SC VIII Conference Schedule
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
| 1000 |
Guests Arrive Andrews AFB Passenger Terminal |
| 1100 |
Guests depart Andrews AFB via contract air to Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA |
| 1230 |
Guests arrive at Hunter Army Airfield; greeted by representatives from HQ, USSOCOM |
| 1245-1300 |
Bus to Savannah History Museum to join up with trolley |
| 1300-1400 |
Guided Trolley tour of Savannah |
| 1400-1415 |
Bus to Westin Hotel |
| 1415-1500 |
Lunch at Club House enclosure, Westin Hotel |
| 1500-1530 |
Stan Schrager - Admin remarks, SC update, review conf schedule |
| 1530-1630 |
Dr. Brian Wills - Civil War Historian, Kennesaw State University |
| 1630-1830 |
Conference check-in & badge issue |
| 1830-1930 |
Mr Michael Krebs - presentation on Abraham Lincoln |
| 1930-2100 |
Reception in the Harbor Ballroom and Terrace |
Wednesday, 07 December 2011
| 0630-0800 |
Breakfast at Westin Hotel |
| 0800-0810 |
Stan Schrager - Welcome remarks |
| 0810-0940 |
Senator Romeo Dallaire – former CDR UN Asst Mission for Rwanda (UNIMAR) |
| 0940-1000 |
Break |
| 1000-1100 |
Erin Daly – Reconciliation in Divided Societies: Finding Common Ground |
| 1100-1200 |
Mr Oleg Stepanov, Minister-Counselor of the Russian Embassy |
| 1200-1230 |
Group Photo |
| 1230-1330 |
Lunch |
| 1330-1400 |
Speaker TBD |
| 1400-1430 |
Break |
| 1430-1600 |
Balkan Ambassador Panel |
| 1600-1700 |
Discussion Groups (1) |
| 1700-1800 |
Prep for Evening Dinner |
| 1800-1900 |
Key Note Address by Admiral McRaven |
| 1900-2100 |
Plated Dinner at the Westin |
Thursday, 08 December 2011
| 0630-0800 |
Breakfast at Westin Hotel |
| 0800-0815 |
Stan Schrager - Admin remarks & schedule review |
| 0830-0930 |
Hon Roger Ingebrigtsen - State Secretary of Defense, Norway |
| 0930-1030 |
Mr Say Samal – Deputy Secretary General of the Government of Cambodia |
| 1030-1100 |
Break |
| 1100-1230 |
Discussion Groups (2) |
| 1230-1330 |
Lunch |
| 1330-1430 |
Chaplain’s Panel – COL Thomas Solhjem, USSOCOM; LCDR Cecelia Stromme, Norway; Dr Chris Seiple, Institute for Global Engagement; and a Muslim Chaplain |
| 1430-1530 |
Discussion Groups (3) |
| 1530-1600 |
Break |
| 1600-1700 |
Riverboat Cruise to Historic Fort Jackson |
| 1700-1800 |
Greeted by Civil War Actors and Cannon Firing and tour of Fort Jackson |
| 1800-1900 |
Dinner at Fort Jackson |
| 1900-1930 |
Mr Al Stone – presentation on General Robert E. Lee |
| 1930-2000 |
Mr Barry Meadows – presentation on General Ulysses S. Grant |
| 2000-2030 |
Q&A |
| 2030-2045 |
Bus to River Street and Westin Hotel |
Friday, 09 December 2011
| 0630-0845 |
Breakfast at Westin Hotel; check out & stage luggage |
| 0845-0900 |
Stan Schrager - Admin remarks & schedule review |
| 0900-0915 |
Trish Coomber - Website |
| 0915-1100 |
“Seeds of Peace” – 6 young speakers (Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine, Kosovo) plus Staff Briefer, Ms Ashleigh Zimmerman |
| 1100-1200 |
Discussion Groups (4) and Panel Preparation Time |
| 1200-1300 |
Lunch |
| 1300-1400 |
Discussion group reports |
| 1400-1430 |
Conference Wrap-up |
| 1430-1500 |
Bus from The Westin to Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA |
| 1500 |
Depart Hunter Army Airfield to Andrews AFB |
| 1700 |
Arrival Andrews AFB |
Please Note: This is a tentative schedule and will change, please check back often to review changes.
