Saudi Arabia Chapter Annual Report 2013

Yousef S. Al-Marzooq

2013 Chairman

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SAUDI ARABIAN INTERNATIONAL

CHEMICAL SCIENCES CHAPTER

2013 ANNUAL REPORT

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Saudi Arabian International Chemical Sciences

Chapter 2013 Annual Report

DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAPTER:

The Saudi Arabian International Chemical Sciences

chapter (SAICSC) was founded in 1988, the chapter is a

dynamic organization which has excelled in the fostering

of chemical sciences within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The society has grown and now enjoys having some of the

best minds in the world of chemical sciences as members,

this also allows for excellent networking opportunities.

The society is keen to promote discussion within this

network which in turn leads to greater accomplishments.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The society successfully organized the 9th

International CHEMISTRY IN INDUSTRY

(CHEMINDIX 2013) Conference & Exhibition in the

Kingdom of Bahrain under the theme “Energy

Transformation: Feasibility to Sustainability”. The

conference was a resounding success which was well

attended by luminaries from around the globe,

including 20 keynote speakers, with more than 160

presentations. It allowed for new innovations to be

showcased, whilst provided a platform for scholarly

discussion regarding challenges face in the current

world.

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The society with coordination with ACS

representatives arranged a booth at the Chemindix

The society celebrated its 25th anniversary on Dec 30,

2013 and produced a Documentary Film for this

important venue (http://youtu.be/xH6YrsXtp1A)

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SAICSC-ACS continued enhancing the society

website (www.saicsc-acs.com) to improve the

communication and collaboration between the

society’s members and Board of Directors. A new

website content management was developed to make

sure that all contents up to date.

The society won the ACS 2013 Global Innovation

Award

Launched out of the box Outreach Program for young

students in Saudi Arabia. Students were invited to

the Saudi Aramco Research and Development Centre

in Dhahran

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The Society participated in SciTech summer campus

Three honoree VIPs joined our Honoree member

program

1) Mr. Zuhair Al-Husain, Vice President, Southern

Area Oil Operations

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2) Mr. Khaled A. Al-Buraik, Vice President, Petroleum

Engineering and Development

2) Mr. Bader F. Al-Qadran, General Manager,

Southern Area producing

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Participated in the historic 1st International

Chemical Sciences Chapter Summit, September 12-

13, 2013. For the first time chapter representatives

from Shanghai, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Hong Kong,

Thailand, and Hungary got together in the same

place to discuss their plans and activities to further

enhance collaboration within the field

Published two newsletters (ORGANON) which

covered recent events, new innovations and topical

discussions

Out of Kingdom trip: One of our main activities and

as an appreciation to our active members, we

arranged a trip to Dubai, which also aimed to

improve chemical sciences awareness among children

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The society arranged for the society’s 2014 election

through the newly designed website

MONTHLY TECHNICAL MEETINGS

During 2013 nine technical meetings were arranged with

distinguished speakers from varying disciplines. An

average of 160 members attended each meeting.

January: Energy Efficiency in Saudi Arabia.

Speaker: Dr. Naif Al-Abbadi, Director General of the

Saudi Energy Efficiency Center at KACST

February: Fuel Cells: Their status and Potential in the

Kingdom

Speaker: Dr. Saleem UlRahman, Professor in the

Chemical Engineering Department at KFUPM

March: Is Carbon Management from Mobile Sources

Feasible?

Speaker: Dr. Esam Hamad, Leader of the Saudi Aramco

Mobile CO2 Management project

April: Why is it important to have greener

communications networks- How can we achieve that goal?

Speaker: Dr. Fadhel Ghannouchi, Professor and Director

of iRadio Lab University of Calgary, Canada

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May: HeartShiftTM Team Development Program: How to

Raise the Ambition Ceiling of the Organization's Teams?

Speaker: Dr. Abdullah Al-Mulhim, Author and Founder at

HeartShift™ LLC, USA

June: iFields: A new business environment

Speaker: Mr. Saeed Mubarak, Saudi Aramco Intelligent

Field Team Leader

September: Two meetings were conducted:

1) The Centre for Sustainable Chemical Process- An

overview of Ongoing Research

Speaker: Dr. Andy Whiting, Director in the Centre for

Sustainable Chemical Processes, Durham University, UK

2) A New Approach of Heterogeneous Catalysis

Speaker: Dr. Jean-Marie Basset, Director of KAUST

Catalysis Center

October: Deciphering the Codes

Speaker: Mr. Khaled Al-Buraik, Vice President,

Petroleum Engineering & Development, Saudi Aramco

December: Annual gathering and celebrating the

society’s 25th anniversary.

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Membership Program

The society achievements at local and international levels

have attracted more professionals to join the society

where 25 new members joined the mother society (ACS)

and 35 members joined our local chapter. Voluntarism

was encouraged to help the committee members during

the registration for the dinner meetings . The society used

for the first time SMS for the announcement and

registration for the dinner meetings.

Appreciation Letters

Several appreciation letters were received from different

industrial and academic sectors and from ACS President,

Dr. Marinda Wu . Dr. Marinda highlighting her excellent

impression and her admiration of what has been achieved

during the conference (2013 CHMINDIX) days and the

society efforts toward promoting the advancement of the

chemical sciences within Saudi Aramco through

organizing conferences, technical exchange meetings and

outreach programs.

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PHOTOGRAPHS OF EVENTS:

Monthly dinner meetings:

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ReRecognitions’ photos for our main 2013 sponsors:

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Recognition photos for our volunteers:

OTHER:

The society sponsored all chemistry related seminars

during the year and Iftar Party during the Holy Month of

Ramadan at King Fahad University of Petroleum and

Mineral (KFUPM). This provided an ideal opportunity for

upcoming scientists to engage in intellectual conversation

with professionals from Saudi Aramco.

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PROJECTED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT YEAR

Our plan during 2014 will be as follows:

1- Conduct 8 technical meetings

2- Arrange for two school visits to the Saudi Aramco

Research and Development Center

3- Arrange two trips (IK and OOK)

4- Issue three newsletters (Organon)

5- Organize international conference (LabTech 2014)

CHAPTER OFFICERS AND CONTACT:

Below are 2013 board of directors:

Yousef S. Al-Marzooq, Chairman

Amin N. Al-Nasser Past Chairman

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Zahrani (Chair-Elect)

Abdullah M. Al-Ghamdi (Special Event Director)

Saleh Al-Ammari (Trip Director)

Dr. Mohammad N. Siddiqui (Outreach Director)

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Zahrani (Sponsorship Director)

Dr. Basheer Chanbasha (Newsletter Director)

Sowelim Al-Shamrie (Community Director)

Dr. Mazin M. Fathi (Speaker Director)

Yousef Al-Farraj (Membership Director)

Mansour Al-Lahiani (Treasurer)

Meshal S. Al-Otaibi (Publicity & Event Director

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Abbas Al-Ghamdi (Chemindix Chairman)

AbdulMajeed M. (Secretary)

Honorary Members:

HRH, Prince Turki Bin Abdullah, deputy governor of the

Riyadh Province

HRH, Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-Faisal, Deputy Governor

for Investment Affairs, SAGIA

HH, Dr. Prince Turki Bin Saud Al-Saud, Vice President,

KACST

Mr. Zuhair Al-Hussain, Vice President Southern Area Oil

operation

Mr. Khaled A. Al-Buraik, Vice President, Petroleum

Engineering and Development

Mr. Bader F. Al-Qadran, General Manager, Southern

Area producing

Mr. Sameer Al-Humaidan, Vice President, Tech. Affairs,

Tasnee

Mr. Abdullah N. Al-Helal, AGOC Holding –President

Mr. Khalid Al-Abdulkarim, Al Abdulkarim Holding

Company President