Riyadh, 29 Jumada I,1437 AH, 09 March,2016 , SPA -- Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage and Chairman of Supervisory Committee of National Program for Exhibitions and Conferences has chaired here the 10th meeting of the committee held recently. In a press statement after the meeting, the Prince announced the launch of Saudi Academy for Management of Events, Exhibitions and Conferences in September 2016, which is a closed joint stock company based in Riyadh, noting that National Program for Exhibitions and Conferences and the National Center for Human Resources Development of the Commission have contributed in its support and foundation, pointing out that the mission of the Academy, which is the first academy for exhibitions and conferences in the Middle East, concentrates on the development of Saudi human cadres to become one of sources of supporting the sector of exhibitions and conferences. -- SPA 11:47 LOCAL TIME 08:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w