ENGAGING POLICY MAKERS OF THE FUTURE JULY 25th-30th | VANCOUVER, CANADA

ENGAGING POLICY MAKERS OF THE FUTURE
JULY 25th-30th | VANCOUVER, CANADA
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
now has 28 members and has lasted through the
Cold War and Post-9/11 era guaranteeing the defence of its members in Europe and North America. After the end of the Cold War, NATO has added
to its collective defence role two core tasks: crisis
management and cooperative security. The latter
includes reaching out to partner nations at a global
level.
NATO SIMULATION
Global Model NATO Summit is an international engagement initiative by Simon Fraser University. Global
Model NATO Summit seeks to bring together students
from all over the world to debate, learn and simulate
NATO. At this conference there will be academics,
military, diplomats and other important stakeholders
of NATO. Thus our mandate is ‘learning-by-doing.’
We hope to offer students a realistic experience of how
NATO works and train students to become future
leaders in diplomatic, military, and political functions in
national governments and international organizations.
LOCATIONS: VANCOUVER & VICTORIA
Global Model NATO Summit will take place in Vancouver at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront from July 25th
- July 30th. Delegates and speakers will be staying at the
Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront and one night at a hotel in
Victoria, BC on July 27th.
In partner with the Royal Canadian Navy, Global Model
NATO Summit will also spend one full day at Canadian
Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt in Victoria on Vancouver
Island. CFB Esquimalt is the headquarters of Canada’s
Maritime Pacific Command. At CFB Esquimalt, the
Royal Canadian Navy will give demonstrations and
briefings on Canadian ships and personnel in NATO
operations.
INVITED SPEAKERS & LECTURERS
WHAT IS NATO?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is
a collective defence organization created on April
4th 1949. Canada was one of its founding member states along with Belgium, Denmark, France,
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands Norway,
Portugal, United Kingdom and the United States
This intergovernmental military security alliance
Minister of
National Defence
The Honourable
Harjit Sajjan
Allison Hart
Special Advisor
to NATO Public
Diplomacy
Col. Ian Hope
of the Canadian
Forces
SUMMARY OF AGENDA
Commander
Kurt G. Engelen, Permanent
Representation
of Belgium to the
NATO Military
Committee
Major Serge
Stroobants,
Belgium Army,
Professor at the
Royal Military
Academy
Director Michael
Rühle, NATO
Emerging Security
Challenges Division
STUDENT REGISTRATION
Selection Period will run from April 11 to June 1st,
2016. Early registration fee will be $375.00 CAD
and late registration begining on May 24th will be
$400.00 CAD. The registration fee will cover hotel
accommodation for the entire summit, transportation between Vancouver and Victoria, breakfast
and a dinner and lunch event.
Online application for the delegate, chair/co-chair/
asststant or delegation options. The delegation is for
three people representing the same country across
three committees. Delegate is for individuals choosing a committee and country. For chair, please see
our website, “chair and staff position page” for more
information.
HOW TO APPLY:
- Visit our website: www.globalmodelnato.org
- Fill out our online application form.
- Option of being a Representative, part of a Representation, a Chair, Press Corp or Staff.
- Early Application is open until June 1st, 2016.
July 25th Vancouver
Registration and Opening Ceremony with Keynotes
by ADM Gordon Venner (TBC), SFU President Andrew Petter
July 26th Vancouver
- Allison Hart on the NATO Warsaw Summit
- Lunch with Col. Ian Hope “NATO’s Experience in
Afghanistan”
- Seminars on NATO-Russia Relations, Islamic State
and the Southern Rim
- Dinner with Hon. Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, Canada (TBC)
July 27th Vancouver/Esquimalt
- Dr. Brooke Smith-Windsor of the NATO Defense
College, Dr. Stephan Frühling, Dr. Tsuyoshi Kawasaki, Dr. Luis Simon panel on the rise of Asia
- Ferry to Royal Canadian Navy Base in Esquimalt,
Victoria
July 28th Esquimalt
- Welcome by Rear Admiral Art MacDonald (TBC)
and Tour of RCN --MARPAC Esquimalt
- Lunch at Officer’s Mess. Luncheon Speaker Dr. Jim
Boutilier on NATO and the Asia-Pacific region
July 29th Vancouver
- Crisis Simulation mentored by Commander Kurt
G. Engelen, Major Serge Stroobants, Commander Ed
Hooper
July 30th Vancouver
-Crisis Simulation continued
Closing Ceremony and Awards, and
Vancouver Celebration of Lights at English Bay
CONTACT
For inquiries about attending, sponsoring and partnering with our event please email at:
[email protected]
Some of our Sponsors & Partners that help
us make this event possible
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT US AT:
www.globalmodelnato.org