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