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SESCEM
Programme
Programme
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Co-Chair's Statement
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Welcome Remarks
by then
Singapore Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul
Abidin Rasheed
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Update on the AMED
Regional Training Centres
ASIA-MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE (AMED)
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE FIRST
MEETING OF
WORKING GROUP (WG) ON SOCIAL,
EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MEDIA (SESCEM)
ISSUES
27-29 NOVEMBER 2005
PAN PACIFIC HOTEL, SINGAPORE
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Sunday,
27 November 2005 |
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Time
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Event |
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4.00pm - 6.30pm
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Registration
Venue:
Pan Pacific Hotel, Ocean 7
(Secretariat room) |
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7.45pm
for 8.00pm |
Welcome Dinner
Venue:
Pan Pacific Hotel, Ocean 6
Dress Code:
Smart casual |
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Monday, 28 November 2005 |
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Time
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Event
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9.30am |
Welcome
Remarks and Introduction to SESCEM WG
and Explanation of Meeting Rules Procedure
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9.45am |
Session I:
Discussion
on Human Resource Development and Media
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Pacific
1-2 Ballroom
Dress Code:
Lounge Suit
Agenda
items:
i) Scope of Mutual Cooperation between the Middle East and
Asia (the United Arab Emirates)
ii) AMED
Regional Training Centres in the Middle East (Singapore)
iii) Regional Centre for
Occupational Standards (Oman)
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10.45am
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Session I ends.
Coffee break |
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11.00am |
Session II:
Discussion
on Promoting Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Research
Venue:
Pan Pacific Hotel, Pacific
1-2 Ballroom
Dress Code:
Lounge Suit
Agenda
items:
i) Role of Infocommunications Technology in Socio-economic
Development in Middle East and Asia (China)
ii) The Role of Information and Its Necessity (Kuwait)
iii) Promoting Scientific Cooperation between AMED member
countries (Indonesia)
iv) The Role of the Private Sector in Supporting the
Scientific Development in the State of Kuwait (Kuwait)
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12.00 -1.45pm |
Informal Delegates' Lunch
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 1,
Pacific 3 Ballroom
Dress Code: Office attire
(Shirt & tie) |
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2.00pm |
Continuation of Session II:
Discussion on Promoting Cooperation in Science, Technology,
and Research
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 1,
Pacific 1-2 Ballroom
Dress Code: Lounge Suit
Agenda items:
v) The Mechanism for Collaboration and Interaction in
Research and Development for the countries of the Asia-Middle
East Dialogue: the Perspective of Kuwaiti Institute for
Scientific Research (Kuwait)
vi) Research Linkages between Think-Tanks in Member States of
AMED on Water Resources Management (Bahrain)
vii) Water in the State of Kuwait (Kuwait)
viii) 25 Years' Experience in
Water Desalination Plants Corrosion
(Bahrain)
ix) Singapore's Experience in Integrated Water Resources
Management (Singapore)
x) Highlighting Sri Lanka's Water Management Needs (Sri
Lanka) |
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4.30pm |
End of Session II & Coffee Break |
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4.45 - 5.15pm
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Travel to SingSpring Desalination Plant
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5.15 - 6.15pm
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Visit to SingSpring Desalination Plant
90 Tuas South Avenue 1
Dress Code: Office attire
To be received by:
Mr Freddy Soon, Senior
Vice-President, CEO Office and Mr Khoo Teng Chye, Chief
Executive Officer, Public Utilities Board |
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7.45 for 8.00pm
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Dinner to be hosted
by Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed
Venue:
Rang Mahal Restaurant, Pan
Pacific Hotel
Dress Code:
Smart Casual |
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Tuesday, 29 November 2005 |
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Time
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Event
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9.00am |
Session III:
Discussion
on Tradition and Modernity
Venue:
Pan Pacific Hotel, Pacific
1 and 2 Ballroom
Dress Code:
Lounge Suit
Agenda
items:
i) Dialogues among Different Beliefs and
Civilisations (China)
ii) Interfaith and intercivilisational
dialogues (India)
iii) Interfaith and Intercivilisational
Dialogue (Indonesia)
iv) The Amman Message (Jordan)
v) Harmonising Tradition and Modernity:
Singaporean Muslims' Experience (Singapore)
vi)
Determining the Modalities for Dialogue among Religions
(Turkey) |
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10.30am
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Coffee break
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10.45am |
Session III resumes |
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11.30am |
Closing
session
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12.00pm |
End of Working Group Meeting |
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