Online Security Jam, 4-9 February
At the beginning of February, the European Commission and NATO will join together as co-supporters of an unprecedented worldwide online brainstorm organized by Security & Defence Agenda that will produce key recommendations on how to make our world a safer place.
Held online, between February 4th and 9th 2010, the Security Jam will tackle such pressing issues as Climate Change, Crisis Management, Afghanistan, Human Rights, Piracy and Development. The format will allow major stakeholders direct access to a broad level of input from NGOs, civil society, security & defence practitioners, leading political and military figures, think tanks, academics and journalists. Several thousand participants will debate online over the 5 days.
The Security Jam is co-organised by a coalition of think-tanks including the Security & Defence Agenda, Chatham House, the Atlantic Council, the Global Humanitarian Forum, the Open Society Foundation, SIPRI, Carnegie Europe, CIDOB, the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Bertelsmann Stiftung, GCSP and Friends of Europe, in collaboration with IBM, the Munich Security Conference and Europe’s World.
As such, it is an important opportunity for all stakeholders and interested parties to make their voice heard. And, as an online session, it allows participants to log in and log out at their convenience, from anywhere in the world, once they’re registered.
VIP Keynote participants include:
- Kai Eide, United Nations Special Representative to Afghanistan, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
- Admiral James Stavridis, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)
- Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
- General Håkan Syrén, Chairman, European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
- Jacqueline McGlade, Director of the European Environment Agency
For more information, and to register to participate, please click here.
