Inaugural Session (November 4, 2009) - Wednesday
10:00 - 10:02Arrival of dignitaries on stage
10:02 - 10:05Presentation of Bouquets to dignitaries on the stage
10:05 - 10:08Lighting of Lamp
10:08 - 10:13Welcome Shri P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti
Executive Director, NIDM
10:13 - 10:18Address Shri G. K. Pillai
Union Home Secretary
10:18 - 10:25Address Ms. Aruna Roy
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
10:25 - 10:32Address Dr. Nitin Desai
Member, PM's Council on Climate Change
10:32 - 10:39Address Dr. A. S. Arya
Professor Emeritus
IIT Roorkee
10:39 - 10:46Address Dr. Amit Mitra
Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
10:46 - 10:53Address Mr. Roberto Zagha
Country Director India, The World Bank
10:53 - 10:55Launch of SADKN portal
10:55 - 11:05Address Ms. Margareta Wahlstorm
UN Asstt. Secretary General,
Disaster Risk Reduction
11:05 - 11:10Presentation of Awards :
(a) Disaster Mitigation Award (Individual category)
(b) Disaster Mitigation Award (Institutional category)
11:10 - 11:20Address of the Chair Gen. N. C. Vij, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM (Retd.)
Vice Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority
11:20 hrs.Vote of ThanksProf. Santosh Kumar, NIDM
Valedictory Session (November 6, 2009) - Friday
16:00 - 16:05 Welcome Shri P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti
Executive Director, NIDM
16:05 - 16:10 Bouquets Presentation of Bouquets to Dignitaries
16:10 - 16:25 Speech Summary of Conference Proceedings and Key Recommendations
16:25 - 16:35 Address Dr. Mohan Kanda,
Hon'ble Member, National Disaster Management Authority
16:35 - 16:55 Valedictory Address Hon'ble Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Former President of India
16:55 - 17:00 Vote of Thanks Prof. Santosh Kumar, NIDM