PTWS-XXV - International Co-ordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, Twenty-fifth Session, Vladivostok, Russia, 9-11 September 2013

The Twenty-Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS) was held in Vladivostok, Russian Federation, from 9-11 September 2013, chaired by ICG/PTWS Chair, Dr. Ken Gledhill (New Zealand).

The session was attended by 65 participants from 16 Member States. The main outcomes of the session were 1) for PTWC to replace current products with endorsed Enhanced Tsunami Products, starting from 1 October 2014, for use by PTWS National Tsunami Warning Centres, acceptance of China's offer to establish a South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center, 3) agreement to continue most PTWS Working Groups and Task Teams, 4) agreement to conduct Exercise Pacific Wave 2015, and 5) agreement to hold the next ICG/PTWS-XXVI session, which will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific, in Honolulu, Hawaii USA in April 2015.

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