Hi everyone, Happy New Year! We're writing to follow up on our previous email regarding the Evaluation Working Group (WG3) meeting for the North American Vegetation Fire and Smoke Pollution Warning and Advisory System (NA VFSP-WAS). So far, we've received only one response, and we wanted to kindly remind you to share your availability if you would like to remain involved in WG3 and participate in the January meeting (see e-mail below). Please note that one of the proposed dates in the poll, January 7, can now be ignored as it is no longer feasible. All other proposed dates remain valid. If you haven't already, we would appreciate it if you could complete the Doodle poll asap: Doodle link: https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/dLBKywva If you have any questions or would like to discuss your availability directly, please feel free to contact us. Best regards, Rebecca and Ivana From: Popadic,Ivana (ECCC) Sent: Friday, December 12, 2025 2:03 PM To: na-rvfsp-wac-wg3(a)comm.collab.science.gc.ca Subject: RE: WG3 group meeting in January 2026 (NA VFSP-WAS) Hi everyone, We hope you're doing well. As co-leads of the Evaluation Working Group (WG3) of the North American Vegetation Fire and Smoke Pollution Warning and Advisory System (NA VFSP-WAS), we are reaching out to confirm the current membership list provided by the project leaders and to invite you to a group meeting in January 2026. The topics planned for the upcoming meeting, aligned with our group's objectives, include: * Suggested verification metrics * Plots and statistics for discussion * Selection of observational datasets for incorporation * Model variables to be evaluated * Limitations and uncertainties to consider * Evaluation of the AI model If you would like to remain involved, please indicate your availability by completing the Doodle poll linked below before December 31, 2025: Doodle link: https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/dLBKywva Your responses will help us finalize the participant list and schedule the meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly (rebecca.schwantes@noaa.gov<mailto:rebecca.schwantes@noaa.gov> and ivana.popadic@ec.gc.ca<mailto:ivana.popadic@ec.gc.ca>). Thank you, and we look forward to your input! Best regards, Rebecca and Ivana