Event: Seventeenth Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions [Hybrid]
Dates: 2024-May-06 to 2024-May-09

Head of Delegation

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


Simon BOXALL
Public Awareness, Communications and Training Officer
Disaster Management
Hazard Management Cayman Islands.

133 Elgin Avenue, 4th Floor Government Administration Building
P.O. Box 118
Grand Cayman KY1-9000
Cayman Islands



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


Valerie CLOUARD
Researcher
Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET/OMP)
Universite Paul Sabatier

118 route de Narbonne Bt 4R3
31062 Toulouse Cedex 9
France

Tel: +33 5 61 33 29 07


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


Angela HIBBERT
Sea Level and Tidal Scientist
National Oceanography Centre Liverpool, Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Research

Joseph Proudman Building6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
L3 5DA
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 151 795 4824


Fabian HINDS
Coastal Planner
Coastal Planning
Coastal Zone Management Unit

Warrens Towers 2
Warrens
St. Michael, West Indies
Barbados

Tel: +246 2338317


Susan HODGE
Department of Disaster Management Anguilla

P.O. Box 60
James Ronald Webster Building, Second floor
The Valley
Anguilla



Sherrod JAMES
Director - National Disaster Management Agency
National Office of Disaster Services

American Road
P.O.Box 1399
St. John’s Antigua
Antigua & Barbuda

Tel: 12684648457


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


Jasen PENN
Director, Disaster Management
Department of Disaster Management

deCastro Street
Simms Building
Road Town
VG1110
British Virgin Islands

Tel: 284-468-9665


Johan REYES
CIENCIAS NAVALAS
Area de asuntos marino costeros
Comisión Colombiana del Océano

Carrera 86 # 51 - 66
Oficina 306 Building World Business Center
Bogota D.C., , 111071000
Colombia

Tel: 3143410212


Arnulfo SÁNCHEZ
Engineer
Jefe de Ambiente
Autoridad Maritima de Panama

P.O. BOX: 0816-01548
Edificio Pan Canal Piso 2, Oficina 205
Ciudad de Panama
Panama

Tel: +507 501 5197


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


Wilfried STRAUCH
Advisor on Earth Sciences
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales

Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua

Tel: +505 89 24 62 34


Observer

Alessandro AMATO
Research Director
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Roma

Via di Vigna Murata, 605
00143 Roma
Italy



Gisela BÁEZ-SÁNCHEZ
Geophysical Data Analysis and Processing Coordinator
Department of Geology-Puerto Rico Seismic Network
Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico-UPR Mayaguez

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Department of Geology Building D
Mayagüez 00680
Puerto Rico

Tel: 7878338433


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


Bruce HOWE
Research Professor
Ocean and Resources Engineering
Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii

School of Ocean and Earth Science and TechnologyUniversity of Hawai’i at Manoa2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 402
Honolulu, Hawaii HI 96822
United States

Tel: +1 (808) 4690553


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


Ada HUETE
Asistente de Cooperación Tecnica
Cooperación Técnica
Agencia de Cooperacion Internacional del Japon, Nicaragua Office

Centro Financiero Invercasa Torre III, 5to piso, Modulo No. 5-E2
Managua, Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Tel: 505 86881786


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


Jerard JARDIN
Sea Level Specialist
Technical
University of Hawaii – Sea Level Center

1000 Pope Rd. MSB 422
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
United States

Tel: +18083733908


Joel LETANG
Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency

VITEMA Headquarters
8221 Estate Nisky
St. Thomas VI 00803
U.S. Virgin Islands

Tel: 340-690-5239


Yijing LIU

Tel: +505 58474601


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


Rodney MARTINEZ
WMO Representative for North America, central America and the Caribbean
Regional Office
World Meteorological Organization Regional office

Instituto Meteorologico Nacional
Barrio de Aranjuez Av. 27
San Jose
73350-1000
Costa Rica

Tel: +506719530


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


Yuji NISHIMAE
Senior Scientific Officer
Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo

3-6-9 Toranomon, Minato-ku
Tokyo,
105-8431
Japan

Tel: +81 (3) 6758 3900


Harkunti RAHAYU
Institut Teknologi Bandung (Bandung Institute of Technology)

Campus
Jl. Ganesha no. 10

Bandung
West Java 40132
Indonesia



Ceci RODRIGUEZ CRUZ
Director
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology

1000 Pope Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
United States

Tel: 8084751397


Roy RUIZ
Research Associate
Geology
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

PO BOX 9000
Mayagüez PR 00681-9000
Puerto Rico

Tel: 7874863924


Ayumi TAKEBAYASHI
Asesora en Formulación de Proyectos de JICA NICARAGUA
Cooperación Técnica
Agencia de Cooperacion Internacional del Japon, Nicaragua Office

Centro Financiero Invercasa Torre III, 5to piso, Modulo No. 5-E2
Managua, Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Tel: +505 75176000


Philip THOMPSON
Associate Professor
Oceanography
University of Hawai’i , Manoa

Hawaii
United States

Tel: 1-808-956-6574


Jair TORRES
Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor
Caribbean
United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction - Regional Office for the Americas

# 142 Arnoldo Cano Ave.
City of Knowledge
Panama City
Panama

Tel: +33603317926


Nikolai TURETSKY
sea level specialist
CIMAR University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Scale AI

155 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
San Francisco, California CA 94103
United States

Tel: 8089566670


Elizabeth VANACORE
Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico-UPR Mayaguez

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Department of Geology Building D
Mayagüez 00680
Puerto Rico



Luis VARGAS VERGARA
División Concesiones Marítimas
Capitanía de Puerto de Talcahuano, División Concesiones Marítimas
Dirección general del territorio marítimo y de marina mercante

Talcahuano
Concepción
Región del Biobío
Chile

Tel: +56965698527


Roy WATLINGTON
Retired Professor, CARICOOS Board Member
Self-owned consultancy - Subject matter expert

P.O. Box 302321
St Thomas VI 00803
U.S. Virgin Islands

Tel: 3406438183


Annie ZAINO
Engineering Manager
Network of the Americas
EarthScope Consortium

6350 Nautilus Dr
Ste B/C
Boulder, CO 80301
United States



Member of Delegation

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


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


Rosario AVILES
Vulcanologa
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales

Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua

Tel: +505 22492761 ext 112


Iris CRUZ
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales

Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua



Racquel DAVIS
Meteorologist
Barbados Meteorological Services

CAD Building
Charnocks, Christ Church
Bridgetown,
Barbados



Andrea DELGADO
Geologist
Servicio Geológico Colombiano

Diagonal 53 No. 34-53
Bogotá, ,
Colombia

Tel: 3112116787


Fréderic DONDIN
Research Fellow - Physical Volcanologist
Antenne régionale de Guadeloupe
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

3 avenue Claude-Guillemin
BP 36009
45060 Orléans
France

Tel: +590(0)690-338997


Paul EARLE
Geophysicist
USGS
USGS National Earthquake Information Center

1171 Illinois St
Golden, CO 80401
United States

Tel: +01 303 517 3880


Stacey EDWARDS
Education Officer
University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre

The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad & Tobago

Tel: +1 868 6624659


Mabius FRANCIS
Divisional Officer Operations
Operations
St. Lucia Fire Service

P.O.Box 496
General Post Office, Manoel Street
Castries
St. Lucia

Tel: 7587246109


Laura Alexandra GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ
Telecommunications Engineer
Dirección General Marítima Colombia

Carrera 54 No. 26 - 50 Of. 102 CAN
Bogotá D.C, ,
Colombia



Damien GRIFFITH
Programme Officer
Department of Emergency Management Barbados

George Greaves Building
#24 Warrens Industrial Park
St. Michael ,
Barbados

Tel: 2462305486


Carolina HINCAPIÉ-CÁRDENAS
Oceanographer
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176
Honolulu, HI 96818
United States

Tel: + 1 787 477 5679


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


Erouscilla JOSEPH
Director
Seismic Research Centre
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus

The University of The West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad & Tobago

Tel: 8686624659


Nestor LUQUE
Investigador
National Tsunami Warning Center
Universidad de Panama - Instituto de Geociencias

Colina Universidad de Panamá
Panama City
Panama

Tel: +507 66097603


Sandra MARTINEZ RUEDA
Ingeniera Ambiental
Bogota D.C.
Unidad Nacional para la Gestion del Riesgo de Desastres

Avenida Calle 26 No. 92-32 Edificio Gold 4 - piso 2
Bogota D.C., Cundinamarca, 111071
Colombia

Tel: 3167445839


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



Anthony MURILLO GUTIERREZ
Research

Municipalidad de Grecia, Alajuela
Alajuela, Grecia
Costa Rica

Tel: +506 87349209


Jacob NGUMBAH
Deputy Director - Permanent
Nevis Disaster Management Department
Nevis Disaster Management Department

Long Point, St. John\'s Parish, Nevis
Nevis ,
St. Kitts & Nevis



Raphaël PARIS
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans
CNRS - Université Clermont-Auvergne

6 avenue Blaise Pascal
63178 Aubiere
France



Patricia PEDRAZA
Seismologist
Servicio Geológico Colombiano

Diagonal 53 No. 34-53
Bogotá, ,
Colombia



Ana PÉREZ ZELEDÓN
Technical Director
Dirección Técnica
Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas

Av. Guaicaipuro con calle Tiuna, prolongación calle Mara
Qta Funvisis El LLanito
Caracas 1070,
Venezuela

Tel: +584265117509


James PERONTO
Meteorologist/Program Analyst
National Weather Service International Affairs Office
National Weather Service/National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration

1325 East-West Highway
Silver Spring , MD 20910
United States

Tel: +1 3017898755


Jana PURSLEY
Geophysicist
Geohazards
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: 7207372265


Paola QUINTERO RODRIGUEZ
Scientist
Bogota D.C
Unidad Nacional para la Gestion del Riesgo de Desastres

Avenida Calle 26 No. 92-32 Edificio Gold 4 - piso 2
Bogota D.C., Cundinamarca, 111071
Colombia

Tel: +57 3105286506


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


Mary RENGIFO BUITRAGO
Responsable Centro Nacional de Alerta por Tsunami
Subdirección de Desarrollo Marítimo
Dirección General Marítima Colombia

Carrera 54 No. 26 - 50 Of. 102 CAN
Bogotá D.C, ,
Colombia

Tel: 57 (1) 2200490/ 57 3043272656


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


Juan Jose REYES
Jefe Sistema de Alerta Temprana
Comisión Permanente de Contingencias

Honduras

Tel: (504) 229-060- ext. 410


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


Gloria ROMERO
Head of the Seismological Department
Fundacion Venezolana de Investigaciones Sismologicas

Av. Guaicaipuro con calle Tiuna, prolongación calle Mara
Qta Funvisis El LLanito
Caracas 1070,
Venezuela

Tel: 58(2)122575153


Virginia TENORIO
científica
Sismología
Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales

Frente Hospital Solidaridad.
2110
Managua,
Nicaragua



Domingos URBANO
Scientist
Divisão de Monitoramento e Alertas
Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais

500, Doutor Altino Bondensan
Parque Tecnológico de São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos-São Paulo
12247-016
Brazil

Tel: +55 12988666313


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


Robin Onelio YANI QUIYUCH
Jefe del Departamento de Investigacion y Servicios Geofísicos
Departamento de Investigación y Servicios Geofísicos
Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrologia.

Edificio Central 7a Avenida 14 -57 zona 13
01013- Guatemala City
Guatemala

Tel: (502) 23105040