The Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) has announced that Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) has supported the “First Gulf Metrology Forum” as a premier sponsor.
QCAA chairman Abdullah bin Nasser Turki al-Subaie said: “Sponsoring the event reflects the authority’s endeavours to support activities aiming at developing the industrial sector in the Gulf.”
He added: “The QCAA is keen to take part in this forum in light of the increasing importance accorded to metrology. In fact, metrology today is a key pillar for manufacturing in developing countries and an important part of the industrial development cycle.”
The forum, slated to be held on December 14 and 15 at the Hilton Hotel in Doha, is being organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, the GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO), and Gulfmet, under the patronage of HE the Minister of Environment Ahmed Amer Mohamed
al-Humaidi.
GOIC secretary general Abdulaziz bin Hamad al-Ageel highlighted the importance of the successful co-operation between GOIC and QCAA and praised the latter for its long and rich history, and key role in supporting the development of civil aviation in
Qatar.
The QCAA was founded in 2001 pursuant to Law No. 16 of 2001, later amended in 2009 and 2012, in accordance with the updated requirements of the domestic and international civil aviation sector.
Qatar is a member of international aviation organisations such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), and the Arab Civil
Aviation Commission (ACAC).
The QCCA has a legal personality and a budget that is affiliated with the Ministry of Transport. Since its foundation, QCCA has signed 152 agreements and memoranda of understanding with
various countries all over the world.
Al-Ageel said the forum provides a new opportunity to underline the role of metrology in the fields of meteorology and climate. It also allows professionals working in these fields to present and discuss needs, methods, expertise, and equipment in order to co-operate to create more reliable measurement data and expand the knowledge and understanding of these two fields.
It also comes in response to the increasing metrology requirements in today’s markets, and as a result of concerted efforts between governments and technical institutions in order to accomplish common metrology objectives in Gulf and international markets.

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