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Joint ITU-T/ OASIS Workshop and Demonstration of Advances in ICT Standards for Public Warning |
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Geneva,
19-20 October 2006 |
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Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int
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DAY 1, 19 OCTOBER 2006 |
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09:30 - 11:45
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OPENING SESSION - CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN PUBLIC WARNING
Session Co-Chairman: Marie-Thérèse Alajouanine, Chairman of ITU-T Study
Group 2/ARCEP and Eliot Christian, US Geological Survey
• ITU-T Welcome
Houlin Zhao, Director, ITU Standardization Sector
[ SPEECH ]
• OASIS Welcome
Patrick Gannon, President and CEO, OASIS
[ SPEECH ]
Keynote Presentations from:
• WMO/World World Weather Watch and Public Warning
John L. Hayes,
World Weather Watch Department, WMO
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Developments Related to the Tampere Convention
Bo Bergner,
Swedish Post and Telecom Agency
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Activities in the Private Sector as it Relates to Public Warning
Tony Rutkowski, Verisign
[ PRESENTATION ]
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Emergency Interoperable
Standards Efforts
Chip Hines, US Department of Homeland Security
[ PRESENTATION ]
• How CAP Alerts are Supported by the Google Earth Infrastructure
Speakers: Frank Roble and Andrew Rogers, Neopolitan Networks
[ PRESENTATION ]
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14:00 - 15:20
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SESSION 1: ICT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WARNINGS
Session Chairmen: Elysa Jones, Warning Systems, Inc. and Art Botterell,
Community Warning System-Contra Costa County, CA
• OASIS CAP in Detail
Art Botterell, Community Warning
System-Contra Costa County, CA
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Activities within OASIS Emergency Management TC
Elysa Jones,
Warning Systems, Inc.
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Standards Work within the ITU-T
Ken Smith, Verizon
[ PRESENTATION ]
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16:00 - 17:40
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CONTINUATION OF SESSION 1: IMPLEMENTING ICT STANDARDS FOR
PUBLIC WARNINGS
Session Chairman: Eliot Christian, US Geological Survey
• Challenges of Implementing the International Health Regulations by
Véronique Inès Thouvenot, World Health Organisation, National Epidemic
Preparedness and Response
[ PRESENTATION ]
• UNEP's Global Environmental Alert Service using CAP
Ashbindu Singh, UN Environment Programme, Division of Early Warning & Assessment
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Cell Alert Harmonization
Mark Wood, Citizens Emergency Alert
Services Association International (CEASa)
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Implementing CAP for Hazard Warning in Sri Lanka
Gordon A. Gow,
University of Alberta, Canada
[ PRESENTATION ]
• The Anny Network: A CAP-based Warning System
Pierre Alexandre
Genillon, WorldSpace
[ PRESENTATION ]
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DAY 2, 20 OCTOBER 2006 |
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09:00 - 10:45
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SESSION 2: EXPERIENCES WITH PUBLIC WARNINGS
Session Chairman: Jim Devine, US Geological Survey
• ETSI EMTEL and Insights into Some Emergency Messaging Technologies
Ian Harris, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers / Research In
Motion
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Public Warning in Washington State
Don Miller, Telecommunications
and Warning Systems, Washington State
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
Thomas Peter, UN/OCHA
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Practical Experiences with the Tampere Convention
Tor Bothner, UN/OCHA
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Efforts Toward a Global Tsunami Warning Systems
Peter Koltermann, Tsunami Co-ordination Unit, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission,
UNESCO
[ PRESENTATION ]
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11:15 - 12:15
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SESSION 3: BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER
Break-out Sessions:
• Effective Public Alerts and Warnings: Policy, Frequency,
Effectiveness, National Security vs. Public Safety
• Weather, Earthquake, Public Safety, Tsunami, Traffic, Fire, Flood,
Health
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13:40 - 15:40
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SESSION 4: FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC WARNINGS
Session Chair: Guy Weets, DG Information Society
• Review of the European Commission's Activities for Emergency
Management
Guy Weets, Unit Head, DG Information Society
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Getting the Message Across - Sharing Warnings
Renato Iannella,
National ICT Australia (NICTA)
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Further Developments in Support of Public Warnings
Tony
Rutkowski, Versign
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Experience with Wide Area CAP Warning Systems
Efraim Petel,
Hoermann Gmbh
[ PRESENTATION ]
• Overview and Activities of RSOE Havaria Information Service
Zsolt
Böszörményi, RSOE Havaria and Róbert Rafael, RSOE Havaria
[ PRESENTATION ]
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16:00 - 17:00
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CLOSING: WHAT'S NEXT? ADVANCING ICT STANDARDISATION FOR PUBLIC
WARNINGS
Session Moderator: Patrick Gannon, President and CEO, OASIS
• Session 1A
Elysa Jones, Warning Systems, Inc. and Art Botterell,
Contra Costa County, CA
• Session 1B
Eliot Christian, US Geological Survey
• Session 2
Jim Devine, US Geological Survey
• Session 3
Renato Iannella, National ICT Australia (NICTA)
• Session 4
Guy Weets, DG Information Society
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