Day One: 10 December 2007

13:00 – 17:00	Registration
15:00 – 17:00	Reception and networking
18:00 – 20:00	Opening Plenary Session Session Chair Dr Abdulla Bin Ali Al-Thani  Vice President, Education, Qatar Foundation Bio Keynote Speakers Dr Philip Yeo Chairman of SPRING Singapore, Special Advisor for Economic Development to the Prime Minister's office, Singapore Bio Dr Sydney Brenner 2002 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and Scientific Advisor to the A*STAR Chairman Bio Dr Tidu Maini Science and Technology Advisor to the Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, and Executive Chairman of Qatar Science and Technology Park Bio Dr Magid Abou Gharbia Senior Vice President Discovery Research Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Bio

Day Two: 11 December 2007

09:00 – 10:45	Plenary Session 2 Research Challenges and Opportunities in Qatar Dr Ibrahim Al Ibrahim - Session Chair Secretary General, General Secretariat for Developmental Planning Bio Dr Hessa Al-Jaber Secretary General ictQatar Bio HE Ghalia Al-Thani Chairperson, National Health Authority (Qatar) Bio Dr Sheikha Abdulla Al-Missned President of Qatar University Bio HE Khalid Ghanim Al-Ali Secretary General of the Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves Bio Dr Abdelali Haoudi Vice President, Research, Qatar Foundation Bio
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00	Plenary Session 3 Successful Research Models for Sustainable Development Dr Ahmed K Elmagarmid - Session Chair Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Cyber Center, Purdue University, USA Bio Dr Virander Singh Chauhan  Director of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India Bio                                     Dr W. Richard Bowen Centre for Complex Fluids Processing, School of Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, UK Bio Dr Rachid Benmokhtar Benabdellah President of Al Akhawayn University and Chairman of the STP, Ifrane, Morocco Bio
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 16:00	Plenary Session 4 Strategies for building research capacity in Qatar (Overview of Institute Proposals) D. Farouk El-Baz - Session Chair Director, Center for Remote Sensing Boston University, USA Bio Panels Biomedical and Health Dr Magid Abou Gharbia Senior Vice President, Discovery Research, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Bio Dr Hilal A. Lashuel Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) Bio Dr Hamda Al-Naemi Head, Biological Sciences Deptartment Qatar University Bio Natural and Built Environment Dr Amr S. Elnashai Bill and Elaine Hall Endowed Professor Director, Mid-America Earthquake Center University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA Bio Dr Rabi H. Mohtar Professor Environmental and Natural Resources Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Purdue University, USA Bio                                                 Dr Hassan E. Al-Fadala Dean, College of Engineering Qatar University Bio Computer and Information Science and Engineering Dr Karem A. Sakallah Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Michigan, USA Bio                                                 Dr Ahmed K Elmagarmid Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Cyber Center, Purdue University, USA Bio Dr Qutaibah M. Malluhi Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering Qatar University Bio
16:00 – 16:15	Coffee Break
16:15 – 16:30	Plenary Presentation of Guidelines for Breakout Sessions
16:15 – 19:15	Breakout Session 1 Biomedical Session Chairs: Dr Salem Chouaib, Dr Alaa El-Husseini Rapporteurs: Dr Hilal Lashuel, Dr Magid Abou Gharbia Environmental Session Chairs: Dr Adel Sharif, Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie Rapporteurs: Dr Amr Elnashai, Dr Rabi Mohtar Computing/Information Systems Session Chairs: Dr Rabab Ward, Dr Nagwa Abou El-Naga Rapporteurs: Dr Karem A. Sakallah, Dr  Tyseer Aboulnasr

Day Three: 12 December 2007

09:00 – 09:30	Debriefing of the first breakout session to be conducted by the rapporteurs of each of the three areas
09:30 – 12:30	Breakout session 2 Same chairs and rapporteurs as breakout session 1 Each of the working groups will finalize their plans including clear tasks lists, implementation time and resource requirements, with emphasis on cross-cutting projects.
12:30 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:30	Dr fting committee meeting
16:30 – 17:30	Plenary presentation reports from breakout sessions presented by coordinators
17:30 – 18:00	Coffee Break
18:00 – 19:00	Closing Sessions: The closing session will comprise the final reports by the working groups and the announcement of specific research programs and initiatives to be developed and launched within a defined time period. The closing session will be followed by an open floor discussion. Closing AdDr ss Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned