Hi folks, FYI Katim George(s) Lessard wrote: > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > Date sent: Fri, 28 May 1999 15:16:28 -0400 > via: Internationally-Oriented Computer-Assisted Reporting List <INTCAR- > [log in to unmask]> > From: Chris Simpson <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: UN Disaster Reduction conf on WWW, 14-25 June 1999, > in English & Spanish > > ---------------------- Forwarded by Christopher > Simpson/simpson/Faculty/SOC/AmericanU on 05/28/99 03:20 PM > ----------------- > 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! > > TO REGISTER Send a message to: > [log in to unmask] > Write nothing under the subject and > write the following sentence in the text: > Subscribe risk your-first-name your-last-name > (example: Subscribe risk John Smith) > > 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: > Send a message to: > [log in to unmask] > Write nothing under the subject > and write the following sentence in the text: > Subscribe risk your-first-name your-last-name > (example: Subscribe risk John Smith) > > DISCUSSION PAPERS AND COMMENTS To send in your paper or comments send an E-mail > to > [log in to unmask] > 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] > > :-) Message ends, Signature begins (-: > When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion... Ethiopian Proverb > If you think you are too small to make a difference, > try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito... African Proverb > George Lessard in Inuvik (68.3 N, 133.48 W) Northwest Territories, Canada. > ICQ # 8501081 MediaMentor List http://www.eGroups.com/list/mediamentor > Homepages http://members.tripod.com/~media002 > Disclaimers & (c) info http://members.tripod.com/~media002/disclaimer.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------