The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Islamic, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) held an International Conference on ‘Diffusion of ICTs in Academia: Learning in the Digital Age in Islamic Countries’ in Khartoum, Sudan, on October 4-5, 2010. The Conference held under COMSATS-ISESCO Cooperation Agreement (2010) …

The eHealth Association of Pakistan (eHAP) held its third Board meeting of 2010 at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, on 28th September 2010. The eHAP is a non-profit organization, which aims to share and enhance knowledge and advocate policy support for a broader implementation of eHealth programmes across Pakistan. The Senior Medical Officer of COMSATS Secretariat has …

The 27th convocation of CIIT Islamabad was held on September 22, 2010. Renowned philanthropist and social worker, Mr. Abdul Sattar Edhi, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Apart from the faculty members, students and other senior academicians of the country, the convocation was attended by the Rector CIIT, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi; Executive Director …

On September 21, 2010, Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, visited the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), Islamabad, Pakistan, to hold a meeting with its Chairman, Dr. M. Aslam Tahir, and to visit the National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) of PCRWR. Dr. Qureshi was accompanied by Dr. Amir H. Malik, HEC …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, organized an International Seminar on “Nano-materials in Energy and Environment”, in Syria, from 21st to 23rd September 2010. This international Seminar, hosted by the …

Biophysics and Biology of Membranes Research Group of International Centre of Physics (CIF), Colombia, in collaboration with the Colombian Microscopy Association (ASCM) and the Microscopy Unit of the University of Cauca organized the 1st Workshop on Microscopy Fundamentals and Applications, in Bogotá (Colombia), from August 11 to 14, 2010. The Workshop was directed towards the …

The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) organized the 2nd South Asian International Conference – SAICON 2010 – under the auspices of ‘Academy for Global Business Advancement’ (South Asian Chapter), on July 21-23, 2010, at the scenic hill resort of Bhurban, Pakistan. The theme of this international event was ‘Nurturing Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Investments and Public-private …

The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) in association with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (Mayo Hospital, King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Lahore) organized the subject symposium on July 6-7, 2010. The participants of this multidisciplinary field comprised of surgeons, biologists, material scientists, chemists, physicist and implant manufacturers. The papers presented on this …

Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi, Pakistan, organized the first Women World Neuroscience Conference on July 1-2, 2010. This Conference was sponsored by an international organization, Women World Neuroscience (WWN), International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). Established in 2008 as a …