All India Institute of Local Self-Government

LACDE - AIILSG { International Conference }

6th LACDE - AIILSG

NOTE: THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN MILLENNIUM PARTNERSHIP FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS SCHEDULED FOR 13 - 15 NOVEMBER 2006 is postponed sometime in 2007.

International Conference on
Urban Millennium Partnership
for the Management of Disasters

You are not Alone

13-15 November 2006,
Mumbai, India.

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Introduction

LACDE [Local Authorities Confronting Disasters and Emergencies] and the AIILSG [All India Institute of Local Self Government] have crafted a partnership to assist urban local authorities in the area of disaster and organizing an International conference on 'Urban Millennium Partnership for the Management of Disasters'.

The Partnership in knowledge management is in response to a spate of major disasters that have visited several countries and cities and the need to strategies afresh on preventing and handling them. It is also a response to fresh kinds of catastrophe that have revealed themselves and new dimensions of traditional disasters that have unfolded.

As the first Joint Venture of their partnership, LACDE and the AIILSG, have the pleasure of announcing an International Conference on Urban Millennium Partnership for the Management of Disasters for 13-15 November 2006 in Mumbai, India. A host of other agencies, including Governments, Multi-laterals and Bi-laterals are lightly to partner this International Event.

Objectives

The three day International Conference will have the following man Objectives

To bring to gather Governments, Mayors, Commissioners, Practitioners, Academies, NGOs, other Stake Holders and decision makers on an International platform to deliberate on the Nature of Disasters that confront the world and especially cities today.

To share recent experiences of major disasters, hoe they were tackled and what were the lessons learnt to strategies on the direction of future planning and preventive majors that could help avoid such disasters.

To get acquainted with recent development with technologies and other knowledge that can yield prevention and mitigation of the disaster, and

To chart out a future road map on disaster management, especially for cities of the developing world.

General Information


	Participations
	Participation shall be by invitation, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Commissioners, Experts in Disaster Management, Academicians, Institutes, Government Representatives, City Administrators and selected NGOs will be invited to participate in this International Conference.

	Venue and Dates
	The Conference shall be in Mumbai from 13 to 15 November 2006. International Conference will be held in the Mayor's Hall, All India Institute of Local Self Government which in located in the close vicinity of the international airport of the Mumbai city. The staying arrangements will be made in 5 Star Hotels situated near the venue of the conference. The expert working group supervising logistics is also working towards lodging and boarding at the conference site or in the close vicinity to the facility. These details will be communicated shortly.

	Language
	The language of the conference shall be English.

	Registration
	The registration fees for the conference is US $ 250. Any person accompanying the delegate shall pay US $ 75. The organizers will provide local hospitality and conference material.

	Conference Theme
	The conference shall broadly be trisected into general disaster management principles that can be applicable to all kind of disasters. This would focus on such subjects as follows Criteria for safe cities Environmental help in emergencies Community based disasters management. Shelter and supply chain management in disasters. Trauma Handling Comprehensive capacity building.

	Specific Disaster Sessions
	However, it will also move into special sessions on the following;
	Earthquakes Flood and Fires Terror strikes Manmade Disasters [Chemical, Nuclear, Biological warfare] Ozone Depletion Environmental Disasters G.I.S. data

	Case Studies
	The International Conference will focus on case studies prepared on recent disaster such as the Mumbai floods (July 2005). New Orleans tornado Katrina (2005) and the Twin Disasters (Earth Quake and Tsunami) in Indonesia and others (Dec 2004).

	Conference Format
	The international conference will include keynote addresses, plenary sessions, thematic groups and panel discussions / presentations comprising international and national experiences. Concurrent sessions will have presentations of papers by the delegates and will be facilitates by the experts. The International conference presentation will adopt wide range of modalities, poster sessions, work shops, video presentation, multimedia presentation etc.

	Abstracts
	Participants interested in presenting at the International conference or providing a poster to be displayed in the exhibition area during the conference should submit their abstracts as quickly as possible. Abstracts must be sent in the electronic form (Diskette or Email) with a maximum length of 400 words.

	Travel
	The delegates will make their own travel arrangement for international travel. The Conference Secretariat at the AIILSG will assist in their visit to Mumbai and in the vicinity of Mumbai.

	Help / Accident Insurance and VISA
	The organizers shall not provide help/accident insurance for the delegates. Appropriate arrangements for insurance coverage may be made by the delegates. VISA is required from most countries to travel to India. The delegates are requested to make the necessary arrangements with the Embassy/Consulate in their countries well in advance of travel plan.

	Climate
	The temperature in Mumbai during the Conference will be moderate and is likely to be in range of 24 to 29 degrees Celsius. Light clothing is recommended.

	Access and Communication
	Mumbai has excellent air connectivity with most international destinations. The Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport of Mumbai is about 20 kms from the main city. However, the venue is likely to be within 5 km of the international airport.


Ranjit Chavan	Avi Rabinovitch	Dr. Jatin Modi.
Director - General	Dy. Director General	President
*AIILSG*	*LACDE*	*AIILSG*