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The workshop is jointly organized by:
OASIS
International Telecommunication Union

The reception is sponsored by:
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Workshop Co-Chairs: Marie-Thérèse Alajouanine, Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 2/ARCEP and Eliot Christian, US Geological Survey

Thursday / 19 October

08:30 - 09:30
REGISTRATION IN THE LOBBY
09:30 - 11:45
OPENING SESSION - CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN PUBLIC WARNING
 
- ITU-T Welcome - Houlin Zhao, Director, ITU Standardization Sector
- OASIS Welcome - Patrick Gannon, President and CEO, OASIS
- Keynote Presentations from
• WMO/World Weather Watch and Public Warning - John L. Hayes, World Weather Watch Department, WMO
• Developments Related to the Tampere Convention - Bo Bergner, Swedish Post and Telecom Agency
• Activities in the Private Sector as it Relates to Public Warning - Tony Rutkowski, Verisign
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Emergency Interoperable Standards Efforts - Chip Hines, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• How CAP Alerts are Supported by the Google Earth Infrastructure - Frank Robles and Andrew Rogers, Neopolitan Networks
11:25 - 19:30
INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATIONS
11:25 - 14:00
EXTENDED LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 15:20
SESSION 1: ICT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WARNINGS
Overview of the standards activities in support of disaster reduction, users perspectives and deployment scenarios, and a detailed look into OASIS CAP and other related OASIS activities.
Session Chairmen: Elysa Jones, Warning Systems, Inc. and Art Botterell, Manager Community Warning System - Contra Costa County, California
- OASIS CAP in Detail, Speaker: Art Botterell, Manager Community Warning System - Contra Costa County, California
- Activities within OASIS Emergency Management TC, Speaker: Elysa Jones, Warning Systems, Inc.
- Standards Work within the ITU-T, Speaker: Ken Smith, Verizon
15:20 - 16:00
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 17:40
CONTINUATION OF SESSION 1: IMPLEMENTING ICT STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC WARNINGS
Session Chairman: Eliot Christian, US Geological Survey
- Challenges of Implementing the International Health Regulations, Speaker: Dr Véronique Inès Thouvenot, Scientist - World Health Org., National Epidemic Preparedness and Response
- Implementing CAP for Hazard Warning in Sri Lanka, Speaker: Gordon A. Gow, University of Alberta, Canada
- The Anny Network- A CAP-based Hazard Warning in Sri Lanka, Speaker: Pierre Alexandre Genillon-WorldSpace
- UNEP's Global Environmental Alert Service using CAP, Speaker: Ashbindu Singh, UN Environment Programme, Division of Early Warning & Assessment
- Cell Alert Harmonization, Speaker: Mark Wood, Citizens Emergency Alert Services Association International (CEASa)
18:00 - 19:30
RECEPTION

Friday / 20 October

08:30 - 09:00
REGISTRATION IN THE LOBBY
09:00 - 10:45
SESSION 2: EXPERIENCES WITH PUBLIC WARNINGS
Intergovernmental Organizations reporting on their experiences with public warnings, which could be used to better direct future standardization.
Session Chairman: Jim Devine, USGS
- ETSI EMTEL and Insight into Some Emergency Messaging Technologies, Speaker: Ian Harris, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers / Research In Motion
- Effects Toward a Global Tsunami Warning System, Speaker: Peter Koltermann, Tsunami Co-ordination Unit, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
- Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS), Speaker: Thomas Peter, UN/OCHA
- Practical Experiences with the Tampere Convention, Speaker: Tor Bothner, UN/OCHA
- UNESCO Tsunami Project, Speaker: Mr Koltermann, Head Tsunami Co-ordination Unit
09:00 - 18:00
INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATIONS
10:45 - 11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 - 12:15
SESSION 3: BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER
Small groups of informal sessions discussing topics of common interest. Sessions will run in parallel to demonstrations.
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
12:15 - 13:40
LUNCH BREAK
13:40 - 15:40
SESSION 4: FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC WARNINGS
Identify future developments related to public warning in light of new technologies and standards work.
Session Chair: Guy Weets, DG Information Society
- Review of the European Commission's Activities for Emergency Management: Guy Weets, DG Information Society
- Experience with Wide Area CAP Warning Systems, Speaker: Efraim Petel, Hoermann Gmbh
- Overview and Activities of RSOE Havaria Information Service, Speakers: Zsolt Böszörményi, RSOE Havaria and Róbert Rafael, RSOE Havaria
15:40 - 16:00
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 17:00
CLOSING: WHAT'S NEXT? PANEL ON ADVANCING ICT STANDARDISATION FOR PUBLIC WARINGS
Identify future developments related to public warning in light of new technologies and standards work.
Session Chairman: Patrick Gannon, President and CEO, OASIS
Closing Panel Speakers:
• Session 1A — Elysa Jones, Warning Systems, Inc. and Art Botterell, Contra Costa County, California
• 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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