The 23rd meeting of the Coordinating Council of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) is being held in conjunction with the Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development. The meeting is scheduled to be held on March 2-4, 2020.
The Coordinating Council Meeting, being chaired by Prof. Dr. Ashraf Shaalan, Former President of National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt, is expected to have representation from 16 Network Members of COMSATS belonging to Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey, while two Centres from China will participate virtually due to the current travel restrictions.
The events are being hosted by one of the Centres of Excellence of COMSATS in Pakistan, the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS).
During the meeting, the heads/representatives of the Centres of Excellence would make detailed presentations highlighting their ongoing contributions towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals and socio-economic development of the COMSATS Member States, as well as future plans in connection with achieving the objectives of COMSATS Network.
