2005 Calendar

Cuba

International Seminar on Hospitals. "The Hospital of the XXI Century"
Date: October 11-14
Place: La Havana, Cuba
Organizing entity: National Direction of Hospitals of the Ministry of Public Health, the National School of Public Health and the Pan-American Health Office (PAHO/WHO)
For more information you may contact:
Dr. Guillermo Mesa Ridel, MPhil: mesa@clamed.sld.cu

El Salvador

3rd Regional Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction on Central America, Planning and Policies for a Safer Future
Date: August 16-18
Place: San Salvador, El Salvador
Organizing entity: CEPREDENAC
For more information you may contact:
lalvarez@cepredenac.org; msoto@cepredenac.org

Nicaragua

Introducing Risk Management in Local Development
Date: November 10-11
Place: Managua, Nicaragua
Organizing entities: COSUDE, FEMICA, CEPREDENAC, ISDR

Costa Rica

International Workshop on Flash Flood Forecasting
Date: September 19-23
Organizing entities: NOAA, NWS, OMM, UNDESSA OFDA
For more information you may contact:
Curt Barrett: curt.barret@noaa.gov
www.nws.noaa.gov/iao/iao_meetingsEvents.php
National Forum for Risk Management
3rd week of September
Place: San José, Costa Rica

Organizing entitiy: National Committee for Risk Prevention and Emergency Assistance
For more information you may contact:
Carlos Picado: cpicado@cne.go.cr
Educational National Forum
1st week of September

Organizing enetity: National Committee for Risk Prevention and Emergency Assistance
For more information you may contact:
Carlos Picado: cpicado@cne.go.c

Venezuela

Habitat and Risks, the Rol of the Universities
Date: July 13-15
Place: Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Organizing entities: Universidad Central de Venezuela, RED IVX-G from the Latin American Science and Technology for Development Program - CYTED, OFDA, OPS and OEA
For more information please access the following web page: www.ucv.ve/comir.

International Conference: Community engagement on Disaster Risk Reduction Programs
Date: October 18-21
Place: Punto Fijo, Estado Falcón, Venezuela
Organizing entity: Disaster Research Center (CIR as per the acronym in Spanish), Universidad de Falcón (UDEFA)
For more information you may contact:
Juan Murria: jmurria@hotmail.com

I National Congress on Wildfires
Date: October 18-21
Place: Mérida
Organizing entity: Wildfire Brigade from Universidad de los Andes
For more information you may contact:
Wildfire Brigade Headquarters Management ULA
Ph.: (001-58) 0274 - 2403997, 0416-8682196, 0416-4735355, 0414-7467902
http://www.bomberosforestalesula.8m.com
bomberosforestalesula@yahoo.com; bomforestula@hotmail.com; bomforestula@yahoo.com

Perú

Workshop: Adding Risk Analysis to the Public Investment Processes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Date: September 13-14
Place: Lima, Perú
Organizing entities: GTZ, ADC, IDB, World Bank, ISRD
For more information you may contact:
Alberto Aquino: aquino@gtz-rural.org.pe

II Andean Subregional Educational Meeting for Community Education: "Community Education Role in Prevention and Disaster Management"
Date: 9-11, August
Organizing entities: CAPRADE and PREDECAN
For more information you may contact:
Martha Giraldo: mgiraldo@indeci.gob.pe