Peter Rooijmans received this award for being the initiator and actively involved in the organisation of the annual Prof. Kooy symposium for 20 years
This award is presented to members who have been very active for a long time and have made special contributions to a departmentPeter Rooijmans was one of the four initiators of the Kooy symposium in 2001. The motto was 'shared knowledge is double knowledge'. The target audience 'Defence, politics, knowledge institutes and business'. A true formula for success.
Since the first edition in 2002, the symposium has been held almost annually. It grew from a mini symposium with a few dozen participants to an annual event attracting 350 or more civilians and military personnel. One of KIVI's biggest annual events and a household name in the defence sector. By far the biggest activity of the Defence and Security Department, together with now 5 partner organisations.
As co-initiator, Peter Rooijmans is the only KIVI member who has remained actively involved in the symposium since its inception. As a member of the symposium committee, he actively contributed to the success of the symposium all those years. Conceptually, substantively and logistically.
The award was presented on 3 June 2021 by Jan Wind, chairman KIVI Department of Defence and Security.
