OUTLINE PROGRAMME OF THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL GEOHAZARDS WEEK

	3rd International Geohazards Workshop, 6-9 November 2007
	Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) Workshop, 5-6 November 2007
	User Workshops of ESA geohazards projects (GlobVolcano and Terrafirma), 5-6 November 2007

Monday 5 Nov		Tuesday 6 Nov	Wednesday 7 Nov	Thursday 8 Nov	Friday 9 Nov
2007 GGOS Workshop	ESA Projects User Workshops Globvolcano Terrafirma	2007 GGOS workshop	Geohazards Programmes & Projects	Parallel Working Groups Hazards Databases and Multi-hazard Assessment Science and Observation Regional and International Cooperation	Parallel Sessions: Architecture European Community of Practices
				Tsunami Session	European Community of Practices
lunch		lunch	lunch	lunch	lunch
2007 GGOS Workshop	ESA Projects User Workshops Globvolcano Terrafirma	3rd International Geohazards Workshop Welcome Address & Opening Words	Regional Communities of Practices (CoP) Africa and Middle East Latin America Asia	Working Group Debriefing	European Community of Practices
				Round Table: The Way Forward
		International Framework		Conclusion & Declaration Adoption

Tue am	International Framework:	Many international initiatives are directly or indirecly adressing the coordination of the geohazards communities. While the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) seeks to raise the awareness of the contribution to, and role of the Earth sciences in society in the minds of politicians, decision-makers, the media and the general public, many other international initiatives focus on the observations needs for specific hazards: FDSN, the Federation of Digital Seismological Networks, ICL, International Consortium on Landslides, WOVO, World Organisation of Volcano Observatories, GGOS, Global Geodetic Observing System. IGOS Geohazards stresses the needs of a multi-hazards/multi-risk approach to better respond to the user needs and to improve efficiency of Earth Observations.
Wed am	Programmes & Projects:	Major programmes and projects contribute to improving our understanding of Geohazards. They can consist in deploying Earth Observation in-situ or space monitoring systems, improving the access to these data through a better architecture or assimilating and exploiting these data and translating them into information for the end-users. Project and programme managers will present their scope and objectives during this session.
Wed pm	Regional CoP:	The regional approach is often the most appropriate to reduce the geological risk. As an example, landslides triggering mechanisms can be better understood through cross-border sharing of knowledge on the meteorological, seismic and geological information. Regional geohazards Communities of Practice are ad-hoc groups concerned with these issues. They are invited to present the geological risks they are facing, their coordination efforts, and what are their plans to reduce vulnerability to Geohazards. Speakers from Africa and Middle East, Latin America and Asia will present.
Thu am	Parallel Working Groups:	Three working groups sessions are organised in parallel. They will be based on presentations followed by a discussion. The working groups will then wrap up their conclusions during the afternoon sessions: Working Group 1 on Hazards Databases and Multi-hazard Assessment. Working Group 2 on Science and Observation. Working Group 3 on Regional and International Cooperation.
Th pm	Round Table:	High level representatives of major organisations concerned with Geohazards will be invited to critically review the strategy proposed by the workshop participants and by the IGOS Geohazards to move toward a stronger coordination for better Geohazards Observations.
Fri am Fri pm	European Geohazards Community of Practice	This session focuses on the need of coordination accross the Geohazards Communities of Practice in Europe. Key organisations concerned by Geohazards in Europe are invited to present their projects, their cooperation efforts with other countries and their policies. The Eurogeosurveys Geohazards Working Group will be invited to present the expected benefits of coordinated multi-hazards mitigation policies in Europe and how this could be implemented. These presentations will be followed by discussions with key European organisations Target participants: Eurogeosurveys Geohazards Working Group, European Commission, European Space Agency, European scientists and authorities representatives. Other participants to the workshop are welcome. A parallel session dedicated to Architectural issues is organised on Friday Morning.