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Appendix A: Hazards Watch: Reducing Disaster Losses Through Improved Earth Observations
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... APPENDIX A HAZARDS WATCH: REDUCING DISASTER LOSSES THROUGH IMPROVED EARTH OBSERVATIONS October 22, 2003 The National Acaderr~es Room 100 500 Fifth Street Washington, DC AGE NDA A DISASTERS ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP 8: 3 0 A M WE ECOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Williams Hooke, American Meteorological Society, Chair, Disasters Roundtable 8: 4 0 A M INTRODUCTION OF WORKSHOP OBJE CTIVE S Helen AL Wood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adn~istration; Chair, Subcor~ttee on Disaster Reduction; Member, Disasters Roundtable S:50 AM THE VISIONFORANINTEGRATEDEARTHOBSERVATIONSYSTEM: OPPORTUNITIE S F OR DISASTE R RE DUCTION fir., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adn~istration; Co-Chair, Group on Earth Observations |0:00 AM BREAK 0: ~ 5 AM ACHIE VING INTE GRATE D E ARTH OBSE RVATIONS: CURRE NT STATUS Presentations end moderated Ion on the successful use of Earth observations in cat international disaster reduction efforts. Moderator: Ron Barks National Aeronautics and Space Adr~n~stration Mow Br~eho Secretariat on international Strategy for Disaster Reduction 15
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... Atrrosphenc Ministration; Chair, Subcor~ttee on Disaster Reduction; Member, Disasters Roundtable Richard Anthes Un~versitvCorooration for Atmos~henc Research; Chair NRC Cor~ttee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research to Operations Ghassem Asrar, National Aeronautics and Space A~istration ~ Ball Aerospace and Technologies Coop. 4:20 PM THE WAY FORWARD: QUESTIONSAND DISCUSSION 4: 5 0 PM CEOSING REMARKS W~iam~ Hooke, American Meteorological Society, Chair, Disasters Roundtable 5:00 PM ADJOURN 16
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