THE SECOND JOINT PROJECT TEAM MEETING FOR ESTABLISHING
THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

Nai Lert Park Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand 27-28 June 2006

The result of the Meeting

Result of the Second Joint Project Team Meeting
for Establishing a Disaster Management Support System in the Asia-Pacific Region July 26, 2006

The 2nd Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM) for establishing the Disaster Management Support System in the Asia-Pacific Region was held on June 27-28, 2006 at Nai Lert Park Bangkok Hotel, Thailand, organized by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Geo-Information and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).

The objective of the 2nd JPTM was to confirm the status and evolution of the Sentinel-Asia Project initiated at the 1st JPTM held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 14 to 15 February this year.

The meeting was attended by 124 people from 54 organizations in 19 countries and from 8 International Organizations.

The participants were welcomed by Dr.Vichit Satharanond, Chairman of GISTDA Executive, Mr. Hideshi Kozawa, Associate Executive Director of JAXA, and Mr. Wu Guoxing, Chief of the Space Technology Applications Section, ICT Division, UNESCAP.

Following the keynote speeches by Dr. Keiji Tachikawa, President of JAXA, and Dr. Thongchai Charuppat, Director of GISTDA, the participants made active and constructive discussions, and the results were as described below:

A better understanding of SA System by JPT members was obtained through a demonstration of its prototype. As a result, it was recognized to be necessary to take the Internet bandwidth of each country into consideration in designing SA System.
The member organizations reported their Action Plans for data distribution, user interfaces, capacity building and so on.
The Wild Fire Working Group and the Flood Working Group have been established after their Action Plans were agreed upon.
The status of ALOS operation, including disaster observation, was reported and the operational interfaces for ALOS observation requests were clarified.
Training programs for SA will be finalized and be carried out, as well as the secretariat will give out and disseminate developed training materials.
Roles of the each node, in the SA Implementation Plan, were clarified. The participant lists of the each node for SA were updated: 44 organizations from 18 countries and 7 international organizations confirmed to participate in the Node(s).
Sentinel-Asia will begin to operate in October 2006, and the Sentinel Asia project will be reported at APRSAF-13 in November, 2006.

The Conclusions of the Meeting (Under construction)

Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Joint Project Team

Presentation during Meeting click here

MEETING DETAILS

Hosted by

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in cooperation with UN-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

Local Organizer

Geoinformatics Information & Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA)

Announcement

First Announcement

Appendix

Final Announcement

Airport & Hotel Info

Expected Attendances

Space agencies from APRSAF member countries;
Disaster management agencies mainly from ADRC (Asian Disaster Reduction Center) member nations; and
International organizations.

Important Dates

May 15, 2006	Deadline for Registration
June 2006	Second Announcement
June 26, 2006	Evening Reception(hosted by JAXA)
June 27, 2006	Begin Meeting
June 27, 2006	Evening Reception (hosted by GISTDA)
June 28, 2006	Complete Meeting

Registration and Accommodation

Information on Registration

Yoko INOMATA(Ms.)
Disaster Management Support System Office (DMSSO)
Satellite Applications and Promotion Center (SAPC)
Office of Space Applications (OSA)
JAXA

Address:	Shin-Ohtemachi Bldg. 7F, 2-2-1 Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
TEL:	+81-3-3516-9116
FAX:	+81-3-3516-9160
E-mail:	inomata.youko@jaxa.jp

Accommodation

If you choose the above hotel to stay during the 2nd JPTM, please send the reservation form (Appendix-C) to the JAXA PoC. JAXA will make a reservation for you.

(1) Nai Lert Park Bangkok Hotel (former Hillton Hotel)

Deluxe Single Room Charge: US$105
The above cost is per room per night including breakfast.

Single Room Charge : $US 95 + + per night including a Breakfast
Double Room Charge : $US105 + + per night including a Breakfast
All room rates are inclusive of 10% Service Tax.

Address:	2 Wireless Road Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
TEL:	+66 2 253 0123
FAX:	+66 2 254 8740
URL:	http://bangkok-nailertpark.swissotel.com/z941/index.shtml

(2) Other Less Expensive Hotels

In case you prefer to stay at another hotel including Ambassador Hotel Bangkok, please make a reservation by yourself, however, please let the JAXA PoC know the name of the hotel.

Ambassador Hotel Bangkok

(18 minute-walking distance from Nai Lert Park Bangkok)

Address:	171 Soi 11-13 Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok, Thailand
TEL:	(66 0) 2254-0444 (55line)
FAX:	(66 0) 2253-4123
URL:	http://www.amtel.co.th/
Single Room:	1,400Bahts++, Twin Room:1,700Bahts++

Nana Hotel

(13 minite-walking disatance from Nai Lert Park Bangkok)

Address:	4 Nana Tai, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand
TEL:	(662)656-8111
FAX:	(662)255-1769
URL:	http://www.nanahotel.co.th/html/index.html
Single/Twin Room	1,290 Bahts+(charge for internet) including Breakfast

General Information

Country information

Full name	Kingdom of Thailand
Area:	514,000 sq km
Population	About 65 million
Languages	Thai (English, ethnic and regional dialects also spoken)
Time zone	GMT + 7
Religion	Buddhism is the principal faith
Currency	Baht

Weather

Rainy with plenty of sunshine from June to October (Average day temperature 29 degrees Celsius and 87% humidity)

Don Muang Airport / Bangkok International Airport

Full name	Bangkok International Airport
Location	24 km north of Bangkok
Contacts	Tel : +66 2 535 1111
Transfer to the city	There are several kinds of transportation services provided for passengers such as limousine of Airport Associate Co., Ltd. and of Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd. car rental service, taximeter and airport bus. Their counters are in the arrival hall of international passenger terminal. Both limousine and taxi are on service at Domestic terminal as well.
Facilities	Airport Facilities

Visa

JAXA will at first collect the names of participants who request visa and send the list of names to GISTDA which will support you regarding VISA Applications to enter Thailand. Please contact to