The Permanent Committee for Organizing Conferences was created in 2004 by decree Number 22 of His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Al Khalifa, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The concept is based on the belief by the State of Qatar that many Issues and problems between countries can be addressed by dialogue. The Committee has since hosted tens of Arabic, regional and international conferences, meetings, summits and forums, tackling topics such as politics and democratic changes; or economic, commercial and scientific cooperation; and also interfaith and inter-civilization dialogues in support of world peace.

The Permanent Committee for Organizing Conferences know-how

1. To deal with the logistics and the management of the conferences organized by or assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry’s departments and the other relevant governmental entities, according to the Conferences’ goals and issues at stake.

2. To propose a budget for these conferences, and to coordinate efforts with other governmental entities, according to the requirements and instructions from higher authorities

3. To install and develop audit tools in order to evaluate the job done during the conferences, and to propose precise recommendations on how to improve organization and management.

4. To deal with any other matter relevant to the organization of the conferences that the Ministry has entrusted the Committee with