Comex to showcase IT School by Tariq  (Times of Oman) 

MUSCAT: Comex 2008 — Oman’s largest and much-awaited IT, Telecom and Technology event — will showcase a daily IT School presented by Microsoft professional Tariq Al Barwani.

The IT School will function from tomorrow till April 30, from 7pm to 9pm, and will also have a morning session on May 1 from 11am to 1pm.

To be opened by Dr Juma bin Ali bin Juma, minister of manpower, Comex is being hosted under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and Information Technology Authority and supported by Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

Organised by Oman International Trade & Exhibitions (OITE), the 18th edition of Comex will have two sections — Comex Business from tomorrow till May 1 and Comex Shopper from tomorrow till May 2 at Oman International Exhibition Centre.

Organised on the sidelines of Comex 2008, the ‘IT School with Tariq Al Barwani’, will begin with Corporate Tech Day, focusing on IT & Business, how these two functions relate and how IT adds value to business.

On Tuesday, Tariq will enlighten aspiring IT professionals on the different roles available in IT and will throw light on how to make the switchover to IT.

A special session will be held for retired and elderly individuals on how IT influences and drives our lives. The last session will be dedicated to school, college and university students focusing on courses and subjects to select and concentrate on for a future in IT.

The IT School will be ideal for students, businessmen as well as corporates to gather quality information on information technology shared by Tariq Al Barwani, who has made an impact in the field.

Atif Khan, manager-exhibitions at OITE, said: “We believe in adding value to our event each year and apart from the daily IT school presented by Tariq Al Barwani, we will also host an ITU workshop on the sidelines of Comex.