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    <description>News from Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar</description> 
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:37:22 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eid Al-Adha holiday]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[University offices will be closed and classes will not meet&nbsp;during 29 Nov.&nbsp;- 1 Dec. in observance of the Eid Al-Adha holiday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fall Graduate Recognition]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fal graduate recognition will recognize those engineering students who are degree candidates for the December term. The ceremony will begin at 3:30 p.m.in pyramids plaza.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University closed for semester break]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar will be closed for the semester break from 24 December to 3 January.Classes resume&nbsp;10 January.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University offices reopen]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[University offices reopen and will resume normal working hours.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First day of classes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Classes begin for the spring 2010 semester.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bonfire 1999 Remembrance Day ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bonfire Remembrance Day commemorates&nbsp;the anniversary of the 1999 Aggie Bonfire Collapse, in which 12 Aggies lost their lives and 27 were injured. For information on the Bonfire Memorial visit <A href="http://www.tamu.edu/bonfirememorial/">http://www.tamu.edu/bonfirememorial/</A>.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pre-registration begins]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pre-registration for the spring 2010 semester begins today, and concludes on&nbsp;25 November.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gig 'em Week]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Department of Student Affairs on 18 Oct. will kickoff Gig 'em Week 2009. Several events designed to showcase and celebrate the Aggie spirit, are scheduled including Maroon day, Aggieland Market, a chili cook-off, Ring Day, and Make a Difference day. "The goal of Gig 'em week is to introduce and promote the values of Texas A&amp;M at Qatar," said Rachel White, a student development specialist in the Department of Student Affairs. "We want to expose students to various opportunities for involvement and promote interaction between the faculty, staff and students." ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eid Al-Fitr holiday]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[University offices will be closed from 20-22 Sept. in observance of the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Last day to apply for December graduation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[10 Sept. 2009 is the last day to submit applications for December graduation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Formula SAE arrives at Texas A&amp;M at Qatar]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Electrical, Mechanical and Petroleum Programs cordially invite members of the Texas A&amp;M at Qatar community in celebrating the arrival of the formula SAE car. The celebration will take place 30 Aug in the Link Atrium beginning at 5:20 p.m. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Student organizations recruiting for new academic year]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar students on Thursday have been invited to participate in the annual student organizations open house. Occurring on the first Thursday of classes every academic year, open house provides students with an opportunity to get involved and learn more about the clubs and organizations offered at Texas A&amp;M at Qatar. Open house is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m in the research rotunda of the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Building. For information contact Rachel White: <A href="mailto:rachel.white@qatar.tamu.edu">rachel.white@qatar.tamu.edu</A>.&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New student orientation begins]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New student orientation, beginning 16 August, is a program designed for new Texas A&amp;M at Qatar students to meet&nbsp;classmates, professors and being introduced to the Aggie way of life.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First day of fall semester]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Classes for the fall semester begin&nbsp;23 August, 2009.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Last day of eight-week summer term]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[19 July is the last day of classes for the eight-week summer term.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Last day of five-week summer term]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[25 June is the&nbsp;last day of classes for the five-week summer term.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to host commencement]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Commencement for Texas A&amp;M at Qatar will be Wednesday, 6 May 2009.&nbsp;Commencement will take place&nbsp;in the Al Majlis Conference Hall, Sheraton Doha Hotel and Resort, Doha, Qatar. Guests are asked to arrive beginning at 5:45 p.m. as doors will close promptly at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are required for entrance to the ceremony.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Student Affairs to host awards celebration]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend the 2009 Student Affairs Leadership and Student Achievement celebration scheduled for 7 May. Students will receive Aggie rings and several others will be honored with following awards: Student Organization of the Year, Student Organization Advisor of the Year, Athletics Awards for the basketball and soccer teams, Student Employee of the Year, Buck Weirus Spirit Award, 12th Man Award, Gathright Scholar Award, Quill Awards, Emerging Leader Award and the Richard E. Ewing Award for Excellence in Student Research. The ceremony is scheduled for 7 May, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel. <BR><BR>For information contact Jeffrey Sulik: <A href="mailto:jeffrey.sulik@qatar.tamu.edu">jeffrey.sulik@qatar.tamu.edu</A>, +974.423.0231.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Start of summer terms]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Classes begin for five- and eight-week summer terms.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to host reception for Aggie moms]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The office of Academic Affairs will host a reception honoring Aggie moms. The reception is way for mothers of current and prospective students to interact, sharing memories of being an Aggie mom.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to host reception welcoming new students]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Office of Academic Affairs in collaboration with the Student&nbsp;Body Government,&nbsp;will host reception to welcome new students to campus life at Texas A&amp;M at Qatar&nbsp;by introducing them to the Aggie way of life and Aggie way of honor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M to host awards presentation for faculty and staff]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar will host the&nbsp;third annual faculty and staff awards ceremony. Several members of the Texas A&amp;M at Qatar faculty and staff will be honored and recognized to show appreciation and thanks for all hard work contributed. Awards to be presented consists of three STAR awards, 12 service awards and 10 ABET accreditation awards. The event will begin at 12 p.m. on 23 April in the Carnegie Mellon Building. Lunch will follow the ceremony.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Students to present technical writing projects]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Students will participate in Texas A&amp;M at Qatar's fourth end-of-semester English 210 Poster Presentation on Tuesday, 21 April. Two class sections will feature research leading to recommendation reports regarding writing in engineering; a third class section will present&nbsp;business documentation that supports the solutions to structural issues to the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Building. Student work will be displayed in the Link Atrium&nbsp;from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to mingle and support their fellow Aggies by visiting student booths and listening to specific research details. Pizza and refreshments will be served.<BR><BR>For information contact Khadija ElCadi: <A href="mailto:khadija.elcadi@qatar.tamu.edu">khadija.elcadi@qatar.tamu.edu</A>.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to host Muster]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar next week will host Aggie Muster in Education City. Aggie Muster is a ceremony to honor Aggies who have died in the past year. The ceremony consists of a speaker followed by a roll call for the absent. As the names are read, a friend or family member will answer "here" and a candle is lit to symbolize that while those Aggies are not present in body, they will forever remain in Aggie spirit. Muster is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on 21 April in the pyramid courtyard outside the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Building. Aggies living or working in Doha are invited to attend. A tour of the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Building will also be offered to Aggies new to the area. The building tour will be begin before Muster at 6 p.m.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Visit Texas A&amp;M at Qatar's booth at the Qatar Career Fair]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Visit the official Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar booth at the Qatar Career Fair. This event is scheduled for 12-16 April in the Doha Exhibition Center, located in Al Dafna city near the InterContinental Hotel.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spring Break]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Classes will not meet during 22 March - 26 March due to spring break. Classes will resume Sunday, 29 March.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aggie men's basketball team to face new opponent]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The undefeated Aggie men's basketball team will face a new challenge Wednesday: the Texas A&amp;M at Qatar faculty-staff basketball team. The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on 18 March at Qatar Academy gym. A pizza dinner will follow the game at the Recreation Center atrium. For information contact Jeffrey Sulik: <A href="mailto:jeffrey.sulik@qatar.tamu.edu">jeffrey.sulik@qatar.tamu.edu</A>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hamdi to present lecture on internet opportunities and challenges]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Professor Mounir Hamdi, head of the Department of&nbsp;Computer Science and Engineering&nbsp;at the University of Pittsburgh, will present "Next Generation Optical Internet Opportunities and Challenges." The lecture will focus on the evolution of the internet and it's architecture in terms of equipment, protocols, standards adopted and applications, detaling the prevalent base technologies for this transition and evolution. The lecture is scheduled for&nbsp;16 March, in lecture hall 238, beginning at 12 p.m. A light lunch will be served.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to offer short course on rotordynamics]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar,&nbsp;in collaboration with&nbsp;the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&amp;M University, will offer a three-day short course entitled "Rotordynamics of Turbomachinery with Case Studies." Dr. Dara Childs, the Leland Jordan Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&amp;M University, will teach the course covering the introduction of rotordyamics to structural dynamic modeling in rotordynamics. The course will be offered beginning&nbsp;15 March and concluding on 17 March in lecture hall 144 of the Texas A&amp;M at Qatar engineering building.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to host 2nd annual Doha Engineering and Technology forum]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As part of its mission to reach out to the community in Qatar and disseminate knowledge, the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar has initiated the Doha Engineering &amp; Technology Forum as a symposium series. The first symposium was held in May 2008 on Advanced Process Modeling. From 2009, two one-day symposia are held at TAMUQ per year with each symposium addressing a specific topic of interest to industry and/or regulators in Qatar.&nbsp;This symposium addresses Industrial Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.&nbsp; The event is scheduled to take place 15 March, 2009, in lecture hall 238 of the Texas A&amp;M at Qatar Engineering Building.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Science colloquium continues on with lecture on attrition and reaction studies]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dr. Dragomir B. Bukur, the Joe M. Nesbitt Professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&amp;M University will present "Attrition and reaction studies with catalysts for coal-to-liquids conversion." The lecture will focus on results from studies conducted at Texas A&amp;M University on the critical issue of the accumulation of high molecular weight hydrocarbons while using slurry bubble column reactors. Recent developments in coal-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids technologies have been directed towards the use of these reactors to separate catalyst particles from the wax or high molecular weight hydrocarbons. The lecture is scheduled for&nbsp;12 March, in lecture hall 143, beginning at 12 p.m. A light lunch will be served.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IEEE fellow to present lecture on wireless communication]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dr. Cam Nyguen, Texas Instruments Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&amp;M University, will present "RF Wireless Communication and Sensing" next week. The lecture will focus on the importance of RF wireless communication and its everyday applications as well as on recent developments in the area of wireless communication. The lecture is scheduled for 2 March beginning at 12 p.m. in lecture hall 238. A light lunch will be served. For information contact Noha Ezzat: <A href="mailto:noha.ezzat@qatar.tamu.edu">noha.ezzat@qatar.tamu.edu</A>, +974.423.0152.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Science colloquium continues with talk on green chemistry]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Professor David Bergbreiter, chemistry professor at Texas A&amp;M University, next week will present "Green Chemistry -- a 'New' Approach to Industrial Synthesis." The lecture will focus on the principles of green chemistry and the ways to carry out new and old processes, illustrating developments on ways to produce less chemical waste. Processes to be discussed will be those recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The lecture is scheduled for 1 March beginning at 12 p.m. in lecture hall 144. A light lunch will be served. For information contact Hala El-Dakak: <A href="mailto:hala.el-dakak@qatar.tamu.edu">hala.el-dakak@qatar.tamu.edu</A>, +974.423.0147.<BR>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Science colloquium to present lecture on laser spectroscopy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Professor Hans A. Schuessler, chair of optical and biomedical physics at Texas A&amp;M University on Thursday, will present "Laser Spectroscopy for fundamental, precision and exploration technologies." The lecture will focus on results and the status of experiments on precision laser spectroscopy and the new limits on the possible variation of fundamental constants from stored ions. The lecture is scheduled for 26 Feb. beginning at 12 p.m. in lecture hall 143. A light lunch will be served. For information contact Hala El-Dakak: <A href="mailto:hala.el-dakak@qatar.tamu.edu">hala.el-dakak@qatar.tamu.edu</A>, +974.423.0147.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to host closing ceremony for pre-college program]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The pre-college program, designed to develop science and math skills of high school students, concludes&nbsp;02&nbsp;February. <FONT size=+0>A closing ceremony will take place in the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Building, beginning at 4 p.m. in lecture hall 144. During the ceremony certificates will be distributed by Texas A&amp;M at Qatar Dean and CEO, Dr. Mark H. Weichold.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar to host technical orientation for outstanding students]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Distinguished high school students from around the area will have the opportunity to tour Texas A&amp;M at Qatar facilities.&nbsp; 25 Feb. 2009, 35 male students will visit the four faculty labs, followed by a lunch.&nbsp; The tour will conclude with a visit to the immersive visualization facility.&nbsp; The same program will run on 26 Feb. 2009 for the female students.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas Engineering Experiment Station to present new on-line research portal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar has invited officials from the Texas Engineering Experiment Station to present the on-line research portal EPIK. The purpose of the presentation is also to learn how to effectively process proposals and manage research funds.&nbsp;Presentations will be made by David Hollingsworth, director of TEES research services and Jackie Booker, senior lead systems support specialist.&nbsp;The presentations&nbsp;will take place on 10 Feb. 2009, in lecture hall 238 beginning at 1:30 p.m.&nbsp;For individual meetings with Hollingsworth contact Engy Farghal, <A href="mailto:engy.farhal@qatar.tamu.edu">engy.farhal@qatar.tamu.edu</A>.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar Annual Paper Contest 2009]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Petroleum Engineering Program is arranging the Annual Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar Student Paper Contest.&nbsp;This contest allows university students to write and present technical papers.&nbsp;The contest is split between Texas A&amp;M at Qatar senior and junior students.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M at Qatar and RasGas celebrate opening of new research laboratory]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M Unversity at Qatar and RasGas celebrate the opening of the Texas A&amp;M at Qatar Condensate Research Laboratory, supported by RasGas Company Limited.&nbsp; The event will take palce 25 January 2009, at the Link Atrium, Texas A&amp;M Engineering Building.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas A&amp;M collaborates with Supreme Education Council on pre-college program]]></title>
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<P>Texas A&amp;M at Qatar, in collaboration with Supreme Eduation Council, will be holding a 10 day science and math course for 50 high school students. The program starts 20 January and concludes 02 February. The objective of this course is to develop science and math skills of these high school students.&nbsp;Certificates will be distributed by Texas A&amp;M at Qatar Dean and CEO, Dr. Mark H. Weichold.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chemistry Conference]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<SPAN>The Chemistry program will host its annual Chemistry Conference “QAFCO-TAMUQ Chemistry Conference 2009”, sponsored by Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) at the Engineering Building in Education City. The invited keynote speaker is Professor Robert G. Bergman, University of California Berkeley, USA. The conference will host scientists from USA, Canada, UK, Belgium, Japan, Singapore and Qatar. This conference is open to Doha community. For more information, you can send an inquiry to <A href="mailto:chemistry@qatar.tamu.edu">chemistry@qatar.tamu.edu</A>.</SPAN>]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First day to apply to May commencement]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[New Student Orientation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<STRONG>Howdy Ags!</STRONG><BR>New Student Orientation provides incoming students with what they will need to get started on their career here at Texas A&amp;M University at Qatar and gives them a chance to learn about the many opportunities available to members of the Aggie community! Since your first year is important to your continued success at TAMUQ, Orientation will acquaint you with student activities and services available to you.]]></description>
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