Monday, September 28, 2009

Arab Women - Science & Technology

From Zawya:
Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, Honorary President of Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the conference on "Arab Women in Science and Technology" starts today at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai. The conference, including the opening ceremony, will last for a total of three days, closing on the 30th September 2009.

The conference is organised by the Arab Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF)Arab Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF)Arab Science and Technology Foundation ASTF, in cooperation with the DBWC, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) and Etisal Event Management company.

The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTFASTFArab Science and Technology Foundation is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit regional and international organization. ASTFASTFArab Science and Technology Foundation ASTF was formed out of a need expressed by Arab scientists to develop practical means to advance science and technology (S&T) in the Arab region. During the first international symposium on "Scientific Research Outlook in the Arab World and the New Millennium: Science and Technology," which was held at the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates in April 2000, 400 Arab scientists from around the world decided to found ASTFASTFArab Science and Technology Foundation ASTF as a non-governmental, non-profit Pan-Arab organization. ASTFASTFArab Science and Technology Foundation ASTF plays the role of mediator between those who produce, develop and fund scientific research on the one hand and those who benefit from it on the other. In all its activities, ASTFASTFArab Science and Technology Foundation ASTF assumes the role of Catalyst, Mediator, and Supporter of innovation in Science and Technology in the Arab world.

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