Agenda

UNESCO/IOC ICG/ITSU TRAINING PROGRAMME, 2003

ICG/ITSU member states, and countries with tsunami warning interests, are invited to participate in the 2003 UNESCO/IOC ICG/ITSU Training Programme to be held August 4 to August 15, 2003. 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 morning informational presentations at ITIC followed by afternoon field trips to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, to Emergency Operations Centers, and to seismic or water level station field sites. On the last day 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. A preliminary agenda is as follows:

Within one month after returning to their countries, Visiting Experts 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.

AGENDA, ITP 2003