ICG/NEAMTWS Steering Committee, Working Group and Task Team meetings

19 – 20 Oct 2015, Roma, Italy

The Eleventh Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS) was hosted by Cyprus in Nicosia, from 12 to 14 November 2014 at the University of Cyprus. The ICG while confirming the continuation of the Working Groups, as follows: Working Group 1 on Hazard Assessment and Modelling; Working Group 2 on Seismic and Geophysical Measurements; Working Group 3 on Sea Level Data Collection and Exchange, including Offshore Tsunami Detection and Instruments; and Working Group 4 on Public Awareness, Preparedness and Mitigation, decided to give the mandate to the Steering Committee to consider a potential reorganization of the structure of Working Groups and Task Teams. The ICG confirmed the continuation of the Task Team on Communication Test and of the Task Team on Tsunami Exercises, and established a Task Team on Operations for the next intersessional period. The ICG confirmed the continuation of the Steering Committee composed by the Officers and the Co-Chairs of the Working Groups and the Task Teams, and representatives of CTSPs. Meetings of the WG3, task Team on Operations and the Steering Committee are scheduled on 19 and 20 October 2015, hosted by INGV, Rome, Italy.

Location

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Roma
Via di Vigna Murata, 605

00143 Roma
Italy

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Prof. Dr Ahmet C. Yalciner
Dr Alberto Michelini
Staff
Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
1

TASK TEAM ON OPERATIONS - 19 October 1:30 -4 PM

1.1

Opening

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

1.3

Interoperability

1.5

AOB

2

AGENDA WORKING GROUP 3 - 20 October 9 AM - 1 PM

2.1

Opening

2.2

Adoption of the Agenda

2.3

Updates on the stations status from WG3 members – both sea level stations and offshore monitoring stations of various types

2.4

Updating of the stations metadata with any new information

2.5

Relationships with ASTARTE and JRC and other bodies (e.g. EuroGOOS Tide Gauge Task Team)

2.6

Status verification of the list of actions for the intersessional period of WG3

2.7

AOB

2.8

Closing

3

AGENDA STEERING COMMITTEE NEAMTWS - 20 Oct 2-4 PM

3.1

Opening and Organization of the Meeting

3.2

Adoption of the Agenda

3.3

Review of the agenda and logistical arrangements for the ICG/NEAMTWS XII

3.4

Discussion on CTSPs inter-operability and Accreditation issues

3.5

New governance rearrangements proposal

3.6

AOB

3.7

Closing

Background Documents

Code Title
Report ICG-NEAMTWS SC_march_2015
ICG/NEAMTWS-XI/3S Executive Summary of the Eleventh session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (ICG/NEAMTWS)

Other Documents

Code Title
Useful information_Getting to INGV by public transportation

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 3
Confirmed 15
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 0
Total 18
Groups: IOC , TSR
Created at 08:36 on 8 September 2015 by Dr. Francesca Santoro
Last Updated at 21:47 on 20 October 2015 by Mr Bernardo Aliaga Rossel
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