On 2 and 3 March 2016, the JALLC organised and hosted the Centres of Excellence Programme of Work Workshop I at its facilities in Oeiras, Portugal.
This workshop was conducted by the Transformation Network Branch (TNB) of Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and brought together representatives from the headquarters of NATO as well as Supreme Allied Command Transformation, their subordinate commands, and all NATO accredited Centres of Excellence (COE). The intent was to promote early engagement of all participants in the 2017 Centres of Excellence Program of Work (POW) development cycle.
JALLC’s Chief of Staff, Colonel Jorge Gomes (Portuguese Army), opened the workshop by welcoming an audience of approximately 50 attendees. Participation was outstanding with representation from each of the 24 accredited/prospective COEs. All COEs presented on the support that they are providing to NATO as included in their 2016 POW. Additionally, all participating NATO Commands provided an initial overview of their early inputs to the 2017 COE POW while also providing feedback to the COEs regarding support received in 2015 and 2016.
The next workshop in the 2017 COE POW development cycle will take place in Norfolk, United States of America, on 21 and 22 June 2016.