El Salvador 21 to 23 September 2009

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Superintendencia General De Electricidad Y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET) are jointly organizing a training workshop on Disaster Management. The workshop is being held  against the backdrop of a number of deadly disasters recently experienced in different regions of the world to include floods, earthquakes and cyclones.

The purpose of this event is to bring together stakeholders that are involved in disaster management from each of the countries in the Central Americas region. For the first time participants will receive hands-on training on the deployment and use of satellite terminals for disaster response/relief.