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QAFCO to sponsor University conference

Published Nov 06, 2013

QAFCOQatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) signed an agreement with Texas A&M University at Qatar on 23 Oct. to sponsor The QAFCO Texas A&M at Qatar Conference for five years. The conference is organized by the University annually in Doha and attracts a large number of experts in chemistry and related disciplines. The agreement was signed by Mr. Khalifa Abdulla Al-Sowaidi, QAFCO Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Mark H. Weichold, Texas A&M at Qatar dean and CEO. "QAFCO has been a steadfast supporter of Texas A&M at Qatar, its program and its students. This five-year agreement of QAFCO support for the QAFCO-Texas A&M at Qatar Conference provides a unique opportunity for the Qatar technical and science communities and industry to come together to hear the most innovative new discoveries, developments and theories in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from world-renowned scholars and practitioners. Texas A&M at Qatar takes very seriously its mission to support the goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the State's efforts to become a hub of research and a resource for knowledge globally. Events such as the Conference work towards that goal and Texas A&M at Qatar is grateful to QAFCO for its support for these objectives," Weichold said.