Event: Sixteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
Dates: 2023-Apr-25 to 2023-Apr-28
Chair and Vice-Chairs
Silvia CHACON BARRANTES
Professor and Researcher
Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Tsunamis (SINAMOT)
Universidad Nacional, Campus Omar Dengo
Avenida 1, Calle 9. Apartado Postal: 86-3000
Heredia
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 83096690
Head of Delegation
Michael ANGOVE
Consultant, Subject Matter Expert
National Weather Service/National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
1325 East-West Highway
Silver Spring , MD 20910
United States
Tel: 17037171871
Roberto BETANCOURT A.
President of Funvisis
Presidency
Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas
Av. Guaicaipuro con calle Tiuna, prolongación calle Mara
Qta Funvisis El LLanito
Caracas 1070,
Venezuela
Tel: +584125896839
Diego CASTRO
Scientis
Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrologia.
7 avenida 14-56 zona 13 colonia Nueva Aurora
Guatemala
Guatemala
Tel: +502 50180871
Eric CHICHACO
Geological Engineer
Universidad de Panama - Instituto de Geociencias
Colina Universidad de Panamá
Panama City
Panama
Tel: +507 523 5564
Marcelino HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ
Head of Department
Department of Physical Processes
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar
Calle 1ra. # 18406 entre 184 y 186 Reparto Flores, Playa
Habana
Cuba
Tel: +53 72711424 / +53 2714989
Fabian HINDS
Coastal Planner
Coastal Planning
Coastal Zone Management Unit
Warrens Towers 2
Warrens
St. Michael, West Indies
Barbados
Tel: +246 2338317
Denis HUNTE
Teacher
National Emergency Management Organisation
P.O. Box 1517
Castries
St. Lucia
Tel: 7584899856
Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ
Director
Director
Centro de Alerta de Tsunami SEMAR
Escuela Naval Militar Núm. 861. Col. Los Cipreses,
CP. 04830 , Del. Coyoacán Ciudad de México,,
Mexico
Tel: 52 555 624 6320
Gerard METAYER
Membre du Cabinet Technique / Responsable du Dossier Tsunami
Service Maritime et de Navigation d'Haiti
80, Boulevard 15 Octobre, Zone Torcelle
HT6141 Petion-Ville
Haiti
Tel: +509 3713 5936
Pedro MONTERO
Viceministerio de Recursos Costeros y Marinos
Ministerio Medio Ambiente
Av. Cayetano Germosen Esquina Esq. Av. Luperon
El Pedregal
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Tel: 809-501-2729 / 829-962-7412
Anthony MURILLO GUTIERREZ
Research
Municipalidad de Grecia, Alajuela
Alajuela, Grecia
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 87349209
Marie-Noëlle RAVEAU
Disasters management and public awareness
Hôtel de la Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique
Rue Gaston Defferre - Cluny CS 30137
Rue Gaston Defferre - Cluny CS 30137 FORT-DE-FRANCE
France
Tel: +596696349531
Juan José Martin REYES AGUILAR
Comisión Permanente de Contingencias
Aldea el Ocotal 500m. adelante del Hospital Militar, Carretera a Mateo
Comayagüela, F.M,
Honduras
Tel: 22290606 ext 410
Leah ST JEAN-TYSON
Physical Planning Assistant
Physical Planning Division, Dominica
Ministry of Housing, Lands and Water Resource Management
Lower Morne Bruce Road
Morne Bruce
Roseau
Dominica
Tel: 767 6129214
Kenson STODDARD
Disaster Management Officer
Ministry of National Security
National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), St. Vincent and the Grenadines
National Emergency Management Organisation
Old Montrose
Kingstown VC0100
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Tel: 7844323782
Wilfried STRAUCH
Advisor on Earth Sciences
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua
Tel: +505 89 24 62 34
Member of Delegation
Norwin Ernesto ACOSTA GALEANO
Especialista en Vulnerabilidad Sísmica
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua
Tel: +505 224 93 890/ +505 860 71 286
Antonio AGUILAR M.
Researcher (Profesional de Investigación)
Investigación social y divulgación
Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas
Av. Guaicaipuro con calle Tiuna, prolongación calle Mara
Qta Funvisis El LLanito
Caracas 1070,
Venezuela
Tel: +58 416 8009876
Guillermo ALVARADO
Scientist
Universidad de Costa Rica, San José
San Pedro de Montes de Oca
Sede "Rodrigo Facio Brenes"
Costa Rica, San José
2060
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 8938 3752
Carmen APARICIO
Ministerio de Educación
C. Ovidio Saldaña 232
Panamá
Panama
Nicolas ARCOS
Natural Hazards Scientific Data Specialist
Marine Geology and Geophysics Section
NOAA NESDIS National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Boulder CO
325 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado 80305
United States
Tel: +1 303 497 3158
Genners BARRIOS
Encargado de departamento de Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Guatemala
Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres.
Avenida Hincapié 21-72, Zona 13
Ciudad de Guatemala
Guatemala
Tel: +502 42186359
Gerard CHANDLER
Director General
Direction Generale
Direction de la Protection Civile
Angle blvd toussaint louverture et carrefour rita
ht6201 Port au prince
Haiti
Tel: +50937024929
Ricardo CRUZ
Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias
Frente al aeropuerto Tobias Bolaños
San Jose
5238-1000
Costa Rica
Racquel DAVIS
Meteorologist
Barbados Meteorological Services
CAD Building
Charnocks, Christ Church
Bridgetown,
Barbados
Paul EARLE
Geophysicist
USGS
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
1171 Illinois St
Golden, CO 80401
United States
Tel: +01 303 517 3880
Heriberto FABIAN ESPINAL
PRONOSTICADOR METEOROLOGICO Y TECNICO DE LA DIVISION DE TSUNAMI. RD,
Instituto Dominicano de Meteorología (INDOMET)
Oficina Nacional de Meteorologia (ONAMET)
Av. Juan Moliné #1, Los Mameyes, Santo Domingo Este
1153 Santo Domingo Este.
Dominican Republic
Tel: 1-829-755-1321, 1-809-997-0967, 1809-788-1122
Laura Alexandra GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ
Telecommunications Engineer
Dirección General Marítima Colombia
Carrera 54 No. 26 - 50 Of. 102 CAN
Bogotá D.C, ,
Colombia
James GRIDLEY
NOAA/ NWS/ NTWC
910 South Felton Street
Palmer, Alaska 99645
United States
Damien GRIFFITH
Programme Officer
Department of Emergency Management Barbados
George Greaves Building
#24 Warrens Industrial Park
St. Michael ,
Barbados
Tel: 2462305486
Fiorella HERNÁNDEZ
Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Tsunamis (SINAMOT)
Heredia
Heredia
Costa Rica
Kristel HERNANDEZ
Geographer
Departamento de fisica
Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Tsunamis (SINAMOT)
Universidad Nacional, Campus Omar Dengo
Avenida 1, Calle 9. Apartado Postal: 86-3000
Heredia
Costa Rica
Tel: +50683827227
Danielle HOWELL
Research Officer
Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy
Coastal Zone Management Unit
Warrens Tower 2
Warrens, St. Michael
Bridgetown, Caribbean 12001
Barbados
Tel: 124462444244
Nestor LUQUE
Investigador
National Tsunami Warning Center
Universidad de Panama - Instituto de Geociencias
Colina Universidad de Panamá
Panama City
Panama
Tel: +507 66097603
Charles MCCREERY
Director PTWC
National Weather Service
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176
Honolulu, HI 96818
United States
Tel: +1 808 725 6300
Christopher MOORE
Director, NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 3
Seattle, WA 98115
United States
Markenley NELSON
Director of Prevention
Direction de Prevention
Direction de la Protection Civile
2, clercine 18 et blvrd toussaint l.
ht6123 Port-au-prince
Haiti
Tel: +50931295764
Raúl ORTEGA MORENO
Academic
Psychology School
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA)
Jardines De Roma
Campus Omar Dengo, Avenida 1, Calle 9
Heredia, Heredia
86-3000
Costa Rica
Tel: +00506.8850.9851
Raphaël PARIS
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans
CNRS - Université Clermont-Auvergne
6 avenue Blaise Pascal
63178 Aubiere
France
Luis RESTREPO BLANDÓN
Asesor en Eventos Extremos
Comisión Colombiana del Océano
Carrera 86 # 51 - 66
Oficina 306 Building World Business Center
Bogota D.C., , 111071000
Colombia
Tel: 57 (1) 3158520 ext 107
Imelda RIOS
Agencia de Cooperacion Internacional del Japon, Nicaragua Office
Centro Financiero Invercasa Torre III, 5to piso, Modulo No. 5-E2
Managua, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Fabio RIVERA
UNA
Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Tsunamis (SINAMOT)
Universidad Nacional, Campus Omar Dengo
Avenida 1, Calle 9. Apartado Postal: 86-3000
Heredia
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 84800822
Gregory SCHOOR
Physical Scientist, Branch Chief
Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office; Marine, Tropical, and Tsunami Services Branch
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
1325 East West Highway
Room 13148
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
United States
Tel: +1-301-367-1063
Emilio TALAVERA
Director de Sismologia
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua
Tel: +505 22492761 ext 107
Virginia TENORIO
Responsable de Central Monitoreo y Alerta Temprana
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales
Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua
Tel: +505 224 92 761 ext 112 / +505 224 90 388
Jose TOJIL
Technician
Departamento de Geofisica
Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrologia.
Edificio Central 7a Avenida 14 -57 zona 13
01013- Guatemala City
Guatemala
Tel: +502 42389554
Emanuel VELÁSQUEZ
Meteorologo
Pronostico y vigilancia
Instituto de Meteorología e Hidrología de Panamá
El Dorado, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Edicifio Sun Tower Mall
Panamá
Panamá
Panama
Tel: +507 67064911
Christa VON HILLEBRANDT-ANDRADE
Manager and Deputy Director
UNESCO/IOC NOAA International Tsunami Information Center Caribbean Office
259 Blvd Alfonso Valdes
BLDG D, UPRM
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00680
United States
Tel: 1-787-249-8307
Susan WEST
International Program Analyst
National Weather Service
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
United States
Observers
Regina BROWNE
Deputy Director
Planning & Preparedness
Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency
VITEMA Headquarters
8221 Estate Nisky
St. Thomas VI 00803
U.S. Virgin Islands
Tel: 3404221350
Matthew FOUCH
President and Co-Founder
Subsea Data Systems, Inc.
8502 SW Kansas Ave
Stuart, FL - Florida 34997
United States
Tel: +12024307074
Glorymar GOMEZ
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Puerto Rico Seismic Network
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
PO BOX 9000
Mayagüez PR 00681-9000
Puerto Rico
Tel: 7873925260
Wildaomaris GONZALEZ
Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency
RD #1 Km. Km 24.5 Puerto Rico, Cll Santa Isabel
San Juan,
United States
Victor HUERFANO
Director
Geology / PR Seismic Network
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
PO BOX 9000
Mayagüez PR 00681-9000
Puerto Rico
Tel: 787 844 8433
Alberto Manuel LOPEZ VENEGAS
Associate Professor
Department of Geology
University of Puert Rico - Mayaguez Campus
PO BOX 9000
Mayagüez PR 00681-9000
Mayaguez, PR 00681
United States
Tel: +1 787 8324040 ext 2704
Griselda MARROQUIN
Head of Seismology
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de El Salvador (MARN)
Kilómetro 5 1/2 carretera a Nueva San Salvador, Calle y Colonia las Mercedes
San Salvador
San Salvador
El Salvador
Glen MATTIOLI
Vice President of Instrumentation Programs
Instrumentation Services
EarthScope Consortium
EarthScope Consortium, INc.
1200 New York Avenue, NW Suite 400
Washington, Distric of Columbia 20005
United States
Tel: +1 720 485-4408
Daniel MCNAMARA
Seismologist
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, Golden
Location:1711 Illinois St.GoldenMailing Adress:Box 25046, DFC, MS 966
Denver, Colorado CO 80225-0046
United States
Tel: 303-273-8550
Timothy MELBOURNE
Geological Sciences
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
United States
Tel: 5099632799
Luis MONTENEGRO
ingeniero industrial, maetro en direccion de empresas
Reduccion de Riesgos.
Direccion General de Proteccion Civil de El Salvador
15 Avenida Norte y 9ª. Calle Poniente, Torre del Ministerio de Gobernación
Centro de Gobierno
San Salvador
El Salvador
Tel: +503 78558072
Philip THOMPSON
Associate Professor
Oceanography
University of Hawai’i , Manoa
Hawaii
United States
Tel: 1-808-956-6574
Elizabeth VANACORE
Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico-UPR Mayaguez
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Department of Geology Building D
Mayagüez 00680
Puerto Rico
Annie ZAINO
Engineering Manager
Network of the Americas
EarthScope Consortium
6350 Nautilus Dr
Ste B/C
Boulder, CO 80301
United States
Secretariat
Bernardo ALIAGA ROSSEL
Head Tsunami Resilience Section UNESCO-IOC
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
75732 Paris cedex 07
France
Tel: +33 1 45 68 03 17
Alison BROME
Programme Officer for Coastal Hazards, Tsunami Unit, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Tsunami Information Centre
Caribbean Tsunami Information Centre
C/O Coastal Zone Management Unit
8th Floor Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St Michael
Bridgetown, BB12001
Barbados
Tel: +246 535-5700/5703
Angelos HAIDAR
Programme Assistant
Tsunami
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
75732 Paris cedex 07
France
Tel: +33633011017
Lorna INNISS
IOC Secretary for IOCARIBE
IOC of UNESCO Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions
Torices, Edificio Chambacu, Oficina 405Cra 3B # 26-78
Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, 1108
Colombia
Tel: +246 2285950
Celine TIFFAY
Programme and project assistant
Tsunami Resilience Section
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
7, place de Fontenoy
75732 Paris cedex 07
France