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George(s) Lessard wrote:
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> Subject: UN Disaster Reduction conf on WWW, 14-25 June 1999,
> in English & Spanish
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> IDNDR INTERNET CONFERENCE:(14- 25 JUNE 1999)
> THE CONCLUDING PHASE OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR
> NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION
>
> As the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
> (IDNDR) concludes, its secretariat is organizing an Internet conference as a
> prelude to the closing event (Programme Forum 1999, 5-9 July 1999, Geneva,
> Switzerland).
>
> The Internet conference will run over a period of two weeks with four themes
> running each for two and a half days, as follows:
>
> FIRST WEEK:
> Education ands socio economic concerns,
> Development and environmental concerns
> SECOND WEEK:
> Scientific and technological concerns,
> Action Towards the 21st century
>
> PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE IS WELCOMED!
>
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> Register and get more information at:
> http://www.idndr.org/conference
>
> **********************************
>
> INTERNET CONFERENCE (14- 25 JUNE)
>
> THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME FORUM:
> THE CONCLUDING PHASE OF THE UNITED
> NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR
> NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION
>
> WHAT IS IT? As the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)
> concludes, the International community is increasingly aware that natural
> disasters are a major threat to social and economic stability and that disaster
> prevention is the main long-term solution to this threat. The biggest challenge
> of the Decade lies, therefore, in the creation of a global culture of
> prevention.
>
> It is in this context that the IDNDR Secretariat in the United Nations is
> organizing the Internet conference as a prelude to the Programme Forum 1999 (5-
> 9 July 1999, Geneva, Switzerland) within the closing event of the Decade
> (more information on the Programme Forum can be found at
> http://www.idndr.org/forum/
>
> The Internet conference will take place during a period of two weeks (14-25
> June 1999) with a special event on June 23rd as described below. During the two
> weeks, 4 themes will be addressed. Each theme chaired by a moderator will run
> for 2.5 days, as follows:
>
> WEEK ONE:
> 1. Education ands socio economic concerns (June 14,15,16)
> 2. Development and environmental concerns (June 16,17,18)
>
> WEEK TWO:
> 3. Scientific and technological concerns (June 21, 22, 23)
> 4. Action Towards the 21st century (June 23, 24, 25)
>
> On Wednesday June 23th, Mr Philippe Boull=E9, Director of the IDNDR Secretariat
> will be the guest of a live Internet Forum hosted by the Emergency Information
> Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP) under the theme "Disaster Reduction as a
> Central Element of Government Policy". Register in advance and join in at
> EIIP's web site:
> http://www.emforum.org
> It starts at 12:00 noon EDT (18:00 Geneva Time).
>
> LANGUAGES
> The debates will be mostly in English, Spanish translations will be available
> when possible.
>
> WHO ENROLLS? Every one including, national IDNDR committee members, government
> representatives, members of the Scientific and Technical Committee for the
> IDNDR (STC), UN organizations and other international organizations, NGOs,
> private sector, experts (scientists, engineers, media specialists, and others),
> and academics.
>
> WHY PARTICIPATE? To share best policies and practices in natural disaster
> prevention; To present disaster prevention experiences for discussion and
> feedback; To learn what communities around the world are doing to protect
> themselves from natural disasters; To ask questions to those directly involved
> in disaster prevention programmes in order to compare and exchange experiences;
> With a view to create a global culture of prevention for a safer 21st century.
>
> HOW TO PARTICIPATE By E-mail, you can "tune in" to the subjects that interest
> you most. To register and automatically receive discussion papers and comments
> during the conference via e-mail please follow these steps:
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> DISCUSSION PAPERS AND COMMENTS To send in your paper or comments send an E-mail
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> The moderator will review them for relevance and then ensure they are sent to
> all conference participants. Your comments will also be available on the web
> site.
> Please provide concise comments.
>
> You can also register and get more information at the conference's official web
> site:
> http://www.idndr.org/conference
>
> Send your questions to:
> I
> DNDR Secretariat: Patrick Hein: [log in to unmask]
> QUIPUNET: Alberto Delgado: [log in to unmask]
>
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