The 1st Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine symposium

The U.S. National Academies have partnered with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) over the last two years to develop an Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine program. The program envisions a series of symposia over the next five years to bring together young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the 22 countries of the Arab League and the United States to discuss exciting advances in their fields and topics that address challenges to the development of the region. It aims to provide a format for researchers under the age of 45 that encourages collective and one-on-one discussions among participants. The program thus aims to: enhance the scientific dialogue and exchange among young researchers in Arab countries and the United States, including the Arab science diaspora, through the initial meeting and the consequent development of an alumni network; encourage and strengthen scientific collaboration and the transfer of techniques and approaches across disciplines within and beyond the region; and empower young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals.

KISR will host the first Frontiers symposium from October 17 to 19, 2011. While this symposium will focus on the topics of water, renewable energy, agriculture, and diabetes. 

This is the first time that the U.S. National Academies and KISR are bringing together some of the best young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the United States and the countries of the Arab League. In response for our call for application we have received about 300 applications from highly qualified researchers which has made the selection process challenging. Congratulations on being selected from such a competitive pool! The deadline has passed, and no more applications are accepted.

The Arab-American Frontiers symposium intends to bring together researchers from many different disciplines. Thus, while the topics of the meeting are designed to explore the Frontiers of research in the fields of water, dryland agriculture/food security, renewable energy, and diabetes, and the linkages of those four broad fields (see attached agenda), we will have participants whose research is not directly related to any of those topics. However, past experiences have shown that this leads to very interesting cross-disciplinary discussions and research collaboration.

The 1st Arab-American Frontiers symposium brings together over 100 outstanding young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from 21 countries together to discuss exciting advances in the fields of water, renewable energy, diabetes, and agriculture and the linkages between those fields.

Program

Invited Participants

Young researchers from around the Arab World as well as representatives of the Arab World Academy of Young Scientists (ArabWAYS) will participate in this conference.

Contact information	Kathrin Humphrey, Program Officer Arab-American, Frontiers Program (email: NO-MESSAGE) Phone: +1 202-334-2276
Event type	Conference
File link	http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/dsc/AAFrontiers/index.htm
File link copy	pga_065063.pdf (PDF, 33 Kb)
Source	Arab-American Frontiers Program
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.emwis.net/topics/ways/1st-gaysf
Geographical coverage	Kuwait,
Address	The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) in Kuwait and the U.S. National Academies
Organizer	The Arab-American Frontiers oversight committee and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
Target audience	International
Period	[17/10/2011 - 19/10/2011]
Status	Confirmed
Working language(s)	ENGLISH