Oil Spill Modeling Workshop
Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia
January 22-26, 2001

Black Sea Delegates

Bulgaria

George Balashov
Deputy Director
ERAC - Varna
Research Institute of Shipping
1, Slavejkov Sq., Port Complex, IVT
Varna 9000, Bulgaria
Phone: 359 52 603 865, 359 52 221 407
Fax: 359 52 602 594
Email: riseco@mbox.digsys.bg; gbalashov@dir.bg

Veselin Vasilev
Bulgarian Maritime Administration – Varna Region
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Marine Environment Protection Dept.
5 Primorski Blvd.
Varna 9000, Bulgaria
Phone: 359 52 216 2455
Fax: 359 52 602 378
Email: veselinvasilev@abv.bg

Georgia

Ketevan Chomakhidze
Administration/Disbursement Officer
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Centre (ICZM)
Palianshvili Street No. 87
Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 252 050
Fax: 995 32 252 050
Email: phasis@iczm.org.ge

Mikheil Elashvili
Scientific Researcher
Department of Regional Seismology
National Academy of Sciences
1 Alexidze Street
Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 332 834
Fax: 995 32 332 867
Email: m_elashvili@hotmail.com

Eka Gelashvili
Programmer
Institute of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Geophysics
National Academy of Sciences
1 Alexidze Street
Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 332 834
Fax: 995 32 332 867
Email: ekusha@hotmail.com

Irakli Goradze
Head of Geo-Information Team
Georgian Marine Ecology and Fisheries Research Institute
Black Sea Regional Activity Centre for Biodiversity Conservation
51, Rustaveli Street
Batumi, 384500 Georgia
Phone: 995 222 746 40
Fax: 995 222 7 46 42/43
Mobile: 995 77 45 48 82
Email: mefri@basri.net

Mamuka Gvilava
Director, Integrated Coastal Zone Management Centre (ICZM)
Ministry of Environment
2nd Floor, 87 Paliashvili Street
Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 25 2050 or 99 54 6616
Email: phases@iczm.org.ge
Internet: www.iczm.org

Captain Albert Manukian
Deputy Head of Marine Rescue Center
Oil Spill Response Department
Georgian Maritime Administration Ministry of Transport
14 Shavsteti Street
Batumi, Georgia
Phone: 995 222 73 915
Fax: 995 222 73 915
Email: magheadof@fsc.gov.ge

Anna Shotadze
Deputy Head of Convention Inspection for Protection of the Black Sea
Ministry of Environment
Batumi, Georgia
Phone: 995 222 7 28 50
Fax: 995 222 7 28 50
Email: bs@basri.net

Irakli Skamkochaishvili
State Inspector for the Protection of the Environment
Georgian Environmental Protection Ministry
9 April Street, No. 6
Batumi, Georgia
Phone: 888 222 7 28 50
Fax: 888 222 7 28 50
Email: bs@basri.net

Nino Tskhadadze
Head of the Black Sea Protection Convention Department
Ministry of Environmental Protection
68 Kostava Street Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 335 139
Fax: 995 32 333 952
Email: gmep@caucasus.net

Captain Khardin Valeri
Head of the State Maritime Inspection
Georgia Maritime Administration
4 Shavsheli
Batumi, Georgia
Phone: 995 222 7 39 17
Fax: 995 222 7 39 29
Email: magheadof@fsc.gov.ge

Captain Imnaishvili Valerian
Sr. Deputy of Head
Georgia Maritime Administration
Shavsheti 4
Batumi, Georgia
Phone: 995 222 73 909
Fax: 995 222 73 929
Email: magheadof@fsc.gov.ge

Romania

Gheorghe Bors
Head of International Cooperation Division
Ministry of Transport
General Directorate for Naval Transport
38 Dinicu Golescu Street
Bucharest, Romania
Phone: 401 315 7565
Fax: 401 313 0120
Email: news23@mt.ro

Dumitru Dorogan
Ministry of Waters & Environmental Protection, General Water Management Directorate
Bd. Libertatii nr. 12
Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania
Phone: 40 1 410 0553
Fax: 40 1 410 20 32
Email: dga@mappm.ro

Russia

Serguei Kouchnir
Chief Expert
Ministry of Transport
State Marine Pollution Control, Salvage and Rescue Administration of Russia
Rozhdestvenka Street 1 / 4
Moscow 103759, Russia
Phone: 7 095 959 4695
Fax: 7 095 959 4694, 926 9038
Email: mpcsa@morflot.ru

Turkey

Cem Orkun Kirac
Engineer
Maritime Safety Department of
Undersecretariat for Maritime Affairs
GMK Bulvari 128
Maltepe, Ankara
Turkey
Phone: 90 312 232 4560
Fax: 90 312 231 3306
Email: cemorkun@superonline.com

Mustafa Ozyalvac
Oceanographer
Chief of the Mil. Oceanography Section
Department of Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography
81647 Cubuklu
Istanbul, Turkey
Phone: 90 216 322 25 80
Fax: 90 216 331 05 25
Email: mustafa@shodb.mil.tr

Ukraine

Tatianya Gavrilova
Head, Data Bank Department
Scientific Centre of the Ecology of Sea
79 Frantzuzsky Blvd.
Odessa, Ukraine
Phone: 380 482 636 622
Fax: 380 482 636 622
Email: accem@te.net.ua

Mykola Petrovich Kasych-Pylypenko
Chief, Oil Spill Response Unit
State Center for Coordination and Regulation of Emergencies in Water
Ministry of Emergency Measures
Kiev, Ukraine
Phone: 38 044 248 7915 or 245 4956
Fax: 38 044 245 0821
Email: mail@dkcr.kiev.ua

 

 

Workshop Participants

Peter Argo
Director, Office of Energy & Environment
USAID/Tbilisi
Sheraton Metechi Hotel, 5th floor
20, Telavi St.
Tbilisi, 380003, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 77 8540
Fax: 995 32 00 1013
Email: pargo@usaid.gov

Kakha Chitaia
Member of Parliament
Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Environment
Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 98 7345

Milen Dyoulgerov
International Affairs Specialist
International Program Office
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Department of Commerce
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301 713 3078 ext. 189
Fax: 301 713 4263
Email: milen.dyoulgerov@noaa.gov

Michael Farbman
Caucasus Mission Director
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
20 Telavi Street
Sheraton Metechi, 5th floor
Tbilisi, 380003 Georgia
Phone: 995 32 77 8540 or 93 8950
Fax: 995 32 00 1013
Email: mfarbman@usaid.gov

Bonnie Gutman
Regional Environment Officer
U.S. Embassy Ankara
Ataturk Bulvari, No. 110
Ankara, Turkey 06688
Phone: 90 312 455 5555, ext 2198
Fax: 90 312 468-6138
Email: gutmanb@state.gov

Richard A. Hess
Office of Naval Research
International Field Office
223 Old Marylebone Rd.
NW2 5th London UK
Phone: 44 0 207 514 4936
Fax: 44 0 207 723 6359
Email: rhess@onrifo.navy.mil

Mohammad Latif
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Regional Environmental Officer
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 5.10-12
Washington, D.C. 20523
Phone: 202 712 5091
Fax: 202 216 3014
Email: mlatif@usaid.gov

Inga Paichadze
External Affairs Officer
The World Bank Resident Mission Georgia
18A Chonkadze Street
Tbilisi, 380007 Georgia
Phone: 995 32 99 0448 or 98 5460
Fax: 995 32 99 5288
Email: ipaichadze@worldbank.org

Jon Shearer
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Marine & Naval Attache
U.S. Embassy
Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 98 99 67
Fax: 995 32 99 87 48
Email: Shearerj2@state.gov

Robert B. Shelton
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Director, Energy Division
Post Office Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6187
Phone: 865 576 8176
Fax: 865 574 7671
Email: sheltonrb@ornl.gov

M. Kay Thompson
International Affairs
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20585
Phone: 202 586 7997
Fax: 202 586 0823
Email: kay.thompson@hq.doe.gov

Trainers

C.J. Beegle-Krause
NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206 526 6961
Fax: 206 526 6329
Email: cj.beegle-krause@noaa.gov
gnomewizzard@hazmat.noaa.gov

William J. Lehr
NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206 526 6310
Fax: 206 526 6329
Email: bill.lehr@noaa.gov

Fionn Molloy
International Tanker Owners
Pollution Federation Limited
Staple Hall Stonehouse Court
87 - 90 Houndsditch
EC3A 7AX London United Kingdom
Phone: 44 20 7621 1255
Fax: 44 20 7621 1783
Email: fionnmolloy@itopf.com
Web: www.itopf.com

John Ostergaard
Senior Advisor on Marine Pollution
Marine Environment Division
International Maritime Organization
4 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SR
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 (0)20 7587 3223
Fax: 44 (0)20 7587 3210
Email: jostergaard@imo.org

Peter Taylor
International Petroleum Industry
Environmental Conservation
Association (IPIECA) Consultant
c/o Oil Spill Response Ltd.
Lower William Street
SO14 5QE Southampton
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 23 8072 4310
Fax: 44 23 8033 1551
Email: pmtaylor@osrl.co.uk

Glen Watabayashi
NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206 526 6324
Fax: 206 526 6329
Email: glen.watabayashi@noaa.gov

David Wesley
NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206 526 6951
Fax: 206 526 6329
Email: david.wesley@noaa.gov

Technical Assistance

Melissa Voss Lapsa
Energy Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Post Office Box 2008
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6189
Phone: 865 576 8620
Fax: 865 574 7671
Email: lapsamv@ornl.gov

Nino Nadiradze
USAID/Tbilisi
20, Telavi St.
Sheraton Metechi Hotel, 5th floor
Tbilisi, 380003, Georgia
Phone: 995 32 77 8540
Fax: 995 32 00 10 13
Email: nnadiradze@usaid.gov

Anthony Taylor
Systems Engineer
Partnership for Peace Information Management System (PIMS) Center
Caserne Daumerie, Building 2
7950 Chievres, Belgium
Phone: 32 6827 5844
Fax: 32 6827 5196
Email: taylora@ppc.pims.org

Administrative Assistance

Kimberly R. Grubb
Energy Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Post Office Box 2008
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6187
Phone: 865 576 8176
Fax: 865 574 7671
Email: grubbkr@ornl.gov

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