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Conference Papers

Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Rahman Al-Kulaib,. "Kuwait Infrastructure Maintenance Management System (KIMMS)".

Amr Ali El-Sabban, "The Role of the GIS in the Development Planning of the Islamic Capitals and cities".

Dr.Abdul Nabi Al-Ghadban, "Towards a GIS-Based Environmental Information System for Kuwait".

Hussain Jama Ismail Bait-Ishaq and Philip Bm;den, "GIS Implementation in the Ministry of Water Resources in Oman".

Jacques Ekmekji, "Implementing GIS in the Lebanon- A Case Study".

Mr. Abdallah Bin Ibrahim Al-Balushi, "The use of GIS National Survey Authority".

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad AI-Thani, "GIS in Qatar - An Integral Part of the · Infrastructure".

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Gottfried Konecny, "Potential of GIS in the GULF-Region", Paper Presented in unidentified Seminar, http:// www. qatargis.org.qa./con/97.

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad Al-Thani 1 on the topic GIS in Qatar - An Integral Part of the Infrastructure,. Paper presented in seminar, http:// www.gis.esri.com/ library/ userconf/ proc 98.

Abdul Aziz Al-Rahman Al-Kulaib, "Kuwait Infrastructure Maintenance Management System (KIMMS), paper presented in ESRI User Conference, 1997.

Dr.Abdul Nabi Al-Ghadban, "Towards a GIS-Based Environmental Information System for Kuwait", www.gis.esri. com.

Waleed Al-Jassim, "Dynamic Planning in Kuwait using GIS", paper presented in ESRI user Conference, 1997.

Mr. Abdallah Bin Ibrahim Al-Balushi, "The use of GIS National Survey Authority", www. gisqatar. org. qa.

Amir Ali El-Sabban, "Role of GIS in Development Planning of Islamic Capitals and Cities", http://www.gisqatar.org.qa.

Jacques Ekmekji, "Implementing GIS in the Lebanon - A Case Study". , http:// www.gisqatar. or g. qa.

Bob, Omar and Krishna Kumar, "Managing Q-Tel Access Network Using GIS", a paper pres~nted in MEA ESRlconference, October, 2002.

Mahavi, Usha P., "Application of Remote Sensing in Studying Growth Patterns of the Cities".

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Special Report Free Zones, Middle East Economic Digest, 18 Feb. 2000.

Kuwait Facts and Figures (Kuwait: Ministry oflnformation, 1996), p. 67.

Kuwait Year Book, (Kuwait: Ministry of Information, 2000).

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