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Welcome to Joint Qatar Foundation Annual
Research Forum and Arab Expatriate Scientists
Network 2012
 As
Qatar makes the transition from a carbon economy
to a knowledge economy, scientific research is
becoming one of the country’s most promising
areas of development. In a matter of years,
Qatar has established a handful of
internationally-competitive research institutes,
trained a new generation of science leaders, and
built a national framework to support and guide
the country’s ambitious science and research
endeavors.
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and
Community Development holds an Annual Research
Forum each year to showcase the innovative
research taking place in projects, programs and
initiatives across our universities and
institutes, and by the wider Qatar research
community.
In its third year, the Annual Research Forum
will recognize the incredible research progress
being made by national stakeholders,
international partners and multinational
companies in Qatar and, for the first time,
establish a roadmap for implementing the Qatar
National Research Strategy. The Forum will focus
on Qatar’s core research disciplines: Health and
Biomedicine, Energy and Environment, Computing
and Information Technology, Arts, Behavioral and
Social Sciences, Humanities, and Islamic
Studies.
Organized jointly with the Arab Expatriate
Scientists Network, the 2012 Forum will also
bring together Arab scientists from around the
world, and encourage further collaboration to
address our region’s needs through research.
The Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum 2012
is a valuable opportunity for all those engaged
and interested in science and research in Qatar
to learn about the full spectrum of
groundbreaking research currently underway, and
prepare for the road ahead in Qatar’s
development as an international hub for research
excellence and scientific innovation, as
outlined in the Qatar National Research
Strategy.
This website provides more information about the
distinguished speakers and the schedule of panel
discussions and presentations at the Forum, as
well as practical information on abstract
submission, registration and attendance. I hope
you find it useful, and look forward to seeing
you at the Forum this October at the Qatar
National Convention Center, as we come together
in the pursuit of fresh knowledge, scientific
research and the development of new technologies
for Qatar and the world.
Faisal M. Al Suwaidi
President of Research and Development, Qatar
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