The Defense Services Marketing Council (DSMC) and Qatar National Security Shield Project (NSS) announced that HE Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah, Qatar’s Minister of State for Defence Affairs, will attend the Opening Ceremony of the first annual QMARSEC 2013 (Qatar Maritime Security - Coastal & Border Surveillance Conference).

This inaugural conference is set to take place in Doha, Qatar, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel  on October 7th and 8th, 2013 under the “Achieving Maritime and Coastal Security  through a Joint Concept of Operation” theme.

According to Staff Brigadier (Pilot) Mohammed A. Al-Mannai, Director, Qatar National Security Shield Project, “The QMARSEC 2013 Conference has the official support of the Qatar Armed Forces and we are very honored that HE Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah Minister of State for Defence Affairs will attend the inaugural conference.”
 
The Qatar Armed Forces are in full support of this conference. According to HE Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyah Minister of State for Defence Affairs, “Our organization fully endorses the efforts of this very unique QMARSEC 2013 conference to benefit all delegates from around the world.”

According to DSMC Chairman, Mathew Cochran, “With the globally recognized expert speakers, along with the highest level support from Qatari leadership, QMARSEC 2013 is a must attend conference if you are in the defense, space or security business.”