Programme - Disaster Management Institute South Africa

DISASTER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DMISA) : CONFERENCE 201311 – 12 SEPTEMBER 2013PRESIDENT HOTEL, UNION AVENUE, BLOEMFONTEIN“BUILDING RESILIENCE: COMMUNITIES GETTING READY”WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2013 : CONFERENCE DAY 107:30 - 08:30 REGISTRATION AND TEA / COFFEE08:30 - 08:45 DELEGATES TO TAKE THEIR SEATSPROGRAMME DIRECTOR : SESSION 1 : DR JOHAN MINNIE : DEPUTY-PRESIDENT: DMISA08:45 - 09:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS09:00 - 09:55 OPENING CEREMONYCANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY AND MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTIONDR MAL REDDY : PRESIDENT: DMISAINTRODUCTIONWELCOMEMS S M MLAMLELIMEC: CoGTAHS, FREE STATEKEYNOTE ADDRESS AND OFFICIAL OPENING THE HONOURABLE MINISTER S L TSENOLI :MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE ANDTRADITIONAL AFFAIRS10:00 - 10:35 WATCHING THE WEATHER TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY MR MNIKELI NDABAMBI, SOUTH AFRICANWEATHER SERVICE10:35 - 10:45 QUESTIONS10:45 - 11:15 TEA / COFFEE AND VIEWING OF EXHIBITION11:15 - 11:50 DROUGHT INSURANCE FOR EXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK FARMERS BASED ONSTANDARD PRECIPITATION INDEX AS A TOOL FOR DROUGHT RISK REDUCTIONDR ANDRIES JORDAAN, DiMTEC, UNIVERSITY OFTHE FREE STATE11:50 - 12:00 QUESTIONS12:05 - 12:50 SUB-PLENARY SESSIONS