CMDR COE Concludes 7th Annual Interagency Interaction Conference
Date: (06-06-2019)
The Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence has concluded the 7th Annual Conference on Interagency Interaction in Crisis Management and Disaster Response on June 6, 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The CMDR Interagency Interaction Conference is an annual event which was held on June 5-6 in the Central Military Club in the Bulgarian capital. It brought together subject matter experts, researchers and educators, planners and developers, advisers and various actors, working in the crisis management and disaster response domain in order to promote a lively debate on relevant issues.
This year, more than 100 representatives of over 14 countries, including Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States took part in the event. The CMDR COE was honoured to welcome representatives of NATO HQ, ACT, the European Security Defence College, NATO COEs, SEEBRIG, BGR Ministry of Defense, BGR AF Command, Rakovski National Defence College, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, academia, as well as business and industry representatives.
The 2019 CMDR COE Annual Conference was divided in three panels, namely:
- Conceptualising Resilience – Enabling Future CMDR;
- Implication of Global Changes on Security;
- Collaborative Interaction – Implications on Security.
The keynote speakers at the 7th Interagency Interaction in CMDR Conference included BG Philippe BOISGONTIER Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, ACT Staff Element Europe; LtG Atanas ZAPRYANOV (Ret.) Deputy Minister of Defence, BGR; Mr. Dirk DUBOIS Head of the European Security Defence College, Brussels; Vice Admiral Emil EFTIMOV Deputy Chief of Defence, BGR; Mr Patrick ANDREWS NATO HQ, Brussels; Col Dariusz MAJCHRZAK, Assoc. Prof. Vice rector of War Studies University, Warsaw.
The Conference opening address was delivered by the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Atanas Zapryanov, who expressed his firm belief in the success of the event, not only for the obtained lessons, but also for the establishment of a solid ground for constructive cooperation between the different institutions taking part in the Conference. Moreover, Mr. Zapryanov noted that cooperation and solid partnerships, united efforts, combined expertise and innovative thinking are of utmost importance in further developing and strengthening the capacity to meet the challenges and threats to our security. Deputy Defence Minister Zapryanov emphasized CMDR COE’s strong position among NATO’s Centres of Excellence, being the first one based on interagency cooperation
The opening address of the Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Defence was followed by the welcome speech of CMDR COE’s Director, COL Orlin Nikolov, who noted that the Centre has been constantly improving its capabilities to act as a focal point of crisis management and disaster response analysis, expertise building, information and best-practices sharing. COL Nikolov added that current events worldwide have once again highlighted the critical need to establish and maintain interagency understanding and interaction in order to perform complex response and comprehensive approach to crises and disasters. CMDR COE’s Director concluded his speech by wishing all the participants a highly productive and fruitful Conference.
The constructive work and lively discussions throughout the two-day event have led to achieving the main objectives of the CMDR COE Annual Conference, including the dissemination of knowledge, lessons learnt, as well as exchanging ideas among the members of the crisis management community of interest, providing opportunity for the researchers to present their work and share experience with other actors in the same field, and to share data and facilitate the cooperation between research institutes and governmental organisations.
PRESENTATIONS you may download HERE
News
World Geographic Information Systems (GIS) DayCMDR COE representatives participated to the largest GIS event.
» read more
Online conduct of the GFP courseThe CMDR COE welcomed virtually a group of military and civilian learners to the NATO-approved Gender Focal Point course (GFPC).
» read more
Strategic Leadership Workshop Enhances Moldova′s Border SecurityInternational Collaboration and Crisis Management Strategies Foster Regional Stability and EU Integration Efforts
» read more
Playing largest CAX/CPX of 2024Steadfast Duel 2024 computer-assisted command post exercise
» read more
CMDR COE Steering Committee (SC) meetingThe 12th CMDR COE SC was conducted from 30 to 31 October 2024.
» read more
CMDR COE Academic Advisory Board (AAB) meetingOn 29 October 2024 in Sofia was held the 5th CMDR COE Academic Advisory Board meeting.
» read more
Participation to the Planning Conference of Exercise SEVEN STARS 2025On 24 and 25 October 2024, CMDR COE representatives Colonel Lazarov and Lieutenant Colonel Aleksandrov visited South-Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG).
» read more
25th World GIS DayNATO and leading international experts arrive in Sofia for the 25th World GIS Day.
» read more
Completed NATO-Approved CMDR courseWe are thrilled to announce the successful completion of our NATO-Approved Crisis Management and Disaster Response course!
» read more
Hosted Staff Officers Meeting of the National Reserve Forces CommitteeFrom 15 to 17 October 2024 CMDR COE, in coordination with the Human Resources Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria, co-hosted the Staff Officers Meeting of the National Reserve Forces Committee (NRFC).
» read more
Successful Completion of the "Enhancing Organizational Resilience" CourseCMDR COE and the National Center for Security and Crises Management in Jordan, empower 15 Ministries with Essential Risk Management Skills
» read more
Preliminary Planning Meeting for Emergency Management ExerciseUpcoming in next year Ex Bulgaria 25
» read more
Workshop on assessing and monitoring CSDP military training requirements for a discipline
» read more
Sportive spirit and motivation at the Ekiden MarathonCMDR COE Team led by Colonel Kamen Ivanov traditionally attended the annual Ekiden Marathon, held on the 6th September in Sofia.
» read more
Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in the framework of NATO SPS ProgrammeAdvanced Research Workshop on Climate and Security
» read more
Moldovan Officials Successfully Complete Crisis Management and Disaster Response CourseMobile Education and Training Team from CMDR COE Provides Advanced Training in Chisinau
» read more
Crisis Response Operations Planners Professional Development Course completedCROPPD course was held in CMDR COE between 27 and 31 May 2024 in hybrid mode.
» read more
2024 Centres of Excellence MarketplaceRepresentatives from CMDR COE are participating to the 2024 COE Marketplace at NATO HQ in Brussels, 22-23 May 2024.
» read more
Revisiting Dimension on Crisis Diplomacy Revisiting Crisis Diplomacy: Civilian/Political and Military Dimension Workshop
» read more
Disaster Response and Consequence Management for a Radiological Incident CourseCMDR COE in conjunction with the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Incident Policy and Cooperation (NIPC), the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the NATO Joint CBRN Defence COE will conduct the Disaster Response and Consequence Management for a Radiological Incident Course from 22 APR to 26 APR 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
» read more
Cooperation with The Royal Institute for International Relations, BelgiumRepresentatives from CMDR COE delivered online lectures at the organized by the Egmont Institute a 4-day training activity in Brussels (22-25 April) to facilitate the operationalization of the newly adopted EU HRDDP (Human Rights and Due Diligence Policy on security sector support to third parties).
» read more
