Organization

Conference Organizing Committee
Co-chairs:
• Prof. Waleed Hamza (UAE University, UAE)
• Dr. Mohiuddin Munawar (AEHMS, Canada)
Members:
•  Ms. Maitha Al Hameli (Environmental Agency of Abu Dhabi, UAE)
•  Dr. Hashim Al-Sayed (University of Bahrain, Bahrain)
•  Dr. Faiza Al-Yamani (KISR, Kuwait)
•  Dr. Sarah Bailey (Fisheries & Oceans, Canada)
•  Dr. Ebrahim Al Jamali (Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE)

Conference Mentors
• Dr. Khaled Amiri (UAE University, UAE)
• Prof. Ahmed Murad (UAE University, UAE)

Scientific Committee
Coordinators:
•  Dr. Sabir Muzaffar (UAE University, UAE)
•  Mr. Tim Reilly (Stantec Consulting, USA)
Members:
•  Dr. Ashraf Al Cibahy (Environmental Agency of Abu Dhabi, UAE)
•  Dr. Dirk de Beer (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
•  Dr. Carlos M. Duarte (Red Sea Marine Research Center (KAUST), Saudia Arabia)
•  Dr. M.U. Beg (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait)
•  Dr. May T. Flayyih (University of Baghdad, Iraq)
•  Dr. John Hartig (Detroit River, Large Lakes Research Station, USA)
•  Dr. Sergey Piontkovski (Sultan Qabous University, Oman)
•  Dr. Giuseppe R. Tomasicchio (University of Salento, Italy)
Ministry of CCAE Representatives:
•  Rashid Mohammed Said AlShihi (MOCCAE, UAE)
•  El Sayed Farrag El Sayed Farrag (MOCCAE, UAE)
•  Maryam Hussain Obaid Alloz (MOCCAE, UAE)

GULF 3 Secretariat 
Ms. Jennifer Lorimer (AEHMS, Canada)
Ms. Lisa Elder (AEHMS, Canada)
• Ms. Halima Al Meqbali (UAE University, UAE)

Local Organizing Committee (UAE University, UAE)

• Dr. Khaled El Tarabily
• Dr. Sabir bin Muzaffar
• Dr. David Thomson
• Dr. Synan Abu Qamar
• Ruwaya Al Kendi
• Ranjit Vijayan
• Yousra Al Dhaheri
• Mohamed Enan
• Jaber Ramadan
• Prof. Tawfik Ksiksi
• Dr. Mohamad Lotfy
• Dr. Mohamad Taher
• Dr. Mohamad Yusuf
• Mr. Yasser Turki
• Salwa Sultan
• Naeema Al Shamsi
• Rajaa Al Meskari
• Halima Al Meqbali
• Samira Al Dashti
• Prof. Hasan Arman

Ministry of CCAE Representatives:
• Rumaitha Abdulaziz AlShihi (MOCCAE, UAE)
• Maryam Hussain Alloz (MOCCAE, UAE)
 


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