Lecture: U.S. Military Cultural Heritage Action Group

Frederik Rosén was invited to speak at the Military Cultural Heritage Action Group (MilCHAG) 2018 Annual Meeting at the Smithsonian, Washington D.C.

2018 MilCHAG Annual Meeting Agenda

26 – 28 September 2018

Smithsonian Institution, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC

Wednesday, 26 September

17:30               Welcome Reception

                        Siné Irish Pub, Pentagon Row, 1301 S Joyce St. Arlington, VA 22202

                        Pentagon City Metro station.

Thursday, 27 September

08:30-09:00   Sign-in, S. Dillon Ripley Center, 3rd Level, Lecture Hall

Coffee and light breakfast in Classroom 3037

09:00-09:15   Welcome to MilCHAG, S. Dillon Ripley Center Auditorium

                                            Dr. James Zeidler, MilCHAG Co-chair

09:15-09:30   Welcome to the Smithsonian Institution

                                            Dr. Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large

09:30-10:15     Keynote and discussion:

DoD Policy Development on the 1954 Hague Convention

Mark Swayne, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Stability and Humanitarian Affairs, OSD Policy, SO/LIC

10:15-10:45   Coffee Break, Classroom 3037

10:45-12:00   Cultural Property Protection - Reports from the Field

Dr. Brian I. Daniels, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania Museum

AAR on the Guide to Mosul Heritage and Guide to Raqqa: Did They Work?

Corine Wegener, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative

Threats to Cultural Heritage during the Mosul Offensive and Stability Ops

MAJ Kirby T. Smith, U.S. Army Reserve

Update on Cultural Heritage in Iraq

Dr. Katharyn Hanson, Cultural Heritage Preservation Scholar, Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution

Update on 10th Mountain Division Activities

CPT Philip B. Kachajian, Chief, Claims Division

Post-ISIS Assessment of Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria

LTC Michael Delacruz, Asst G5, 1st Special Operations Command [Invited]

12:00-13:00   Lunch provided, S. Dillon Ripley Center Classroom 3037

13:00-13:45     Cultural Property Protection: An International Military Perspective

                                            Moderator, Dr. James Zeidler, MilCHAG Co-Chair    

Military Implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention in the UK

Lt Col Tim Purbrick, Staff Officer, Concepts Branch, UK Army Headquarters

Recent Developments in NATO Cultural Property Protection

Dr. Frederik Rosén, Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies

13:45-14:45 COCOM Updates/ Flash Updates

CENTCOM

LTC A. Scott DeJesse, Deputy Command Historian, Cultural Heritage Preservation Officer, U.S. Central Command

Michael T. Wolford, Environmental Program Manager, U.S. Central Command

SOUTHCOM

Dr. Amir Gamliel, Environmental Compliance Program Manager, U.S. Southern Command

Flash Update: Operational Cultural Heritage Protection

                                            Thomas J. Livoti, Headquarters Marine Corps Archaeologist

14:45-15:00   Introduction to new MilCHAG website

15:00-15:15   Break and movement to Freer|Sackler Galleries

15:30-16:30   Behind-the-scenes tours at the Freer|Sackler Galleries

Friday, 28 September

08:30-09:00   Sign-in

S. Dillon Ripley Center, Lecture Hall

Coffee and light breakfast in Classroom 3031

09:00-10:30     U.S. Military Training and Expertise for Cultural Awareness and Cultural Property Protection

                                            Moderator, Corine Wegener, Director, Smithsonian Cultural Heritage Initiative

1954 Hague Convention in Civil Affairs Training and Doctrine

John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Ft. Bragg, NC [Invited]

CPP Training at the U.S. Marine Corps Civil Military Operations School (MCCMOS)

MAJ Adam Mackowiak, Operations Officer, MCCMOS, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA

Developing Cultural Agility through CPP Considerations at the Air Force Culture and Language Center

Dr. Scott Edmondson, Asst Prof, Regional & Cultural Studies, Africa, AFCLC, Maxwell AFB, AL

10:45-11:00   Coffee Break, Classroom 3031

11:00-12:00   Cultural Property Protection Technical Updates

                                            Moderator, Dr. James Zeidler, MilCHAG Co-Chair

Update: Cultural Property Protection Legislation

Dr. Brian I. Daniels, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania Museum

Update: Cultural Property and Protected Target Lists

Timothy Varley, Chief, Asia/Africa Branch, Operational Environment Analysis, Defense Intelligence Agency

Emily P. Lilly, Chief, Middle East/Europe/Latin America Branch, Defense Intelligence Agency

Update: Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee

Lauren Appelbaum, Program Coordinator, Smithsonian Office of International Relations

12:00-13:00   Lunch provided, S. Dillon Ripley Center Classroom 3031

13:00-14:00     Intro to Documentation and Assessment for Cultural Property Collections

Corine Wegener, Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative

                                            Stacy Bowe, Training Coordinator, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative

14:00-14:30   Coffee Break, Classroom 3031

14:30-16:30     Practical Exercise - Damage Assessment for Cultural Heritage Collections

Corine Wegener, Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative

                                            Stacy Bowe, Training Coordinator, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative

16:30-17:00   Closing Remarks

                                            Dr. James Zeidler, MilCHAG Co-chair