Annual Meeting at NRK, Oslo
19 April 2006
The Priory of The Kingdom
of Norway will this year have the
annual meeting at NRK in Oslo.
Spring Convent 2006,
seminar and Investure
26 - 30 April 2006
The Priory of the Kingdom
of Norway have the honor to host the 2nd annual "Decent Warfare
Seminar" and the OSMTH International Spring
Convent 2006 in
Oslo. The
seminar will be held at the "Nobel Peace
Center".
A formal Investiture will be held April 29th.
4 Norwegian, 4 Swedish and 1 Danish Postulant will be invested into the
Order.
New Knights Invested
19 November 2005
During a ceremony at Old Church of Aker
in Oslo,
eight new Knights were invested into the Order. After the ceremony, there
was a dinner at Skytterkollen. The
postulants where from Norway,
Sweden and Denmark.
Knights meeting at Akershus, in Oslo
15
September 2005
This
evening OSMTH knights gathered at the National Defence
Museum, at Akershus
fortress, in Oslo.
During the meeting were held discussions about our present and future
activities.
Present
at the meeting were also som new knights, to be investitured as knights in November.
Annual meeting with
“Fireworks Concert” at Oscarsborg Fortress
25-26
June 2005
During
this weekend OSMTH knights gathered, together
with their families at Oscarsborg Fortress. Our
formal annual meeting was held, with the selection of the board for next
year.
After
the meeting there were reports from the different working groups, the
Activity Group, the Seminar Group, the IT/Information Group, and the
Decoration and Disiplinary Board.
After
the meeting the participant enjoyed a formal dinner and the “Fireworks
Concert”.
Knights meeting at Rikshospitalet, in Oslo
17
February 2005
This
evening OSMTH knights gathered at Rikshospitalet, the National
Hospital, in Oslo. Hosting the evening,
was Dr Prof Edward Messelt.
During
the evening there was discussions about our
upgrading from commandery to priory, which
hopefully will take place att the annual meeting
in June.
There
was also reports from the different comities
within the commanery. The
activity comity, the information comity, and the seminar comity.
We
all wish to thank Dr Prof Edward Messelt, for
arranging this meeting, and for arranging the catering.
Knights meeting at NRK, in Oslo
01
December 2004
This
evening, many OSMTH knights gathered at NRK´s, the Norweigian public
service television, in Oslo.
Hosting the evening, was Jan-Fredrik Drangsholt, who works at NRK.
We spent the evening at NRK´s old and restored,
boardroom.
Commander
Leif E. Feiring informed us about future
co-operation with UNICEF, and we divided into different workgroups. An
extra meeting was held, in which we decided to change our name to OSMTH of the Kingdom
of Norway. This way
it will be easier when we move from commandery to
priory status.
We
are all very thankful to Jan-Fredrik Drangsholt,
for arranging this meeting, and the catering.
New Knights invested
06
November 2004
During
a ceremony at Holmenkollen Chapel in Oslo, ten new Knights
were invested into the Order. After the ceremony, there was a dinner at Skytterkollen, outside Oslo. Guest of honour was Col Richard S Flahaven, US Army, Grand Prior
of the Priory of Nato.
“Decent Warfare” seminar
held in Oslo
04
November 2004
The
seminar was held in The Norwegian Armed Forces Museum, in Akkershus Fortress, in Oslo. Maj
Leif E. Feiring and LtCol
Fredrik Michelet hosted and wished everyone
welcome to the seminar.
The
seminar was then opened by Jörgen Kosmo, the Speaker of the Norwegian Parliament.
There
were four main speakers at the seminar:
GenMaj
Arne-Willy Dahl, the Norwegian Armed Forces General War Advocate, spoke on
the matter of armed conflict and law.
Editor
Jan-Otto Johansen, formerly at the Norwegian Public Service Television,
spoke on war and ethics.
After
lunch, at the museum's restaurant, Jan-Erik Hemmer, advisor at the
Norwegian Ministry of Defence spoke on the changes in the Norwegian Armed
Forces. The change from a self-defence force to an instrument
of foreign policy.
Major
Nils Terje Lund, chaplain
and teacher in ethics at the Royal
Norwegian Air
Force Academy,
also spoke on war and ethics. “Decent Warfare — Impossible but necessary”
The
seminar was attended by 55 persons, both military and civilians. OSMTH are very grateful to the speakers and to Jörgen Kosmo, for his efforts
in organising this seminar.
