Dr. Al Qarni: the meeting discusses the development plans of the initiative and sets an educational framework to achieve measurable educational gains in the early school years. Riyadh ,Saudi Arabia, Monday, December 13th 2010 [ME NewsWire]: Representatives from the seven GCC Ministries of Education met at the Arab Bureau of Education for Gulf States in Riyadh on the 11th & 12th of December in preparation for the upcoming educational seminar, scheduled for March 2011, by the “Open Sesame” educational initiative. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Sesame Workshop – the world-renowned educational non-profit organization, which operates and owns “Open Sesame”. Also present at the meeting were, Dr. Abdullah bin Said Abu Ras – General Manager of Gulf Radio and TV, Mr. Naser Al Qahtani – CEO of AGFUND and Mr. Firas Al Maddah – Sesame Workshop representative for the Gulf region.
