCATION
Vienna International Centre
Vienna, Austria  


DATES
12-16 October 2026


LANGUAGE
The working language will be English

OBJECTIVES

• Building and/or improving the National Data Centre capabilities;
• Providing participants with sufficient knowledge for accessing and using IMS data and IDC products;
• Providing participants with sufficient knowledge for understanding infrasound sources and atmospheric propagation; and
• Providing practical experience in processing and analyzing IMS infrasound data with NDC-in-a-Box tools.

AGENDA

• Introduction and overview;
• Methods to Access IMS Data and IDC products;
• Introduction on Infrasound Technology, Infrasound Atmospheric Propagation and Seismic-Acoustic Sources;
• IMS Data, Acquisition, Processing and Storage: Standard Software Packages;
• NDC’s Resources to Process IMS Data, Analyze IMS data and understand IDC Products;
• Practical sessions on Infrasound data Processing and Analysis using NDC-in-a-Box Tools.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

• NDC technical staff/authorized users (preferably Principal User or Regular User);
• Experience in waveform data analysis and/or similar experience related to nuclear test ban verification;
• Geophysicists (or related field) with an advanced degree who operate or have access to regional and local seismic-acoustic network data and the means of processing and analyzing that data; and
• Linux background and some SQL experience are required.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Application deadline: 23 August 2026 

NDC Technical Staff are invited to submit their applications for this training course through established official channels (their Permanent Missions to the CTBTO or Ministries of Foreign Affairs) to the Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) through submission of the official registration form: 

However, pending the official nomination, participants may email the registration upon its approval by a director/head of the institution, to allow timely travel and accommodation arrangements by the PTS. Applications are to be received at the latest by 23 August 2026. 


FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
In accordance with the Staff regulations and rules and Administrative Directives, the PTS will provide the following support:

• A Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) that is sufficient to cover the related expenses during the training programme;
• The PTS travel agent will reserve, issue and forward the flight ticket to participants for the most direct and economic route;
• Funded participants are not allowed to purchase their own tickets unless, under exceptional circumstances, authorized to do so by, and only if this proves to be more cost efficient for, the PTS;
• The PTS will book a hotel and cover the costs for the accommodation and training participants will receive their remaining DSA on the first day of the training; and
• Health insurance will be provided for the duration of the training.

Requirement: scanned copy of valid passport.

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

Visas
To ensure timely processing, participants should apply for visas, if needed, as soon as possible, at the corresponding Embassy/Consular Office upon receipt of an Acceptance Note Verbale from the PTS.