Day 1
MONDAY MARCH 31st, 2014

SETTING THE STAGE

Workshop Raison d’être:

SSTDM: Mission, Vision & Goals This plenary session outlines the mission, vision, and goals of SSTDM 2014 International Workshop, as well as the methodology of proposed Collaborative project development process. The details and the process will be described by the Workshop Co-Chairs.

SSTDM Host Perspectives: This plenary session will provide the perspective from hosts IISC, LM and CANEUS for the SSTDM initiative and vision moving forward.

International Perspective and End-User Needs Assessment from India:

These presentations and Panel discussions are intended to provide input to the potential collaborative project development process. We are providing speakers a list of issues identified in the “Concept – White Papers? covering the five project tracks to address in their respective presentation.

International Perspective and Needs Assessment for Disaster Management: This plenary session will outline the Global Perspective as well Disaster Management Strategies in India covering the needs and technology assessment, and Why, Where, and How of natural disasters.

Systems Assessment:

Remote Sensing Systems for Disaster Monitoring This session will will provide an overview of successfully flown spacecraft missions by NASA and ISRO, and identify system level challenges and technology gaps.

System of Systems This session will address potential role of nano, small, and large satellites, unmanned air vehicles, smart phones to create system architecture for disaster monitoring and management.

Day 2
TUESDAY APRIL 1st, 2014

The presentations of the Sessions on day two are intended to provide input on Disaster Monitoring and Sensors and Instruments Technologies to the follow-up collaborative project development sessions. Again, we are providing speakers a list of issues covering remote sensing, and sensor and instruments to address technology gaps in their respective presentation. In order to obtain maximum output from these sessions to be relevant to the proposed project tracks, please provide any and all questions that you would like answered to the session Chairs.

Day 3
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2nd, 2014

The Collaborative Project Development and Deliverables Sessions are the heart of the event. We have endeavoured to create a program that optimizes the use of our time to produce measurable deliverables to advance the goals and activities of SSTDM Workshop.

To update participants on the Candidate Collaborative Projects, we have commissioned series of “Concept (White) Papers? covering each of the five disaster project areas. These project presentations will be followed by concurrent split session for each project team to establish the mission, goals, and roadmap, and project development of each of the areas. It is our hope that we will be able to include the participation of those who are interested in more than one area, and include the participation of a wide range of expertise.

There will be several Indo-US experts on-site to assist project-participants to establish an actionable roadmap with well-defined projects, responsibilities, schedule, teaming, budget, and success evaluation metrics.