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The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) is pleased to announce the convening of 15th meeting of its Coordinating Council to be held in Gebze/Kocaeli, Turkey, on 24th-25th May 2012. The meeting is being hosted by COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Turkey, TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MRC). The Coordinating Council meets every year to: review the activities of COMSATS’ Network; follow up on the decisions and recommendations made in the last meeting; and outline the future course of action. |
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Invitations and Confirmation of Participation
The Executive Director COMSATS has extended invitations to all the members of the Council, as well as high-officials of some international partner organizations as observers. Confirmation of participation has, so far, been received from NMC-Nigeria, CIIT-Pakistan, NRC-Egypt and ICCES-China, as well as from an especially invited member of COMSATS’ Technical Advisory Committee, Dr. Moctar Touré (Senegal).
The TÜBİTAK MRC will soon be extending invitation letters to those invitees that have confirmed their participation in the meeting. COMSATS Headquarters is closely coordinating with the local organizing committee of the event to ensure timely arrangements.
Agenda, Programme and Working Paper
The Agenda and Programme of the meeting have been finalized, whereas the meeting’s Working Paper is under preparation. The important agenda items include approval of the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Dakar, Senegal, as COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence (CoE); re-designation of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana, as COMSATS’ CoE in place of BRRI-Ghana; and presentation of the second part of COMSATS’ Strategy Document viz. ‘Implementation Plan’ for the Council’s approval.
Finalized Working Paper, which includes the Programme and Agenda of the meeting, will be electronically distributed to all the members and participants.
Local Hospitality
TÜBİTAK MRC will provide the local hospitality (boarding, lodging and local transportation) to all the participants of the meeting.
For further details, please contact:
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Dr. Sibel Sain Ozdemir
Manager
Business Development Department
TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MRC)
P.O.Box 21, 41470, Gebze/Kocaeli, Turkey.
Tel: +90-262-677-20-00
Fax: +90-262-641-2309
E-mail: sibel.ozdemir@mam.gov.tr
Ms. Demet Erenoglu
Business Development Department
TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MRC)
P.O.Box 21, 41470, Gebze/Kocaeli,
Turkey.
Tel: +90-262 677-2156
Fax: +90-262-641-2309
Email:demet.erenoglu@mam.gov.tr
Mr. Cem Ozbek
Business Development Department,
TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MRC)
P.O.Box 21, 41470, Gebze/Kocaeli,
Turkey.
Tel: +90-262-677-2147
Fax: +90-262-641-2309
Email: cem.ozbek@mam.gov.tr |
Mr. Tajammul Hussain
Advisor (Programmes)
COMSATS Headquarters
Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, G-5/2
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9204892
Fax: +92-51-9216539
Email: husseint@comsats.net.pk
Mr. Farhan Ansari
Assistant Director (Programmes)
COMSATS Headquarters
Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, G-5/2
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9214515-7
Fax: +92-51-9216539
Email: fansari@comsats.net.pk
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