CMDR COE in the Industrial Day at Tech Park
Date: (07-02-2024)
The CMDR COE actively participated in the esteemed High-Level Conference and Industrial Day as the Tech Park Sofia witnessed an enlightening convergence of defence industry leaders and innovators on 6 February 2024. This significant event, themed "Growing Demand for Defence Industrial Support and Innovation Opportunities", provided a platform for insightful discussions and exploration of cutting-edge solutions vital for meeting evolving defence needs.
At the heart of this event, CMDR COE showcased its commitment to fostering collaboration and innovation within the defence sector. Collaborating with SYNERGY Simulation & Training Company, a valued partner, CMDR COE organized a stand, spotlighting synergistic efforts to enhance defence capabilities through advanced simulation and training solutions.
The participation of our Centre brought forth numerous benefits to all stakeholders involved. Through dynamic exchanges of ideas and experiences, attendees gained invaluable insights into emerging trends and best practices in defence industry support. The collaboration between CMDR COE and SYNERGY Simulation & Training Company underscored the significance of forging strategic partnerships to drive innovation and efficiency within the defence ecosystem.
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CMDR COE FEBRUARY Forthcoming events- In 3-7 of February experts from the CMDR COE team will take part in the Final Planning Conference of the SABER GUARDIAN ′14 Exercise, organized by the US EUCOM and BGR LANDFORCE.
The purpose of the exercise is to train and educate civilian and military participants in planning and conducting an UN mandated Chapter VII Peace Operation/Crisis Response Operation, based on a Comprehensive Approach, and focusing on co-operation and co-ordination within an unstable environment, involving all stakeholders. The principal exercise focus is the civilian-military cooperation and coordination. The scenario supports exercising a wide range of peace operations functions (e.g. rule of law, humanitarian, etc.). The CMDR COE will contribute to achieving the exercise objectives by providing subject matter expert support in the CMDR area and by organizing distributed point for White cell.
- In 11-13 February 2014 the Civil-Military Interaction: Disaster Preparedness and Response Workshop will take place in Sofia. The workshop is sponsored by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria and the CMDR COE. The workshop comprises lectures dedicated to NATO and EU Crisis Management, role of military in civil security, risk management, as well as discussions and tabletop exercise.
Internal CMDR COE Seminar on the Crisis in SyriaThe CMDR COE organised an internal seminar which was held on 20.12.2013. The main focus of the seminar was the crisis in Syria. The CMDR COE experts discussed issued related to the chronology of the crisis; the increased influx of refugees to neighbouring countries and Bulgaria; the positions of NATO, the UN and EU; the involvement of international humanitarian organisations etc.
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Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships was conductedOn 11-12 December 2013, the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) co-hosted together with US European Command (USEUCOM) and the US embassy in Bulgaria the workshop Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships. The opening remarks were given by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, Mr. Ivan Ivanov, who welcomed the participants and underlined the importance of the topics that the workshop focused on.
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