Chemistry Conference Concludes [Archives:2000/46/Reportage]

Radwan Al.Saqqaf
Aden Bureau Chief
On Wednesday 8 November 2000 the eleventh 3-day conference of Arab chemists was concluded in Aden. The conference was organized by the society of Yemeni chemists in coordination with the union of Arab chemists. Fifty researchers taking part in the conference presented more than 50 scientific papers in fields of education, scientific researches, chemical and petrochemical industries and mineral, agricultural resources and industry of medicines.

Dr. Raad Mahjoob Al-Musleh, secretary general of the union of the Arab chemists said the conference has achieved its goals and we in the union hold conferences on regular basis. The eleventh conference was hosted by the society of Yemeni chemists succeeded in exchanging experience among Arab chemists. Suggestions and recommendations will help using chemistry on a wider scale in every day life of us all and as chemists we have a big responsibility towards our communities especially in the fields of environmental pollution with chemicals.
He added we, in the union try to educate the Arab citizen chemically that he could use.

Chemist Saleh Al-Fahili, member of the board of directors of the Syrian society said it is a good opportunity to visit Yemen, to meet other Arab chemists and to exchange experience in this field. We presented a lecture about corrosion in the lines and structures of the Syrian company for oil transportation. The lecture was given by the chairman of the Syrian society of chemists, chemist Nazar Shamali.

Yemen Times also met Dr. Abdul-Ghafar Abdul-Salam, faculty of education- university of Ain Shams and asked him about his evaluation of the conference, he said this is the first time for me to attend these conferences, I noticed that the theoretical part was more than the practical and the practical researches presented by the chemists to the conference were not more than 10% of the overall number of researches, the rest were theoretical studies that had nothing to do with the main purpose of the conference. Egypt is considered one of the developed countries in the field of chemical researches although we lack some the advanced devices.
The final statement made by the participants called to support the uprising of the Palestinian people and the lift of the sanctions imposed on Iraq , Libya and Sudan. All participants stressed on the importance of spreading chemical education to increase the awareness of the people of the hazards of misusing chemicals. They also urged all unions and societies of chemists to make common researches.
Engineer Waheed Ali Rasheed deputy of Aden province gave a speech in the final session of the conference called for more effective role of the Arab chemists in the development of the Arabic countries.
Final session was attended by Dr. Saleh Basura, dean of the university of Aden, representatives of scientific research establishments and representatives of the private sector.

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