Doha, January 2009 - The Qatar Career Fair 2009 volunteer team organized an introductory workshop on Saturday December 20, 2008 at the Qatar Academy campus.

            The workshop which began with a recital from the Holy Quran was followed by an introduction from the MC. This included a brief introduction about the career fair, its significance and about the organizers: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Qatar University, Qatar Petroleum and the Ministry of Labour. It also included an introduction to the committees, the volunteers and their mission. Mr. Abdullah Al Mansouri, General Manager of Qatar Career Fair, in his address, welcomed the 165 volunteers from various universities in Qatar. He emphasised the significance of volunteers' contribution in organising and participating in the career fair underscoring their efforts to serve their nation.

            This was followed by a discussion panel comprising of Ms. Fatima Thani and Mr. Mohammed Abdullah, the guests of honor. Several issues were discussed such as the importance of volunteer work and its role in developing the society. Students such as Jassem Al Neama, the president of the volunteers of the career fair and Abrar Al Janahi, the vice president, also spoke in the forum.

            The volunteers are divided into the following five committees:

Marketing & Communication committee, headed by Mahmoud Al Saadi and his deputy Fatima Al Misnad, Administrative committee, headed by Al Anoud Al Maadeed and her deputy Nauf Al Khalifa, Protocol Committee, headed by Rodah Al Ali and her deputy Anas Al Ansari, Logistics Committee, headed by Monira Al Anzi and her deputy Hamad Al Hajri and Activities committee headed by Mariam Al Fadala and her deputy Fahed Al Hajeri.

A session was also dedicated to answer queries of the volunteers.

            The workshop was concluded by honouring the Qatar Academy, ""The One Designs"" Company for their contribution to the event, as well as the two guests of honor for their participation in the introductory workshop.

            The Qatar Career Fair was born from the long term strategic plans devised by the wise government of Qatar under the leadership of H.H Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar.

            Qatar Career Fair has greatly contributed towards the country's progress since it first started, by providing job opportunities for those seeking employment in various sectors Qatar and allowing students to be a part of study groups sent abroad for higher education. The fair also allows organisations to draw its potential employees from a pool of high calibre Qatari students.

        Qatar Career Fair has several objectives such as:

• Providing Qatari youth with one common platform that hosts various organisations to choose from making it easier for them to apply to different jobs of interest. Giving them the valuable opportunity to apply to multiple companies or to be part of international study groups will create awareness among Qatari students and graduates of the importance of their role in developing the future of Qatar.
• Employment of Qatari citizens in different organisations which in turn, helps to increase the number of nationals working across various sectors.