The 5th IFNet General Meeting
1.
Objective
IFNet held its 5th IFNet
General Meeting to discuss two topics on Thursday, 19 March: (1) Report of
activities after the Asia-Pacific Water Summit in December 2007 in Beppu,
Japan, (2) Introduction of Global Flood Alert System utilizing satellite-based
rainfall data, to mitigate flood damages.
2.
Schedule
Date and Time:
Thursday, 19 March
2009 13:20-14:10
Venue:
Kozz Haliç (The
Daphnis Hotel)
Attendees:
IFNet participants
and other
3.
Program
- Opening remark
Chairperson: Mr.
Avinash C. Tyagi, Director of Climate and Water Department, WMO
- Complimentary
address
Mr. Hiroaki
Taniguchi, Vice Minister for Engineering Affairs, Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Government of Japan (GOJ)
- Topic 1 Report
of activities
Report of
activities after 4th General Meeting (1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit) e.g.
"GFAS Validation Training Course" in Tsukuba, Japan in Oct. 2008 and
others PDF(4.4Mb)
- Topic 2
introduction of GFAS
Introduction and
demonstration of GFAS PDF(4.4Mb)
- Topic 3
Activities of Typhoon committee working group on Hydrology
- Closing remark
Vice chairperson:
Mr. Toshiyuki Adachi, Director of River Planning Division, MLIT, GOJ
4. Pictures
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