Event Overview
Landmine clearing continues to be a priority in Turkey. Some clearance activities had taken place by military itself and by some private companies.
Turkey acceded to the Ottawa Convention in 2003, and the Convention entered into force for Turkey on 1 March 2004. Turkey undertook to destroy or ensure the destruction of all anti-personnel mines in these areas as soon as possible but not later than 1 March 2014. On 28 March 2013 Turkey submitted a request to extend its mine clearance deadline. The request was granted and a new deadline was set for 1 March 2022.
There are three major Mine Action and Explosive Ordnance Clearance projects in Turkey now:
- Socioeconomic Development through Demining and Increasing the Border Surveillance Capacity at the Eastern Borders of Turkey Phase 1 & 2
- Southern Border Mine Clearance Project.
- Military Firing Range Explosive Ordnance Clearance Project.
Our 2015 event will allow you to hear in-depth presentations from a range of high profile and influential speakers, authorities about
Mine Action in Turkey covering Current Status, Legislation, Mine Clearance Projects (Eastern Border, Syrian Border) and Military Firing Ranges Explosive Ordnance Clearance Projects. You meet your future friends, partners and customers especially from Turkey and make connections and impression in region. Turkey invests heavily in demining with international support such as UN, EC and NATO.
Why Attend?
- Analyze the advantages of Turkey as fast jumping off and assembly point for recon, coordination and marketing purposes to conflict zones in Caucasus, Middle East and North Africa and Asia.
- Hear from a range of high profile and influential speakers, authorities about Mine Action in Turkey covering Current Status, Legislation, Mine Clearance Projects (Eastern Border, Syrian Border) and Military Firing Ranges Explosive Ordnance Clearance Projects.
- Share and hear Lessons Learned and new technologies in Humanitarian Demining by case studies from the Middle East,Caucasusregion, Balkans region.
- Review the updates in the demining projects, meet Turkish member of public sector, military, police and private sector and exchange information, present your company to your future Turkish partners, customers.
Speakers
- Mikael Bold, Advisor, Mechanical and Animal Detection Systems, GICHD
- Chris Clark, Operations Manager, MineTech International
- Colonel (Ret) Engin Ozdemir, Mine Action Project Manager, ALTAY Corporation
- Juan Carlos Ruan, Mine Action Implementation Specialist, ISU-APMBC, GICHD
- Pehr Lodhammer, Country Director, NPA
- Dogu Vural Ozbudak, Researcher, The Scientific and Technological Research Council, Turkey
- Colonel (Ret) Gurkan Keskin, Mine Action Consultant, NRG Industrial Materials, Turkey
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Event Schedule
Thursday 5th February 2015
- 08.30 - 17.00 Conference Day One
- 08.30 - 17.00 Exhibition Opening Hours
Conference TopicsMine Action in Turkey- History, Current Status, LegislationMine Clearance Projects
- Socioeconomic Development through Demining and Increasing the Border Surveillance Capacity at the Eastern Borders of Turkey Phase 1 & 2
- Turkey Southern Border Mine Clearance Project.
- Explosive Ordnance Clearance Projects
Humanitarian Demining: International Experiences- Quality Management in Mine Action
- Land release
- Demining methods
- MRE
Friday 6th February 2015- 08.30 - 17.00 Conference Day Two
- 08.30 - 17.00 Exhibition Opening Hours
Conference Topics
Mine Action Program Management and Contracting- Mine Action Contracting
- Contract management
- Project cycle management
- Legal aspects of mine action contracting
- Liability and Insurance in Mine Action
- Inclusion of land release in mine action contracts
New Technologies in Humanitarian Demining (This part will be covered Academic Organizations and Commercial Companies)
Venue
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Venue
Rixos Grand AnkaraKavaklidere- Ankara
Turkey
Tel:+90.312.410 55 00
Fax: +90.312.410 55 55
