1. Background

During the discussion on "Public Warning" at the 8^th WG 3 meeting of ISO/TC223 on Societal Security in September 2008, there was an agreement that the use of "Public Warning" in the world should be investigated in order to develop effective standards in addition to the recognition that the organization of international workshop is a good opportunity for TC223 to elaborate this issue. At the 6^th Plenary Meeting of ISO/TC223, which was held at Bali, Indonesia between 12^th and 14^th, November 2008, the Task Group on "Public Warning" was established under WG3 with the lead of Japanese Industrial Standards Committee(JISC) to organize this workshop.

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2. Hosting Bodies and Sponsors

The workshop is hosted by Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) and Japanese Standards Association (JSA) and sponsored by Niigata University, Association for Disaster Prevention Research and Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University (DPRI).

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3. Workshop Objectives

The workshop is aimed to make proposals and to suggest a way forward to establishing an international standard relating to "Public Warning".

Main purposes of the workshop are as follows:

• Clarifying technological changes in and gather information for Alert & Notification, based on advanced technology.

Suggesting a New Work Item Proposal relating to Public Warning on WG3/TG, using information gathered in the workshop.

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4. Expected Outcomes

• A) Proposal of a new International Standard on "Public Warning"
• B) A Collection of concrete expressions of "Public Warning" such as sirens, alarms, signs, warning texts, and warning colors used around the world
• C) Collection of research achievements on "Public Warning"
• D) Establishment of the website devoted to disseminating information including contents above

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5. Programme Outlines

For details here.

5.1 Seminar Session

Tuesday 8^th September

a.m.:

Opening Address

Keynote Lectures

p.m.:

Reports of Japanese governmental activities on "Public Warning"

Wednesday 9^th September

a.m.:

Reports by Task Group Members and Experts on the results of survey and their experiences on "Public warning"

p.m.:

Reports of private organizations' activities on "Public Warning"

5.2 Poster Session

Poster session and display booth on "Public Warning" will also be set up.

• Activities of relating ISO/TCs
• Japanese governmental activities on "Public Warning"
• Situations of "Public Warning" in other countries

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6. Others

• Attendance fee of the workshop is free
• WG3/TG meeting will be planned to be held on 9^th and 10^th September in conjunction with the workshop

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