Seminar on Armaments Issues

Seminar on Armaments Issues
DEFENCE COMMITTEE
TECHNOLOGICAL AND AEROSPACE COMMITTEE

Seminar on Armaments Issues
9 - 10 March 2004 in Oslo and Kongsberg, Norway
hosted by the Storting (Norwegian parliament)
Revised Tentative programme
(Date: 02/03/2004)

Monday 8 March

Arrival, Oslo Airport Gardermoen

Airport Express Train (20 minutes), bus or taxi (45 minutes) to Oslo check-in Grand Hotel or Hotel Rica Victoria

Tuesday 9 March

Venue: The Storting, Høringssalen, entrance Nedre Vollgate 20, walking distance from hotels

09.30 - 10.00	Registration of participants
10.10 - 10.15	Opening remarks by Mr Jørgen Kosmo, President of the Storting (confirmed)
10.15 - 11.00	Meeting with the Standing Committee on Defence of the Storting (confirmed)
11.00 - 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00	Round Table on European Armaments Cooperation
	chaired by Mr John Wilkinson, Chairman of the Defence Committee
	Introduction by Mr Leif Lindbäck, Norwegian Armaments Director (confirmed)
	Introduction by Mr Hilmer Lindencamp, German Armament Director (confirmed)
	Introduction by Mr Ernst van Hoek, Netherlands, WEAG/WEAO Presidency (confirmed)
	Discussion
13.00 - 13.45	"From course change to military transformation" statement by Ms Kristin Krohn Devold, Norwegian Minister of Defence (confirmed) Questions
14.00 - 15.30	Lunch hosted by Mr Finn Kristian Marthinsen, Chairman of the Norwegian Delegation to the WEU Assembly Venue: Restaurant D'Artagnan, Øvre Slottsgate 16, walking distance from the Storting
15.45 - 17.15	Meeting of the Defence Committee
17.15 - 18.45	Meeting of the Technological and Aerospace Committee
20.00	Dinner hosted by Mr Jørgen Kosmo, President of the Storting Venue: Hotel Bristol, Kristian IV gate 7, walking distance from hotels

Wednesday 10 March

09.00	Departure with bus from hotels to Kongsberg
10.30	Visit to Kongsberg Group (defence and aerospace)
	Presentation by Mr Jan Erik Korssjøen, Chief Executive Officer Kongsberg Group and Mr Tom Gerhardsen, President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (confirmed)
	Presentation by Mr Johannes Norheim, Chairman of the Board, Norwegian Defence Industry Group (confirmed)
	Lunch
	Visit to Kongsberg Group's different defence industry facilities
15.00	Return to Oslo
16.30	Arrival at hotels
18.15	Departure by bus from hotels
18.30 - 20.30	Reception hosted by Mr Eduardo Garrigues, Ambassador of Spain, as representative of the WEU Presidency
20.30	Return to hotels by bus

Thursday 11 March

Check-out

Airport Express Train or taxi to the airport

End of programme