ICG/PTWS Task Team Meetings

ICG/PTWS PacWave 11 and Enhanced Tsunami Products Task Team Meetings

21 – 23 May 2012, Honolulu, United States of America

At its 24th Session held in Beijing, China, 24-27 May 2011, the ICG/PTWS decided to conduct an end to end ocean wide tsunami exercise in the Pacific Ocean on 9-10 November 2011, and formed a Task Team under Working Group 2 to design and coordinate the PacWave11 exercise. The ICG also decided to establish a Task Team for Enhancing Tsunami Warning Products under Working Group 2 to: 1. Review the capabilities and plans of the international TWCs with respect to their operational products and product dissemination for the PTWS 2. Gather feedback from Member States regarding international TWC current and planned product content, format, and dissemination 3. Consider best practices based on social science as well as the experiences of the Member States 4. Consider the global harmonization of tsunami warning products and terminology 5. Develop recommendations to improve current products and /or develop new products. The International Tsunami Information Center has kindly offered to host meetings of both Task Teams at its offices in Honolulu, USA, 21-23 May 2012. A note on meeting logistics is provided with the attached Circular Letter No. 2435 announcing the meeting.

Location

UNESCO/IOC - NOAA International Tsunami Information Center
737 Bishop Street, Suite 2200

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
United States

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
Dr Laura Kong
Staff
Mr. Tony Elliott

Event Documents

Code Title
PTWS Exercises: Exercise Pacific Wave 2011
Exercise PaWave11 - Summary of Evaluation
PTWS Products Task Team - Structures and Goals
PTWS Products Task Team - Purpose and Requirements
PTWS Products Task Team - TOWS Products Recommendations
PTWS Products Task Team - Forecast Models
Chile National Tsunami Warning Center - 2010 Lessons Learned
JMA\'s Response to Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake and Planned Improvements of Tsunami Warning
Introduction to PTWC Operations
Real Time Tsunami Forecasting (RIFT)
Introduction to IOTWS RTSP Products
PTWS Enhanced Products Task Team - Lessons Learned Samoa 2009

Background Documents

Code Title
ICG/PTWS XXIV/3 Summary of ICG/PTWS-XXIV Recommendations on Task Teams
PacWave11 Country Participation - as of 21 May 2012
Report of Task Team on Enhancing PTWS Tsunami Warning Products to ICG/PTWS-XXIV

Other Documents

Code Title
CL 2435 Announcing Task Team Meetings and Local Logistics
Provisional Agenda

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 3
Confirmed 15
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 0
Total 18
Groups: IOC , TSR
Created at 08:52 on 28 April 2012 by Mr. Tony Elliott
Last Updated at 23:27 on 26 May 2012 by Mr. Tony Elliott
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