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Information and Special Events During the NSS . Photography: Bart Van Vliet Welcome to the Hague information and special events during the NSS . Photography: Bart van Vliet welcome to the hague. Welcome to The Hague, your host city during the Nuclear Security Summit to be held over the next few days. We are proud to welcome you and hope that you not only have a successful summit, but that you also enjoy a wonderful stay in our beautiful city. This leaflet offers you an impression of our city and what’s on the agenda during your stay. It is not surprising that the summit will be held in The Hague. The city has a considerable reputation in the field of peace and justice, and it is the only city outside New York to house one of the principal organs of the United Nations: the International Court of Justice. Since the opening of the Peace Palace in 1913, some 160 organisations that are involved in peace, international law and security have become established in the city. This means that in The Hague we are working together for a safe and just world. For everyone. Now and in the future. We wish you a wonderful stay! special things to do from march 19 to march 26. summit week march 19-26 . www.summitweek.nl Border Sessions, Movies that Matter, TEDxHagueAcademy, and Campus The Hague are collaborating with the City of The Hague to present a variety of public side-events, exploring the themes touched upon by the Nuclear Security Summit. The events, featuring a mix of inspiring films, debates, presentations and interviews about nuclear security, will take place from March 19 – 26 in The Hague. A limited number of free tickets is available. For more information about all the events go to www.summitweek.nl 01 pop-up security studio . March 23rd, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm On Sunday March 23rd a Pop-up Security Studio will be formed 01 Border sessions . in the City Hall of The Hague. The event is organised by the Centre March 23rd, 2:00 – 5:00 pm for Innovation of the Campus The Hague – Leiden University. In an free entrance, reserve tickets on the website interactive environment, a mixed group of 40 practitioners, scientists and a students will develop, reflect and refine new concepts in the realm How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being of safety and security. The aim is to inspire people with a hands on destroyed by them? Are we on the brink of a new arms race — or mentality, not only the world leaders can contribute to a better world! worse, nuclear war? These questions and more will be answered The outcome of the four hour session are several new concepts and on March 23rd at the Nuclear Security Sessions, organised by the prototypes that contribute to safety and security. international technology festival Border Sessions. The Nuclear Security Sessions is a free public side-event touching on the same themes as the Raadzaal, City Hall, Spui 70 Nuclear Security Summit and presents a varied international programme campusdenhaag.leiden.edu/centre4innovation with literature, debates, inspiring speakers and artists. With bestselling author and journalist Eric Schlosser presenting his new book Command and Control, nuclear expert and author Joseph Cirincione and others. 02 movies that matter . March 20nd – 26th City Hall, Spui 70 www.nss.bordersessions.org The Movies that Matter Festival is the international film and debate festival about peace and justice in The Hague, the international city of peace and justice. Around 70 films are screened, in combination with daily talk shows, music performances and exhibitions. This year the festival aligns with the Nuclear Security Summit by presenting the special theme-based programme ATOMIC. Films in this section shed light on the pros and cons of nuclear energy and raises questions about the dangers of atomic weapons and the usefulness of nuclear technology. This programme consists of five films; Countdown to Zero, Grand Central, Into Eternity, Pandora’s Promise and Snake Dance, debates and a talk show. The films are screened throughout the festival, the ATOMIC talk show takes place on March 25th, at 8.30 pm, with participants such as Bruce Blair (Global Zero), Kirsty Alexander (Nuclear Industry Association) and Chang-Hoon Shin (director of the Asan Nuclear Policy and Technology Center). Filmhuis Den Haag and Theater aan het Spui, Spui 191-187 (city centre) www.moviesthatmatter.nl/nss SPECIAL OFFER The international Movies that Matter film and debate festival cordially invites delegates, participants and journalists attending the NSS to visit the screenings and/or the talkshow of the NSS related ATOMIC programme at the festival for free. Please check www.moviesthatmatter.nl/nss for more information and reservations. exhiBitions . 04 See You in The Hague Until 1st June With See You in The Hague art and architecture centre Stroom Den Haag presents a multifaceted narrative about the ambitions and reality of The Hague as international city of peace and justice. The Good Cause, an intriguing exhibition that shows inspiring and hopeful examples of interventions by architects and city planners in post- conflict areas. Can architecture and design contribute to a sustainable 03 NSS Innovation Room peace? Addressing the military, political and cultural complexity of rebuilding operations, the exhibition presents practical examples in On March 21st, the NSS Innovation Room will open her doors with a order to distill a number of ‘key success factors’. symposium and a 3-day exposition, which shows that innovation is vital to event organization. The Innovation Room will showcase innovative Stroom Den Haag, Hogewal 1 – 9 Dutch technologies and their possible applications, such as real time www.seeyouinthehague.nl intelligence tools for mounted police units, mobile road barriers and virtual training possibilities. The exposition will take place on the Campus of the Hague Security Delta, Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg 104. 05 Werken aan Vrede, give peace a chance Opening hours: Friday March 21st from 3 to 7 pm, Monday March March 14th – November 2nd 24th from 4 to 9 pm and Tuesday March 25th 10 am tot 3 pm. The NSS Innovation Room is an initiative of the Ministry of Security and Justice, Linked to the NSS, the Museon is putting on a new bilingual exhibition the NCTV and the Municipality of The Hague, facilitated by The Hague called Werken aan vrede, give peace a chance. The event is being held Security Delta. in cooperation with the international institutions involved in the NSS – including Europol, OPCW and the Peace Palace – and is intended to The Hague Security Delta, Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg 104. increase the general public’s awareness and understanding of processes For more information and to register for the NSS Innovation Room: of peace and justice. Visitors will find a wealth of information about http://english.nctv.nl nuclear weapons and chemical warfare. The exhibition will also explain the importance of international treaties, illustrated it by reference to past conflicts, current issues and the challenges of the future. Finally, it will TEDxHagueAcademySalon “Secure Societies” focus on heroic pacifists like Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela March 19th, 6:00 – 10:00 pm and give visitors the chance to debate issues with external experts and express their own opinions by interactive means. In addition, the show TEDxHagueAcademy, licensed by TED.com, is organizing a special will be the start and finishing point of an educational walk around the evening event on March 19th, 2014 in The Hague, city of peace and International Zone using a freely downloadable mobile phone app (the justice. This independent and multidisciplinary TEDx Salon event will PeaceApp). Jozias van Aartsen, Mayor of The Hague, will officially open bring together inspiring persons with innovative ideas for “Secure Werken aan Vrede at 2 p.m. on March 21st 2014. Societies” – in the broadest sense. (Museon is closed due to safety and accessibility measures during the summit) Speakers will be entrepreneurs, inventors, academics, artists, diplomats, teachers, celebrities, or just citizens with inspiring ideas that really can Museon, Stadhouderslaan 31 make a difference in the lives of people. www.museon.nl TEDx stands for spreading the word and inspiring people anywhere in the world. The Talks will be recorded and made accessible online right after the event. Register for this special evening via www.tedxhagueacademy.org SPECIAL event . Hague University of Applied Sciences 05 Children’s Summit www.tedxhagueacademy.org March 21st, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm The Nucleair Security Summit inspires children! During the Children’s Summit 100 children from classes 7 and 8 of a number of primary schools will discuss major themes like peace, freedom and sustainability. Their ideas will be presented to Jozias van Aartsen, Mayor of The Hague, at 1.30 p.m. and will constitute their contribution to discussions of peace, justice and security within the City authority. The Children’s Summit is the third Junior Conference, being organized by the Museon and HOPE XXL. Museon, Stadhouderslaan 31 www.museon.nl music & drinks . NSS timeout – after work . Two squares in the city center of the Hague kindly invite you to experience downtown The Hague at its best. On Sunday and Monday afternoon, Grote Markt and Plein will offer you a truly exciting programme with some great outdoor music (jazz, singer songwriters, gipsy swing) and culinary delights. NSS timeout … be there and get a taste of this marvellous city. Sunday 4:00 – 9:00 pm Monday 4:00 – 9:00 pm At the squares 17 Grote Markt and 18 Plein in the City Center More information: www.thehague.com/nss2014 the hague. the Best of two worlds Welcome to The Hague, city beside the sea. Certain destinations are a treasure to be cherished forever and The Hague is one of them.
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