{"id":10886,"date":"2010-10-08T14:37:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T13:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/anciens-seminar-2010\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:54:27","slug":"anciens-seminar-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/anciens-seminar-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Anciens&#8217; Seminar 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/117_57Anciens_Seminar_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"(Left to right) Admiral Giampaolo DI PAOLA, H.E. Mr Martin KOBLER, Dr Samina AHMED, General Vincenzo CAMPORINI, LtGen Wolf-Dieter LOESER and LtGen Sir Nick PARKER.\" \/><figcaption>(Left to right) Admiral Giampaolo DI PAOLA, H.E. Mr Martin KOBLER, Dr Samina AHMED, General Vincenzo CAMPORINI, LtGen Wolf-Dieter LOESER and LtGen Sir Nick PARKER.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The annual gathering of former NATO Defense College Course Members continues at the College.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The traditional three-day event opened yesterday with a reception at the Italian Army Officers&#8217; Club, where almost two hundred &#8220;Anciens&#8221; from 16 different countries were welcomed by Lieutenant General Wolf-Dieter LOESER, Commandant of the NATO Defense College, and his Staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">This morning, in the Main Auditorium of the College, the Seminar on &#8220;NATO&#8217;s New Strategic Concept&#8221; opened with an <a class='photo' href='\/images\/117_57Anciens_Seminar_4_2.jpg' rel='lightbox' title=\"Opening Address by Admiral Giampaolo DI PAOLA, Chairman of the Military Committee\">address<\/a> by Admiral Giampaolo DI PAOLA, Chairman of the Military Committee, in the presence of General Vincenzo CAMPORINI, Italian Chief of Defence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The CMC underlined the different aspects of <a href='http:\/\/www.nato.int\/strategic-concept\/index.html' target=\"_blank\">the New Strategic Concept<\/a> and how it will lead NATO to face upcoming challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">After a very interesting <a class='photo' href='\/images\/117_57Anciens_Seminar_6_2.jpg' rel='lightbox' title=\"Plenary discussion moderated by Lieutenant General Wolf- Dieter LOESER\" >plenary discussion<\/a> moderated by Lieutenant General Wolf-Dieter LOESER, the floor was given to Lieutenant General Sir Nick PARKER, Deputy Commander ISAF; H.E. Mr Martin KOBLER, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and Dr Samina AHMED, South Asia Project Director of International Crisis Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The three panelists <a class='photo' href='\/images\/117_57Anciens_Seminar_7_2.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='The panel discuss the topic \"Endgame in Afghanistan?\" '>discussed the topic<\/a> &#8220;Endgame in Afghanistan?&#8221; offering the audience a military, humanitarian and diplomatic perspective on the Afghani situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The last day of the Anciens&#8217; Seminar will be devoted to the annual meeting of Secretaries of National Associations, whose task it will be to define common policies to support the College in its educational mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The &#8220;Anciens&#8221; will provide crucial input for the NATO Defense College&#8217;s 60th Anniversary celebrations in 2011 and also for the new initiative, the NDC Foundation, which is taking its first steps this month.<\/p>\n<p><em>LtCol. Mario Masdea, Chief Public Affairs and Protocol Officer, ITA-A<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Left to right) Admiral Giampaolo DI PAOLA, H.E. 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