Agenda

UNESCO/IOC ICG/ITSU TRAINING PROGRAMME, 2004

The 2004 UNESCO/IOC ICG/ITSU Training Programme will be held August 9 to August 27, 2004 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Program, under the direction of the Director, International Tsunami Information Centre (ITIC), provides two participants with an overview of the history and operation of the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific. Specific focus is given to the important role of regional and national tsunami warning centers in monitoring and evaluating the tsunamigenic potential of earthquakes, and in issuing timely tsunami warning messages to government emergency officials who can then act to save lives and reduce damage to coastal communities. The Programme provides training and familiarization with the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Regional Warning Systems, and Civil Defense procedures as carried out by the United States federal, state, and local governments.

Participants will engage in a series of informational presentations at ITIC and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, and visits to Emergency Operations Centers, to seismic or water level station field sites, and to the University of Hawaii. At the end of the Program, participants will be expected to make a brief presentation on the status of tsunami mitigation measures in their respective countries. Additional topics covered by the Training Programme will be based on the needs of each participant. An agenda is attached.

This year, the Program will also be held in conjunction with the Western Pacific American Geophysical Union, August 16-20, 2004, at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. Participants will have the opportunity to hear about recent tsunami investigations, and to meet scientists involved in tsunami research. A list of the current sessions can be accessed at Media Advisory 2 - Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting

Within one month after returning to their countries, ITP participants are required to submit a Written Trip Report in English describing the activities they participated in, what they learned, and how they will use their training to improve tsunami warnings and/or awareness in their countries. Trip Report summaries will be published in October issue of ITIC’s Tsunami Newsletter.

PARTICIPANTS, ITP-HAWAII 2004

Mr. Camilo Botero
Secretario Técnico, Comité Nacional de Alerta de Tsunami.
Comisión Colombiana del Océano, Colombia

Mr. Carlos Pullinger
Director, Servicio Geologico, Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET), El Salvador

Mr. Ishmael C. Narag
Supervising Science Research Specialist
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Philippines

Mr. Steve Kuils
Dean Safety Management
NIBRA (Dutch Institute for Crisis & Disaster Management), The Netherlands

Mr. Cees Kersten
Graduate Student
NIBRA (Dutch Institute for Crisis & Disaster Management), The Netherlands

AGENDA, ITP-Hawaii 2004