Gulf Metrology Forum

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The Agenda

Time	Day 1 : Monday 14^th December 2015
08:30 – 09:00	Registration
Session One: Inauguration
09:00 – 09:05	Recitation from the Holy Quran
	Inaugural Address
09:05 – 09:15	Ministry of Environment - Qatar	H.E Eng. Ahmad bin Amer Al-Humaidi Minister of Environment
09:15 – 09:25	Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) -Qatar	H.E Mr. Abdulaziz Hamad Al-Ageel Secretary General
09:25 – 09:35	GCC Standardization Organization - KSA	H.E Mr. Nabil Amin Al Molla Secretary General
09:35 – 09:45	Keynote Speaker	Dr. Martin Milton Director, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) - France
09:45 – 10:05	GOIC’s honoring ceremony: - Honoring Sponsors - Honoring Organizers - Honoring Supporters
10:05 – 10:30	Tea Break
Session Two : Scientific & Legal Metrology Session Chairman Eng. Mohammed Ahmad Al Mulla, President, Gulf Association for Metrology (GULFMET)
10:30 - 11:00	The importance of metrology for the developing countries and the GCC countries	Dr. Martin Milton Director, Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) - France
11:00 - 11:15	Qatari National Center for Metrology: necessity and challenges	H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saif Al Kuwari Assistant Undersecretary for Laboratories and Standardization, Ministry of Environment - Qatar
11:15 – 11:30	The role of legal metrology in a global market	Dr. Stephen Patoray Director, International Bureau of Legal Metrology(BIML) - France
11:30 – 11:45	From basic calibration capabilities to fundamental research: evolution of medium size metrology institutes	Dr. Mustafa ÇETİNTAŞ Director, Turkish National Metrology Institute - Turkey
11:45 – 12:00	Prayer Break
12:00 – 12:15	Knowledge Transfer in Metrology: The Key towards Excellence, Innovation and Creativity in Modern Organizations	Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. Aichouni Professor, Vice-Dean Engineering College, Hail University, KSA
12:15 – 12:30	Metrology lab as a core infrastructure for an innovation ecosystem	Eng. José Luis Prieto Calviño Director, Quality & Operations at LOMG Metrology Tech Centre, Galicia-Spain
12:30 – 12:45	National Metrology Institutes and Customer Protection	Prof. Dr. Yasser A. Abdelaziz Expert and Consultant for Central Laboratories Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology (QS) Ministry of Environment, Qatar
12:45 – 13:00	Calibration and its importance: The role of Qatar Armed Forces Calibration Center	Brigadier Nasser Bakhit Al-Jattal Qatar Armed Forces, Calibration Center, Qatar
13:00 – 14:00	General Discussion and Concluding Remarks- Day one
14:00 – 15:30	Lunch hosted by Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting in Honor of the Participants

Time	Day 2: Tuesday 15^th December 2015
Session Three : Industrial Metrology & Energy Session Chairman H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saif Al Kuwari Assistant Undersecretary for Laboratories and Standardization, Ministry of Environment - Qatar
09:00 – 09:15	The importance of international recognition of national measurement capabilities to trade and global competitiveness: the Asia Pacific experience	Dr. Peter Fisk Chair, The Asia Pacific Metrology Program Chief Executive and Chief Metrologist National Measurement Institute - Australia
09:15 – 09:30	Metrology in the GCC – GULFMET perspective	Eng. Mohammed Ahmad Al Mulla President, Gulf Association for Metrology, GULFMET- KSA
09:30 – 09:45	Role of Metrology in Industry	Eng. Suleiman Al Balushi Engineering consultant Industrial Investment Department - Industrial Projects Sector Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting - Qatar
09:45 - 10:00	Industrial Private Laboratories’ experience in metrology in Kuwait	Eng. Abdulaziz A. Al-Obaidan Vice-Chairman and CEO INCO Industrial Laboratories - Kuwait
10:00 – 10:15	The establishment of the Emirates Metrology Institute	Dr. Georgios Tsorbatzoglou Director of Scientific and Industrial Metrology, Emirates Metrology Institute – UAE
10:15 – 10:30	Metrology and measurement: challenges of energy efficiency	Eng. Ala Hussain Abdulrahim Hasanien Electrical Specialist - Central Laboratories Department Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology Ministry of Environment, Qatar
10:30 – 10:45	Tea Break
10:45 – 11:00	Building metrology into process, products, and services will enable Future factory (Case study)	Dr. Hazim M. Al-Hajjaj Micro Automation Industries - UAE
11:00 – 11:30	Optimization of Thermal Radiation Source for High Temperature Infrared Thermometer Calibration	Eng. Gavin McQuillan Product Manager, Temperature Calibration Products Fluke, UK
11:30 – 11:45	Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory and its function within Qatar and the IAEA/WHO Network of SSDL	Mr. Mohammed M. Hushari Specialist of Physics - Central Laboratories Department Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology Ministry of Environment, Qatar
11:45 – 12:00	Inter-comparison results	Eng. Omar S. Kanakrieh Head, Metrology Division GCC Standardization Organization Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
12:00 – 12:15	Prayer Break
Session Four : Health & Food Session Chairman Dr. Ali Hamed Al-Mulla Chairman of the Forum Organizing Committee Assistant Secretary General for Industrial Projects Sector Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting - Qatar
12:15 - 12:30	Food Metrology in Korea	Dr. Hyong-Ha Kim Principal Research Scientist Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) - Republic of Korea
12:30 – 12:45	Calibrating Medical Devices in KSA Hospitals: Reality and Challenges	Eng. Hamad Ibrahim Al-Badr Senior Biomedical Engineer Biomedical Engineering Department Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
12:45 – 13:30	Open Discussion and Concluding Remarks- Day two
13:30 – 14:00	Closing Session - Recommendations and final forum statement
14:00 – 15:30	Lunch hosted by Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting in Honor of the Participants

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