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Annex A IHO – NIPPON FOUNDATION ALUMNI SEMINAR 29-31 October 2019, Singapore PROGRAMME (Draft) MONDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2019 REMARKS All day Arrival of Participants Transfer from airport to the hotel will be provided. 19:00 – 21:00 Ice Breaking Cocktail (TBC) Hosted by the IHO and NF DAY 1 – TUESDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2019 REMARKS 09:00 – 09:30 Registration 09:30 – 10:30 Opening Ceremony 1.Administrative Brief Alberto C. NEVES, IHO Assistant Director 2.Welcome Speech by the IHO Director Mustafa IPTES, IHO Director 3.Keynote speeches by the Guest Speakers Mr Mitsuyuki UNNO (NF) Dr Parry OEI, Chief Hydrographer of Singapore Mr Jeff BRYANT (Former Course Coordinator, UK) 4.Objectives of the Alumni Seminar Mustafa IPTES 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 Session 1 – Introduction of the IHO CB Programme and Mustafa IPTES, IHO Director IHO - Nippon Foundation Cooperation 1. IHO CB Strategy and Development of the CB Programme Alberto C. NEVES 2. IHO CB Work Programme and CB Fund Alberto C. NEVES 3. IHO - Nippon Foundation Cooperation Naohiko NAGASAKA, APO at the IHO Secretariat 4. Introduction of the Nippon Foundation Representative of the Nippon Foundation 5. Alumni Network Policy of the Nippon Foundation Representative of the Nippon Foundation 12:30 – 14:00 Group photo and lunch break 14:00 – 15:30 Session 2 – Development of the CHART Category "B" Project Mustafa IPTES, IHO Director 1. Development of the CHART Project (2009-2019) and IHO Overview Alberto C. NEVES 2. Administrational Overview of the CHART Project Lucy FIELDHOUSE, UKHO 3. Academic Overview of the CHART Project UKHO Trainer 4. Lessons Learned from the IHO and UKHO Mustafa IPTES - Lucy FIELDHOUSE - Jeff BRYANT 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break  Annex A 16:00 – 17:30 Session 3- Lessons Learned / Experienced Gained by Alumni Alberto C. NEVES Presentation of the outcomes of the 1st Alumni Workshop in 2016. Alberto C. Neves Lessons Learned and Experienced Gained, during and after the course, will be Alumni presented by the Alumni (for each alumnus maximum 5 minutes) DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2019 09:00 – 10:30 Session 4- Lessons Learned / Experienced Gained by Alumni (Cont.) Alberto C. NEVES Lessons Learned and Experienced Gained, during and after the course, will be Alumni presented by the Alumni (for each alumnus maximum 5 minutes) 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 Session 5- Lessons Learned / Experienced Gained by Alumni (Cont.) Alberto C. NEVES Lessons Learned and Experienced Gained, during and after the course, will be Alumni presented by the Alumni (for each alumni maximum 5 minutes) 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:30 Session 6 – Future of the IHO CB Programme and CHART Project Mustafa IPTES, IHO Director 1. Future of the IHO CB Programme and the CHART Project Alberto C. NEVES 2. Future of the CHART Project, Assessment of the UKHO Lucy FIELDHOUSE 3. Continuation of the CHART Project and Possible Events Mustafa IPTES 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break 16:00 – 17:30 Session 7 - Podium Discussion, Summary and Way Ahead Mustafa IPTES, IHO Director 1.Open Discussion, Questions and Answers Seminar Participants 2.Summary and report of the Seminar Alberto C. NEVES 3.Way Ahead Mustafa IPTES 17:30 – 17:45 Closing Remarks Mustafa IPTES - Lucy FIELDHOUSE 19:00 – 21:00 Reception hosted by IHO and NF IHO and NF DAY 3 – THURSDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2019 09:30 – 11:30 Visit to Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) TBC 13:00 – 17:00 Social Programme, Sightseeing Tour TBC Annex B IHO-NIPPON FOUNDATION ALUMNI SEMINAR 29-31 October 2019, Singapore ALUMNI LIST Country Title First Name Last Name Year Algeria Mr. Mohamed ZABOUR 2013 Algeria Mr. Abderrahim MAHI 2017 Bangladesh Mr. Mohammad ASADUZZMAN 2011 Bangladesh Mr. Jobayar S. M. RAHAT 2016 Brunei Darussalam Ms. Hanisah HAJI TIMBANG 2018 Nikolay Bulgaria Mr. LYASKOVSKI 2013 Radoslavov Olga Lucia Colombia Ms. LOZADA 2012 Bonfante Colombia Mr. Lizardo CARO MARTINEZ 2016 Croatia Mr. Ante KORIC 2018 Cuba Ms. Ismari Teresa CONSUEGRA ALVAREZ 2016 Ecuador Mr. Byron Andrés JARA BAUTISTA 2017 Egypt Mr. Hassan Atef EL-HALAWANY 2015 Estonia Ms. Nele SAVI 2015 Fiji Mr. Abel Philip Ronald LAGIVOLA 2015 Fiji Mr. Kelepi BAINIVALU 2017 Georgia Ms. Manana KIRTADZE 2016 Greece Mr. Ioannis TSAPARAS 2012 Greece Mr. Nektarios RODITIS 2014 Indonesia Mr. Doddy PRAMONO 2009 Indonesia Mr. Khoirul ANWAR 2011 Indonesia Mr. Gede YUSSUPIARTHA SAS TANGEB 2015 Indonesia Mr. Heru KURNIAWAN 2018 Japan Mr. Kazuki HAYASHI 2009 Japan Dr. Tatsuo KOMORI 2010 Japan Mr. Shuji MURAKAMI 2011 Japan Ms. Michiko KOMUTA 2012 Japan Mr. Yusuke NAGASE 2013 Japan Mr. Tomonori TANAKA 2014 Japan Mr. Yasuhiro KOSO 2015 Japan Mr. Yosuke TAKAHASHI 2016 Japan Ms. Rumi BABA 2017 Japan Mr. Kazufumi MATSUMOTO 2018 Kenya Ms. Grace OIMA 2009 Latvia Ms. Linda PURINA 2010 Latvia Ms. Liva GOBA 2016 Malaysia Mr. Mazlan ATAN 2009  Mohd Shukri bin Malaysia Mr. YA'AKOB 2012 Mohamad Malaysia Mr. Mohd Khairie HATUN 2014 Malaysia Mr. Muhammad Aizat AZMI 2017 Mexico Ms. Eloisa PEÑA PEDRAZA 2011 Montenegro Mr. Radovan KANDIC 2015 Carlota Alfredo Mozambique Ms. VASCONCELOS 2012 Filimone Guiongo Myanmar Mr. Ye Htun OO 2012 Myanmar Mr. Soe NYUNT THAW 2015 New Zealand Ms. Jennifer RYAN 2010 Oman Mr. Talal AL-ABRI 2011 Pakistan Mr. Manzoor AHMED 2009 Pakistan Mr. Fayyaz-Ul-Hassan BHATTI 2011 Pakistan Mr. Tajammal ABBASI 2018 Peru Mr. Rommel Steve CARRILLO ESPINOZA 2014 Philippines Ms. Tita CRUZ 2009 Bai Dyanna Philippines Ms. SINSUAT 2011 Gomez Mark Neil Philippines Mr. QUODALA 2016 Demetrio A. Philippines Mr. Henry II COLDES 2018 Poland Mr. Adam KLOSINSKI 2018 Solomon Islands Mr. John DALOMAE 2013 Spain Ms. Rebeca COPÉ DE LOS MOZOS 2014 Rahubadda Sri Lanka Mr. Kankanamge ARIYARATHNA 2013 Anura Sri Lanka Mr. Uchitha Nuwan HEWAHAKMANAGE 2018 Suriname Ms. Li San Nancy YANG 2014 Thailand Mr. Rittidate KATETONG 2010 Thailand Mr. Uaychai PHOTHONG 2013 Thailand Mr. Aree HWANLABEH 2017 Dwight Steve Trinidad and Tobago Mr. NANAN 2013 Guildford Tunisia Mr. Wael ELBEDOUI 2015 Turkey Mr. Emre AKILLI 2009 Ukraine Mr. Yuriy SMAGIN 2010 Ukraine Ms. Yuliia NEZHURENKO 2017 Uruguay Mr. Niki SILVERA 2010 Uruguay Ms. Laura PAOLINO DE SOUZA 2014 Venezuela Mr. Daniel Alberto ROJAS CONTREAS 2017 Viet Nam Mr. Phuc CHINH NGUYEN 2010 Viet Nam Mr. Minh Thuan TRAN 2012 Viet Nam Mr. Quoc Khanh DAO 2014 Viet Nam Mr. Nguyen MANH DUONG 2016 INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANISATION HYDROGRAPHIQUE ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONALE 4b, quai Antoine Ier Tel. : +377 93 10 81 00 B.P. 445 Fax : +377 93 10 81 40 MC 98011 MONACO CEDEX e-mail: [email protected] PRINCIPAUTE DE MONACO Web : www.iho.int IHO File No. S1/3023 & CBSC-1 Monaco, 25 March 2019 (Sent by e-mail only) Mrs Kaidi KATUS Acting Head of Aids to Navigation and Hydrography Division and Deputy Director General of EMA. ESTONIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (EMA) (Aids to Navigation and Hydrography Division) Valge 4,TALLINN,11413 [email protected] Subject: Invitation Letter to IHO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Seminar - 2019 References: A. IHO CL 77/2008 dated 02 October - Japan Capacity Building Project and Secondment of Personnel. B. IHO CL 10/2014 dated 24 January - Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the International Hydrographic Organization and the Nippon Foundation. Dear Mrs Kaidi KATUS, 1. Five Capacity Building courses in “Hydrographic Data Processing and Marine Cartography including specialism in the Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)” were conducted at the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in Taunton from 2009 to 2013 under the “Japan Capacity Building Project” announced in Reference A. These courses were funded by the Nippon Foundation (NF) of Japan. In addition, five “Hydrographic Data Processing and Marine Cartography” courses were conducted at the UKHO from 2014 to 2018 under the framework of the IHO-Nippon Foundation “CHART (Cartography, Hydrography and Related Training) Project” also funded by the Nippon Foundation in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Nippon Foundation (Reference B). 2. Under the terms of the MoU in Reference B, the IHO and the Nippon Foundation will organize an IHO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Seminar from 29 to 31 October 2019 in Singapore. The objectives of the Seminar are to strengthen the IHO-NF Alumni network, to encourage the cooperation among the fellows, to improve the global friendship and to obtain feedback from the alumni. The outcome of the Seminar will also provide input to the IHO Secretariat and to the Nippon Foundation for the review of the CHART project and the consideration of its way ahead. 3. A draft programme for the Alumni Seminar is provided in Annex A. List of the Alumni is provided in Annex B. Invited alumni will be requested to deliver a written statement and oral presentation (five minutes) with regards to the lessons learned and experience gained, during and after the course. 4. The IHO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Seminar is fully sponsored by the IHO-Nippon Foundation CHART Project. The roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodation, meals and transfers from/to the airport will be covered by the CHART Project fund. Up to 50 alumni from different States will be selected among the 75 graduate students from 2009 to 2018. The selection of the nominated alumni will be made by the IHO Secretariat and will be announced at the end of July 2019. Selected alumni are expected to arrange their passports and visa requirements before the air ticket is issued. Information about visa requirements and the list of countries exempted from visa or that require visa on arrival can be seen at: https://www1.mfa.gov.sg/Services/Visitors/Visa-Information 5. Accordingly, Estonia is invited to consider nominating Ms. Nele SAVI to participate in the Seminar. 6. The Nomination Form for the Alumni Seminar should be submitted to the IHO Secretariat by the IHO Online form system: < https://IHO.formstack.com/forms/iho_nippon_alumni_seminar_2019>. For those Member States which have difficulty to access the form, please use the application form available in Annex C and send it by e-mail ([email protected] and copy to [email protected] and [email protected]) or by fax (+377 93 10 81 40). The application is to be submitted no later than 15 July 2019. 7. The Project Officer of the IHO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Seminar is Assistant Director Mr Alberto COSTA NEVES ([email protected]) at the IHO Secretariat, assisted by Seconded Officer Mr Naohiko NAGASAKA ([email protected]) who will be the Principal Point of Contact for administration matters of the Seminar and Capacity Building Assistant Ms Sandrine BRUNEL ([email protected]) who will be Point of Contact for financial matters and travel details. On behalf of the Secretary-General Yours sincerely, Mustafa IPTES Director Annexes: Annex A –Alumni Seminar Programme Annex B –Alumni List Annex C – Nomination Form Copy: Ms. Nele SAVI Saatja: Naohiko Nagasaka <[email protected]> Saadetud: 26.03.2019 18:58 Adressaat: VA_hnt <[email protected]> Koopia: <[email protected]> Teema: Invitation of CHART project alumni seminar:Estonia (IHO Secretariat, Naohiko NAGASAKA) Manused: IHO_NF_Seminar_2019_EN_InvitationLetter_Estonia_v1.0.pdf; IHO_NF_Seminar_2019_EN_InvitationLetter_(AnnexA)Programme_v1.0.pdf; IHO_NF_Seminar_2019_EN_InvitationLetter_(AnnexB)AlumniList_v1.0.pdf; IHO_NF_Seminar_2019_EN_InvitationLetter_(AnnexC)Form_v1.0.pdf Dear Sir/Madame Hello, I am Naohiko NAGASAKA working in the IHO Secretariat. On behalf of IHO Director, Mustafa IPTES, I would like to inform you the invitation letter for the CHART project alumni seminar which will be held in Singapore, 29-31 October 2019 as attached. We strongly believe that it will further enhance the precious alumni network of the course which has contributed to the progress of charting. We are looking forward to seeing many applications which are expected no later than 15 July. For any inquiry, please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely yours, Naohiko NAGASAKA(IHO) -- **************************************** International Hydrographic Organization Project Officer of Japan Naohiko Nagasaka Tel: +377 93 10 81 10 Fax: +377 93 10 81 40 e-mail: [email protected] **************************************** Annex C IHO-NIPPON FOUNDATION ALUMNI SEMINAR 29-31 October 2019, Singapore NOMINATION FORM (to be submitted to the IHO Secretariat by 15 July 2019) Application is to be submitted at the IHO Online form system: <https://IHO.formstack.com/forms/iho_nippon_alumni_seminar_2019> Member States which have difficulty to access the Online form system, please submit this form via E-mail: [email protected] with copy to [email protected], [email protected] - Fax: +377 93 10 81 40 (Information here MUST be written in English. The Alumni Seminar will be held in English.) Family Name Given Name Nationality Date of Birth Address Telephone (office) Telephone (mobile) Fax E-mail Date and Signature of the Alumni OFFICIAL The Hydrographer (or equivalent authority) of STATEMENT ……………………………………….. endorses this Nomination Form. Name:______________________________________________ Title:_______________________________________________ Position:____________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________________ Signature: ___________________________________________