24-25 April 2013

Sponsored by ASTM International & GCC Standards Organization

Thank you for coming.

Happy to host you at ASTM International

and Peace Be Upon You = “ASALMU ALAYKOM”

السالم عليكم

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Memorandum of Understanding

GSO and ASTM International

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Kimberly Simms - Manager, Global

Cooperation

Benefits of ASTM MOU program:

• Communication, including access and input to standards

• Participation in best practices for standards- related activities

• Avoidance of duplication of efforts

• Opportunities for joint training

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GSO

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GSO’s Long Relationship with ASTM International

• 2006 signed

Member states • 2007 – Saudi Arabia

• 2007 -- Qatar

• 2008 – Bahrain

• 2008 -- U.A.E.

• 2010 – Oman

• 2010 – Yemen

• 2012 -- Kuwait

Serving on ASTM Board of Directors-Rashid Bin Fahad - 2007

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Standards Experts Program

2012- Jabor Mohamed Al-Naimi 2007 –Mohammed Al-Dablan

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Coordinated Training Program in Qatar -2008

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Training in Qatar - 2008

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Coordinated Training Program in Saudi Arabia - 2008

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Several visits and discussions

• 2009 ASTM Asbestos expert spoke in Bahrain

• 2010 ASTM’s Teresa Cendrowska met with 8 delegates from Qatar on the “Smart Infrastructure Project”

• 2011 Sarah Naouri Shoemaker and Nick Ecart conferenced in Qatar & UAE

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Qatar - 2011

Concrete Training in Qatar - 2012

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Virtual Training with Experts

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• 2009 Paint and coatings

• 2010 Tire standards

• 2011 Toys and Cosmetics

• 2012 Marketing and Sales of Standards

Officers Training Workshop

Zaki M. M. Al-Rubai, Head of Training at GSO,

participated in ASTM International’s Officers' Training Workshop (2008)

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Thank You = “SHOKRAN LAKOM”

منشكرا جزيال لك ASTM

Contact: Kimberly Simms

Manager, Global Cooperation, ASTM International

ksimms@astm.org

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