Conference

BioQatar Symposium 2008

QMDI-QF — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:58:30 +0000

Start: 17 Nov 2008 - 08:00

End: 18 Nov 2008 - 18:00

The Qatar Foundation Research Division and Qatar Science & Technology Park are pleased to announce the BioQatar Symposium 2008. The event aims to provide a select group of corporations, start-ups, universities and venturing organisations with deep insight into Qatar's biomedical development strategy and partnership opportunities. With a focus on cancer and diabetes the symposium will lay the path for concrete and implementable proposals for biomedical ventures to be initiated.

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Sir Martin Evans, Winner of The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2007,
Director of the School of Biosciences and Professor of Mammalian Genetics, Cardiff School of biosciences, UK

Dr. Elias Zerhouni, Director, National Institutes of Health, USA

Professor Sir Christopher Evans, Chairman, Merlin Biosciences, UK

Other Speakers:
Dr. Abdelali Haoudi, Vice President Research, Qatar Foundation

Dr. Tidu Maini, Executive Chairman, Qatar Science & Technology Park

Dr. Fathy Saoud, President Qatar Foundation

For more information, visit our website www.bioqatar2008.com or contact Dayanah Cheikh
e-mail: dayanah.cheikh/-a-t-/qmdi.qf.org.qa,
Phone: +974 454-8035, Fax: +974 454 8047

IDC's SMB Roadshow 2008

camper — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:18:52 +0000

Start: 11 Jun 2008 - 00:00

End: 11 Jun 2008 - 23:59

One of the Most talked about conferences in 2007, IDC’s SMB Road show set a new standard for cross industry events. Based on a huge demand from attendees we are proud to launch IDC’s SMB Road show 2008.
Aa half-day event, which is scheduled on Wednesday, 11th of June 2008 at the Intercontinental Hotel Doha Qatar .

This event will drive discussions around the future direction, changing priorities, new capabilities and upcoming possibilities that are going to shape SMB IT in the coming years. The foremost challenge for IT purchase decision-makers today, is to establish priorities that will not only meet their organizations' requirements but also will be sufficiently flexible to adapt to the ever- changing business environment. The event will help you to define these priorities and showcase ways by which a new scalable and secure infrastructure can be designed that would meet your needs. Our SMB Road show will address issues essential to SMBs:

- Scalable Infrastructure – Optimizing investment flexibility for the smart small business
- Securing Business – Managing the transition from controlling manual systems to exposure online
- Mobility for Middle East SMB’s – Creating worker flexibility with flexible worker solutions
- Data Management – Storage, archiving, recovery (storage made simple for SMB’s)
- CRM – Using technology to save time and improve customer relations
- Technology and SMB’s – Best practices for using IT in an SMB
- Outsourcing for SMB’s – One size does not fit all

We would appreciate it if you can go on-line and register at our website - http://www.idc-cema....

QSTP TechTalks - The 2008 Conference

qatari — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:26:56 +0000

Start: 27 May 2008 - 19:00

End: 28 May 2008 - 15:00

The world is becoming more borderless, and so is the corporate research lab. Companies are increasingly turning to universities and innovative start-ups for their next-generation technologies.

Yet corporations face profound challenges when partnering with outside researchers. And how can they best manage their own R&D labs when they are spread around the world?

QSTP TECHtalks - The 2008 Conference on 27 - 28 May 2008 focuses on international best practices in collaborative research. Companies, universities and entrepreneurs from Qatar and around the world will share their practical experience of how to create successful R&D partnerships.

More information.

8:00 - 9:00	Registration
9:00 - 9:05	Welcome Darren Jordon, Conference Moderator
9:05 - 9:10	Opening Word Dr. Tidu Maini, Executive Chairman, Qatar Science & Technology Park
9:10 - 9:55	Keynote: Fostering an Intrapreneurial Spirit to Drive Innovative Research - Steve Wozniak's Perspective Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computer
9:55 - 10:15	Q&A with Steve Wozniak
10:15 -10:35	Networking Break
10:35 - 11:25	Panel Session One Shaping the Future: Intrapreneurship in Qatar Art Boni - Executive Entrepreneurship Certificate Program, Carnegie Mellon Qatar Bart van Buggenhout - Stable Manager, Al Rayyan Stables Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Khal - Student, Executive Entrepreneurship Certificate Program
11:25 - 12:15	Panel Session Two Corporate R&D: Strategies for Successful Partnerships Dr. Tidu Maini, Executive Chairman, Qatar Science & Technology Park Alan MacCormack, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School Sam Alkharrat, General Manager Middle East, Cisco Systems Beverly Mentzer, Vice President, ExxonMobil Research Qatar
12:15 - 1:15	Lunch
1:20 - 1:40	Trends and Best Practices in Corporate Innovation Management Alan MacCormack, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
1:40 - 2:00	Q&A with Alan MacCormack
2:00 - 2:45	Panel Session Three Industry-University R&D: A Qatar Case Study Abdel Aziz Al Fakhroo, Divisional Manager - Wireless Networks, Qtel Dr. Khalid Qaraqe, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Mohamed Slim Alouini, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Mazen Hasna, Assistant Professor - College of Engineering, Qatar University
2:45 - 3:00	Closing Word Dr. Eulian Roberts, Managing Director, Qatar Science & Technology Park

QSTP TECHtalks - The 2008 Conference is an invitation only event, aimed at the technology community from business, government and academia.

> To request an invitation, please send your details to events@qstp.org.qa

Qatar Investor Window

qatari — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:04:57 +0000

Start: 26 May 2008 - 00:00

End: 27 May 2008 - 23:59

from The Peninsula:

Doha • Over 200 businessmen from UK, Germany, Russia and other countries are expected to participate in the upcoming ‘Qatar Investor Window’ conference. The Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Yousuf Hussain Kamal will open the conference to be held at Sheraton Hotel on May 26 and 27.

Participants at the conference will have an opportunity to exchange experiences and discuss cooperation perspectives with the Qatari business community in the field of energy, industry, construction, urban development and services.

The conference, organized by the Qatari Businessmen Association and London based company UCI is intended to attract business leaders and professionals from Europe to Qatar to discuss and explore investment opportunities with their Qatari counterparts and establish joint ventures in various sectors. Organizers said the event would serve to open communication channels between national and global business communities in order to transfer and consolidate knowledge, increase integration opportunities and investment flow for the benefit of all parties.

The main objective of the event will be to provide an environment to facilitate collaboration between Qatari, Gulf and international investors, who can work together to foster international investment, joint venture and transfer of know-how. According to organizers, the event will significantly raise the international awareness of the immediate, extensive and advantages of doing business with Qatari and Gulf investors.

The event will provide a platform for the promotion of Qatar as a strategic, accessible location, with an excellent and reliable infrastructure, pleasant and safe working environment, with no restrictions on profit transfer or capital repatriation-all of which bode well for future investment, organizers said. The conference would provide a great opportunity as well for major Qatari firms to showcase their activities and services. An exhibition will be held on the sidelines of the conference.

The conference will be addressed by a number of prominent speakers representing key business and financial institutions, including Qatari Businessmen Association Chairman, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassem Al Thani, Al Khalij Commercial Bank Chairman Tarek A Al Malki, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) CEO Salah Mohammed Al Jaidah, Amwal CEO Laurent du cadet, and Barwa Chairman Ghanim bin Saad Al Saad.

Techno Q Hospitality Seminar

marghe75 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:37:47 +0000

Start: 5 May 2008 - 04:00

End: 5 May 2008 - 05:00

Serving the Hospitality and Food Service Industry from A to Z
Techno Q consultants will introduce the new MICROS-Fidelio product releases, Lighting and Security Solutions for the Hospitality and Food Service industry.

For the detailed program visit www.technoq.com or call +974 4689494

Innovation in Islam

cnailen — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:19:28 +0000

Start: 5 Apr 2008 - 00:00

Innovation in Islam

The Center
for
International and Regional Studies
invites you to a two day
conference featuring some of the most prominent
scholars of Islamic thought,
culture and history

April
5-6, 2008

Four Seasons Hotel
Al Mirqab Ballroom

Keynote
Address by Adonis, April 5th at 6:00 p.m.

Speakers:

Zakaryya Abdel-Hady	Omaima Abou-Bakr	Nasr Hamid Abu-Zayd
Mohammed Arkoun	Walter Denny	Peter Gran
Sumaiya Hamdani	Hassan Hanafi	Nelly Hanna
Sherman Jackson	Mehran Kamrava	Patrick Laude
Ziba Mir-Hosseini	Jawid Mojaddedi	Tariq Ramadan
Amira Sonbol	John Voll

Conference
Program

RSVP
to cirsevents/-a-t-/georgetown.edu
On-line
Registration
Form
or call
+974 492 7660 or fax +974 482 6868

ESI International Project Management Seminar

afakim — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:39:23 +0000

Start: 8 Apr 2008 - 08:30

End: 8 Apr 2008 - 11:00

ESI International free Breakfast Seminar: Tuesday 8th April 2008, Doha

Effective Project Management in High Performing Organisations: How to Build a Project Management Profession

Today’s business world is full of challenges that organizations must overcome if they are to be successful. By effectively implementing a comprehensive project management approach in their organization, many organizations are thriving in the face of adversity. How can you learn from their experiences? Is there a proven “road map” that you can follow to establish project management as a key competency in your organization?You are invited to join ESI for an exclusive, complimentary breakfast seminar, “Effective Project Management in High-Performing Organizations — How to Build a Project Management Profession”. Leading this seminar will be Raed S. Haddad, ESI Senior Vice President of Global Delivery Services. This presentation will define high-performing organizations from a project management perspective. It will also summarize the current challenges and typical recommended solutions based on ESI’s experience with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Mr. Haddad will present a project management improvement “road map” focusing on three areas -- people, process and tools – including actual examples from work with various ESI clients. At least one tool in each area will be identified that can be implemented back on the job immediately.Mr. Haddad will also outline a case study and highlight the lessons learned and key results that were realized during the journey to better project management capabilities.

8.30 Coffee and croissants

8.50 Welcome Note

8.55 Effective Project Management in High Performing Organizations – How to Build a Project Management Profession

● Best Practices to implement project management in organizations

● Proven tools implemented by world-class organization

● How to establish a world wide project management profession

10.25 Questions & Answers

About your speaker

Raed S. Haddad is responsible for implementing ESI’s training and consulting solutions to meet the clients' performance objectives. Mr. Haddad joined ESI in 1991 and has worked with clients on course customization/development and instructed various project management curricula to practicing professionals and executive audiences around the world. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Haddad has had extensive first-hand project management experience on numerous programs worldwide. Prior to joining ESI, Mr. Haddad was responsible for planning, funding, scheduling and tracking various commercial development programs. He has also consulted for a multitude of public and private sector clients in project management applications, MIS and design/automation of decision support systems. As a professorial lecturer at The George Washington University, he currently teaches graduate-level courses in project and program management; cost/schedule and quality control; and decision-making techniques. Mr. Haddad received his bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering and his master's degree in engineering from the University of Rhode Island. He also holds a master's degree in engineering administration in project management (MIS) from The George Washington University, where he has been a doctoral candidate in engineering management/MIS.

Places are restricted and to avoid disappointment we advise you to confirm your FREE place as soon as possible. Email: afakim/-a-t-/esi-europe.com to register or call +971 506941678 if you have any questions.

Towertech Seminar

marghe75 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:45:08 +0000

Start: 27 Mar 2008 - 00:00

End: 27 Mar 2008 - 23:59

A free full day seminar for senior professionals involved in the construction and development of major civil projects in Qatar. Techno Q will present the latest integrated solutions from Building Management System to Security, from Audiovisual to Lighting Systems.

You will have the chance to meet the Techno Q Partners representatives. Among the others: Kamstrup, Panasonic, Philips Lighting and Tyco/AMP Netconnect.

27 March 2008 from 9am to 5pm - Exhibition Center, West Bay - Doha

For more information www.technoq.com or e-mail info/-a-t-/technoq.com

Global Wireless Broadband 2008 Summit

qatari — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:50:09 +0000

Start: 30 Mar 2008 - 00:00

This international summit, brings together globally, key decision makers, telcos, regulators, WISPs, service providers from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe & North America, to discuss new opportunities and challenges arising from the Wireless Broadband boom, and chart the direction for “The Future of Wireless Broadband”, in Qatar, one of the hotspots in the forefront of telecom liberalization. Meet at this Unique Summit where business and money flow, solutions offered to your infrastructure challenges & strategic partners found!

Wireless Broadband is booming in the Middle East, with market growth rates of 25% to 100%. In Africa, Wireless Broadband technologies have whole countries leap-frog into the Communication Age. In particular, all eyes are focused on WiMAX, the abruptive technology that became an IMT standard last October. The next 12 months will be crucial for WiMAX. Notwithstanding the volatility in the capital markets, it is estimated that the total capital to be invested in WiMAX networks and technology will be more than US$30 billion over the next year. Total VC/PE investments for WiMAX in 2008 should double the US$2.073 billion invested in 2007. Likewise, M & A activity in the WiMAX industry should exceed US$3.4 billion for 2008. The 12 months will also bear witness to an unprecedented amount of radio spectrum auctioned worldwide for use with WiMAX. Capital invested to acquire WiMAX spectrum could reach more than US$15 billion, and those who acquire spectrum will also invest in the necessary network infrastructure this year. With all these, aren’t you not excited about “The Future of Wireless Broadband”?

More : http://www.magenta-global.com.sg/fwb08

US-Islamic World Forum

qatari — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:50:27 +0000

Start: 16 Feb 2008 - 00:00

End: 18 Feb 2008 - 23:59

The Qatari capital is scheduled to host the fifth US-Islamic
World Forum starting from February 16 and ending on the 18 at the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, The Peninsula Qatar reported.

Several
speakers from across the globe will address audiences at the forum and
will cover a number of topics related to the relationship between the
US and the Islamic world.

The meeting is geared to cover issues
such as the present status of the relationship, addressing the
conflicts that exist and how to promote better cooperation between the
two regions.

The Forum has been set up to draw together
prominent leaders in the fields of politics, business, media and
academia, from across the Muslim world and the US.

http://www.menafn.co...