• During Budapest conference /13-15 of September, 2004/ devoted to issues of public information in emergencies, Armenian experience was presented by example of EMA “Emergency Channel” Information Center: TV and radio, “Emergency” weekly and web-site, trainings and seminars, permanent contacts and good relationship with mass media, policy of open, frank and correct information.
   
• Within the framework of State Partnership Program with US State of Kansas a conference titled “Strategic Crisis Communications” was conducted for information responsible of RA governmental bodies, NGOs and representatives of mass media /March, 2005/. /Pic 6/
  

• The presentation of “RA Disaster Managemnet Public Awarenesss Program” and the second anniversary of “Emergency” weekly was held on June 1, 2005. It had been organized by efforts of UNDP, Emergency Management Administration and “Emergency Channel” Information Center. A range of international and non-governmental organizations, representatives from embassies, governmental bodies and mass media were present at this event. /Pic 7,8/

• In September 2005 Armenian delegation visited Kansas. During the meeting at Kansas Air National Guard HQ the program of “Emergency Channel” was presented to General Tod Bunting. General liked the heading of “Emergency “ weekly – One is informed, is protected – and he recommended his staff to use this heading and the idea of Noa as the first informed and protected man in thier training materials. /Pic 9/
  

• On 8th of  December, 2005  the first event named “Spitak earthquake: 17 years passed” was held at “Emergency Channel” Briefing Center. /Pic 10/
  
  
• Within the framework of Armenian-Estonian cooperation Information Departments of Rescue Services of Armenia and Estonia had organized seminar called “Information in Emergencies” in February, 2006.

• On 19th of April, 2008 for the first time Armenia has participated in NATO Crisis Management Training Exercise which enables to test capabilities of RA Crisis Management Center as well as to check the abilities of coherent and efficient actions of involved agensies both on local and international level. Training exercise was held at “Emergency Channel” Briefing Center. /Pic 11,12/
  

• On 14-18th of July, 2008 with participation of Kansas National Guard “ATOM-2008” training exercise was carried out in Yerevan. During the exercise the component of public awareness, in particular testing and checking of capabilties of Inter-agency National Information Center was also performed. Representatives from Kansas National Guard made presentations for staff memebrs of information services. /Pic 13,14/
  

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