Meeting of Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations
TOWS-WG Inter-ICG Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations
Meeting
23 - 24 February 2016
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO†
7 Place de Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France
Organiser(s) & Staff
Participation
By invitation only.
Through Resolution XXIV-14 the IOC Assembly at its 24th Session decided to establish a Working Group on Tsunamis and Other Hazards Related to Sea-Level Warning and Mitigation Systems (TOWS-WG), tasked primarily to advise the IOC Governing Bodies on coordinated development and implementation activities on warning and mitigation systems for tsunamis and other hazards related to sea level of common priority to all Intergovernmental Coordination Group on Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Systems (ICG/TWSs). The Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations advises and reports to the TOWS-WG. A meeting of the Task Team will take place in Salle VIII, UNESCO, 23-24 February immediately prior to the 9th meeting of the TOWS-WG, 25-26 February.

[View an annotated printable version of this agenda]
- 1 - Opening and Session Organisation
- 1.1 - Registration
- 1.2 - Overview of meeting logistics, introduction of participants, review of agenda
- 10 - Close of Meeting
- 2 - Presentation on the Progress of TTTWO
- 2.1 - Review of TTTWO recommendations/actions from previous meetings
- 2.2 - Feedback from ICGs on the status of and future plans for tsunami watch operations in each ICG
- 3 - Presentations from the ICG Representatives
ICG Representatives to provide overview of the current status of and future plans for tsunami watch operations in each ICG - 4 - Status of Implementation of AoR, AoS and ESZ
Banda/Java Sea Service under development in PTWS to be discussed - 5 - Procedures, Terminologies, Products and Dissemination
- 5.1 - Key Performance Indicators for all aspects of Tsunami Warning and Mitigation
- 5.2 - Products for maritime community
IHO Publication No. 53 IHO/IMO/WMO Manual on Maritime Safety Information
COMSAR.1/Circ.51/Rev.6 IMO List of NAVAREA Coordinators - 5.3 - Review of draft standards and guidelines for tsunameter performance submitted by the International Tsunameter Partnership of the DBCP
Tsunameter Equipment Performance Standards and Guidelines - 6 - SOP Manual for Tsunami Warning and Emergency Response
SOP manual prepared by the Task Team on Disaster Management and Preparedness to be reviewed
Plans and Procedures for National Tsunami Warning Centres and Disaster Management Organisations - 7 - Global Service Definition Document
Draft Global Service Definition Document - 8 - Other Harmonisation Issues Arising from the ICGs
- 9 - Review of Action Items and Recommendations to the TOWS-WG
Code | Name | Updated on | Action |
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Meeting Report of the TOWS-WG Inter-ICG Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations | 19/06/2016 |
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5.2 | IHO Publication No. 53 | IHO/IMO/WMO Manual on Maritime Safety Information | 18/02/16 |
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5.2 | COMSAR.1/Circ.51/Rev.6 | IMO List of NAVAREA Coordinators | 18/02/16 |
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5.3 | Tsunameter Equipment Performance Standards and Guidelines | 27/01/16 |
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6 | Plans and Procedures for National Tsunami Warning Centres and Disaster Management Organisations | 18/02/16 |
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7 | Draft Global Service Definition Document | 19/02/16 |
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Provisional agenda for meeting of the TOWS-WG Inter-ICG Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations, 23-24 February 2016 | 27/01/2016 |
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There are 11 participants associated with Meeting of Task Team on Tsunami Watch Operations , 1 of whom is provisional .
Name | Country |
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BAILEY Rick | Australia |
MCCREERY Charles | United States of America |
MUÑOZ Angelica | Nicaragua |
NECMIOGLU Öcal | France |
OZAKI Tomoaki | Japan |
SCHINDELÉ François | France |
TUMMALA Srinivasa Kumar | Australia |
Name | Country |
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ANGOVE Michael | United States of America |
GLEDHILL Ken | New Zealand |
VON HILLEBRANDT-ANDRADE Christa | United States of America |
Name | Country |
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AARUP Thorkild | France |
ELLIOTT Tony | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
= Person has not yet confirmed their participation.
= Person has declined to participate or had their request to participate declined.
Participant Stats:
Total Invited: 13
Confirmed: 10
Not confirmed: 1
Unapproved: 0
Not-participating: 2
Rejected: 0
Label(s): no labels
Created at 10:09 on 20 Jan 2016 by Tony Elliott
Last Updated at 15:00 on 24 Apr 2024 by Sofie de Baenst