Good Day Ladies & Gentlemen,

Plans are speeding ahead for the fifth staging of the ODPEM's annual National Disaster Management Conference (NDMC) 2008.

The venue has now been finalised and the conference dates have been revised:

Conference Dates: March 6-7, 2008

Venue: Rosehall Resorts and Country Club, Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica (A special hotel package is available at a rate of US$269 for single occupancy and US$315 for double occupancy.)

Registration: US$180 per person

We are still welcoming Abstracts for proposed presentations from all our NDC members, especially from those countries with specific experiences related to the theme of the Conference, Furthering the Risk Reduction Agenda - Landslides and Earthquakes, such as St. Lucia and the MOSSAIC Group, Grenada, St. Vincent, Montserrat and Dominica.

We are expecting an exciting programme this year and look forward to welcoming you all to NDMC 2008 in Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica.

With kind regards,

Kerry-Ann Morris
Information Officer
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)
12 Camp Road, Kingston 4
Tel: (876) 928-5111-4 * Fax: (876) 928-5503 * Email: kmorris@odpem.org.jm
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