Working with several partners including the United Nations System for Influenza Coordination (UNSIC), the World Food Programme (WFP), and USAID, PREVENT has been a primary technical actor in the planning and implementation of TASW activities – attending several planning meetings in Rome, Geneva, and Washington, DC. Over the past twelve months PREVENT has taken the lead in designing the TASW logo; design and maintenance of the website, development of key messages and assistance in focusing the communication and public relations information, and editing and production of TASW Report based on the sector assessments. All of these activities culminated in the communication component for the TASW meeting on September 15-16 in Rome. The meeting brought together nearly 180 participants and panelists from around the world representing various organizations and governments engaged in pandemic and disaster planning. TASW Book The most visible task of the TASW initiative that PREVENT managed was the editing and production of Beyond Pandemics: A Whole of Society Approach to Disaster Preparedness. The 10-chapter book is a compilation of papers and assessments by different authors an agencies on 10 critical sectors that represent the planning for pandemic or disaster situation. Sectors include Health, Animal Health, Civil-Military Coordination, Communication, Logistics, Private Sector Preparedness, Community-level preparedness, Humanitarian Assistance, Whole of Government Planning, and Travel/Tourism. ASEAN’s experience with multi-sector pandemic preparedness is was included.