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January
28
 
Al Dana Green Run
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Al Dana Green Run is back

Doha Bank takes pleasure in inviting you to it's fun filled event on January 28th 2012- the AL DANA GREEN RUN

Doha BAnk is organizing a 3km run this year whereby they will also be promoting green causes 

The run is open to all age groups and valuable prizes will be awarded to all winners. You can also participate in groups and we welcome your participation to enjoy and have fun at the run.

Registration for the run can be done online at www.dohabankmarathon.com.
Participants will be informed at a later date about the medical checks, routes and formalities to be completed.
January
28
 
Al Dana Green Run
Location:
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Al Dana Green Run is back

Doha Bank takes pleasure in inviting you to it's fun filled event on January 28th 2012- the AL DANA GREEN RUN

Doha BAnk is organizing a 3km run this year whereby they will also be promoting green causes 

The run is open to all age groups and valuable prizes will be awarded to all winners. You can also participate in groups and we welcome your participation to enjoy and have fun at the run.

Registration for the run can be done online at www.dohabankmarathon.com.
Participants will be informed at a later date about the medical checks, routes and formalities to be completed.
January
31
 
Data-Intensive Scalable Computing
Location: Moot Board Room, Carnegie Mellon University in Qat
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Data-Intensive Scalable Computing

Randal E. Bryant

University Professor of Computer Science

Dean, School of Computer Science

Carnegie Mellon University 

 

 

Abstract:  Web search engines have become fixtures in our society, but few people realize that they are actually publicly accessible supercomputing systems, where a single query can unleash the power of several hundred processors operating on a data set of over 200 terabytes. With Internet search, computing has risen to entirely new levels of scale, especially in terms of the sizes of the data sets involved. Google and its competitors have created a new class of large-scale computer systems, which we label "Data-Intensive Scalable Computer" (DISC) systems. DISC systems differ from conventional supercomputers in their focus is on data: they acquire and maintain continually changing data sets, in addition to performing large-scale computations over the data.  DISC points the way to new ways of organizing large-scale computing systems to be more robust, scalable, and cost effective than are current high-performance computing systems.
 
Bio: Randal E. Bryant is Dean of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science.  He has been on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon since 1984, starting as an Assistant Professor and progressing to his current rank of University Professor of Computer Science.  He also holds a courtesy appointment in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.  
 
Much of Dr. Bryant's research has focused on methods for formally verifying digital hardware, and more recently some forms of software. His 1986 paper on symbolic Boolean manipulation using Ordered Binary Decision Diagrams (BDDs) has one of the highest citation count of any publication in the computer science literature.  More recently, he has become interested in the opportunities and challenges presented by computer systems working with very large data sets. 
 
Dr. Bryant has received widespread recognition for his work.  He is a fellow of the IEEE and the ACM, as well as a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His awards include the 2007 IEEE Piore Award, the 1997 ACM Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award (shared with Edmund M. Clarke, Ken McMillan, and Allen Emerson) for contributing to the development of symbolic model checking, as well as the 1989 IEEE W.R.G. Baker Prize for the best paper appearing in any IEEE publication during the preceding year.  In the field of electronic design automation, he has won both the IEEE/CEDA Phil Kaufman Award and the ACM/IEEE A. Richard Newton technical impact award.
 
Dr. Bryant teaches courses in computer systems.  Along with David R. O'Hallaron, he developed a novel approach to teaching about the hardware, networking, and system software that comprise a system from the perspective of an advanced programmer, rather than from those of the system designers.  Their textbook ``Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective'' is now in it second edition and is in use at over 150 universities worldwide, with translations into Chinese and Russian.
 
Dr. Bryant received his B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1973, and his PhD from MIT in 1981.  He was on the faculty at Caltech from 1981 to 1984. 

 

January
31
 
Turkey-EU Relations: Implications for the Middle East and Beyond
Location: Brookings Doha Center
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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A Brookings Doha Center Distinguished Lecture Series Event Featuring:

 

H.E. Egemen Bagis

Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator

                       

 

Moderated by

Ibrahim Sharqieh

Deputy Director, Brookings Doha Center

  


 

The discussion will be held in English

Simultaneous translation into Arabic will be provided

 

 

The Brookings Doha Center is pleased to invite you to a candid on-the-record conversation with His ExcellencyEgemen Bagis, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, regarding Turkey’s relationship with the European Union and its wider implications on the latest developments in the Middle East.  Turkey has actively responded to the turmoil in the Middle East throughout the Arab Awakening, and H.E. Bagis will discuss how Ankara’s partnership with the European Union has affected its policies towards the region. H.E. Bagis will also address current prospects for Turkey’s accession to the EU.

 

 

To reserve a place for yourself and/or a guest, please RSVP to DohaCenter@Brookings.edu or call the Brookings Doha Center at +974-4422 7800.

 

February
11
 
TERRY FOX RUN
Location: CNA-Q
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
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Come run, walk, cycle, or roll in this annual event which raisesmuch needed funds for cancer research and the Qatar National Cancer Society.

The event, in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox, focuses onparticipation and fundraising as opposed to the actual completion of the run.No driving.

The event is also looking for volunteers.

For additional information you can contact Eleanor Kenny, theevent organizer, at eleanor.kenny@cna-qatar.edu.qa.