The First Fengyun Satellite International User Conference

1. Introduction The First Fengyun Satellite International User Conference, sponsored by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and China National Space Administration (CNSA), took place during 15-17 November 2019 in Haikou, Hainan Province, China. The purpose of this initial conference was to develop a comprehensive mechanism for Fengyun satellite international users to exchange their applications, discuss an integrated approach to promote global applications of FY satel-lite data, and to better serve countries and users along the "Belt and Road". Experts from over 30 countries, the World Meteor-ological Organization (WMO), the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO), the National Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration (NOAA), the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMET-SAT), and the Sixth International Strategic Consultative Committee on Chinese Meteorological Satellite Programmes (ISCC), attended this conference (Fig. 1).