ICG/IOTWS National tsunami warning centre training workshop

At its 7th Session held in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 14-17 April 2010, the Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS) adopted the 2010-2011 RTWP implementation workplan for the newly formed Working Group 2 (WG2), which targets the completion of transition from the Interim Advisory Service provided by JMA and PTWC to the Indian Ocean Regional Tsunami Watch Provider (RTWP) service by the 2nd quarter of 2011.

As part of the transition process, the workplan identifies the need for training workshops to be conducted by the RTWPs to familarise the IOTWS National Tsunami Warning Centres (NTWC) with the new products and services that will be introduced in 2011.