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 Defence/Directorate-General Health&Wellbeing)

In January 2025, Brussels will host the IMCCC. 

Call for proposals "The role of Military Chaplains in Europe during the Cold War"

Registration for the conference will open in due time. If you want to participate in the exhibition, please register now!

!! The deadline for proposals has been extended to the 30th of April !!

Together with our Belgian and British partners, we extend a warm invitation for you to collaborate with us on an exhibition which will focus on the role of military chaplains during the Cold War in Europe. Your expertise from your country is invaluable, and we are eager to learn from your experiences. The exhibition's opening is scheduled during IMCCC at the Military Museum in Brussels and will be open to the public for the following three months.

If you would like to participate in this initiative, please submit your expression of interest by 30 April 2024 answering the survey which can be found below.

You may also contact the following people to more information:

LT (OF-1) Pawel Cecha, Research Support: pawel.cecha@mil.be 
SGT (OR-5) Vincent Imperiali, Public Relations: vincent.imperialidesprincesdefranc@mil.be

IMCCC 2025 Call for interest and Panel.docx

IMCCC 2025 Call for interest and Panel.pdf

Monday, 27 January

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

15:00 Check-in

19:00 → 22:00 Welcome session: Ceremony and speech

20:00 Standing dinner

Tuesday, 28 January

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

09:00 → 17:00 Policy and Defence Day: Lectures

09:00 Morning lectures

13:00 Afternoon lectures

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

Wednesday, 29 January

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

09:00 → 17:00 Cultural Day: Activities to choose from

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

Thursday, 30 January

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

09:00 → 12:00 Academic and International Day: Morning lectures

13:00 → 17:00 Academic and International Day: Exhibition: Military Chaplaincies during the Cold War

19:00 → 22:00 Academic and International Day: Evening sessions

Friday, 31 January

06:00 → 10:00 Departure and check-out