THE THIRD JOINT PROJECT TEAM MEETING FOR ESTABLISHING
THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

The 3rd Sentinel Asia Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM)
Le Meridien Singapore Hotel, Singapore 13-15 March 2007

The result of the Meeting

The 3rd Joint Project Team Meeting (JPTM3) for establishing the Disaster Management Support System in the Asia-Pacific region was held at Le Meridien Singapore Hotel, Singapore from March 13 to 15, 2007 co-hosted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP), National University of Singapore (NUS) in cooperation with the UN-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) together with 84 people representing 34 organizations from 14 countries and 6 international organizations.
Based on the series of discussions made at the previous Joint Project Team Meetings and the recommendations raised at APRSAF-13 in Indonesia, December 2006, the present situation including the Sentinel-Asia System construction and the disaster operation/activation as well as examples of practical data use for disaster prevention in each country were reported, and the participants discussed a new utilization vision, how to strengthening the node activities and capacity building issues.
Prof. Bernard Tan, Chairman of CRISP, commented in his opening addresses that there are many prominent policy makers, administrators, professionals and scientists from the Asia-Pacific region gathered here with the same goal, and that is, to exchange experiences and to discuss results for the promotion and use of Sentinel Asia. The JPTM is an excellent platform for representatives to put forward and discuss plans for the successful implementation of Sentinel Asia in our representative countries. Looking ahead, he hopes this meeting will bring about an increased application of Sentinel Asia, especially in the monitoring and mitigation of natural disasters.

The Agenda of meeting

Presentation during Meeting click here

MEETING DETAILS

Hosted by

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in cooperation with UN-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

Local Host Organization

1. Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP)
2. National University of Singapore (NUS)

Announcement

First Announcement

Appendix

• Details of the Meeting
• Meeting Registration Form
• Hotel Reservation Form

Second Announcement

• Domestic Transportation and Hotel Info
• Registration Form
• Agenda

Final Announcement

• Agenda
• List of participating organizations

Expected Attendances

1. Space agencies from APRSAF member countries;
2. Disaster Management Agencies mainly from the member countries of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
3. International organizations.

Important Dates

February 20, 2007	Deadline for Registration
February 20, 2007	Deadline for Hotel Reservation
March 6, 2007	Final Announcement
March 13, 2007	Begin Meeting
March 13, 2007	Evening Reception (hosted by JAXA)
March 15, 2007	Complete Meeting

Registration and Accommodation

Information on Registration

JPTM Secretariat (RESTEC PoC)
Kyoichi ITO (Mr.) Deputy General Manager
Application & Service Dept. Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC)

TEL:	+81-3-5561-4533
FAX:	+81-3-5574-8515
E-mail:	jptm4@restec.or.jp
Website:	http://www.restec.or.jp/
Address:	Roppongi First Bldg. 12F, 1-9-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 Japan

Accommodation

If you choose the above hotel to stay during the 3rd JPTM, please send the reservation form to the RESTEC PoC, Mr. Ito. RESTEC will make a reservation for you.

• (1) Le Meridien Singapore

Deluxe Single Room Charge: S$180+++(21% tax at the maximum)
The above cost is per room per night including breakfast.

Address:	100 Orchard Road, Singapore 238840 Singapore
TEL:	+65-6733-8855
FAX:	+65-6732-7886
URL:	http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1844

• (2) Other Less Expensive Hotels
  The Hotel Grand Central

Address:	22 Cavengah Road/ Orchard Road Singapore 229617
TEL:	+65-6737-9944 (Ms. Zoey Lee)
FAX:	+65-6733-3175
URL:	http://www.grandcentral.com.sg/home.htm

Deluxe Single Room: S$105+++per room per night no breakfast
Deluxe Single Room: S$115+++per room per night including breakfast
The above rates are subject to 10% service charge, 1% cess and prevailing goods and services tax.