"In a democratic, law-abiding society, it should not be possible for 852 people to die without someone being held responsible."

Lars Ångström, a Swedish Green Party Member of Parliament

The International Symposium on the Sinking of Estonia, September 27, 2005

The Estonia symposium, being held from 10:00 to 17:00 at the National Library in Tallinn on 27 September 2005, will be a public presentation by international maritime experts and researchers who will speak about their research into the causes and circumstances of the sinking. 
 

This historic event, the first of its kind in Estonia, is being arranged by Helje Kaskel, chairman of the Estonia Litigation Association, and families of the victims.  As a volunteer effort for the benefit of the public, the symposium is seeking private and corporate sponsors to help support the event. Funds raised will be used strictly for the expenses of the symposium and not for litigation purposes which is an entirely separate matter.

The primary costs of putting on the symposium are:  use of the conference room, simultaneous translation, printing of the symposium literature, technical equipment, mailing and communications.  Funds are needed to cover these costs.

Among the invited speakers presenting the latest research and analysis are:

• Anders Björkman, M.Sc., naval architect and marine engineer, seasafety expert, managing director of Heiwa Co. -  European Agency for Safety at Sea, Beausoleil, France
  
  
• Evelyn Sepp, the outspoken Member of Riigikogu, Parliament of Estonia, initiator and vice-chairman of the Riigikogu Committee of Investigation to Ascertain the Circumstances Related to the Export of Military Equipment from the Territory of the Republic of Estonia on the Ferry Estonia in 1994, currently completing its investigation, Estonia
  
  
• F. Gregg Bemis Jr., MBA, member of the Marine Forensic Panel, SNAME; owner of Lusitania, leader of the Estonia expedition 2000, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
  
  
• Lars Ångström, Swedish Green Party Member of Parliament , outspoken politician in Estonia issues, Sweden
  
  

• Sven Anér, writer, editor of Palme-nytt, Sweden

  
  
• Marek Blus, master mariner, researcher of Jan Heweliusz ferry catatsrophe, editorial member of the Polish maritime magazine The Seas, Merchant Vessels and Naval Ships, Poland
  
  
• Bertil Calamnius, board member of AgnEf - the Working Group for Investigating the MV Estonia Shipwreck; the organizer of the two prior Estonia seminars, Sweden
  
  
• Jutta Rabe, film producer and TV- journalist, author of 14 documentaries made for Spiegel TV about Estonia, Germany
  
  
• Christopher Bollyn, investigative journalist reporting for American Free Press, Washington, D.C., USA

And many others

The name of the bank: SEB Eesti Ühispank

• Bank's Address: Tornimäe 2, 15010 Tallinn, Estonia
• BIC or SWIFT code: EEUHEE2X
• Account No: 10 0103 2971 2017
• IBAN: EE05 1010 0103 2971 2017
• Name on Account: Helje Kaskel
• Message: "ELA seminar"
• See Correspondent banks abroad
  http://www.seb.ee/index/01013603041601

Thanks for your kind contribution!

Helje Kaskel,
Chairman of ELA

The sinking of Estonia
11 years later - still a mystery,
an unsolved accident and/or a crime?

Read about the earlier Estonia seminars organized by AgnEf:

International MV Estonia Seminar - Stockholm, May 29-30, 2000
http://www.elaestonia.org/eng/index.php?module=lingid&link=212

MV Estonia Seminar - Stockholm, September 20, 2004
http://heiwaco.tripod.com/news6.htm
The list of participants:
http://www.elaestonia.org/eng/index.php?module=lingid&link=214


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