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IOC ICG/ITSU. BACKGROUND. 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.

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  1. IOC ICG/ITSU BACKGROUND • 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

  2. IOC ICG/ITSU BACKGROUND - IGC/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

  3. IOC ICG/ITSU

  4. IOC ICG/ITSU

  5. IOC ICG/ITSU

  6. SEISMOGRAPHIC NETWORK

  7. IOC GLOSS

  8. 26 December 2004 Tsunami Tsunami 26 december

  9. IOC Timeline 2005 IOC Assembly 1st Coordination Meeting (Paris) Implementation 2nd Coordination Meeting (in region ?) National assessments Capacity Building

  10. Partners’ timeline 2005 • 25-26/1: China-ASEAN Beijing Workshop • 28-29/1: Ministerial Meeting, Phuket, Thailand • 16/2: GEOSS, Brussels • 22-24 Tokyo Seminar senior Officers Affected countries. • 28/2-2/3: Workshop NHK and Asian Broadcasting Union • 3/3/-8/3: IOC 1st Regional Technical Coordination Meeting, Paris • 6-19/3: JICA/ADRC training course, Tokyo • 14/3-16/3: WMO GTS workshop, Jakarta, Indonesia • April (?): IOC 2nd Regional Coordination Meeting

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