U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI October 31 – November 1, 2007 Jeff LaDouce, Acting Chair
Agenda Kaimuki Room Wednesday October 31 AM 8:30 – 8:40Administrative Items Jeff LaDouce 8:40 – 9:00IntroductionsJeff LaDouce 9:00-10:15RestructuringJeff LaDouce 10:15-10:30Break 10:30-10:50NTHMP Warning Guidance Sub-CommitteePaul Whitmore 10:50-11:10Mitigation Sub-Committee Chris Jonientz-Trisler 11:10-11:30Mapping and Modeling Sub-Committee Roger Hansen 11:30-12:30 Lunch
Agenda Kaimuki Room Wednesday October 31 PM 12:30-1:00 State of Hawaii Jeanne Johnston 1:00-1:30 Puerto Rico Christa von-Hildebrandt 1:30-2:00 Alaska Erv Petty 2:00-2:30 California Jim Goltz 2:30-3:00GuamLeo Espia 3:00-3:15Break 3:15-3:45U.S. Virgin IslandsJacqueline Heyliger 3:45-4:15American Samoa TBD 4:15-4:45Gulf of Mexico Charles Williams 4:45-5:15Tsunami Certification Course George Crawford & Russell Jackson 5:15Adjourn
Agenda Kaimuki Room Thursday, November 1 AM 8:30-8:45 Administrative Items Jeff LaDouce 8:45-9:15 Oregon Jay Wilson 9:15-9:45 Washington George Crawford 9:45-10:15 USGS TBD 10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:00 Maryland Robert Ward 11:00-11:20 NOAA Contract/Grant OverviewEvelyn Cross (NOAA Contracts) 11:20-12:00 Open Discussion 12:00- 1:00 Lunch
Agenda Kaimuki Room Thursday November 1, 2007 PM 1:00-2:00OPEN DISCUSSION 2:00-4:00Closed Session (Coordination Committee Members) 4:00-4:30Coordination Committee Out Brief 4:30-4:45Election of Subcommittee Chairs 4:45-5:00Schedule next Fall meeting 5:15Adjourn
Our Mission FY 2008 NTHMP Spend Plan ($K) Requirements = Funds = Delta =
NTHMP STRUCTURE
NTHMP RESTRUCTURE Introduction Background Status Changes Issues Next steps
Governance (18 total votes) 5 Pacific States, plus 1 each from: PR, USVI, Pacific Territories, US East Coast States, US Gulf Coast states, NOAA, FEMA, USGS, NSF Apportioning appropriated funds Proposals from NTHMP member states/territories. Based on threat, past work, current/future need Voting – recommend to NOAA how appropriated funds are allocated. 18 votes total: 1 vote each for AK, WA, OR, CA, HI, Pacific Territories, Puerto Rico, USVI, East Coast states, Gulf Coast states; 2 votes each for NOAA, FEMA, USGS, NSF. Chair votes in the event of a tie
NTHMP RESTRUCTURE PL December 20, 2006 Draft Charter document distributed and returned Issue with subcommittees Changes in funding (grants vs. contract) Will hold off finalizing Charter until funding mechanism settled
NTHMP RESTRUCTURING Sub Committees: Operations Sub-Committee – co-chaired by TWC directors, membership TBD Mitigation and Preparedness Sub-Committee – co-chaired by NOAA/CSC and FEMA, membership Inundation Modeling and Mapping Sub-Committee – co-chaired by NOAA/PMEL and TBD, membership TBD
NTHMP RESTRUCTURING Sub Committees: NEED RESOLUTION Operations Sub-Committee – name issue - Operations or Warning Education Committee recommended Some want Research Committee in NTHMP
NTHMP RESTRUCTURING Recommendation to move forward CLEAN UP AND REDISTRIBUTE DRAFT DRAFT TO INCLUDE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEES