Inception Meeting for the Asian Water Development Outlook and the Asia-Pacific Water Summit Media Strategy
17-18 April 2007, Water Hub, Public Utilities Board, Singapore
| DAY 1 – Tuesday, 17 April |
| 9:30 - 10:30 AM |
Opening session
- Welcome and Background on APWF, Summit, and AWDO
K.E. Seetharam, Principal Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist,
ADB
- Preliminary remarks by Team members
Arjun Thapan, Water Committee Chair and Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB
Professor Asit Biswas, Lead Expert for AWDO
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| 10:30 – 11:00 AM |
Coffee Break
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| 11:00 – 12:30 PM |
Session 1 – Outline Table of Contents of AWDO
- Key messages in AWDO
Arjun Thapan, Water Committee Chair and Director General, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB
Professor Asit Biswas, Lead Expert for AWDO
- Who are the audience?
Indrajit Banerjee, Media Strategy expert
- What is the format of presentation?
Stephen Logan, Publishing expert
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| 12:30 – 02:00 PM |
Working lunch and visit to the Water Hub |
| 02:00 – 03:30 PM |
Session 2 Annotated table of contents
- Overview chapter
Professor Asit Biswas, Lead Expert for AWDO
- Issues chapter
Arthur McIntosh, Water supply and sanitation sector expert
Olli Varis, IWRM sector expert
- Country chapters
K.E. Seetharam, Principal Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, ADB
Geoff Bridges, Water supply and sanitation sector expert
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| 3:30 – 04:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
| 04:00 – 5:30 PM |
Session 3 Water sector performance indicators
- Short list of indicators
Bhanoji Rao, Advisor on Indicators
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| 07:00 – 8:30 PM |
Working Dinner
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| DAY 2 – Wednesday, 18 April |
| 09:30 - 10:30 AM |
Session 4 Media strategy for AWDO and APWS
- Proposed activities under the media strategy
Indrajit Banerjee, Media Strategy expert
Kalinga Senevirtane, Facilitator
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| 10:30 – 11:00 AM |
Coffee Break
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| 11:00 - 12:30 PM |
Session 5: Implementing arrangements
- Detailed tasks and schedule of activities for each team member
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| 12:30 – 02:00 PM |
Working Lunch |
| 02:00 – 03:30 PM |
Final session
- Wrap up and next steps—all team members
- Other matters
- End of Meeting
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