CCADD CONFERENCE 2003 BELGIUM
Mariahove Bellem
August 29 - September 2
Welcome, bienvenus, welkom
The annual ccadd conference will be held at Mariahove, a R.C. retreat center for the diocese of Ghent (Gent in Dutch/ Gand in French). The center is set in a XIXth century manor (with XVIIIth century dependencies). Manor, dependencies and farmhouse are set themselves in a beautiful park. Mariahove is situated near the village of Bellem, about 20 kms from Ghent and 25 kms from Bruges. Address: Mariahovelaan 2, B 9881 Bellem.
This year’s overall theme will be: a reflexion on ‘how to defend and/or disarm in a dangerous 21-st century?’ The new century has taken a dramatic start with the IX-XI attacks in New York and with the military conflict in Iraq. An intervention which raised many questions before it was undertaken and perhaps even more since the ‘war’ took place. Traditional relationships and transatlantic partnership came eventually under fire. Deep
scepsis about the motives of leading politicians became instilled in the minds of the populations. Religious intolerance could become rampant over the next years in the whole of the Middle East. This year’s conference will perhaps not be able to deliver ‘the’ absolute solution to all our questions, but together we can try to provide insight in a fast developing and complex situation.
The basic idea of CCADD is to look for insight and understanding while listening to the views of all partners at the conference, even when their certainties or doubts seem from our own perspective futile or naïve. The second sound idea about CCADD-conferences is that our reflexion on ‘worldly affairs’ as defense, terrorism, war, proliferation, threat, is always brought against the background of ethical and more specifically christian approaches. The result of both building blocks of any CCADD-conference is an open and friendly atmosphere, deepening of insights and a renourishment of our christian beliefs.
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The conference fee (room, meals and excursion, 4 nights) is set at 200 euro per person.
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Friday August 29
time session nr subject speaker respondent
13,00 hrs Arrival participants
16,00 hrs coffee
17,00 hrs Meeting of steering committee
18,00 hrs Welcome to all participants
19,00 hrs dinner
20,30 hrs
Session 1
speaker (B) - Dr. Herman De Dijn, Prof. Hoger Instituut Wijsbegeerte, Kath. Univ. Leuven Keynote presentation on the central theme – from a philosophical point of view.
21,45 hrs Evening prayers
Card. Godfried Danneels, Archbishop of Malines-Brussels
Saturday August 30
08,00 – 08,30 hrs breakfast
08,45 hrs Bible study Prof. Hendrik Hoet
09,15– 10,45 hrs
Session 2 .
speaker USA - Dr. Victor Alessi (Washington) on “Threat analysis & perception of danger”
respondent: UK - Sir Hugh Beach
10,45– 11,00 hrs Coffee break
11,00- 12,30 hrs
Session 3
speaker NL - Amb. Justus de Visser (Vienna) on “Dangerous unilateralism versus dangerous multilateralism”
respondent US - Dr. Pierce Corden (CTBTO Vienna) “The opposite view”.
12,30 hrs Lunch
15,00 hrs Steering committee
15,45- 16,15 hrs coffee break
16,30- 18,00 hrs
Session 4
speaker UK - David Atwood (Q-UNOGeneva) on “Chemical and biological weapons proliferation: a Quaker perspective”
respondent B - Dr Tom Sauer (Pol. Sciences KULeuven)
18,30- 19,30 hrs dinner
19,30-21,15
Session 5
Speaker B - Prof. Johan Verstraeten (Ethics, KULeuven) “Just war theory - a new recipe for more military action?”
respondent US - Prof. John Langan (Georgetown University)
21,15- 21,45 evening prayers SK - Theodora Kosturkova
08,00- 8,45 hrs breakfast
9,00- 10,30 hrs
Session 6
speaker NL – Gen. Kees Homan (Clingendael) on “The future of Nato and of European Security and Defense P(olicy (ESDP)”
respondent SI - Major Igor Zezlin
10,45 hrs R.C. Eucharist NL - Mgr A.H.M. van Luyn, bishop of Rotterdam
11,45 hrs lunch
13,00 hrs Departure for: ‘In Flanders’ Fields’ – a battlefield tour in the Ypres’ region
our very experienced guide: B - Col. Cyriel De Smet
17,00 hrs prayers and flowers ceremony at the Menin Gate - UK
19,00 hrs BBQ - evening
Monday September 1
08,00 – 08,30 hrs breakfast
08,45 hrs bible study Prof. H. Hoet
09,00 – 10,30 hrs
Session 7
speaker US - Ambassador Anthony Quainton on “Diplomacy: Still Our First Line of Defense”
respondent D - Mrs Corinna Schellenberg, EKD on “Preventive war?”
10,45 – 11,00 hrs coffee break
11,00 – 12,30 hrs
Session 8
speaker UK - Dr Brian Wicker on “Policing Al Qa’eda - or Why the War on Terrorism is a mistake”
respondent open for suggestion
12,30 hrs lunch
15,00 hrs steering committee
15,45 - 16,15 hrs coffee break
16,30 – 18,15 hrs
Session 9
speaker SI - Prof. Bogdan Dolenc on “Use and misuse of religion in conflicts - e.g. Islam & Christianity – the case of the Balkans”
respondent SK - Dr Theodora Kostourkova
18,45 hrs diner
20,00 – 21,45 hrs
Session 10
speaker D – Oberkirchenrätin Dr Sabine von Zanthier, EKD representative in Brussels on “The exclusion of God from the text of the European convention”. (to be confirmed)
respondent Mgr van Luyn (Nl) or perhaps CZ? (to be confirmed).
21,45 hrs Evening prayers SI – Prof. Leon Novak
Tuesday September 2
08,00 – 08,30 hrs breakfast
08,45 hrs Bible study Prof. H. Hoet
09,15 – 10,45 hrs
Session 11
speaker F – Dr Michel Rougé on “The right of the international community to intervene - with some remarks on the morality of economic sanctions”
respondent B – Dr Joris Ghesquiere, from Nato HQ
10,45 – 11,00 hrs Coffee break
11,00 – 12,00 hrs
Session 12 Closing session: CCADD in 2004
12,00 hrs Lunch & Goodbye