BACKGROUND

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BACKGROUND
IOC ICG/ITSU

• In April 1965 IOC established the ICG/ITSU
  International Coordination Group for the Tsunami
  Warning System in the Pacific (TWSP) .
  
• Recommends Coordinate tsunami programs,
  including timely international tsunami warnings.
  
• Subsidiary to the IOC Assembly composed by 129
  States
  
• In 1966 IOC established the International Tsunami
  Information Center (ITIC)
  
• ITIC Supports ITSU and TWSP
• RHH PTW Center acts as the TWSP Operational
  Center Hosted by USA
  

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BACKGROUND - IGC/ITSU
IOC ICG/ITSU

• 26 member States (2005)
• Australia, Canada, Chile, China,
• Colombia, Cook Islands,
• Costa Rica, Democratic
• People's Republic of Korea,
• Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, France,
• Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan,
• Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
• Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea,
• Russian Federation, Singapore,
• Thailand, United States, Samoa.
• Successful Operational Tsunami Warning System
• Successful international scientific program
• Pacific Basin monitoring of seismicity and sea
  levels
  
• Direct humanitarian aim
• Mitigate tsunami effects - save lives/property

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IOC ICG/ITSU
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IOC ICG/ITSU
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IOC ICG/ITSU
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SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK
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IOC GLOSS
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Tsunami 26 december
26 December 2004 Tsunami
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IOC Timeline
2005
IOC Assembly
1st Coordination Meeting (Paris)
Implementation
2nd Coordination Meeting (in region)
National assessments
Capacity Building
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Partners timeline
2005

• 25-26/1 China-ASEAN Beijing Workshop
• 28-29/1 Ministerial Meeting, Phuket, Thailand
• 16/2 GEOSS, Brussels
• 28/2-2/3 Workshop NHK and Asian Broadcasting
  Union
  
• 3/3/-8/3 IOC 1st Regional Coordination Meeting,
  Paris
  
• 6-19/3 JICA/ADRC training course, Tokyo
• 14/3-16/3 WMO GTS workshop, Jakarta, Indonesia
• End March IOC 2nd Regional Coordination Meeting,
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