IMCCC 2025

27 Jan 2025, 07:00 → 31 Jan 2025, 20:00 Europe/Brussels

Hotel Sablon

Christopher Lapack (USAF EUCOM ECCH (USA)), Hans De Ceuster (Humanist Chief Chaplain), Israel Muller (Jewish Chief Chaplain), Jean-Louis Cornez (Protestant Chief Chaplain), Johan Van den Eeckhout (Catholic Chief Chaplain), Régis Bornain (Belgian Armed Forces/Directorate-General Health&Wellbeing)

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

(Deadline: 12 December 2024)

Please register using the following IMCCC Registration Link below.
Some registration questions may not apply to you; please fill out completely to the best of your ability. Registration will remain open through 8 December 2024.

Short biography and photo

Please give us a short biography of 150 words or less telling about yourself, your position, and your ministry, along with a photo. We will compile them together and make them available to delegates to enable greater interaction while you are here. 

Conference Fee

The conference fee is 250 € per participant.

Please pay the conference fee by making a transfer to the following bank account :

• Name of the beneficiary: IMCCC2025 
• IBAN: BE24 8939 4417 5938
• Address of the beneficiary:
  • Wapperstraat 6
  • B-1000 Brussels
• Communication : your own name
• SWIFT/BIC: VDSPBE91

Bank transfers are the preferred. 

Please note that transfer and exchange fees are an additional cost or at your own expense. The conference fee covers several meals, including the gala dinner, and some items contained in the welcome bag.

For U.S. personnel, the conference fee is not reimbursable as a separate expense on your travel voucher. You will be “reimbursed” by claiming full per diem for your meals. The current M&IE rate for Brussels is $166 per day.

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Monday 27 January

09:00 → 19:00 Arrival: Travel day and check-in

09:00 Check-in

19:00 → 22:00 Welcome session: Ceremony and Walking Dinner

19:00 Opening Ceremony

20:00 Standing dinner

Tuesday 28 January

06:00 → 08:30 Wake-up: Morning meditation and breakfast

07:00 Protestant Morning Prayers

Open morning prayers

Speaker: Jean-louis Cornez (Chief Chaplain P)

07:00 Roman-Catholic Morning Prayers

0645 RV at the hotel lobby
0700 Start of the Holy Mass
0730 Return to the hotel and breakfast

Speaker: Johan Van Den Eeckhout (Chief Chaplain C)

08:00 Hebraic Morning Prayers

0745 RV in the hotel lobby
0800 Morning Prayer
0830 Return to the hotel

Speaker: Israel Muller (Chief Chaplain I)

09:00 → 18:20 Policy and Defence Day: Lectures

09:30 Opening speeches (POL/MIL officials)

09:40 “A stable world order, the role of Europe and Belgium”

Speaker: Prof. Sven Biscop (Egmont Institute)

10:00 Q&A

Speaker: Dr Julien Decharneux

10:15 "Managing religious and philosophical convictions in Belgium"

Speaker: Dr Caroline Sägesser (CRISP)

10:35 Q&A

Speaker: Dr Julien Decharneux

10:50 Coffee Break

11:20 "Importance of interworldview dialogue in Belgium"

Speaker: Dr Jean-François Husson

11:40 Q&A

Speaker: Dr Julien Decharneux

11:55 Belgian Military Chaplaincies

1. SARM (1LT Lisa Ronzullo and 1LT Silvia Mayeur)
2. SPIFIT (Maj ds Tatiana Letovaltseva)

Speaker: Mrs Tatiana Letovaltseva

12:15 Lunch

13:15 Regional Business Meetings

15:00 Coffee Break

15:30 Regional Business Meetings (2)

19:00 → 22:00 Dinner (Selection of restaurants to choose from)

Wednesday 29 January

06:00 → 07:30 Wake-up: Morning meditation and breakfast

07:30 → 09:30 Trajectory

09:30 → 20:30 Cultural Day: "The Great War in Flanders Fields: an unconventional memorial approach"

10:00 → 18:00 Side-event for researchers

20:30 → 22:30 Trajectory

Thursday 30 January

06:00 → 08:30 Wake-up: Morning meditation and breakfast

07:00 Protestant Morning Prayers

Open morning prayers

Speaker: Jean-louis Cornez (Chief Chaplain P)

07:00 Roman-Catholic Morning Prayers

0645 RV at the hotel lobby
0700 Start of the Holy Mass
0730 Return to the hotel and breakfast

Speaker: Johan Van Den Eeckhout (Chief Chaplain C)

08:00 Hebraic Morning Prayers

0745 RV in the hotel lobby
0800 Morning Prayer
0830 Return to the hotel

Speaker: Israel Muller (Chief Chaplain I)

08:30 → 09:00 Trajectory

09:00 → 13:00 Academic and International Day: Morning lectures

09:00 Opening speeches

Prof. Dr. Baudouin Decharneux (Royal Academy of Belgium / ULB-CIERL)
BdeGen Xavier Deneys (BELEU - Belgian Permanent Military Delegation to the European Union)
M. Marcus Brunner (European Union Commissioner)

09:30 Importance of freedom of thought, conscience and religion in the perspective of interworldview dialogue

Speakers: Dr. Rab. Andres Munoz (NATO), Prof. Nazila Ghanea (UN), Mrs Tamara Vukicevic (ODIHR-OSCE), Mr Vincent Depaigne (EU)

10:30 Q&A

Panel Chair: Dr. Léopold Vanbellingen (Belgian Defence - UCLouvain)

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Best Practices: Emouna educational program

Speaker: Mr Pieter Van der Hoeven

11:45 Research on Military Chaplaincies : State of the art

Speaker: Mrs Tatiana Letovaltseva

12:00 Lunch

13:30 → 14:00 Trajectory

17:00 → 19:00 Academic and International Day: Exhibition: Military Chaplaincies during the Cold War

19:00 → 23:00 Academic and International Day: Gala dinner

19:00 “Winning peace in times of war”

Speaker: Mr Marc Thys (Egmont institute)

Friday 31 January

06:00 → 10:00 Departure and check-out

06:00 → 10:00 Wake-up: Morning meditation and breakfast

07:00 Protestant Morning Prayers

Open morning prayers

Speaker: Jean-louis Cornez (Chief Chaplain P)

07:00 Roman-Catholic Morning Prayers

0645 RV at the hotel lobby
0700 Start of the Holy Mass
0730 Return to the hotel and breakfast

Speaker: Johan Van Den Eeckhout (Chief Chaplain C)

08:00 Hebraic Morning Prayers

0745 RV in the hotel lobby
0800 Morning Prayer
0830 Return to the hotel

Speaker: Israel Muller (Chief Chaplain I)