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In the framework of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Mentoring Programme for early career women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, experts from National Data Centers (NDC) served as mentors. The Austrian NDC, which is managed by a female seismologist, decided to take part in this initiative. The Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) selected an early career woman who is working as a seismologist for the Mongolian NDC as a mentee. We decided to focus on the evaluation of the National Preparedness Exercise (NPE) 2024 (NPE2024) – a verification exercise any interested NDC can take part in. The NPE was first proposed during the 28th session of Working Group B. The purpose of this exercise was to test the performance of the NDCs, as well as the data availability and quality of the PTS. NPEs are based on a fictitious scenario based on technologies provided by the IMS, as well as national data. The general task of participating NDCs was to assess the presence of potentially Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty-relevant events using the information provided. In our view, this exercise proved to be an extremely valid mentoring approach, since it exposed the mentee to different data sets, technologies, processing software, and products provided via the secure webpage. Overall, this hands-on experience enhanced the technical skills and confidence of the mentee.
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