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exhibitions for two days, and after that,
The Hackathon continued the invention
fair for another two days. On the last
day of the Challenge and Innovation
Forum on November 11th, the closing
ceremony was held in the presence of
many prominent people of Qatar and
the field of invention and innovation.
The minister of culture and sports of
Qatar, Mr. Salah bin Ghanim Al Ali, the
Director of Innovation and IP Office of
Qatar University, Dr. Hareb Al-Jabri,
and the President of the International
Federation of Inventors’ Associations,
IFIA, Mr. Alireza Rastegar, were some
of the people present at the closing
ceremony. On this day, the Challenge
and Innovation Forum came to an end,
and the awards were granted to the
selected inventors with a total prize of
250,000$. Plus, traveling and accom-
modation expenses were covered un-
der the supervision of IFIA by the host-
ing country, Qatar.
In conclusion, it is worth mentioning
that because Qatar is going to host the
following FIFA World Cup in 2022, we
can assure you that the next Challenge
and Innovation Forum, CIF 2022, will
be more productive and will expand
the culture of invention and innovation
on a worldwide scale.

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