International Conference on Tsunami Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities
11-12 January 2007, Phuket, Thailand
Basic Information
Date: 11-12 January 2007
Venue: Royal Phuket City Hotel, Phuket, Thailand
Objectives:
Establishing international networking for Promotion of Tsunami Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities in the context of WSIS (United Nations World Summit on the Information Society) Plan of Action implementation by sharing information on;
- Needs of Persons with Disabilities for Tsunami Preparedness with special attention to respective components of individual preparedness such as logical understanding on Tsunami, accessible communication channel for warning, and planned/confirmed evacuation route,
- Best practices of Tsunami Preparedness promotion activities that meet the requirements of Persons with Disabilities,
- On-going Tsunami Disaster Prevention/Mitigation initiatives at local/international level,
- Initiatives of Bridging the Digital Divide in the area of Disaster Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities as the implementation of WSIS Plan of Actions.
Language: English
Co-Host(s):
- DAISY Consortium
- Asia-liacific Development Center on Disability (APCD)
- Council of Disabled People of Thailand (CDPT)
- National Disaster Warning Center, Thailand
- National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Thailand (NECTEC)
- Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB Group)
- DAISY For All Project Thailand (DFA Thailand)
- Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
- Thai Autism Vocational Center
AGENDA ITEMS
11 Jan. 2007(Thu.)
Opening Ceremony
- 10:00-10:05
- Welcome remarks by Mr. Tri Akaradecha: Deputy Governor of Phuket in Thai and its translation into English
- 10:05-10:10
- Congratulatory remarks by Mrs. Elsebeth Tank President of DAISY Consortium
- 10:10-10:15
- Report by Ms. Wantanee Phantachat, Secretary General of the Conference
Opening remarks by Mr. Chanyut Kosirinond, The Deputy-Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security - 10:15-10:20
- Mrs. Elsebeth Tank President of DAISY Consortium presents souvenirs
- 10:25-10:30
- Group photo
Session I :Keynote
Facilitated by Mr. Monthian Buntan
- 10:45-11:05
- WSIS and Tsunami Evacuation Training for Persons with Disabilities and other vulnerable people; think globally, act locally by Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura from National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities Research Institute, Japan
-Presentation Document 1-1 (Power Point) - 11:05-11:25
- Tampere Convention and ITU initiatives in Disaster Communication by Mr. Wisit Agipayakoon, Specialist in Telecom Development, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
-Presentation Document 1-2 (Power Point) - 11:25-11:45
- Life on and slightly to the right of the autism spectrum: An inside view to planning for success by Mr. Steven Shore
-Presentation Document 1-3 (Power Point) - 11:45-12:05
- SMIL-3.0: Towards More Open and Accessible Multimedia by Dick Bulterman, Chair, W3C SYMM Working Group & Senior Researcher, CWI, The Netherlands
-Presentation Document 1-4 (Power Point)
Session II : Disability perspective
Facilitated by Ms. Kanittha Kamolwat
- 13:10-13:25
- Disaster and disability in Bangladesh; A contemporary review by Mr. Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Programmed Officer Young Power in Social Action
-Presentation Document 2-1 - 13:25-13:40
- Scenario-based Multimedia Manual Authoring and Presentation System and its Application to Tsunami Evacuation Manual for Phuket by Mr. Hideaki Shimada, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
-Presentation Document 2-2 (Power Point)
Session III : Technology Development
Facilitated by Dr. Thaweesak Koanantakool
- 13:40-14:40
- Urakawa: Open Source Multimedia by Mr.George Kerscher, Dipendra Monacha, Daniel Weck, Julien Quint, Marisa DeMegio, Urakawa Project
- 14:40-14:55
- GPS Based Navigation System for Blind Pedestrians/Implementation of Virtual Walk Function by Dr. Jun Ishikawa, Shizuoka University, Japan
-Presentation Document 3-2 (Power Point) - 14:55-15:10
- Tsunami Alert Rapid Notification System (TARNS) for Thailand by Mr. S.H.M. Fakhruddin, Technical Specialist, USAID- Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) Program
-Presentation Document 3-3 (Power Point)
Session IV : Disaster Preparedness, Initiative and experience sharing
Facilitated by LT. Col. Topong Kulkanchit
- 15:40-15:55
- Disaster Preparedness with Emergency and Educational Communication Vehicle (EECV) by Dr. Thaweesak Koanantakool National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Ministry of Science
Presentation Document 4-1 (Power Point) - 15:55-16:10
- Meeting Special needs of Vulnerable groups in Disaster Preparedness Planning and Response by Mr. Aloysius Rego, Director of the Disaster Management Systems, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
-Presentation Document 4-2 (Power Point) - 16:10-16:25
- DMR Activity on Geohazard Mitigation by Mr. Wisut Chotikasathien, Geologist, Department of Mineral Resources.
- 16:25-16:40
- Life experience of Confronting Asian Tsunami from a Morgan person Interview by Mr. Torpong Selanon, Thailand Association of the Blind.
12 Jan. 2007(Fri.)
Study tour at Patong Beach on disaster management
Session V :Panel discussion on Practical Approaches
Facilitated by Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura
- 13:30-15:00
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Panels on Practical Approaches to disaster preparedness
Vice President of Phuket Provincial Administration Office, Mr. Suthin Uthaithamrong, presents on how the Phuket City struggled against Tsunami.
Dr. Sujata Satapathy represents the National Institute of Disaster Management, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the government of India
-Presentation Document 5-2 (Power Point)
Speakers from Japan present a multimedia presentation on the manual for disaster preparedness in Urakawa.
-Presentation Document 5-3 (Power Point)
Phuket Declaration Drafting and Adoption
- 15:30-16:30
- Adoption of Phuket Declaration Presented by Mr. Monthian Buntan and Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura. Chaired by Mr. George Kerscher
CLOSURE
Closing Remarks by Mrs. Elsebeth Tank