Under the patronage of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh Region, Dr. Khalid Al-Anqari, Minister of Higher Education, opened here tonight the second national symposium on the transfer and development of technology, organized by Saudi Association for the Transfer and Development of Technology at King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals in cooperation with King Abdulaziz City for Sciences and Technology. A speech ceremony was held on the occasion. Experts from Japan, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Finland and United Arab Emirates take part in the event. -- SPA 2304 Local Time 2004 GMT