VUSSC WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

==BOOTCAMP 4: DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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12th – 28th November, 2007

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAMOA

PROGRAMME

Monday, 12th November

Official Opening : Commonwealth of Learning/VUSSC Boot Camp on Disaster Management

8.30 am 	Kava Ceremony 		Fale Samoa, NUS

Official opening				D201

10.00am	Welcoming remarks		Letuimanu’asina Dr Emma Kruse-Vaai

10.05 am	Lotu				Rev Vavatau Taufao

10.20 am	Welcoming address		Vice Chancellor: Magele M Magele

10.35 am	Keynote address 		Hon Minister Education, Sports and Culture & Official Opening		Afioga To’omata Alapati Poese To’omata

10.50 am	Official VUSSC address	Paul West (COL and VUSSC)

11.05 am	Closing remarks		Letuimanuasina Dr Emma Kruse-Vaai

11.10 am	Refreshments			Fale Samoa Official Bootcamp Programme		D201 1.00 pm	Introduction of Bootcamp Participants & Team Leaders                   Housekeeping Matters                                                                                                               Patila Amosa, Team Leader 2.00 pm	COL Presentation	                                                                                                  Paul West, Director - Knowledge Management and Information Technology 2.30 pm	Groups and Tasks                               					                 Patila Amosa, Team Leader 3.00 pm	Afternoon Tea 3.15 pm	Course Outline: Disaster management		                                 Eileen Turare, Team Leader 4.15 pm	Discussion of the Day’s Activities 4.30 pm	Finish

Tuesday, 13th November


 * ALL sessions from now on until the morning of 28th November will be held in Computer Lab 2

9.00am	Log in information ICT Personnel, NUS

9.10 am	Introduction to Wiki                                                                                             Joris Komen, SchoolNet Namibia

10.00 am	ODL Template                                                 		                            Dr Carlton Watson, Team Leader

11.00 am	Morning Tea

11.15 am	Bootcamp Work Plan                                                                                                                        Patila Amosa, Team Leader

11.45 am	Copyright Issues		                                           		     Paul West, Director - Knowledge Management and Information Technology

12.00 pm	Break up into Groups to start Developing Course Content                                                                                                   Team Leaders to Coordinate

1.00 pm	Lunch

2.00 pm	Group Work

3.30 pm	Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm	Group Work

4.45 pm	Discussion of the Day’s Activities 5.00 pm	Finish

Wednesday, 14th November

9.00 am	Group Work

11.00 am	Morning Tea

11.15 am	Group Work

1.00 pm	Lunch

2.00 pm	Group Work

3.30 pm	Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm	Group Work

4.45 pm	Discussion of the Day’s Activities

5.00 pm	Observation of API Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Course – IHE Conference Room

Thursday, 15th November

9.00 am	Group Work

11.00 am	Morning Tea

11.15 am	Group Work

1.00 pm	Lunch

2.00 pm	Group Work

3.30 pm	Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm	Group Work

4.45 pm	Discussion of the Day’s Activities

5.00 pm	Finish

Friday, 16th November

9.00 am	Introduction to Second Life					                 Paul West, Director - Knowledge Management and Information Technology, COL

11.00 am	Morning Tea

11.15 am	Group Work

1.00 pm	Lunch

2.00 pm	Group Work

3.30 pm	Afternoon Tea 3.45 pm	Group Work 4.45 pm	Discussion of the Week’s Activities 5.00 pm	Finish

Saturday, 17th November

Island Tour and Beach Day 9.00 am	Depart Insel Fehman

3.00 pm	Return to Hotel

Sunday, 18th November

Participants’ Day Off

Monday, 19th November – Friday, 23rd November

9.00 am	Group Work

11.00 am	Morning Tea

11.15 am	Group Work

1.00 pm	Lunch

2.00 pm	Group Work

3.30 pm	Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm	Group Work

4.45 pm	Discussion of the Day’s Activities

5.00 pm	Finish

Saturday, 24th November

Boat Trip to Manono Island (Optional)

Sunday, 25th November

Participants’ Day Off Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th November

9.00 am	Group Work

11.00 am	Morning Tea

11.15 am	Group Work

1.00 pm	Lunch

2.00 pm	Group Work

3.30 pm	Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm	Group Work

4.45 pm	Discussion of the Day’s Activities

5.00 pm	Finish

Wednesday, 28th November

9.00 am	Group Presentations

11.00 am	Morning Tea

11.15 am	Group Presentations & Discussions

12.30 pm	Workshop Evaluation

1.00 pm	Lunch

2.00 pm	Future Directions

Official closing						IHE Conference Room 3.00 pm	Introductory remarks				MC Gatoloai Tili Afamasaga

3.05 pm	Lotu				 		Rev Denny Epati

3.20 pm	Summary of workshop			VUSSC or Participants’ Rep

3.30 pm	Official closing of workshop

3.40 pm	Closing remarks & acknowledgements	Gatoloai Tili Afamasaga

3.45 pm	Refreshments