1. 1 Jan. 31 2006Info Day, UNESCO Paris EMSC-ORFEUS to provide the seismological component of the TWS in the Euro-Med Who are we? –The 2 complementary Euro-Med organisations in seismology working under the auspices of the European Seismological Commission (ESC) and international organisations (FDSN, IASPEI...) Euro-Med Seismological Centre (EMSC): Operates the Euro- Med Earthquake Alert System in coordination with the national alert systems. Members: 73 institutes in 46 countries Organisation of Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology (ORFEUS): Operates the Virtual European Broadband Seismological Network (VEBSN). Cooperative and primarily research initiative to provide rapid (near) real time data for high quality seismic stations for research.

2. 2 Jan. 31 2006Info Day, UNESCO Paris Existing elements VEBSN, (ORFEUS, 2005) Preliminary info Manual info Current Euro-Med Alert: Preliminary information: 15 min Manual message: 40 min Too large for the TWS Current status of the VEBSN

3. 3 Jan. 31 2006Info Day, UNESCO Paris Ongoing/accepted related projects SAFER (Seismic eArly warning For EuRope): EC research project to exploit the full possibilities of the real time analysis of signals from seismic networks (including VEBSN). 23 participants EERWEM (Earthquake and Earthquake Risk in Western Med): INCO project to coordinate seismic networks in Western Med (counterpart project for Eastern-Med in complementary list) NERIES (NEtwork of Research Infrastructures for European Seismology): EC infrastructure project aims at building the seismological infrastructure as a key land-based segment of the GMES strategy and of the GEO 10-years implementation plan. 25 participants