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Agency Type Contact Name Title Contact Info Barcelona University of Catalonia  TECH  Alex Barbat Director CIMNE  URL: www.upc.edu E-mail: alex.barbat.upc.edu University of Catalonia  TECH  Liliana Carreno   URL: www.upc.edu E-mail: liliana@comne.upc.edu Bogota Direccion Prevencion Atencion de Emergencias DPAE  TECH  Diana Gonzalez Cooperacion Internacional  URL: www.fopae.gov.co E-mail: dgonzalez@fopae.gov.co Phone: +4297414 Direccion Prevencion Atencion de Emergencias DPAE  TECH  Fernando Ramirez Director  URL: www.dpae.gov.co E-mail: framirez@fopae.gov.co Phone: +4297414 Universidad de Los Andes  TECH  Omar Dario Cardona   URL: www.uniandes.edu.co E-mail: ocardona@uniandes.edu.co Dhaka Brac University  TECH  Jamil Chowdhury   E-mail: vc@bracuniversity.net Istanbul Istanbul Metrolopolitan Municipality  ADMIN  Metin Ilkisik   URL: http://www.ibb.gov.tr E-mail: metinilkisik@yahoo.com Kathmandu Disaster Management Section-KMC  ADMIN  Kumari Rai Section Officer  URL: www.kathmandu.gov.np E-mail: social@mail.com.np Phone: 4258426 Ext. 2153 National Society of Earthquake Technology NSET  TECH  Amod Dixit Director  URL: www.nset.org.np E-mail: adixit@nset.org.np Phone: 977-1-4474192 Fax: 977-1-4490943 National Society of Earthquake Technology NSET  TECH  Ram Kandel 3cd Kathmandu Project Manager  URL: www.nset.org.np E-mail: rkandel@nset.org.np Phone: 977-1-4474192 Fax: 977-1-4490943 Urban Development Department - KMC  ADMIN  Devendra Dongol Department Head  URL: www.kathmandu.gov.np E-mail: planning@mail.com.np Phone: 977-1-225803 Fax: 977-1-268509 Los Angeles Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department  ADMIN  Chris Ipsen LA City-EPD-staff  URL: www.lacity.org/epd/ E-mail: chris.ipsen@lacity.org Phone: +(213) 978-2222 Fax: +(213) 978-0517 Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department  ADMIN  Ellis Stanley General Manager  URL: www.lacity.org/epd/ E-mail: ellis.stanley@lacity.org Phone: +(213) 978-0530 Fax: +(213) 978-0517 Southern California Earthquake Center, USC  TECH  Mark Benthien Director Com., Ed., Outreach  URL: www.scec.org E-mail: benthien@usc.edu Phone: 213-740-0323 Fax: 213-740-0011 Metropolitan Manila City of Makati  ADMIN  Violeta Seva City of Makati POC  URL: www.makati.gov.ph E-mail: vsseva@yahoo.com Marikina City  ADMIN  Julie Borje 3cd Marikina City POC  URL: www.marikina.gov.ph E-mail: julie.borje@marikina.gov.ph Metro Manila Development Authority MMDA  ADMIN  Cora Cruz Planning Asst. Gen. Manager  URL: www.mmda.gov.ph E-mail: oagmp_mmda@yahoo.com Metro Manila Development Authority MMDA  ADMIN  Cora Medallo 3cd MMDA POC  URL: www.mmda.gov.ph E-mail: oagmp_mmda@yahoo.com Metro Manila Development Authority MMDA  ADMIN  Ramon Santiago Director for Special Projects  URL: www.mmda.gov.ph E-mail: mon_santiago78@yahoo.com PHIVOLCS  TECH  Renato Solidum Director  URL: www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph E-mail: solidr@phivolcs.dost.gov.ph Quezon City  ADMIN  Pax Maghacot 3cd Quezon City POC  URL: www.quezoncity.gov.ph E-mail: pax@maghacot.com Mexico City Direccion General de Proteccion Civil  ADMIN  Luis Wintergerst Toledo Director General  URL: http://www.proteccioncivil.df.gob.mx E-mail: lwintergerst@df.gob.mx Phone: +56-83-11-42 El Colegio de Mexico  TECH  Sergio Puente Aguilar Professor  URL: www.colmex.mx E-mail: spuente@colmex.mx Phone: (52-55)5449-3000 ext.4082 Fax: (52 55) 56 - 45 - 04 - 64 Quito Direccion General de Territorio y Vivienda - MDMQ  ADMIN  Nury Bermudez Jefe de Informatica  URL: www.quito.gov.ec E-mail: dgp@quito.gov.ec Direccion General de Territorio y Vivienda - MDMQ  ADMIN  Diego Carrion Director  URL: www.quito.gov.ec E-mail: dcarrion@quito.gov.ec Instituto Geofisico - Escuela Politecnica Nacional  TECH  Hugo Yepes Director  URL: www.epn.edu.ec E-mail: hyepes@igepn.edu.ec Phone: +593-2-2225627 Fax: +593-2-2567847 Tehran IIEES  TECH  M. Ghafory Ashtiany President  URL: www.iiees.ac.ir E-mail: ashtiany@iiees.ac.ir Others EMI  TECH  Fouad Bendimerad Chairman of the Board  URL: www.earthquakesandmegacities.org E-mail: fouadmail@sbcglobal.net EMI  TECH  Kristoffer Berse Knowledge Management Coordinator  URL: www.emi-megacities.org E-mail: krisb@emi-megacities.org Phone: +63-2-9279643 EMI  TECH  Louise Comfort Vice-chair EMI  URL: www.pitt.edu E-mail: comfort@gespia.pitt.edu EMI  TECH  Friedemann Wenzel Vice Chair  URL: www.earthquakesandmegacities.org E-mail: friedemann.wenzel@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de EMI Secretariat in Metro Manila  TECH  Marquezar Reyes Urban Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist  URL: www.earthquakesandmegacities.org E-mail: marquezar@emi-megacities.org EMI Secretariat in Metro Manila  ADMIN  Violeta Seva Corporate Secretary/Treasurer  URL: www.earthquakesandmegacities.org E-mail: vssseva@yahoo.com EMi Secretariat in Metro Manila  ADMIN  Tara Ledesma Program & Administrative Ass.  URL: www.earthquakesandmegacities.org E-mail: neil@edm.bosai.go.jp Phone: 632 4334074 Fax: 632 9279643 Pacific Disaster Center PDC  TECH  Todd Bosse Project Specialist  URL: www.pdc.org E-mail: tbosse@pdc.org Phone: +1-808-891-7943 Fax: +1-808-891-0526 Pacific Disaster Center PDC  TECH  Jeannette Fernandez Megacities Program Specialist  URL: www.pdc.org E-mail: emi@pdc.org

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