SUMMER CONGRESS 2023 - CIOR CIMEX

CIOR CIVIL-MILITARY EXERCISE 2023

The primary product of the CIMIC Committee is an annual CIOR Civil-Military Exercise (CIMEX). The overriding objective of the CIMEX is to promote best practices within the international CIOR CIMIC community while encouraging liaison, networking and information sharing to better understand our international partners and work more effectively together in the future. CIMEX 2023 will mark the 13th annual exercise of its kind. Theme of CIMEX 23 is “Future of CIMIC Readiness” including:

• Two days of in person table top exercise
• CIMIC operational planning
• CIMIC in war fighting/field issues
• IO/NGOs in Ukraine (CIMIC liaison)
• Environmental considerations in conflicts
• Conflicts sensitivity
• CIMIC updates

LOCATION

The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre - FINCENT, Santahamina Military Island, Helsinki.

TICKETS AND REGISTRATION

Each participant must register and buy a ticket. Tickets are sold only in Fienta and must be purchased, and invoices paid before the event. People without registration are not permitted to participate. Registration With regular fee: 17 March - 30 April Late registration: 1 May - 31 May

SCHEDULE

Arrival on Saturday, 24 June, in the afternoon Working sessions from Sunday, 25 June, to Tuesday, 27 June. CIOR Summer Congress opening ceremony on Monday, 26 June. (included in the ticket)

ACCOMMODATION & MEALS

CIMEX participants will be housed at Fincent Santahamina guest rooms. This ticket contains accommodation in Santahamina Military Area from Saturday, 24 June and meals from Sunday 25 June. Meals include breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee breaks.

DRESS CODE

• The Opening Ceremony - service dress or smart or formal business attire
• CIMEX - combat uniform

NB! According to the Finnish territorial surveillance act 755/2000, wearing a uniform at any time during a visit to Finland requires permission granted by the Defence Command Finland. The form currently used is the "APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT FOR A MILITARY PERSON OR UNIT FOR ENTERING FINNISH TERRITORY". You can download the form from the event website, https://cior23\.fi/registration/. This application should come via diplomatic channels, your embassy or the military attaché office. For each country, the commanding officer of the visiting unit must send assembled applications. All the items of the application must be filled in. The commanding officer is to be named, and the total number of personnel in the unit/travel group is marked in item 3\. Other participants may be listed in a separate document. On entering and leaving Finland, planned points for crossing the national border must be mentioned. Without this permit, the reservists of a visiting country are not allowed to wear any military uniforms in Finland. THIS APPLICATION MUST BE SENT IN ADDITION TO THE TICKET PURCHASE. Please ensure the application is delivered to the Finnish Defence Forces, to the address mentioned on the application form, by your embassy or military attaché office by Thursday, 8 June at the latest.

INFORMATION

• Host Nation Support and Fienta: 1st Lt Rimma Ahonen [email protected]
• CIMIC committee chair: Maj Philip Capel [email protected]
• CIOR office: ASG org Lt Mari Uuemaa [email protected]

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Not the event you were looking for? Check out other CIOR events during Summer Congress 2023: CIOR MILCOMP CIOR YROW CIOR SYMPOSIUM CIOMR JMROW SC23 CLOSING DINNER DELEGATE AT LARGE