Dubai Police and Dnata World of
Events to Organise The International Federation of Training and
Development Organisations' Annual Congress and Exhibition - 2008
DUBAI,
U.A.E., 31st May 2007 - Dubai has beaten intense competition to host
the International Federation of Training and Development
Organisations' (IFTDO) 37th annual world conference.
Australia was also on the final short-list but Dubai won by virtue
of its strategic location, prime facilities, and track record in
staging major international conferences.
About 1,500 delegates from 30 countries are expected to attend the
four-day event at the city's international convention centre next
March. Dubai Police Academy will host the event, underlining the
department's status as an international leader in training and
development to global performance standards.
Dnata World of Events has been appointed as the official
Professional Conference Organisers and played an important role in
supporting the local host in securing the IFTDO congress for Dubai.
The agreement was signed on behalf of Dubai Police by Prof. Doctor
Mohamed Ahmed Bin Fahad, Director Dubai Police Academy and World
President of IFTDO and on behalf of Dnata World of Events by Mr.
Iain Andrew - Senior Vice President.
"The theme of 'Knowledge and Human Resources' reflects the Dubai
Government's vision of being a world leader in knowledge-driven
economies," said Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, General Commander
of Dubai Police.
"Knowledge has become a major enabler for economic development in
Dubai, enhanced by a special formula that combines economic freedom
with openness to the world." He added.
The conference, which will run from March 3rd - 6th 2008, will focus
on four main topics: knowledge creation and human resource
management, fast forward technologies in education and training,
socio-economic trends, and knowledge work environments.
Speakers will include leading international and regional experts who
will address human resources development managers from public and
private sectors, academics, researchers, and business professionals.
Delegates are expected to participate from around the world,
especially the Middle East as special emphasis will be placed on the
region's specific needs for training and development. Strong
representation is also expected from Japan, India, Malaysia,
Singapore and Korea which is participating for the first time in
this world congress.
Medhat Nassar, Manager Dnata World of Events, said: "Along with
Dubai Police Academy, we have been working hard to secure this event
for Dubai and we're naturally delighted to have been chosen as the
host city."
"We faced strong competition but numerous factors weighed in our
favour, such as Dubai's location - conveniently accessible for all
international delegates, the superior facilities we provide -
conference venue, hotels, and entertainment, and our proven record
of successfully hosting major international events such as the World
Bank and IMF meetings. We follow San Francisco as the 2007 host city
and will be succeeded by Canada in 2009, followed by London in
2010."
IFTDO was founded in Geneva in 1972 and is a diversified network of
human resource management and organisations that represents more
than 500,000 professionals in 50 countries.
Only member countries can bid for the world congress and Dubai's bid
was based on the efforts made by Dubai Police affiliated Security &
Administration Science Institute (SASI) established in 1997 to
provide training, development, and consultancy services to various
types of government authorities and public sector employees and a
founding member of the IFTDO since 2004.