| Date |
Event |
City |
| 15-01-2009 |
Public Meeting Heisbourg
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The Hague |
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Date: 15 January 2009
Subject: ‘Reflections on the ‘Post-American’ World Order’
Speaker: François Heisbourg (International Institute for Strategic Studies, Londen; Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Parijs; Geneva Centre for Security Policy)
Location: Sociëteit De Witte, The Hague
Participants: 100 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others)
Click here for a report of the meeting. |
| 22-01-2009 |
Public Meeting Financial Crisis
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The Hague |
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Date: 22 January 2009
Subject: ‘The consequences of the financial system crisis for the international balance of power’ (meeting in Dutch)
Speakers: Jakob de Haan (Groningen University) en Rob de Wijk (The Hague Center for Strategic Studies)
In cooperation with: The Hague Center for Strategic Studies
Location: Press Centre Nieuwspoort, The Hague
Participants: 50 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others) |
| 05-02-2009 |
Meeting Netherlands Atlantic Youth
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The Hague |
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Date: 5 February 2009
Subject: The Obama Administration
Speaker: Denny Merideth (American Embassy, The Hague)
Location: Studio Dudok, The Hague
Participants: 30 ((recently graduated) students and members of the Board of the Netherlands Atlantic Association)
Click here for a report of the meeting |
| 12-03-2009 |
Public Meeting Van Creveld
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Amsterdam |
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Date: 12 March 2009
Subject: ‘The Culture of War’
Speaker: Martin van Creveld (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
Location: De Balie, Amsterdam
Participants: 75 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others) |
| 18-03-2009 |
Seminar 'NATO at 60'
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The Hague |
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Date: 18 March 2009
Subject: ‘NATO at 60: Celebration by Re-evaluation’
Speakers: Maurits Jochems (Deputy Assistant Secretary General Operations, NATO); Jean François Blarel (Ambassador of France in the Netherlands); Konrad Arz (Counsellor, German Embassy); Dana Allin (Senior Fellow, IISS, London); Arend Jan Boekestijn (Member of Parliament, VVD); Harry van Bommel (Member of Parliament, SP); Martijn van Dam (Member of Parliament, PvdA); Maarten Haverkamp (Member of Parliament, CDA); Mariko Peters (Member of Parliament, GroenLinks)
Location: Press Centre ‘Nieuwspoort’, The Hague
Participants: 120 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others)
Click here for a report of the seminar |
| 20-03-2009 |
Visit to NATO Headquarters
|
Brussels |
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Date: 20 March 2009
Subject: Current issues at NATO
Speakers: representatives of the International Staff and members of the various delegations of member states and partner countries
In cooperation with: NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division
Location: Brussels
Participants: 14 journalists |
| 27-03-2009 |
Atlantic Education Conference
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Amsterdam |
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Date: 27 March 2009
Subject: ‘The Hudson Year: 400 Years Netherlands – America’ (conference mostly in Dutch)
Speakers: Charles Gehring (New York State Library); Jaap Jacobs (author New Netherland); Michiel van Groesen (University of Amsterdam); Jaap Verheul (Utrecht University); Hans van der Heijde (NHL University, Leeuwarden)
Location: ‘De Rode Hoed’, Amsterdam
Participants: 125 (secondary school teachers of geography, history and social studies; teachers and students of geography, history and social studies at colleges of education; other interested parties) |
| 13-05-2009 |
ATA Council Meeting
|
Brussels |
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t/m 14-05-2009 |
Date: 13-14 May 2009
Location: Brussels
Participant: On behalf of the Netherlands: Bram Boxhoorn (Director, Netherlands Atlantic Association) |
| 27-05-2009 |
International Seminar
|
The Hague |
|
t/m 28-05-2009 |
Date: 27-28 May 2009
Subject: ‘NATO’s New Strategic Concept’
Speakers: Herman Schaper (Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to NATO, Brussels); Sten Rynning (Dept. of Political Science, University of Southern Denmark) David Yost (Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey CA); Henning Riecke (German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Berlin) Julian Lindley-French (Netherlands Defence Academy, Breda); Simon Lunn (Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, Brussels); Ko Colijn (Erasmus University, Rotterdam); Fabrizio Luciolli (Italian Atlantic Association); Anton Bebler (University of Ljubljana; Slovenian Atlantic Association); James Sherr (Chatham House); Przemyslaw Zurawski, Natolin, Warsaw); BGen Jose Fernandez Demaria, (SACT, Norfolk VA)
Moderator: Stanley Sloan (Director, Atlantic Community Initiative)
In cooperation with: Atlantic Treaty Association
Location: Press Centre ‘Nieuwspoort’, The Hague
Participants: 80 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others) |
| 10-06-2009 |
Programme for American GMF Fellows
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The Netherlands |
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t/m 15-06-2009 |
Date: 10-15 June 2009
In cooperation with: German Marshall Fund (Washington DC)
Locations: Amsterdam, The Hague, Noordwijk, Flevoland
Participants: 5 Fellows of the American Marshall Memorial Fund |
| 11-06-2009 |
Public Meeting Hiltermann
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The Hague |
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Date: 11 June 2009
Subject: ‘Iraq, the Kurdish Issue and International Stability’ (Meeting in Dutch)
Speaker: Joost Hiltermann (International Crisis Group)
Moderator: Martin Sommer (De Volkskrant)
In cooperation with: Turkey Institute, The Hague
Location: Press Centre ‘Nieuwspoort’, The Hague
Participants: 50 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others) |
| 16-06-2009 |
Public Meeting Germany
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The Hague |
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Date: 16 June 2009
Subject: ‘Germany in a Transatlantic Perspective’
Speakers: Gale Mattox (US Naval Academy, Annapolis MD; Fulbright Fellow, Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg); Dieter Dettke (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
In cooperation with: Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg
Location: Sociëteit De Witte, The Hague
Participants: 40 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others)
Click here for a report of the meeting |
| 18-06-2009 |
Visit to NATO Headquarters
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Brussels |
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Date: 18 June 2009
Subject: Current issues at NATO
Speakers: representatives of the International Staff and members of the various delegations of member states and partner countries
In cooperation with: NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division
Location: Brussels
Participants: 27 (recently graduated) students from the Netherlands and Belgium |
| 06-07-2009 |
Public Meeting De Hoop Scheffer
|
The Hague |
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Date: 6 July 2009
Subject: ‘NATO: Securing our Future’
Speaker: Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Secretary General, NATO)
Location: Sociëteit De Witte, The Hague
Participants: 210 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others)
Click here for the full text of the speech |
| 03-09-2009 |
Public Meeting Daalder
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The Hague |
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Date: 3 September 2009
Subject: 'NATO in Afghanistan. A New Approach to Operations'
Speaker: Ivo Daalder (Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO)
Location: 'Sociëteit De Witte, The Hague'
Participants: 150 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others)
Click here for a transcript of the speech
Click here for a summary of the Q&A Session
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| 11-09-2009 |
Public Meeting Transatlantic Trends
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The Hague |
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Date: 11 September 2009
Subject: 'Transatlantic Trends 2009'
Speaker: Ronald D. Asmus (Executive Director, Brussels Office German Marshall Fund)
Location: Press Centre 'Nieuwspoort', The Hague
Participants: 50 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others)
Click here for the key findings of Transatlantic Trends 2009 |
| 16-09-2009 |
Public Meeting Kaplan
|
The Hague |
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Date: 16 September 2009
Subject: 'Rivalry in the Indian Ocean. Why it matters for NATO and Europe'
Speaker: Robert D. Kaplan (journalist and writer)
Location: 'Sociëteit De Witte', The Hague
Participants: 100 (patrons, university lecturers, journalists, members of the diplomatic corps, politicians, representatives of the Netherlands’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and others)
Click here for a report of the meeting |
| 23-09-2009 |
Preparatory Meeting Study Trip
|
Utrecht |
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Date: 23 September 2009
Subject: New York and Dutch-American Relations
Speakers: Jim Foster (Public Affairs Officer, US Embassy, The Hague); Jan van Weesep (Professor emeritus of urban geography and urban policy)
Location: University Hall, Utrecht
Participants: 20 teachers of geography, history and social studies participating in the study trip |
| 07-10-2009 |
55th ATA Assembly
|
Kiev |
|
t/m 09-10-2009 |
Date: 7-9 October 2009
Location: Kiev
Participants: on behalf of the Netherlands Atlantic Association: Bram Boxhoorn (director); Brendan Troost (chairman, Netherlands Atlantic Youth); Maarten Katsman and Femke van Paasschen (board members, Netherlands Atlantic Youth) |
| 13-10-2009 |
Meeting Netherlands Atlantic Youth
|
Amsterdam |
|
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Date: 13 October 2009
Subject: 'Kosovo and territorial integrity'
Speakers: Maja Nenadovic (researcher, University of Amsterdam); Caroline van den Heuvel, journalist,TweeVandaag)
Moderator: Leen Vervaeke (De Volkskrant)
Location: 'Crea Theater', Amsterdam
Participants: 100 students |
| 21-10-2009 |
Education Study Trip
|
New York |
|
t/m 28-10-2009 |
Date: 21-28 October 2009
Subject: 400 Years of Dutch-American Relations
Locations: New York, New Brunswick
Participants: 20 teachers of geography, history and social sciences; on behalf of the Atlantic Education Committee: Tanja Groenendijk-de Vos and Theo Hoebink |
| 05-11-2009 |
Meeting Netherlands Atlantic Youth
|
Amsterdam |
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Date: 5 November 2009
Subject: 3D-approach
Speakers: Kathleen Ferrier (Member of Parliament, CDA), Andrew Mann (Counselor for Political & Economic Affairs, US Embassy), Rick van der Woud (senior policy advisor, Cordaid)
Moderator: Alwin de Jong (chairman, CDA Amsterdam)
In cooperation with: Eduardo Frei Foundation
Location: 'Restaurant 1e klas', Amsterdam Central Station
Participants: 40 students |
| 19-11-2009 |
Education Seminar
|
Breda |
|
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Date: 18 November 2009
Subject: 'Water and Security'
Speakers: Sjoerd Both (lecturer, NLDA); Frank van Beek (Disaster Coordinator, District Water Board 'Brabantse Delta'); Peter Hurkxkens (lecturer in geography, Fontys University); Jan Blomme (Adviser Strategy and Development, Port of Antwerp); Wouter van Straten (lecturer in maritime operations, NLDA); Hans van den Hoek (public affairs officer, District Water Board 'Rijnland')
In cooperation with: Avans and Fontys Universities; Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA)
Location: Royal Military Academy (KMA), Breda
Participants: teachers and students of geography, history and social sciences, and others |