Education Activities

Web-based Community Model (ComMIT)

ComMIT training in the Seychelles

• ComMIT: Internet-Enabled Community Model website
• UNESCO Report, Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean Sea and Adjacent Regions, Second Session Cumana, Venezuela, 12–14 March 2007.
• Second Session of the IOC Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbe Caribbean and an Adjacent Regions (ICG/CARIBE EWS EWS-II), Cumana, Venezuela 12 – 14 March 2007 Cesar TOR, IOCARIBE of IOC (UNESCO), Technical Secretary (a. i.)
• ComMIT Training:
  • Melbourne, Australia - January 8-20, 2007
  • Bangkok, Thailand - June 26 - July 7, 2007
  • Jakarta, Indonesia - August 23 - September 2, 2007
  • Victoria, Seychelles - January 18-29, 2008
  • Cadiz, Spain - March 30 - April 4, 2008
  • Valparaiso, Chile - May 3-9, 2008
  • Bangkok, Thailand - March 9-13, 2009

Training qualified Tsunami Public Education Instructors

• Washington State Train-the-Trainer Program

Educational resources

• Tsunami Research Plan and Pilot Study Documents
• Community Tsunami Preparedness Plan Examples
• Tsunami Science Links
• International Tsunami Training Institute (ITTI) Archive (documents and presentations)
• US Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS) Archive (documents and presentations)
• Tsunami publications
• Animations! DART tsunami warning buoy in action and Tsunami propagation during actual tsunami events computed by the MOST model
• Frequently Asked Questions about tsunamis and Interviews with Tsuanmi Scientists

First Tsunami Science and Preparedness Class

Academic & Certification Programs

• Certificate Program in Tsunami Science and Preparedness - Asian institute of Technology
  Developed by the Asian Institute of Technology, the University of Washington, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Tsunami Research
• Certificate Program in Tsunami Science and Preparedness - University of Washington
  Developed by the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research (NCTR) and the University of Washington Extension.