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Reports by the Session Chairs 09:00 - 10:15, Main Hal
Chairman: Hans Koschnick (German IDNDR Committee)
10:15 - 10:30
Panel discussions
Theme 8
"Future technology needs, accessibility, availability and affordability of Early Warning Systems."
Convenor: Panelists: M. Baltuck, NASA, USA P. Krejsa, Austrian Research Centre J. Scott, Centre for Public Service Comm., USA F. Yamazaki, Institute of Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Theme 9
"Lessons learned from Early Warning Systems:
What do they have in common?"
Convenor: Panelists: R. Landis, WMO, (Atmospheric hazards), R. M. Hamilton, NRC/NAS, USA, (Geological hazards), Sir J. Lighthill †, Univ. College of London, UK, (Awareness and training), E. Seibold, Germany, (Interdisciplinary aspects), B. Narasimhan, Food Corporation of India, (Institutional aspects) E. Plate, Germany ,(Floods and droughts).
Theme 10
"Early Warning in economy and public life: Impact and response."
Convenors:
Panelists: G. Berz, Munich Re, Germany I. Davis, Oxford Centre for Disaster Studies, UK L. R. Duran, Centro de Coordination para la Prevencion de Desastres Naturales en America Central, Panama H. Kondo, Meteorological Research Institute, Japan
12:00 - 14:00 Closing Ceremony and Presentation of the Conference Declaration Chairman: Hans Koschnick, (German IDNDR Committee) Friday, September 11, 1998 14:00 - 15:00, Main Hall Detailed Programme will be communicated later. |