The Qatar Foundation
(QF) Annual Research Conference 2018 (ARC’18) will focus on research and
innovation that address Qatar’s greatest challenges and generate true
economic and social benefit for the nation, it was announced yesterday.
Members of Qatar’s research community are being invited to showcase their work at ARC’18, with a call for abstracts now open.
The deadline for submissions is October 25.
The
latest edition of the Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF
R&D)’s flagship event will be held at the Qatar National Convention
Centre from March 20-22, themed R&D: Focusing on Priorities,
Delivering Impact.
It will bring together researchers, innovators, thought-leaders, and policymakers from Qatar and around the world.
Expert-led
panel sessions will highlight Qatar’s research and innovation
accomplishments, challenges, and future goals, and discuss strategies
for ensuring research and development efforts are targeted toward areas
that make a tangible difference to people’s lives and have the greatest
potential for commercialisation.
“The theme of ARC’18 reflects the
mission-driven ethos of QF R&D, and the point our nation has reached
in the development of its research and innovation ecosystem,” said QF
R&D executive vice-president Dr Hamadal-Ibrahim.
“Having built
intellectual and physical capacity and cultivated a dynamic and
constantly-evolving research culture, we are now focusing on the next
level – generating impact through innovation that targets our national
priorities, makes Qatar a stronger and more sustainable nation, and is
capable of disrupting the global marketplace,” he added.
All
abstracts must comprise original research and focus on one of the four
ARC’18 pillars: Energy and Environment; Computing and Information
Technology; Health and Biomedical; and, Social Sciences, Arts, and
Humanities.
Once submitted, they will be considered for paper or poster presentation at the conference.
“ARC’18
provides a channel for connections to be made, new and
mutually-beneficial networks of knowledge to be formed, and
collaboration opportunities within and beyond Qatar to be identified,”
said QF R&D executive director of operations Dr Nabeel al-Salem, who
chairs the ARC’18 organising committee. “It is also an opportunity to
illustrate the progress and outcomes of research activity focused on
addressing Qatar’s priorities.”