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1/18/2013 Main objective of TTX Promoting peace and security through dialogue and cooperation in the Asia Pacific INITIAL PLANNING CONFERENCE Test/identify gaps and challenges of existing (IPC) standard operating procedures and protocols of the affected country, ASEAN, ARF members and Table – – Top Exercise Top Exercise Table international humanitarian community (UN, IFRC, NGOs, etc.) in strategic level civ ‐ mil coordination response to a large ‐ scale natural disaster. EXERCISE SCHEDULE EXERCISE SCHEDULE Academics Session TTX will be composed of two main activities and two optional activities ; • 3 hours academics 7 May TTX Briefing + ALL Academic • Five classes at 30 min per class (total allotted Session time is 3 hours) 8 May TTX ALL • TTX explanation brief: Overview brief on the 9 May FTX Site Visit by individual ARF DiREx 2013 TTX interest • Moderator TBD by Co ‐ Chairs TTX Summary by individual interest and Meeting with AAR Team 8 May ‐ Schedule 5 Topics/ classes : 1. The Framework for Disaster Management and Time Emergency Response in the Kingdom of Thailand 0900 National Determination Process (NDP) (DDPM) 1000 Plenary , all Participants 2. An Overview of ASEAN Mechanism for Disaster (2 Reps for each country/organization, the rest = Management and Emergency Response (ASEAN observers) Secretariat and AHA Center) 1030 CIQ Consular (TBD) NDP 3. An Overview of ARF Mechanism for Disaster 1200 (by interest) (by interest) (Continue) Management and Emergency Response ARF (Brunei or LUNCH Australia) 1300 How external supports fit into national 4. The Role of the Humanitarian Community in 1600 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response International Disaster Relief Operation (UNOCHA) (HADR) process? 5. Key Definitions, Core Responsibilities, Regional and Plenary, all Participants International Support, Initiation and other Key Legal (2 Reps for each country/organization, the rest = Matters (IFRC) observers) 1

1/18/2013 POTENTIAL QUESTIONS/TOPICS 4 Topics are divided into 3 Groups: Topic 1 : Group A • Topic 1+Topic 3: Group A (includes all participants, discussion, one room): • Topic 2: Group B National determination processes for accepting/declining assistance; needs • Topic 4: Group C assessment immediately following disaster; Thailand’s mechanism is explained and leads to discussion for international community; requesting procedures POTENTIAL QUESTIONS/TOPICS POTENTIAL QUESTIONS/TOPICS Topic 2 : Group B Topic 4 : Group C (parallel with Topic 4, discussion, one room): Deployment of international assistance (parallel with Topic 2, discussion, one room; further (Search and Rescue teams, etc.): internal consideration by Thailand, EU, Australia and Customs/Immigration/Quarantine, strict New Zealand): requirements?, etc. Consular response: Testing of SOPs; Command Center; identification of foreign nationals in the Topic 3 : Group A country at time of disaster; verification of victim (includes all participants, discussion, one room): nationality; information flow between host govt and How to effectively and rapidly integrate external foreign states; immigration issues for victim remains, civ-mil HA/DR processes and mechanisms into etc. affected nation’s internal HA/DR processes (complement instead of creating additional confusion). Recommendation : exercise TTX Session process Field Training Exercise Field Training Exercise Volunteers for facilitators: To be Nominated at Table Top Exercise Table Top Exercise EOC (LEMA) EOC (LEMA) FPC RDC RDC Civil Civil • FTX or TTX AAR on 9 th May, 2013: Up to each (Situation (Situation (Non (Non OSOCC OSOCC- - Update and Update and ASEAN) ASEAN) AHA/ERAT AHA/ERAT delegation Forwarding) Forwarding) (Coordinati (Coordinati • Topics can be adjusted. TTX W/G will develop Pre Pre- - AFFECTED AFFECTED on, on, designated Civ& Mil Civ & Mil designated AREA AREA the topics and make some useful questions. Forwarding Forwarding (Exercise (Exercise Area Area (ASEAN) (ASEAN) to the Site) to the Site) Site) Site) (SASOP) (SASOP) RDC RDC CMOC CMOC (Situation (Situation (Coordination, (Coordination, Mil Mil Update and Forwarding to Forwarding to Update and the Site) Forwarding) Forwarding) the Site) 2

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