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AGENDA
Performance and Preparedness: Lessons from the tsunami
December 15, 2005
Taj Coromandel - Clive Duplex
Chennai, India
8:30am - 9:00am
Registration
9:00am - 9:15am
Welcome / Lighting of the Lamp
Lynn Fritz, Director General, Fritz Institute
9:15am - 9:25am
Conference Objectives
Anisya Thomas, Managing Director, Fritz Institute
9:25am - 9:45am
Introduction and Review of tsunami Studies 1 and 2
Dr. Vimala Ramalingam  , Director, Fritz Institute
Nirmala Stephen , Deputy Research Director, TNS-India
Disaster Relief in a Historical Context
P.C. Mathew, President, Madras School of Social Work
9:45am - 10:00am
Disaster Management in India: Past, Present and Future
Vinod Menon , Member, National Disaster Management Authority
10:00am - 10:15am
Lessons Learned by First Responders: What to Change for the Next Time
General V.P. Malik , President, ORF Institute of Security Studies
(Former Chief of Army Staff, India)
10:15am - 10:30am
Coordination During the tsunami: Lessons Learned
Mr. R. Santhanam  , IAS Tamil Nadu State Relief Commissioner
10:30am - 11:00am
The Role of Government in Disaster Response and Relief
General Discussion
11:00am - 11:15am
Coffee Break
11:15am - 11:30am
USAID's Long-term Collaboration with India on Disaster Management
Nina Minka , Senior Humanitarian Assistance Advisor, USAID/India
11:30am - 12:00pm
Panel:
The International NGO Experience: What Worked and What Did Not
Chair:
Felix Bollmann, Managing Director, Swiss Solidarity
12:00pm - 12:30pm
General Discussion
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Panel:
The Corporate Perspective
Chair:
Pankaj Baliga, Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services
Speakers:
• Mr. Balasubrahmanyam, Director, (Relief Operation) TATA Relief Committee
• Mr. Vijay Bhaskar Reddy , GM Corporate Affairs, Coca Cola
2:00pm - 2:30pm
General Discussion
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Excellence in Service Delivery and Best Practices: Recognition for Providing Outstanding Relief and Rehabilitation Services after the tsunami
Awards presented by Lynn Fritz, Director General, Fritz Institute
Award Recipients
• World Vision, India
• SNEHA, India
• Habitat for Humanity, Sri Lanka
• Sewalanka, Sri Lanka
• World Vision, Indonesia
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Mr. K.P. Sunil, Vice-President, JAYA-TV
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Next Steps and Closing Remarks
Anisya Thomas, Managing Director, Fritz Institute
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| In Sri Lanka, the 2004 tsunami claimed over 35,000 lives and left half a million people homeless. More women died than men. |
| I would like to congratulate Fritz Institute for this excellent study and for coming out with some very useful recommendations. |
- Mr. R Santhanam
Tamilnadu State Relief Commisioner |
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