DRAFT AGENDA

ASIA-PACIFIC DISASTER INFORMATION NETWORK
WORKING GROUP MEETING

16 - 18 August 2000
Rydges Lakeside Hotel, Canberra, Australia

  Day 1: Wednesday 16 August 2000  
TIME AGENDA ITEM LEAD
9:00 — 9:30 Welcome and Introductions EMA
9:30 — 10.00 Conduct of the meeting including outcomes sought EMA
10:00 — 10:30 Morning Tea  
 
Reports from participants
on current disaster information management activities
  
10:30 — 11:00

Australia

 Australian Geological Survey Organisation & EMA
11:00 — 11:30

China

 Ministry of Science & Technology
11:30 — 12:00

New Zealand

 Ministry of Emergency Management
12:00 — 12:30

Time reserved for discussion

  
12:30 — 1:45 Lunch  
1:45 — 2:15

Asian Disaster Reduction Center

 ADRC
2:15 — 2:45

Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance

 CEDMHA
2:45 — 3:00

Time reserved for discussion

  
3:00 — 3:30 Afternoon Tea  
3:30 — 4:00

Pacific Disaster Center

 PDC
4:00 — 4:30

South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission

 SOPAC
4:30 — 5:00

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

 ADPC
5:00 — 5:30

Time reserved for discussion

  
5:30 Day 1 Close  
  Day 2: Thursday 17 August 2000  
Time Agenda Item Lead
9:00 — 10:30 Review of Day 1 — Identifying common themes, links and challenges New Zealand
10:30 — 11:00 Morning Tea  
11:00 — 12:30 Exploring the challenges of disaster information management PDC & CEDMHA
12:30 — 1:45 Lunch  
1:45 — 3:15 Exploring opportunities for regional collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region. ADPC & SOPAC
3:15 — 3:45 Afternoon Tea  
3.45 — 5:30 Exploring the challenges for regional collaboration ADRC & CHINA
5:30 Day 2 Close  
  Day 3: Friday 18 August 2000  
Time Agenda Item Lead
9:00 — 10:30 Developing a Plan for the Future including:

— Report to the GDIN Technology Exposition & Conference, Hawaii, 9 - 11 October 2000

— Development of a regional approach at the 2001 GDIN conference, Canberra, 19 - 22 March 2001

 EMA
10:30 — 11:00 Morning Tea  
11:00 — 12:15

Developing a Plan for the Future (cont’d)

EMA
12:15 — 12:30 Closure EMA
12:30 — 2:00 Lunch  
2:00 Day 3 Close & Departure