Oxford Business Group is pleased to announce our media partnership with the 6th Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions Conference which will be held on 24 - 25 May 2011 in Syria. In this respect, we send you the following message from the conference organisers: Dear Oxford Business Group subscribers, The 6th Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions Conference in Syria Under the patronage of H.E Dr. ADIB MAYALEH, Governor of Central Bank of Syria, the 6th Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions Conference in Syria will be held at Four Seasons Hotel, Damascus on 24 and 25 May 2011. The annual conference in Syria, which is organized by Al Salam for Conferences, has achieved a remarkable position regionally and internationally by attracting a large group of specialists with interest in the Islamic financial sectors. The conference will gather more than 800 participants including Central Bank governors, chairmen, executive managers of Islamic financial banks and institutions from several Arab and foreign countries such as Switzerland, Germany, France, India, England, Malaysia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, Pakistan, Sudan, Kuwait, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The conference will also feature a specialized exhibition where many local and international players in the field will present and offer their products and services to the participants. In addition, there will be a workshop held on 23/5/2011 about Islamic financial banks. “This conference is seeking to discuss and debate how to create an enabling environment for further expansion and growth of Islamic banking, the recent developments in banking supervision systems and the expansion of banks and Islamic financial institutions globally” said Mr. Maher Abdul Hak, General Manager of Al Salam for Conferences. The conference will be a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with the decision-makers and professionals in Islamic banking industry, and to tune into multiple perspectives on the most important issues of Islamic finance presently. To register, please visit http://alsalam.co.sy/index.php?a=app&app=reg&f=is For more information on the conference, please visit http://alsalam.co.sy/index.php?a=app&app=reg&f=is