[Ict4women] UPDATE - Needed: Speakers for Conference/Mauritius: EFFECTIVE USE OF ICTS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT [3rd to 5th March 2009]

[Sophia Huyer]

Dear ICT experts,

We are presently searching for SPEAKERS for the Conference: EFFECTIVE  
USE OF ICTS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT – MAURITIUS. Please indicate to us  
if you are interested in giving a presentation on the theme. Also, and  
if not, please distribute this to personal contacts and networks where  
you believe that experts could find interest in this. Thank you in  
advance.
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Project title: Conference: EFFECTIVE USE OF ICTS FOR DISASTER  
MANAGEMENT – MAURITIUS [3rd to 5th March 2009]
Application deadline: Monday 16th February 2009
Contract duration: 4 man-days of total input
Company:  Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) under the COMESA/RICTSP: http://rictsp.comesa.danishmanagement.dk
Contracting: The selected speakers shall be contracted by Indian Ocean  
Commission (http://www.coi-ioc.org/)

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Objectives of the Assignment: RICTSP is assisting the Mauritian ICT  
Authority (Regulator) with this conference. We are searching for:
  1 speaker for session 2: Role of Policy Makers for the Effective Use  
of ICTs for Disaster Management: Best practices and guidance from  
developed countries
1 speaker for session 3: Compliance with international obligations  
(Eg.Tampere) and/or Best practices, examples and guidance from  
developed countries
1 speaker for session 5: Mitigation
1 speaker for session 7: Recovery and reconstruction

Activities and tasks of the Assignment: One day of paper preparation +  
3 days participation in the actual conference.
Expected Results: High-level presentation and back-ground paper
Location of the Assignment: Mauritius
Input of days: 4 man-days (per diems during travel)
Language: English
Skills/Competences/Qualifications: Expert in the given field of  
presentation, and proof thereof.

Eligibility (who can apply?): EU citizens and COMESA citizens from:  
Angola, Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Swaziland, Zambia,  
Zimbabwe, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania,  
Uganda, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan AND citizens  
of the ACP member states: http://www.acpsec.org/en/acp_states.htm

KINDLY FIND REVISED AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE ATTACHED

If you find the position of interest and your profile complies with  
the stated criteria, please contact us immediately and send us a short  
professional presentation of yourself and an updated CV with relevant  
experience. Interested candidates MUST also submit a small (maximum  
ten lines) abstract of what they intend to present. Send eventual  
clarification questions AND your application to Ms. Mercedes Marin  
Nortes: mercedes.marin at coi-ioc.org. NB: Only shortlisted candidates  
will receive notice.

Mercedes Marin Nortes
Regional ICT Coordinator
Indian Ocean Commission
PO Box 7
Av Sir Guy Forget Q4
Quatre Bornes
Mauritius
Tel +230 425 16 52
Fax +230 425 27 09



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