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Dr. Baqer
Al-Ramadan,
Acting Chairman, Department of City and Regional Planning Chairman, Architectural Engineering Department College of Environmental Design King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Box # 663, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia Tel. Off: (03) 860-4974 Fax: (03) 860-4795 E-Mail: bramadan@kfupm.edu.sa |
New GIS Short Courses
CRP 514: Introduction to GIS CRP 515: Advanced Topics in GIS |
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Academic Qualifications
Ph.D., City
and Regional Planning, 1993.
Master in City and
Regional Planning, 1990
Master of Urban
Planning, 1987
Bachelor with
Honor in Architectural Engineering, 1983
1. A Certificate on “Computer-Aided Design and Drafting” through a short course offered by Architectural Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, November 18 – 20, 1989.2. A Certificate on “AutoCAD”, a one-day workshop organized by Diablo Community College at Pleasant Hill, California, USA, March 1993.
3. A Certificate on “PC ARC/INFO 3.4D", a GIS Software, organized by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and offered at University of California at Berkeley, California, USA, March 1993.
4. A certificate on "Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Global Positioning Systems (GPS)", a 2-day short course organized by Saudi PROJACS, Riyadh, June 17 – 18, 1997. 5. A certificate on "Effective Teaching", a 3-day workshop offered by Mechanical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, December 6 - 8, 1997. 6. A Certificate on “Managing GIS Implementation", a one-day workshop organized by Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), Bahrain, October 19, 1998. 7. A Certificate on "Urban Indicators for the Housing Sector: Theory and Practice", a 3-day workshop organized by Urban Indicators Programme (UIP), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Bahrain, October 16 – 18, 2000. 8. A Certificate on “Modeling with Geographical Information Systems”, a one-day workshop organized by Bahrain Society of Engineers, Bahrain, March 10, 2002.
GIS technology and its applications in City and Regional Planning GIS Project Supervision and Management GIS Design, Planning, Evaluation, and Implementation in the private and public sectors Automated Mapping/Facilities Management (AM/FM) Land Records Management
Experience in the following GIS
packages:
ArcGIS 9.3 (a product of ESRI)
ArcGIS Extensions:
ArcGIS Spatial Analysit
ArcGIS 3D Analyst
ArcGIS GeoStatistical Analyst
GeoMedia (a product of Intergraph,
Inc.)
MapInfo (a product of MapInfo of
MapInfo Corp.
GeoGraphics (a product of Bentley,
Inc.)
2005 - Present
Chairman, Architectural Engineering Department, KFUPM
ARE 221: Computer Graphics (Offered: 931 Term)
CRP 510: Project Workshop I (Offered: 931 Term)
CRP 590: Special Topics in CRP:
Introduction to GIS (Offered: 931, 941 Terms)
CRP 530: Comprehensive Planning
Project (Offered: 942 Term)
CRP 570: Introduction to GIS (Offered: 951, 962, 981, 991 Terms)
CRP 521: Urban and Regional Land Use
(Offered: 952 Term)
CRP 590: Special Topics in CRP: GIS
Applications (961, 971, 982
CRP 540: Final Project (Offered: 972
Term)
CRP 514: Introduction to GIS
(Offered: 001, 011, 021, 031,
041, 051, 061, 081
Terms)
CRP 515: Advanced Topics in
GIS
(Offered: 992,
042, 071
Terms)
CRP 507: Computer-aided Planning
(Offered: 002, 012, and 022 Terms)
CRP 601: Final Planning Project
(Offered: 022 Term)
CRP 599: Seminar (Offered: 972 and
022 Terms)
CP 203: Introduction to Spatial Databases
(Offered: 091 Terms)
3. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems"
short course held at KFUPM,
Nov 13 - 17, 1999.
4. Short Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems" short course held at KFUPM, June 2 -6, 2001.
5. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Technology and its Applications" short course held at KFUPM,
April 20 – 24, 2002.
6. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Technology and its Applications" short course held at KFUPM,
April 5 – 9, 2003.
7. Short Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Technology and its Applications" a closed short course held at KFUPM, May 31 -
June 4,
2003 for the employees of the Supreme Commission of Tourism in Saudi Arabia. 9. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Technology
and its Applications" short course held at KFUPM, March 12 - 16, 2005. 10. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to ArcGIS" short course held at KFUPM, May
28 – June 1, 2005. 11. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Technology
and its Applications" short course held at KFUPM, December 27 - 31,
2008. 12. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Technology
and its Applications" short course held at KFUPM, May 16 - 20, 2009. 13. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Technology
and its Applications" short course held at KFUPM, June 13 - 17, 2009. 14. Short
Course Title: "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Technology
and its Applications" short course held at KFUPM, Oct 31 – Nov 4, 2009.
Short
Courses Participation
1. Short Course Title: "Computer-Aided
Planning and Geographic Information Systems” short course held at KFUPM,
April 23 – 27, 1994.
2. Short Course Title: " Geographic
Information Systems Applications in Transportation” short course held at
KFUPM, November 21 – 25, 1998.
Worked, for one year (from January
2000 to January 2001), as a Part-time consultant for the Directorate of Urban
Planning at Dammam Municipality. The subject of the consultation was to
study the potential municipality-wide use of GIS at Dammam Municipality. A
final report was submitted to the municipality and a formal presentation of the
study recommendations was made at the municipality as well.
1.
KFUPM "Best Short Course Award" for "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems" short course held at KFUPM,
Nov 13 - 17, 1999. 2. KFUPM
"Best Short Course Award" for "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems"
short course held at KFUPM, April 20 - 24, 2002. 3.
KFUPM "Distinguished Teaching and Advising Award" for the academic
year 2002-03.
4. KFUPM "Best Short Course Award" for "Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems" short course held at KFUPM, Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2009.
1.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer and Khalid Nassif. "Guidelines for GIS Planning and Implementation in
Municipalities." In International Computer, Information Technology and Business
Systems for Middle East Proceedings,
Manama, Bahrain,
1994.
2.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer and Khalid Nassif. "GIS as Tools for Land Use Planning." In International
Computer, Information Technology and Business Systems for Middle East
Proceedings,
Manama, Bahrain, 1994.
3.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer and Khalid Nassif. "GIS Evolution and their Applications in Planning: A
Case Study of GIS as a Tool for Site Selection." In American Society of Civil
Engineers -
Saudi Arabia Section
Proceedings, Manama, Bahrain, September 1994.
4.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer and Khalid Nassif. "Linking GIS with a Transportation Noise Assessment
Model." In Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Middle East User
Meeting Proceedings, Cairo, Egypt, January 1995.
5.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer and Khalid Nassif. "GIS Applications in Environment Protection" In
Environment Rehabilitation
Symposium, Kuwait,
April, 1996.
6.
Al-Ramadan, Baqer. "Introduction to GIS technology and its Applications: In
Eight Annual Meeting of the Saudi Umran Society Proceedings, Hofuf, May 1998.
7.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer. "GIS Applications in Environmental Protection: A Case Study of GIS as a
Tool for Site Selection", In First
Middle East
International GIS Conference Proceedings, Manama, Bahrain, October 1998.
8.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer. “GIS Education at KFUPM: the Case of CRP, KFUPM”, a Technical Report
presented at the First Middle East GIS Education Workshop, Doha, Qatar, April
16-17, 2000
9.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer. “Introduction to GIS Technology and its Applications”. A chapter in CED
Review Book, 2002.
10.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer. “Introduction to GIS Technology and its Applications”. Al-Mohandis
Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 4, Jan. 2002.
11.
Al-Ramadan,
Baqer. "GIS Applications in the Municipal Sector: Difficulties and Challenges”,
a Chapter in a book to be published by
King Saud University in March
2004.
13. B. Al-Ramadan and Yusuf Aina, “Site selection for Landfill Facility:
A GIS-Based Spatial
14. B. Al-Ramadan, “Assessment of GIS Acquisition in Saudi Arabia:
Challenges and
15. Report about the "First National GIS Symposium in Saudi
Arabia" held at Meridian Hotel in
16. “GIS Adoption in Saudi Arabia: Obstacles and Challenges”, PetroGIS
Conference,
Professional and Academic Association Memberships
Web site:
http://www.planning.org/
Web site:
http://www.urisa.org 3)
Saudi Umran Society
Web site:
http://www.umran.org.sa/
Conferences,
Symposiums, and Workshops Attended
1. Geographic Information
Systems / Land Information Systems (GIS/LIS '90) conference, Anaheim, California, USA, November 7
– 10, 1990.
2. "Teaching GIS"
workshop offered by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
(NCGIA), Anaheim, California, USA, November 6, 1990.
3. International
Computer, Information Technology and Business Systems conference for Middle East
at Manama, Bahrain, May 30 – June 2, 1994.
4. American Society of
Civil Engineers - Saudi Arabia Section conference at Manama, Bahrain,
September 18 - 20, 1994.
5.
Seminar on
"Geographical Information Systems (GIS) – City Sustainability and Environment",
organized by United Nations and Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC), December 9 – 14, 1995,
Cairo, Egypt.
6. Environment
Rehabilitation Symposium, organized by Kuwait Environment Protection Society at
Kuwait, April
8 - 10, 1996.
7. Seventh Annual
Meeting of the Saudi Umran Society, Medina, November 26
– 28, 1996.
8. GIS/Global
Positioning System (GPS) 97 Conference, organized by the Centre of Geographic
Information Systems, Doha, Qatar, March 2 – 4, 1997.
9. Advanced GIS/Global
Positioning System (GPS) short course, organized by PROJACS Inc., Riyadh, June 17 –
18, 1997
10. Development and
Environmental Impact Conference, organized by Ministry of Municipal and Rural
Affairs,
Riyadh, September 21 – 23, 1997.
11. First Saudi-Japanese Symposium
on Application of Remote Sensing, sponsored by the Saudi Center for Remote
Sensing and Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Center at King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology, Riyadh, October 19 – 21, 1997.
12. Local Architecture in
Architecture Education, organized by College of Architecture and Planning, King
Saud University, Riyadh, November 26 - 27, 1997.
13.
Eight Annual
Meeting of the Saudi Umran Society, Hofuf, May 25 – 26, 1998.
14. First Middle East
International GIS Conference, organized by the Bahrain Society of Engineers,
Manama, Bahrain, October 19 – 21, 1998.
15. "Managing GIS
Implementation" workshop organized by Urban and Regional Information Systems
Association (URISA), Manama, Bahrain,
October 19, 1998.
16.
First Saudi Arc/Info User Conference, Riyadh,
November 28, 1998.
17.
Ninth Annual Meeting of the Saudi Umran Society, Riyadh,
18. "First Middle East GIS
Education Workshop" organized by Centre of GIS Doha, Qatar, April, 16
– 17, 2000.
19.
"Strategies
of Urban Development in Arabian Cities Symposium", April 9 – 12, 2000, Riyadh.
20.
"Housing
Sector Indicators: Theory and Practice" workshop, organized by Urban Indicators
Programme (UIP), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Bahrain, April 16 – 18, 2000.
21. Organization of
Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC) 7th Seminar on "GIS Applications
in Planning and Sustainable Development", Cairo, February 13 – 15, 2001.
22.
"Urban
Strategic Planning in GCC Countries" workshop, organized jointly by Medina
Municipality and Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Medina, January 22 –
23, 2002.
23. GIS 2002
International Conference, organized by Bahrain Society of Engineers, Manama, Bahrain, March 11 –
13, 2002.
24.
"GITEX Dubai", Dubai, October 13 –
17, 2002.
25. "Urbanization in Arid Regions and
Associated Problems" symposium
organized jointly by the Saudi Ministry of Public Works and Housing
and the Council of Arab Ministries of Housing and Development,
Riyadh, November 2 – 4, 2002.
26.
"Managing GIS
Projects", a 5-days short course, Beirut, Lebanon, July 12 -16,
2003.
27.
"GITEX Dubai", Dubai, October 19 –
23, 2003.
28. The First Planning Symposium on the Development of Academic Programs and
Professional Practice in Saudi Arabia, organized by City and Regional Planning
Department at KFUPM, Oct. 14-15, 2003, Dhahran. 29. “GIS 2004 International Conference”, Bahrain Sep 27 - 29,
2004. 30. A 3-Day Workshop on WebCT organized by DAD,
KFUPM. 31. “Gulf - 2nd Kuwait-ESRI User’s
Group Conference held in Kuwait”, held in Kuwait April 6 – 7, 2005. 32. “Map Middle East 2005 Conference” held in
Dubai April 23 - 25, 2005. 33. “International Conference on Remote
Sensing” held in Riyadh May 7 – 11, 2005. 34. A workshop on GIS organized by GeoTech
Corp. held in Riyadh on May 12, 2005. 35. Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, and
Environmental Design Sciences” symposium held at King Abdulaziz
University, May 24 -25, 2005. 36. 5-days short course on “Students Study
Skills” held at KFUPM July 9 – 13, 2005. 37. "First National GIS Symposium in Saudi
Arabia" held at Meridian Hotel in Khobar, Nov. 21 – 23, 2005. 38. "ESRI's Middle East User Conference" held
at Amman, Jordan, October 29 – 31, 2006. 39. "Second National GIS Symposium in Saudi
Arabia" held at Meridian Hotel in Khobar, April 23 – 23, 2007. 40. "ESRI's Middle East User Conference" held
at Muscat, Oman, October 29 – 31, 2007. 41. A one day workshop titled "GIS Day"
organized by Jeddah Municipality on Nov. 14, 2007, Jeddah. 42. “Middle East Spatial Technology (MEST 2007)
4th GIS International Conference” held in Bahrain Dec 10 -
12, 2007. 43. "Third National GIS Symposium in Saudi
Arabia" held at Meridian Hotel in Khobar, April 7 – 9, 2008. 44. A 3 days work shop titled "Digital GIS"
Organized by Saudi Standards Organization in Riyadh, May 10 – 12, 2008. 45. A one day workshop titled "GIS Day"
organized by Jeddah Municipality Nov. 2008, Jeddah. 46. Training course titled "Advanced Analysis
Using ArcGIS", Amman, Jordan, Aug. 26 – 28, 2008. 47. "Fourth National GIS Symposium in Saudi
Arabia" held at the Chamber of Commerce, May 4 – 6, 2009. KFUPM GIS-based Master
Plan Project, a two month KFUPM Funded Project, June – Aug, 2005’
Co-Investigator. 1.
Member of the "Middle East GIS Active Group in GIS Education". The GIS
Active group in Middle East consists of 25 members across the Middle
East. The “National GIS Centre in Qatar” selects the members of this
group annually. This group is charged with devising a unified policy
towards GIS teaching and training in the Middle East. 2.
Member of the Editorial Board of the Arabian Journal of GIS published by
King Saud University. 3.
Member of the Scientific Committee and Saudi Arabia Country Coordinator
of the “GIS 2004 International Conference” held in Bahrain Sep 27 - 29,
2004. 4.
Chaired a Technical Session at “GIS 2004 International Conference” held
in Bahrain Sep 27 - 29, 2004. 5.
Chaired a Technical Session at “First International ASCAAD Conference on
E-Design in Architecture” held at KFUPM Feb. 22 - 24, 2005. 6.
Chaired a Technical Session at “Gulf - 2nd Kuwait-ESRI User’s
Group Conference” held in Kuwait”, April 6 – 7, 2005. 7.
Member of the Organizing Committee of “Map Middle East 2005 Conference”
held in Dubai April 23 - 25, 2005. 8.
Chaired a Technical Session at “Map Middle East 2005 Conference” held in
Dubai April 23 - 25, 2005. 9.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the “ITI 6th Arab
Conference on GIS (arabmap 2005)" held in Cairo Sep 12 - 13, 2005.
10.
Refereed 24 papers presented at “ITI 6th Arab Conference on
GIS (arabmap 2005)" held in Cairo Sep 12 - 13, 2005. 11.
Chairman of the Scientific Committee and Member of the Organizing
Committee of “The First National GIS Symposium” held in Khobar Nov 21 -
23, 2005. 12.
Chaired the Plenary and Keynote Session as well as the Final Discussion
Panel of the "First National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia" held at
Meridian Hotel in Khobar, Nov. 21 – 23, 2005. 13.
Chairman of the Scientific Committee and Member of the Organizing
Committee of the "Second National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia" held at
Meridian Hotel in Khobar, April 23 – 25, 2007. 14.
Chaired the Plenary and Keynote Session as well as the Final Discussion
Panel of the "Second National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia" held at
Meridian Hotel in Khobar, April 23 – 23, 2007. 15.
Member of the Scientific Committee and Saudi Arabia Coordinator of the
“Middle East Spatial Technology (MEST 2007) 4th GIS
International Conference” that held in Bahrain Dec 10 - 12, 2007.
16.
Chairman of the Scientific Committee and Member of the Organizing
Committee of the "Third National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia" held at
Meridian Hotel in Khobar, April 7 – 9, 2008. 17.
Chaired the Plenary and Keynote Session "Third National GIS Symposium in
Saudi Arabia" held at Meridian Hotel in Khobar, April 7 – 9, 2008. 18.
Chairman of the Scientific Committee and Member of the Organizing
Committee of the "Fourth National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia" held at
the Chamber of Commerce, May 4 – 6, 2009. 19.
Chaired the Plenary and Keynote Session "Fourth National GIS Symposium
in Saudi Arabia" held at Meridian Hotel in Khobar, May 4 - 6, 2009.
Technical Seminars &
Presentations 1. A
Technical Presentation titled “Assessment of GIS Status Quo in Saudi
Arabia: Challenges and Opportunities” sponsored by Project Management
Institute (PMI), March 28, 2005, Dhahran International Hotel. 2. A
Technical Presentation titled “GIS, Web Map Publishing, and Location
Based Services” as part of CED IT Show Case, May 9, 2005, KFUPM. 3. A
Technical Presentation titled “Future View of GIS Education”,
Dec. 23, 2008, Department of Geography - Girls College of Arts –
King Faisal University.
Thesis and Dissertation
Supervision External Examiner,
Mohamed Saleh Al-Jabor, Naif
Arabic University for Security Sciences |
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