CONFERENCE
Budapest, 27-28 May, 2002

Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief

TIME SCHEDULE

Monday, 27 May

  • Opening of the Workshop
  • Plenary Session
  • Lunch
  • Plenary Session
  • Gala dinner

Tuesday, 28 May

  • Section meetings
    • Section "A": Role of civilian organisations and voluntary rescue organisations in disaster relief
    • Section "B": Emergency monitoring systems
    • Section "C": Role of local governments in the management of emergencies
  • Plenary session
    • Reports of the heads of sections, discussion
    • Summary, closing of the Workshop
  • Lunch
  • Departure


DETAILED PROGRAM

MONDAY, 27 MAY (first day)

PLENARY SESSION

8.15 Registration
9.00

Welcome to the participants and opening of the Workshop

Dr. István Székelyhidi
Managing Director
Quick Relief Public Benefit Organisation

9.10

"Cooperation of Hungarian governmental organs and non-governmental organisations in emergency management and disaster relief; tasks of local governments"

Dr. György Bakondi
Director General
National Directorate General for Disaster Management, Ministry of the Interior

9.40

"Building functional partnerships in emergency management and disaster relief"

Dr. Péter Rajcsányi
Chairman of the Executive Board
Quick Relief Foundation

10.00

"Stability Pact Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative
assessment and the future role of NGOs in Disaster Preparedness and Response"

Mr. Sune Follin
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Regional Disaster Preparedness Delegate,
Head of the Stability Pact Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative Regional Operation Group

10.30

"The role of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in disaster management and its partnership with non-governmental organisations"

Ms. Madeleine Moulin-Acevedo
Advocacy and External Relations Officer,
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

10.55 Coffee break
11.25

"The role of Voluntary Organisations in Civil Protection - The Finnish Model"

Mr. Pentti Partanen
Director General
Ministry of the Interior Rescue Department, Finland

11.45

"Role of the Hungarian Red Cross in disaster relief"

Dr. Ernő Kató
Deputy Secretary General
Hungarian Red Cross

12.15

"Activity of NGOs in the mitigation of difficulties afflicting the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at present"

Dejan Keserović Mst LLM
Assistant to the Government Commissioner for Refugees
Government Commissariat for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia

12.45 Lunch
cancelled

"The JRC Activity in Support to Disaster Management Strategies"

Mr. Alessandro G. Colombo
Head of the Sector of Natural Risk
European Commission, Joint Research Centre

14.30

"Integrated Monitoring Systems"

Ferenc Rinyu Managing Director
Quali-Top Ltd. Co.

15.00

"Water emergency call and computer systems: Danube, Tisza, Balaton"

Mr. Sándor Dobai President
National Radio Emergency Call and Info-communication Association

15.30 Coffee break
15.50

"Development of National Disaster Management Capacity by Training and Education: Issues and Strategies"

Mr. Timothy Randall Lecturer / Program Officer
Cranfield University, Cranfield Disaster Management Centre, United Kingdom

16.30 Film show
16.40 Closing of the first day of the Workshop
19.30 Gala dinner of the Quick Relief Foundation aboard the ship "Rapszódia" at the Danube; after dinner enjoying the evening panorama of Budapest from aboard
21.30 The ship "Rapszódia" lands at the dock below Hotel Hélia; end of the dinner

TUESDAY, 28 MAY (second day)

9.00 SECTION MEETINGS
Section "A"

Role of civilian organisations and voluntary rescue organisations in disaster relief

Head of Section: Col. István Demeter,
Deputy Director General in charge
National Directorate General for Disaster Management, Ministry of the Interior
Section "B"

Emergency monitoring systems

Head of Section: LTC József Máté
Deputy Head of Department
National Directorate General for Disaster Management, Ministry of the Interior
Section "C"

Role of local governments in the management of emergencies

Head of Section: Col. József Ambris
Head of Department
National Directorate General for Disaster Management, Ministry of the Interior
11.00 Coffee break
11.30 Reports of the heads of sections; questions; contributions
12.30

Summary; closing of the Workshop

Dr. Péter Rajcsányi
Chairman of the Executive Board
Quick Relief Foundation

13.00 Lunch
From 14.30 Departure