I NTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE ADVISORY GROUP ANNUAL MEETING

0800 - 0900

I I NTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE ADVISORY GROUP ANNUAL MEETING NTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE ADVISORY GROUP

Annual Meeting of the INSARAG USAR Team Leaders 6-8 May 2008

AGENDA

5^th May (Monday) 2008:
Time	Event	Responsible
	Participants Arrival and Registration	Host country, INSARAG Secretariat
1900-2100	Welcome Reception hosted by the United Kingdom	Casual attire

6^th May (Tuesday) 2008:
Time	Event	Responsible
0900 - 0930	Opening of the Meeting	UK Government, Mr Gerhard Putman -Cramer, Dy Director OCHA Geneva
0930 - 1000	Participant Introduction and Adoption of the Agenda	INSARAG Secretariat
1000 – 1030	Update of INSARAG activities in 2007/8	Arjun Katoch, INSARAG Secretariat
1030 – 1100	Coffee Break
1100 – 1230	INSARAG External Classification (IEC) Exercise Updates Sharing on key lessons learnt by IEC cadre and successfully classified teams	INSARAG Secretariat Edward Pearn Past IEC Teams
1230 - 1330	Lunch
1330 – 1400	Update by INSARAG Training Working Group: - Presentation of work plan by TWG including the Training Standards developed for INSARAG	TWG Chairman
1400 - 1430	Update by INSARAG Search Dog Working Group: - Presentation of work plan by SDWG including updates on the SDWG meeting progress	SDWG Chairman
1430 - 1450	Update by INSARAG Medical Working Group: - Presentation of work plan by MWG including updates on the MWG meeting progress	MWG Chairman
1450 - 1520	Design and functioning of USAR Training Centers	Delegate from China
1520 - 1550	Coffee Break
1550 – 1620	GDACS/VO update	INSARAG Secretariat
1620 – 1650	Web-based Personnel Management System for USAR Teams	TEEX – Cindy Wall
1650 – 1720	Tracking System for USAR Personnel in Structural Collapse Incidents	Thales – Rachel Craddock
1830 - late	INSARAG Dinner	Outside Venue: Suit (or jacket and tie) for men and equivalent for women.

7^th May (Wednesday) 2008:
Time	Event	Responsible
0900-1200	Workshops: Establishment of USAR coordination in the OSOCC and discussion on draft OSOCC guidelines Information exchange procedures in major earthquake disasters between international USAR teams: Information requirements, channels, bottlenecks and the possible need for standardization Cooperation of USAR teams on the work-site: Challenges and best practice Maps and spatial data: Mapping at USAR team level; and how to share data with OSOCC and others Coffee break to be taken from 1000	INSARAG Secretariat and Facilitators Dewey Perks Brendon Morris Edward Pearn Map Action
1200-1300	Lunch
Travel to the Fire Service College
1330-1700	Visit to UK Fire Service College - Moreton-in-Marsh “Existing and Emergent Technologies in Urban Search and Rescue” – to include: USAR Training Development Heavy USAR Capability and Technology USAR Operations in Contaminated Environments Water Purification Systems Aerial Platforms and Aerial Observation in Earthquakes	Fire Service College, UK USAR Units and presenters Activity rotation amongst participants
Return to Stratford
1900-2130	Dinner	Hotel (included in delegate rate) or local in Stratford

8^th May (Thursday) 2008:
Time	Event	Responsible
0900-1030	Feedback on ‘Lessons Learnt’ in the Workshops	INSARAG Secretariat and Facilitators
1030 – 1100	Coffee
1100 – 1130	Discussion on Light USAR with regards to INSARAG Classification	Arjun Katoch, Dewey Perks
1130 – 1200	Cultural Heritage and Disasters	Delegate from AKUT/Turkey
1200-1230	Cultural and Political Awareness	Delegate from THW /Germany
1230 – 1400	Lunch
1400 – 1430	Research Paper on USAR	Ralf Beerens (NL)
1430 – 1500	Any Other Business - Identification of proposed agenda items for INSARAG TL meeting 2009 - Identifying the venue for the INSARAG TL meeting of 2009	INSARAG Secretariat
1500 – 1530	Development of a Summary of Meeting Outcomes	INSARAG Secretariat
1530 – 1600	Closing	INSARAG Secretariat and Facilitators
1600	Coffee & Participant’s Departure	Facilitators

9^th May (Friday) 2008:

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Participant’s Departure

Facilitators