From October 6-9, APCSS and the Canadian Navy, as hosted by the Naval League of Canada, will conduct the 2014 Maritime Security Challenges – Pacific Seapower Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The event brings together over 170 delegates from 26 countries to discuss current topics such as the Maritime Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region, Indian Ocean maritime dynamics, South China Sea and dispute settlement, economic and procurement developments, and the role of maritime norms and laws in setting frameworks for codified sea-based activity.

The conference will be opened by Vice Admiral Mark Norman, Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander Royal Canadian Navy, and features a keynote address by Admiral Harry Harris Jr., Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet.

The aim of the conference is to uncover through a variety of regional perspectives areas in which commonality exists in securing a rule based order for the global commons.

APCSS will be featuring several alumni at the event to include: Rear Admiral Gojiro Watanabe, Director General of Operations & Plans in the Maritime Staff Office in Japan’s Ministry of Defense; Commodore (Ret.) Lee Cordner, Strategic Analyst, Australia; and, Dr. Nong Hong, Research Fellow with China Institute, University of Alberta, and the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, Peoples Republic of China.

For more information on this workshop please go to: http://www.mscconference.com/