International Military Ethics Symposium

Training Center Adazi, Latvia. March 5-10, 2002

Tuesday, March 5th

Time

Activity

Leader or attendees

Place

 

Arrival and transit to either Viktorija Hotel, 55A.Caka iela or OSKARS MOD Hotel in Riga, 9 Krusta kazarmas

Latvian Chaplaincy

Viktorija Hotel

Oskars Hotel

18:15

Transit by bus after dinner to Adazi Training Center

Latvian Chaplaincy

Ādaži Training Center (ATC)

19:30-21:00

Registration

Evening Reception

Latvian Chaplaincy

Chief of Chaplains and Mrs. Raimonds Locs hosts Col Earl and Sue Casner USA assist

Officer’s Club

ATC

about 21:00

Return Riga hotels

Latvian Chaplaincy

Riga

Wednesday, March 6th

07:00-07:30

Breakfast at hotels

 

Hotels

07:45

08:00

Transit from VIKTORIA

Transit from OSKARS

Latvian Chaplaincy

To ATC

09:00-10:00

Opening ceremonies

O. Kalpaks Memorial Day reading

NDF dignitaries /executive sponsors

Chief Chaplain Lt R. Locs, Latvia

Hall

Hall

10:00-10:20

Coffee break

 

Lobby

10:20-10:40

Ethical Leadership Track Introduction

Dr. Yuri Noskov, Capt Russian Navy, Russian Military University Professor

Hall

10:40-11:30

"Ethics, Leadership & Development of a Soldier"

MGen Clay Buckingham, USA Ret

Hall

11:30-13:00

Lunch

 

Officer’s Club

13:00-14:00

Panel on the Pedagogy of Military Ethics

Chairman: Major Tony Pfaff, USA

Hall

14:00-15:00

Coffee Break and

Media Conference

International guests, NDF, and Church leaders

Room 206 ATC’s Headquarters

15:00-16:00

Papers on Ethical Leadership

Chairman: LtCol Noel Dawes, UK Ret

Hall

16:00-16:15

Comments by Latvian Lutheran Archbishop Jānis Vanags

Lutheran Archbishop Jānis Vanags, Latvia

Hall

16:15-17:15

Question and Answer period with Wed speakers and chairmen

Moderator: Captain Chuck Piersee, US Navy, Ret

Hall

17:30-19:00

Dinner and Reception

Archbishop J. Vanags, Roman Catholic Metropolitan J. Pujāts, and Baptist Bishop A. Šterns

Officer’s Club

19:00

Return Riga Hotels

Latvian Chaplaincy

Riga

Thursday, March 7th

07:00-07:30

Breakfast at hotels

 

Hotels

07:45

08:00

Transit from VIKTORIA

Transit from OSKARS

Latvian Chaplaincy

To ATC

09:00-09:10

Military Ethics and Terrorism Track Introduction

General Youri Kirshin, Ret, PhD, Prof, Russia

Hall

09:10-10:10

Ethics, Terrorism, War and Peace

The Rev Ian Durie, Major General, UK Ret

Hall

10:10-10:40

Coffee Break

 

Lobby

10:40-11:40

Papers on the Ethics of Terrorism

Chairman: Rev John Jones, Commodore, Australian Navy, Ret

Hall

11:40-13:00

Lunch

 

Officer’s Club

13:00-14:00

Panel on the Cultural Imperative on the Professional Military Ethics

Lt. Com Cal Dunlap, USA Navy, Ret and BrigGen Tom Knutsen, Norway

Hall

14:00-14:30

Coffee Break

 

Lobby

14:30-15:30

Papers on the Professional Military Ethic

Chairman: Col Torbjorn Bostrom, Sweden

Hall

15:30-16:00

Comments by Baptist Bishop A. Šterns and Swedish representative

Baptist Bishop Andrejs Šterns

and Swedish representative

Hall

16:00-17:00

Question and Answer Period with Thursday Speakers and Chairmen

Moderator: Major Tony Pfaff, US Army

Hall

17:30-19:00

Dinner

 

Officer’s Club

19:00

Return Riga Hotels

Latvian Chaplaincy

Riga

Friday, March 8th

07:00-07:30

Breakfast at hotels

 

Hotels

07:45

08:00

Transit from VIKTORIA

Transit from OSKARS

Latvian Chaplaincy

To ATC

09:00-10:00

Three Papers: Ethics in Military Operations and Combat

Chairman: Brig Gen Tom Knutsen, Norway

Hall

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

 

Lobby

10:30-11:30

Three Papers: Ethics in Military Operations and Combat

Chairman: to be determined

Hall

11:30-13:00

Lunch

 

Officer’s Club

13:00-13:15

Introduction to afternoon Workshops

Major Homfray Vines, UK, Ret

Hall

13:15-14:30

Afternoon Workshops

Chairmen: to be determined

Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

14:30-15:00

Coffee Break

 

Lobby

15:00-15:30

Comments by Roman Catholic Metropolitan J. Pujāts

Roman Catholic Archbishop Metropolitan Jānis Pujāts

Hall

15:30-16:30

Symposium Concluding remarks

 

Hall

17:00-18:30

Dinner

 

Officer’s Club

18:30

Return to Riga Hotels

Latvian Chaplaincy

Riga

Optional Schedule For Those Who Will Remain After March 8th.

Saturday, March 9th

10:00-15:00

Cultural Tour in Riga

International Delegates, Latvian Chaplaincy

Riga

16:00- 18:00

Dinner at Lido Recreation Center

International Delegates, Latvian Chaplaincy

Riga

Sunday, March 10th

10:00

Worship Services

International Delegates, Latvian Chaplaincy

Riga,

Jelgava,

Liepāja

 

International Delegates depart Riga

Latvian Chaplaincy

From Riga