Agenda of
The International Conference on the HOPEFOR Initiative : Improving the effectiveness and coordination of military
and civil defense assets for natural disaster response
27th to 29th November 2011
The Ritz Carlton Hotel
Doha, State of Qatar
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 |
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6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Lobby Area |
Registration |
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Sunday, November, 27, 2011 |
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8a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Lobby Area |
Continuation – Registration |
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10:00a.m.to 10:45 a.m. Al-Wasail Hall |
Opening of the Expert-Level Meeting Chair: (State of Qatar) Plenary Keynote Addresses: 1- HE Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Mutib Al Rumaihi, Assistant Foreign Minister for follow up affairs ,Qatar 2- Mr. Edwin Olivares, Operative Director of the Center of Emergency Response of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 3- HE . Mr. Emre YUNT, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the state of Qatar Presentations on the international, regional and national perspectives 1- Mr. Rudolph Muller, Chief, Emergency Services Branch, OCHA 2-HE Ambassador Toni Frisch, Chair of the Consultative group on MCDA 3- Mr. Masni Eriza, Deputy Director Humanitarian Affairs -Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia 4- Captain khamees Al Murikhi, Search and Rescue team , Qatar 5- Mr. Andrew Hill l Civil-Military Planning & Support, NATO |
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10:45a.m. to12:00 p.m. Al-Wasail Hall |
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12:00 p.m. to12:45p.m. Al-Wasail Hall |
Announcement on the Conference organizational matters chair : HE Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Mutib Al Rumaihi, Assistant Foreign Minister for follow up affairs (State of Qatar) Introduction to the three parallel cluster discussions |
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12:45 p.m.to 2:30p.m. |
Lunch at the hotel restaurant |
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2:30 p.m. to 4:30p.m. |
Cluster discussion: (1) Training and Doctrine Chair: Qatar Rapporteur: OCHA Al-Mukhtasar Hall (1) |
Cluster discussion:(2) Operational Capacity Chair: Turkey Rapporteur: OCHA Al-Mukhtasar Hall (2) |
Cluster discussion: (3) Preparedness Chair: Dominican Republic Rapporteur: OCHA Fath Al-Khair |
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4:30p.m. to 4:45p.m. |
Break |
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4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
Continuation of Cluster discussion: (1) Training and Doctrine Chair: Qatar Rapporteur: OCHA Al-Mukhtasar Hall (1) |
Continuation of Cluster discussion:(2) Operational Capacity Chair: Turkey Rapporteur: OCHA Al-Mukhtasar Hall (2) |
Continuation of Cluster discussion: (3) Preparedness Chair: Dominican Republic Rapporteur: OCHA Fath Al-Khair |
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6:00p.m. to 7:00p.m. Al-Wasail Hall |
Presentation of the findings and general discussion chair (State of Qatar) |
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8:p.m. to 10:00p.m. |
Dinner at the Cultural Quarter (KATARA), “Sukar Pasha Restaurant” |
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Monday, November, 28, 2011 |
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9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. |
Welcome to 2nd day |
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9:45a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Al-Wasail Hall |
Panel One: reflections on the establishment of a global network of civilian and military practitioners from both assisting and affected States: experiences and expectations.
Moderator : HE Ambassador Toni Frisch, Chair of the Consultative group on MCDA
Rapporteur: OCHA Presentations on: (7-10 mins each) 1) Mr. Rudolph Muller, Chief, Emergency Services Branch, OCHA. 2) Ms. Annika Hilding-Norberg, The International Forum for the Challenges of Peace Operations. |
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10:45 a.m.to11:15 a.m. |
Break |
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11:15a.m. to 12:45p.m.
Al-Wasail Hall |
Continuation of Panel One: reflections on the establishment of a global network of civilian and military practitioners from both assisting and affected States: experiences and expectations.
Moderator : HE Ambassador Toni Frisch, Chair of the Consultative group on MCDA (10mins) Rapporteur: OCHA
Interactive Discussion (1hr&30mins) |
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12:45 p.m.to 2:30p.m. Al-Mukhtasar Hall |
Lunch hosted by the Government of Qatar |
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2:30 p.m. to 3:00p.m. Al-Wasail Hall |
Reading out the Summery for the discussion on the first action plan for the Doha Conference
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3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Al-Wasail Hall |
Panel Two: an overview of the tasks that will be undertaken by the humanitarian-military centre of excellence in Doha: experiences and expectations, presentation by Qatar Moderator : Gen. Günther Greindl, IPI Rapporteur: OCHA Contributions on current experiences toward regional coordination: - Ms, Amanda Coghlan , Multiagency Preparedness Manager, Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence - BG Earl Arthurs, Preparedness & Contingency Planning Specialist, Coordinating Unit, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency.
Presentations on the regional expectations from the humanitarian-military centre of excellence in Doha: - GCC - Arab League - OIC - Javier PEREZ, Policy Officer of Civil Military Coordination, Focal point of the EU Military Committee, Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection, European Commission. Interactive Discussion (1hr&30mins) |
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5:00p.m. to 5:30p.m. |
Break |
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5:30 p.m.
Al-Wasail Hall |
Reading out the Summery for the discussion on the second action plan for the Doha Conference and presenting the draft Doha Conference Recommendations Discussion to finalize the draft |
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Tuesday, November, 29, 2011 |
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High-Level Meeting |
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8a.m. to 10a.m. |
Inscription of the list of speakers for the Ministerial Plenary (on a first come first served basis) |
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10:00 to 11:15 a.m.
Al-Wasail Hall |
Opening of the High-level meeting and debate HE .Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, Minister of State for foreign affairs (State of Qatar)
General Debate of the High-level Meeting: statements By participating Ministers and delegations (5 mins each)
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11:15a.m. to 11:30a.m. |
Short break for the arrival of high level dignitaries |
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11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.
Al-Wasail Hall |
Welcoming greetings:- HE .D.r. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, Minister of State for foreign affairs (State of Qatar) Keynote Addresses: - His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- His Excellency Mr. Beşir Atalay , Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
- H.E. Mr. Carlos Morales Troncoso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic
- HE Ms. Valerie Amos, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs
Presentation of the Doha Conference Recommendations and closing (State of Qatar) |
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1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. |
Lunch in honor of participating Ministers and delegations hosted by the Government of Qatar
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