The 6th GCC Conference for Laboratory Proficiency
The 6th GCC Laboratory Proficiency Conference aims to achieve a set of immediate and future objectives, the most important of which are the following:

HE Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi
Minister of Commerce – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mr. Saud Bin Nasser Al-Khusaibi
President, GCC Standardization Organization (GSO)
Background
The GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) is organizing the Sixth Gulf Laboratory Efficiency Conference under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Commerce and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi. It will take place alongside the strategic partnership with the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia held on the 18th and 19th of October 2022.
This version of the conference is an out of the ordinary opportunity for specialists and workers in the testing and calibration sector to communicate and discuss recent trends and the most prominent solutions and challenges of the laboratory sector.
The conference will be held for two consecutive days, as the conference is a platform for specialists in the region to exchange and share experiences. Additionally, it will also enable them to learn about the most prominent trends, technologies and the results of new research in this field.
The slogan of the current edition of the sixth conference entitled “Laboratory Efficiency for Safe and Sustainable Food” comes to highlight the most renowned challenges, opportunities and solutions within modern trends with the participation and presence of specialists in the laboratory sector from the member countries of the GCC Standardization Organization.
Contacts for Correspondence
Diplomatic Quarter, Aladeem Street, 11691, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Targeted Participants
Conference Theme
Laboratory Proficiency for Food Security and Sustainability
Conference Key Topics (Not limited to)
Tentative Program
First Day Program
Registration | |
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09:00 am – 09:00 am | |
Opening Ceremony | |
09:00 am – 09:05 am |
Quran Kareem
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09:05 am – 09:10 am |
Conference Film
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09:10 am – 09:15 am |
GCC Standardization Organization Speech
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09:15 am – 09:20 am |
Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization Speech
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09:20 am – 09:25 am |
H.E. Dr. Majid Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Minister of Commerce
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09:25 am – 09:30 am |
Memorial Photo
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First Session | |
09:40 am – 11:10 am |
Proficiency tests are an important tool for competitiveness, innovation and industry development
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Coffee & Prayers Break | |
11:10 am – 11:20 am | |
Second Session | |
11:20 am – 12:30 am |
Proficiency tests are an important tool for competitiveness, innovation and industry development
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Coffee Break | |
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm | |
Third Session | |
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm |
Proficiency tests are an important tool for competitiveness, innovation and industry development
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Discussion Session | |
02:00 pm – 02:50 pm |
Laboratory Efficiency – Reality and Challenges
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Lunch | |
02:50 pm |
Second Day Program
Registration | |
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08:00 am – 08:30 am | |
Fourth Session | |
08:30 am – 10:00 am |
Laboratory efficiency and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
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Coffee Break | |
10:00 am – 10:25 am | |
Fifth Session | |
10:25 am – 11:30 am |
Legislation regulating food and its testing
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Coffee Break | |
11:30 pm – 11:35 pm | |
Sixth Session | |
11:35 am – 12:45 pm |
The role of accreditation for laboratory competence to enhance food safety and sustainability
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Coffee & Prayers Break | |
12:45 pm – 01:15 pm | |
Discussion Session | |
01:15 pm – 02:10 pm |
Enhancing confidence in quality infrastructure the post-coronavirus era
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Closing Session | |
02:15 pm – 02:30 pm | |
Lunch | |
03:50 pm |