Portofino - Italy Research & Development Committee International Desalination Association IDA B OARD OF DIRECTORS 4 TH M EETING TERM : 14 Status Report T HURSDAY, M AY 19, 2011 BY: Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh

R&D Committee STRATEGIC PLAN 2 1.Review IDA strategy. 2.Prepare the mission and vision for R&D committee. 3.Translating the vision to strategies. 4.Develop main strategic objectives. 5.Build the strategy map. 6.Develop a measurement system and Key Performance Indicators KPI’s. 7.Develop a 3-year Business Plan. 8.Develop strategic initiatives to support Business Plan. 9.Develop annual operating plan. 10.Develop templates for the monitoring the strategy implementation. IDA - Research & Development Committee - Status Report - IDA BOD 4 th meeting – Term 14 - Portofino - Italy Steps which have been taken by the committee to develop a detailed Strategic Plan:

R&D Committee STRATEGIC PLAN Achievements 3 Detailed 3 – years Business Plan Detailed monitoring and management template for both Business and Operating Plan. Detailed annual Operating Plan for Detailed measurement system for both Operating and Business Plan. IDA - Research & Development Committee - Status Report - IDA BOD 4 th meeting – Term 14 - Portofino - Italy

R&D Committee STRATEGIC PLAN Vision & Mission Vision IDA R&D Committee will be the global platform for research and development in water desalination and water reuse. Vision IDA R&D Committee will be the global platform for research and development in water desalination and water reuse. Mission IDA R&D Committee is one of the International Desalination Association committees to promote and encourage research and development in water desalination and water reuse for R&D centers, end user and the water industry through awareness, dissemination of information, providing consulting services and facilitating research project funding. Mission IDA R&D Committee is one of the International Desalination Association committees to promote and encourage research and development in water desalination and water reuse for R&D centers, end user and the water industry through awareness, dissemination of information, providing consulting services and facilitating research project funding. 4 IDA - Research & Development Committee - Status Report - IDA BOD 4 th meeting – Term 14 - Portofino - Italy

R&D Committee STRATEGIC PLAN Executive Summary The Research and Development Committee of the International Desalination Association is going through major transformation to achieve an ambitious vision by developing a strategy that clearly articulate the road map for the committee over the next three years. The committee has adopted a strategy that focuses on the customers of the IDA and build the committee strategy to match the strategic direction of IDA. Research and development centers, end users, desalination industry are the main customers of the committee. The focus on the customers will involve but not limited to the following strategic objectives: Increasing the number of R&D centers joining IDA. Increasing the number of clients seeking R&D services and consultation. Increase direct financial R&D project support. Increase direct facilitation of R&D project support. Increase customer satisfaction with the services provided. The above main strategic objective were derived from the mission of the committee and toward achieving the committee’s vision stated in the previous slide. The driver behind achieving the challenging objective of IDA R&D is to enhance the way the committee provide the services to their clients and to have active participation from the IDA members. 5 IDA - Research & Development Committee - Status Report - IDA BOD 4 th meeting – Term 14 - Portofino - Italy

6 Visit to Veolia R&D offices & university Paris - France visit of Veolia Campus visit of Veolia “Anjou Recherche” Maisons Laffitte visit of Méry-sur-Oise WTP visit of Veolia Reserch Center “Annet-sur-Marne” Date: 21 – 22 / March/ 2011

Portofino - Italy Research & Development Committee International Desalination Association IDA B OARD OF DIRECTORS 4 TH M EETING TERM : 14 Status Report T HURSDAY, M AY 19, 2011 BY: Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh