Foyer of the Cape Sun Hotel CONFERENCE The conference will take place in the Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel. Delegates who choose to use other accommodation than the Southern Sun Cape Sun are responsible for their own transport to and from the Cape Sun.

TRANSLATION

The conference language will be English and there will be simultaneous translations from Monday to Wednesday (during the conference) in French, Spanish, German and Russian.

Delegates may, however, bring their own MLOs and interpreters (at own cost) but this is to be made known in advance for our planning purposes.

IMCOCC PROGRAMME OF THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS (updated on 22 January 2009)

Serial	Time	Event	Responsible	Comments
Sunday 01 February 2009
1.	08:00	Arrival and checking in (guests who live in)	All living in guests & invited speakers
2.	17:30	Depart from Hotel	All living in
3.	18:00	Welcoming function at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town	All delegates	Dress Military Members: Tunic with ribbons
Monday 02 February 2009
4.	06:45	Devotions for different faiths (at allocated venues)	All delegates
5.	07:45	Breakfast	All delegates
6.	09:00	Official opening (The honorable Minister of Defence Mr Charles Nqakula)	Chaplain General of South Africa	Dress Military Members: Tunic with ribbons
7.	10:00	Coffee/Tea Break	All
8.	10:30	Keynote Address by Arch Bishop Desmond M. Tutu (* Second RSA Nobel Peace Prize Winner *Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of SA)	Arch Bishop D.M.Tutu	Dress Military Members (duration of conference) Normal working dress
9.	12:00	Lunch	All
10.	13:30	Session 1: A Theological Perspective on Reconciliation and Healing: Prof Miroslav Volf (Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School, USA)	Prof M. Volf
11.	14:30	Session 2: Different international examples & models of Reconciliation and Healing: Prof Miroslav Volf (Yale Divinity School, USA)	Prof M. Volf
12.	15:30	Coffee/Tea Break	All
13.	16:00	Session 3: Response by different faith groups on Prof Volf’s presentations	Facilitator (Prof C. Villa Vicencio) and representatives of different faith groups
14.	17:00	Closing
15.	18:30	Departure for Cocktail Function	All delegates and invited guests
16.	19:00	Cocktail Function on SA NAVY Frigate in Cape Town harbour	All delegates and invited guests	Dress Military Members: Tunic with ribbons

Serial	Time	Event	Responsible	Comments
Tuesday 03 February 2009
17.	06:45	Devotions for different faiths (at allocated venues)	All delegates
18.	07:45	Breakfast	All delegates
19.	09:00	Session 4:  A presentation on “The role of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa in reconciliation and healing” by Prof Charles Villa-Vicencio (Institute for Justice and Reconciliation of SA)	Prof C. Villa Vicencio
20.	10:00	Session 5: A presentation on “The African concept of UBUNTU as part of a reconciliation and healing solution to conflicts” by Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (Department of Psychology, Univ of Cape Town)	Prof P. Gobodo-Madikizela
21.	11:00	Coffee/Tea Break	All
22.	11:30	Session 6: A presentation on “A Community Based Reconciliation and Healing Model” by Fr Michael Lapsley (institute for Healing of Memories, Cape Town)	Fr M. Lapsley
23.	12:30	Lunch	All
24.	14:00	Session 7:  A presentation on “A Military perspective on the need for Reconciliation and Healing during Post-Conflict Reconstruction” by Lieutenant General D. Mgwebi (Chief Director Human Resources, SA National Defence Force)	Lieutenant General D. Mgwebi
25.	15:00	Coffee/Tea Break	All
26.	16:00	Session 8: Facilitator leads a Panel Discussion on “Reconciliation and Healing as part of Post Conflict Reconstruction”	Facilitator: Prof C. Villa-Vicencio
27.	17:00	Closing
28.	19:00	Evening free	All

Serial	Time	Event	Responsible	Comments
Wednesday 04 February 2009
29.	06:45	Devotions for different faiths (at allocated venues)	All delegates
30.	07:45	Breakfast	All delegates
31.	09:00	Session 9:  Facilitator guides break away groups to discuss the conference theme	Facilitator: Prof C. Villa- Vicencio All
32.	10:00	Session 10: Facilitator leads feedback session from break away groups to plenary	Facilitator: Prof C. Villa- Vicencio All
33.	11:00	Coffee/Tea Break	All
34.	11:30	Session 11:  Facilitator leads session on concluding resolutions and the way forward	Facilitator: Prof C. Villa Vicencio All
35.	12:30	Lunch	All
36.	14:00	Regional meetings for chaplains: *  Africa * America * Asia & Pacific * Europe ·	Chairperson and all delegates
37.	15:00	Coffee/Tea Break	All
38.	15:30	Plenary session to give feedback and discuss the forming of an International Military Chief Chaplains forum for the future	Chairperson and all delegates
39.	16:30	Closing by South African Chaplain General	South African Chaplain General All delegates
40.	17:30	Evening free	All
Thursday 05 February 2009
41	05:45	Breakfast	All
42.	06:30	Cultural Day Activities	Chairperson All delegates and spouses	Leave for Robin Island & Stellenbosch
43.	18:30 for 19:00	Gala Evening with Chief SANDF and members of the Military Staff Council	Chairperson All delegates and spouses	Dress Military Members: Mess dress
Friday 06 February 2009
44.		Departure

IMCOCC PRELIMINARY SPOUSES PROGRAM

DRESS

PLEASE NOTE

• Clerical dress is acceptable throughout the conference.
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be served at all functions.
• All delegates (and spouses) to ensure they bring their own chronic medicine.
• Ensure that your yellow inoculation card is up-to-date.