Seminar and Workshop in Indonesia

[another one about Ambalat]

Department of Geodetic Engineering (DGE), Gadjah Mada University actively responds the case of Ambalat, the overlapping claim between Indonesia and Malaysia. As an academic institution, DGE in collaboration with Bakosurtanal will conduct a seminar and workshops related to international boundaries. The series of activities will last for one week at the beginning of May 2005.

Invited in the seminar (3 May 2005) and workshops (6-7 May 2005) are the top-notch people in the area of boundary issues. Amongst them are Ministry of Home affairs, experts from Indonesia’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Bakosurtanal, Department of Defense, Indonesian Universities, etc.

Clive, my supervisor, will also be invited as an international expert in maritime boundaries to present a paper in the seminar. He will also be giving a workshop in legal and technical aspect of maritime boundaries on 6 May 2005. Besides, he will be treated as a visiting fellow to discuss the possibility of conducting joint-researches between CMP, where Clive is currently working, and DGE and also to discuss the new curriculum that contains the course of boundary issue.

I, myself, will come along with Clive and am expected to be the moderator for one of the sessions in the seminar when Clive and Sobar Sutisna, the Chief of Center for Boundary Mapping of Bakosurtanal, present. It will be such a challenging chance for me. On 7 May 2005, I will also be one of the presenters in the workshop giving the material related to the use of CARIS LOTS™ in maritime boundary delimitations.

The following are program details.
3 May 2005: National Seminar

9.00 – 9.30 Keynote Speech and Opening
Presenter:
Let. Jen. (Purn) M. Ma'ruf, Indonesian Minister of Internal Affairs
09.30-09.45 morning coffee
09.45-11.00: Session I Ambalat Case Study: A legal and political perspective
Presenters:
• Arif Havas Oegroseno, SH, LLM, Department of Foreign Affairs
• Prof. Dr. F Sugeng Istanto, SH Faculty of Law, Gadjah Mada University
11.00-12.15 Session II
Ambalat Case Study: A security/defense and socio-cultural perspective
Presenters:
• Drs. Lambang Triyono, M.A, Center for security and peace studies, UGM
• Ir. Iswinardi, M.Sc Department of Defense, Indonesia
12.15-13.15 break
13.15-14.30 Session III
The Boundary of the Indonesian Archipelago
Presenters:
Kol. Laut Drs. Rusdi Ridwan, Dipl.Cart, Dishidros
Dr. Budi Sulistyo M.Sc, Indonesia’s Dept. of Marine Affairs & Fisheries
14.30-15.45 Session IV
International Boundaries
Presenters:
• Ir. Sobar Sutisna M. Surv, Ph.D, Bakosurtanal
• Dr. Clive Schofield, CMP, University of Wollongong, Australia
15.45-16.15 Conclusion and Closing

4 May 2005: General Lecture and Discussion on Joint-research and curriculum
5 May 2005: Field Trip
6-7 May 2005
Workshop Title: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LEGAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF MARITIME BOUNDARY DELIMITATION

6 May 2005: Workshop day 1 (DR Clive Schofield)
07.00 - 08.30 Registration and Morning Coffee
08.30 - 09.00 opening Speech (Sumaryo, Martindas)
09.00 - 09.30 Historical background to the Law of the Sea Convention
09.30 - 10.45 Baselines and Technical Issues in the Law of the Sea
10.45 - 11.45 Maritime Zones of Jurisdiction under Sovereignty and Sovereign Rights
11.45 - 13.30 Friday Prayer + Lunch
13.30 - 14.30 The Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries
14.30 - 15.30 Maritime Boundary Disputes
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 - 17.00 Maritime Boundary Dispute Resolution

7 May 2005: Workshop day 2

07.00 - 08.00 Registration
08.00 - 09.30 The role of geospatial data in Boundary delimitation (Dr. Sobar Sutisna)
09.30 - 10.00 Coffee Break
10.00 - 11.30 Maritime Boundary disputes and resolution (Ary Havas Oegroseno,DEPLU)
11.30 - 13.00 Land Boundary disputes and equitable boundary delineation (Ir. Klaas Vilaeneuva)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30 Continental Shelf Boundary Delimitation, Art.76 UNCLOS (Dr. Khafid, BAKO)
15.30 - 15.45 Coffee break
15.45 - 17.00 Introduction to CARIS LOTS™: An assisting tool for maritime boundary delimitation, I Made Andi Arsana, DGE