Pre-IOWave 2025 Workshops on Standard Operating Procedures for National Tsunami Warning Centres and Disaster Management Organisations

04 - 13 August 2025, no location specified or online event

Annotated Agenda

1 Opening Session
1a Opening
1b Background
1c Tsunami warning chains and SOPs: Roles and responsibilities
1d Near and Distant Tsunamis
1e SOP Templates to Develop General Roles and Responsibilities and Timeline of Processes and Actions
2 Standard Operating Procedures for Tsunami Early Warning (Break Out Groups)
2.1 National Tsunami Warning Centres
2.1a Introduction to TSP Services and Products, including Tsunamis generated by non-seismic and complex sources and NAVAREA Products
2.1b Utilizing TSP Threat Information products in NTWC SOP and reporting back mechanism
2.1c Discussions
2.2 Disaster Management Organisations
2.2a DMO SOPs – Concept of Operations, Overview of Routine and Event operation
2.2b Utilizing NTWC Product in DMO SOPs
2.2c Discussion
3 Briefing for National Coordination Meeting
4 National Coordination Meeting on Warning Chain and SOP
4a Opening and Introduction
4b Discuss findings and conclusions from Workshop Day-1
4c Review national tsunami warning chain and status of SOPs
4d Review/update NTWC products and timelines, including warning levels, advice and dissemination channels
4e Examine and coordinate linkages across NTWC, N/P/LDMO, and Media SOPs, especially with regards to timelines (including call for evacuation decision)
4f Identify work on further SOP development (NTWC, N/P/LDMO, Media SOPs, and community)
4g Identify work on further SOP development, (NTWC, N/P/LDMO, Media SOPs, and community)
4h Discuss mechanisms and opportunities to participate in IOWave25, including scenario choice and type or Exercise
4i Preparation for Member State report back to the Workshop on Day-3
5 Feeback from Member State Workshops and Forward Plans
5a Member State Reports from National Workshops
5b How to Plan, Conduct and Evaluate Exercises
5c Preparation and Guide for IOWave25
5d Workshop Feedback
5e Closing Remarks