Monday 27 March 2006
Plenary Opening Session 10.00 Welcome address by the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier 10.15 Opening address by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland 10.30 Message from the Mayors' Conference on Early Warning, delivered by Juan del Granado Cosio, Lord Mayor of the City of La Paz   10.35 Keynote address, Katherine Sierra, World Bank, Vice-President Infrastructure 10.55 Organizational matters 11.00 Plenary adjourns
11.00 Press Conference 11.30 Opening of poster session
12.25 Plenary resumes 12.30 Address by Special Guest President William J. Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, followed by short discussion with Plenary 13.30 Plenary adjourns
Priorities and Projects Forum (Plenary Chamber)	Scientific and Technical Symposium (Waterworks)
Moderator: Thomas Kausch 15.00 Overarching issue: A global early warning system; who is responsible and how can it be achieved? International action and governance to build reliable systems worldwide, to energise partnerships, and to capitalize on opportunities and plug the gaps. Keynote: Sir David King (Chief Scientific Advisor, UK)  15.30 Session 1: EARTH Shaking, blasting and sliding - ready and resilient for  the hazards of the Earth During this session, the following projects will be presented that illustrate problems encountered and solutions offered in relation to earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity: From Local Action to National Cooperation: National and People Centred Early Warning System in Tajikistan, submitted by the Ministry of Emergency Situations An Early Warning System Towards Hazards of the Tungurahua and Cotopaxi Vocanoes, Province of Tungurahua, Ecuador, submitted by Junta Provincial de Seguridad Ciudadana y Defensa Civil de Tungurahua A Warning Analysis Network and Site for Iran, submitted by the National Disaster Task Force of the Ministry of Interior Flooding and Landslide Early Warning System in the City of La Baz, Bolivia, submitted by the Municipality of La Paz Short Presentation of Geographical Analysis of the Watershed of the Mocoties Valley and Urban Local Plan for Sustainable Development for the Community of Santa Cruz de Mérida, submitted by Alcadia de Santa Cruz; Universidad de Los Andes; Universidad Simón Bolivar, Venezuela Experts in relevant areas will contribute to the presentation and participants will be invited and encouraged to take part in the discussions. From the exchange, the moderator will draw out features that deserve to be brought into the conference outcome documents.	11.15 Opening of the Symposium by the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, by Michel Jarraud 12.00 Session 1: MULTI-HAZARD APPROACHES Keynote: Promoting risk-wise behaviour: an integrated strategy for reducing vulnerability and improving resiliency, by Helen M. Wood In this session, participants will listen to twelve short presentations on subjects related to multi-hazard approaches, in different parts of the world, using various technologies. A discussion panel will conclude the session.
19.00 Reception hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office