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BACKGROUND: 

BACKGROUND In April 1965 IOC established the ICG/ITSU International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (TWSP) . Recommends andamp; 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 IOC ICG/ITSU

BACKGROUND - IGC/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 IOC ICG/ITSU

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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

Tsunami 26 december: 

Tsunami 26 december 26 December 2004 Tsunami

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IOC Timeline: 

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

Partners’ timeline: 

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, ?