The workshop will provide a forum for researchers and forecasters to discuss recent advances and current issues covering the sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction of monsoons. The workshop will shed light on the sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction of monsoons, with an emphasis on lead times of 2 to 4 weeks on the following themes.

• (a) Prediction of the onset and cessation of the monsoon
• (b) Prediction of high-impact weather events and dry and wet spells during the monsoon season
• (c) Use of coupled ocean-atmosphere models for monsoon prediction
• (d) Statistical prediction of the monsoons
• (e) Prediction of monsoon impacts at local scale for applications