Towards Partnership in Research With Arab Expatriate
Scientists to Achieve Sustainable Development in Qatar

Doha Sheraton Hotel, 10-12 December 2007

 
 
 
 
Qatar Fundation
 
Qatar National Research Fund
 
 
First conference of arab expatriate scientists: QFIRST 2007
 


Day 1 - Monday, 10 December 2007

Time (hrs)

Description

Location

11.00 – 17.00

Partcipant’s registration

Al-Majlis Auditorium Foyer

15.00 – 17.00

Informal Reception & Networking

Conference Centre Foyer

18.00 – 20.00

Plenary Session 1: Opening remarks and keynote speakers

Al- Majlis Auditorium

20.00 – 22.00

Gala dinner

Al- Dafna Hall

Day 2 – Tuesday, 11 December 2007

Time (hrs)

Description

Location

09.00 – 10.45

Plenary session 2

Al- Majlis Auditorium

10.45 – 11.00

Coffee break

Conference Center Foyer

11.00 – 12.00

Plenary session 3

Al- Majlis Auditorium

12.30 – 14.00

Lunch break

Conference Center Foyer

14.00 – 16.00

Plenary session 4

Al- Majlis Auditorium

16.00 – 16.15

Coffee break

Conference Center Foyer

16.15 – 16.30

Guidelines for breakout session

Al- Majlis Auditorium

16.15 – 19.15

Breakout session 1: Biomedical, Environmental and Computing/Information Systems

Al-Rayan, Al-Maha, Al-Majlis

Day 3 – Wednesday, 12 December 2007

Time (hrs)

Description

Location

09.00 – 09.30

Debriefing of breakout session

Al- Majlis Auditorium

09.30 – 12.30

Breakout session 2: Biomedical, Environmental and Computing/Information Systems

Al-Rayan, Al-Maha, Al-Majlis

12.30 – 14.30

Lunch Break

Conference Center Foyer

14.30 – 16.30

Drafting committee

Al-Rayan, Al-Maha, Al-Majlis

16.30 – 17.30

Plenary presentation reports from breakout sessions

Al- Majlis Auditorium

17.30 – 18.00

Coffee break

Conference Center Foyer

18.00 – 19.00

Closing sessions and QFIRST 07 Declaration

Al- Majlis Auditorium

 

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