From zsaab at MIT.EDU Fri Apr 4 01:40:05 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Ghaleb Saab) Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:40:05 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] LIBANISSIMO Online Ticketing Closes Today at 4pm! Message-ID: <20080404014005.7v5l8o0ztym884w0@webmail.mit.edu> Dear All, Online ticketing closes today at 4pm! Make sure to buy your tickets before then, otherwise it will be $10 at the door for all. For those on campus - we will be selling $5 student tickets in front of La Verde's until 4pm. Come early for food! The debke performance begins at 10pm - you don't want to miss it!! Yalla, grab your friends and come enjoy an amazing night! *FRIDAY, APRIL 4* 9pm-1am Stratton Student Center, 2nd Floor (Lobdell) Bldg W20, 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge map All you can handle of Lebanese delicacies international tunes spun by DJ Eddie belly dancing performances by Lilya and a special debke performance! LIBANISSIMO sells out every year! Tickets are limited; make sure to buy yours now: $5 online ($7 non-students) http://web.mit.edu/lebanon/www/ $5 at Student Center booths (April 2-4) $10 at the door tickets cover dinner & entertainment cashbar for alcoholic beverages Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10969974365 See you all tonight! Best, Zeina From zsaab at MIT.EDU Sun Apr 6 20:32:07 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Ghaleb Saab) Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:32:07 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] Arab Research Seminar Series THIS WEDNESDAY Message-ID: <20080406203207.fgg1p5nkzaegoo0c@webmail.mit.edu> Dear All, Please join ASO and LCM this Wednesday evening for the last Arab Research Seminar Series of the semester. Our speakers are: Georges Aoude, who will give a talk entitled "Reconfiguration Maneuver Experiments On-board the International Space Station." Osama Nayfeh will speak on "Advanced Nonvolatile Memory Devices." We hope you will join us for some exciting talks and some delicious food. DATE: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 TIME: 7:00-8:00pm LOCATION: 4-163 Hope to see you all there! Best, Zeina From ljirmanus at riseup.net Mon Apr 7 00:07:28 2008 From: ljirmanus at riseup.net (Lara Jirmanus) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:07:28 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] Worcester Middle East Film Festival: April 16-19 Message-ID: <20080407040729.6E38B14C130@tern.riseup.net> _____ Dear friends, Please, join us for Worcester?s Second Annual Middle East Film Festival. Please forward this message widely, Thanks! Central Massachusetts Coalition for Middle East Peace ************************************************************************** ************************************************************************ Central Massachusetts Coalition for Middle East Peace presents Worcester?s Second Annual... MIDDLE EAST FILM FESTIVAL : Wednesday April 16-19th at Worcester State and Clark! Wednesday, April 16 at 7PM: Le Grand Voyage Isma?l Ferroukhi, France, 2004 at Eager Auditorum, Sullivan Bldg, Worcester State ?It's a tribute to my parents and the 97 percent of Muslims that we never hear about in the Western world," says director Ferroukhi about this film which depicts the road trip of French-Morroccan Reda and his devout Muslim father to Mecca. The father convinces his reluctant teenage son to drive them from their home in France to Saudia Arabia on his once-in-a-lifetime religious pilgrimage, the hajj. The film has won awards and been featured in film festivals from Milwaukee to Venice to Marrakesh and Jerusalem. Thursday, April 17 at 7PM: Occupation 101 Sufyan and Abdallah Omeish, USA, 2006 at Eager Auditorum, Sullivan Bldg, Worcester State A powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ?Occupation 101? presents an analysis of the facts and underreported details surrounding this high-stakes conflict. Winner of multiple best film awards, the film features voices rarely heard in the American mainstream press, including Middle East historians, Israeli peace activists, journalists, and humanitarian workers. Friday, April 18 at 7PM: Offside Jafar Panahi, Iran, 2006 at Ghosh Center, Worcester State College Inspired by the day when his own daughter was refused entry to a soccer stadium in Iran, Jafar Panahi?s ?Offside? follows a day in the life of a group of Iranian girls attempting to watch their team's World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain at the stadium in Tehran. A disparate group of girls, united only by their desire to see their beloved team play, disguise themselves, risking arrest to try to get into the game. Winner of the Silver Bear Award, Berlin International Film Festival, 2006. Saturday, April 19 at 7PM: Bosta Philippe Aractingi, Lebanon, 2006 at Razzo Hall, Traina Center for Arts, Clark University, 92 Downing St. A blockbuster in Lebanon, "Bosta" (Bus in Arabic), recounts the story of seven former school friends who reunite to tour Lebanon and dance dabke, the traditional Lebanese dance, to traditional music mixed with a new techno beat. "Bosta" is a 100% Lebanese film, written, directed, filmed and fully financed by Lebanese investors. Join us for the film that has pleased audiences worldwide in its joyful portrayal of Lebanese culture and a hope for a new tomorrow! All are welcome! Suggested Donation $5. Please, join us for refreshments and discussion after every screening. For information visit: worcesteractivist.org/meff or call 508-753-3588 or 781-864-8879. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Discounted student tickets are sold out. * Ticket sales will close on April 19, one week before the event, so buy yours TODAY. See below for more information about the event. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The MIT Arab Students Organization proudly presents: The 5th Annual MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards Banquet Keynote speaker and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Ahmed Zewail, Professor, California Institute of Technology Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999) Recipient of the Young Professional Award: Dr. Dina Katabi, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recipient of the Graduate Student Award: Loai Naamani, Doctoral Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recipient of the Undergraduate Student Award: Ibrahim Kanan '08, Massachusetts Institute of Technology When: Saturday, April 26, 2008 6pm ? 7pm: Reception 7pm ? 10pm: Dinner and Presentation of Awards Where: Republic Ballroom, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA About the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards: Every year, the Arab students at MIT organize the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards to recognize outstanding Arab contributions to science and technology in the US. The ceremony consists of the following awards: 1. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the career-long achievements of a leading scientist or technologist of Arab origin. 2. The Young Professional Award recognizes the early career achievements of a young Arab-American scientist or technologist. 3. The Student Awards, given to one Graduate student and one Undergraduate student, recognize the academic and leadership achievements of outstanding Arab students in any US campus. Each of these awards comes with a $1,000 cash scholarship. About this year's Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr. Ahmed Zewail: Ahmed Zewail is presently the Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, and the Director of the Physical Biology Center for UST and the NSF Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (LMS) at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Professor Zewail was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering developments in the field of femtoscience, making it possible to observe the movement of the individual atoms in a femtosecond, a split second that is a millionth of a billionth of a second. Such a development?which literally changed our view of the dynamics of matter?holds great promise in the areas of technology and life sciences. Currently his research interests include the biological sciences, the complexity of molecular function and the new development of ultrafast diffraction for the imaging of transient structures in space and time with atomic-scale resolution. Professor Zewail was educated in Egypt, received his B.S. (with first class honors) and M.S. from Alexandria University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His honors include more than 100 prizes and awards, Orders of Merit, and Orders of States from around the world. These include the Robert A. Welch Prize, Wolf Prize, King Faisal Prize, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Peter Debye Award, and the E. O. Lawrence Award. From Egypt he received the Order of the Grand Collar of the Nile, the highest state honor, and postage stamps were issued to honor his contributions to science and humanity. He holds honorary degrees in the sciences, arts, philosophy, law, medicine, and literature from universities and institutions around the world including the U.S.A., England, Switzerland, Egypt, Belgium, Australia, Canada, India, Italy, Scotland, Korea, Sweden, France, China, Mexico, Ireland, Japan, Lebanon, and Argentina. He is an elected member of national and international academies and societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Achievement, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, the Royal Society of London, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences of Malaysia, and the French Academy of Sciences. He is on the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of national and international foundations and universities, and holds the Honorary Chair at the United Nations University. Professor Zewail is renowned for his public lectures and writings encompassing science and technology, education and world affairs, and for his tireless efforts to help the population of the have-nots. In his recent biography Voyage through Time?Walks of Life to the Nobel Prize, he gives an expos? of his life and work until the receipt of the Nobel Prize, and he suggests a concrete course of action for the world of the have-nots and for a new vision of world order. Ahmed Zewail is the father of four children and lives in California. (Source: Professor Zewail's website) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/lebanon-events/attachments/20080407/50083ff6/attachment.htm From zsaab at MIT.EDU Tue Apr 8 02:16:57 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Saab) Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:16:57 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] Abu Dhabi Symposium - May 5th Message-ID: <20080408021657.6q74kiko85s8gkks@webmail.mit.edu> Hi All, On Monday, May 5th there will be a symposium here at MIT on Abu Dhabi. It will cover a wide range of issues, including energy, infrastructure, and education. Hopefully many of you will be able to pass by and listen to some of the talks. Please find more information on the following website, and don't forget to register. http://ilp-www.mit.edu/display_event.a4d?key=P4b&eventId=3893 Best, Zeina From hnkaram at MIT.EDU Tue Apr 8 10:14:27 2008 From: hnkaram at MIT.EDU (Hanan Karam) Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:14:27 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] April 15 Talk: Banning Headscarves in France: A History of French Secularism, Muslim Women, and the Banlieue Message-ID: <47FB7DC3.1070702@mit.edu> ************************************************************* [1] The MIT Club Francophone is extremely pleased to invite you to a talk by Dr. Jennifer Selby from Harvard University, entitled: *"Banning Headscarves in France: A History of French Secularism, Muslim Women, and the Banlieue" * Tuesday April 15, 2008 5:30-7pm Room 4-237 http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=4&Buildings=go Talk in English Reception to follow Event sponsored by the GSC. About Dr. Jennifer Selby: Dr. Jennifer Selby is currently a Fulbright postdoctoral fellow with the Islam in the West program at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University. She completed her PhD in 2007 (Religious Studies, McMaster University, Canada) undertaking an ethnography of a Parisian suburb and examining secularism and gender politics in France. About the Talk: Muslim women in France are at the centre of contemporary debates about religion in the public sphere, gender politics and immigration. The *hijab*or Islamic headscarf has become emblematic of these issues. Dr. Selby's presentation, entitled "Banning Headscarves in France: A History of French Secularism, Muslim Women and the *banlieues*" seeks to entangle why the French government voted to ban conspicuous religious symbols in government offices and public schools and why the law was adopted and enforced with relatively little national controversy. Based on ethnographic research in Petit Nanterre, a suburb 15 kilometres northwest of Paris, she examines how North African Muslim women interpreted the law and how Muslims in this *banlieue* living in housing projects outside of Paris have responded to the fetishization of the headscarf and the politicization of Islam in France. Contact: francophone-bureau at mit.edu ********************************************************************************* [1] Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter ? une conference en anglais, pr?sent?e par Dr. Jennifer Selby: **"Banning Headscarves: A History of French Secularism, Muslim Women, and the Banlieue." * Le Mardi 15 avril, 2008 17h30-19h MIT salle 4-237 http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=4&Buildings=go L'?v?nement sera suivi d'une r?ception Ev?nement sponsoris? par le GSC. Dr. Jennifer Selby poursuit actuellement son post-doctorat au sein du programme "Islam in the West" au Center for Middle Eastern Studies ? l'Universit? de Harvard. Elle effectue ses recherches ? Harvard gr?ce ? une prestigieuse bourse Fullbright. Dr. Selby a obtenu son PhD en 2007 (Religious Studies, McMaster University, Canada) en faisant une ?tude ethnographique d'une banlieue parisienne, examinant la la?cit? et la politique des sexes en France. A propos de la conf?rence: Les femmes musulmanes en France se retrouvent au centre de d?bats contemporains au sujet de la religion dans la sphere publique, de la politique des sexes et de l'immigration. Le hijab, ou le voile est devenu embl?matique de ces d?bats. La conf?rence de Dr. Selby, intitul?e "Banning Headscarves in France: A History of French Secularism, Muslim Women and the banlieues" cherche ? expliquer pourquoi le gouvernement fran?ais a vot? pour l'interdiction du port de signes religieux au sein de l'administration publique et dans les ?coles publiques, et pourquoi la loi a ?t? adopt?e et mise en vigueur sans trop de contreverse. En se basant sur une recherche ethnographique ? Petit Nanterre, une banlieue ? 15 kilom?tres de Paris, Dr. Selby examine comment les femmes Nord-Africaines ont interpr?t? la loi et comment les musulmans de cette banlieue ont r?pondu ? la f?tichisation du voile et ? la politisation de l'Islam en France. Contact: francophone-bureau at mit.edu -- Laure-Anne Ventouras Graduate Student Biological Engineering, MIT lav at mit.edu 2005-2006 Watson Fellow http://scentedtravels.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/lebanon-events/attachments/20080408/25aeaf46/attachment.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Middle East* - *Software Product Managers (Arabic Fluent) - Middle East* - *Experienced Software Engineers (Arabic Fluent) - Middle East * - * Software Engineering Technical Leads/ Managers (Arabic Fluent) - Middle East* Nabil Khatib *Google Inc.* 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 *nabilk at google.com* * =================================================================================================================================================== * * Google Engineering Site Director (Arabic Fluent) ? Middle East* Google is looking for a highly technical, hands-on Engineering Site Director to drive Product and Technology initiatives for the Middle East/Arab World. As the most senior engineer for Google in the region, the Engineering Site Director will be the face for Google's engineering effort in the Arab World. The Engineering Site Director will be responsible for the overall planning, execution and success of projects with both regional and global impact. In addition to leading the engineering team or teams in the Arab markets, the Engineering Site Director will work closely with Google's senior management team, as well as local officials, universities and professional organizations. Please note that engineering management at Google is technical, i.e., candidates are expected to have a strong track record of technical accomplishments in addition to management accomplishments. Consequently a candidate must posses a strong and broad background in most aspects of Computer Science. Candidates will be asked technical questions during your interviews. *Requirements: * - At least *10+ years* of exceptional technical competence and accomplishment with a strong product development track record and continuing and enduring technical leadership throughout career - Software background and large scale success developing web-based applications, ideally launched in the Arab market - Entrepreneurial drive plus demonstrated ability to achieve goals in an innovative environment - Relevant experience as hands-on manager of a large fast-paced dynamic engineering team - Solid leadership skills and success in building a strong engineering team - Strong project-management skills and proven history in product delivery - Ability to operate and thrive in the face of ambiguity - Can fit in well within an informal startup environment and quickly establish credibility with very capable engineers - MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or PhD (preferred) Please email a chronological resume to Nabil Khatib *nabilk at google.com* Do not hesitate to share with anyone or any group that could be interested. * ** =================================================================================================================================================== * * Software Product Managers **(Arabic Fluent) - Middle East *One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. With eyes focused squarely on the future, our team works closely with creative and prolific engineers to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analysing, positioning, packaging, promoting and tailoring our solutions to all the markets where Google does business. As a Product Manager at Google, you bridge the needs of our customers (users, advertisers and partners) and the creativity of our engineering teams. You combine outstanding product vision with the hands-on skills to work with engineers and deliver new products and features quickly to markets across Africa. Google Product Managers come from a wide range of backgrounds: many have successfully run their own software/web companies whilst others have delivered successful products for large software companies. They all combine a great instinct for developing compelling products with a strong academic background and technical aptitude to work with a world class engineering team and the business sense to drive local product goals and strategies. Responsibilities: - Launch products - Identify market opportunities and define product vision and strategy - Understand customer needs and gather product requirements - Develop new products and enhance existing products - Engage closely with the engineering team to help determine the best technical implementation methods as well as a reasonable execution schedule Requirements: - Computer Science degree. Masters or PhD preferred - MBA degree highly regarded - End to end Product Management experience of software / web technologies - Hands-on developing Internet products and technologies - Entrepreneurial drive with appreciation of user-experience, business, and commercial issues - Understanding of the Internet, Search Engine, and On-Line Advertising spaces Please email a chronological resume to Nabil Khatib *nabilk at google.com* Do not hesitate to share with anyone or any group that could be interested. * ================================================================================================================================================ * * Experienced Software Engineers (Arabic Fluent) - Middle East * * Software Engineering Technical Leads/ Managers (Arabic Fluent) - Middle East * Software Engineering positions require a significant work history, experience developing web-based applications, expertise in data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis, fluency in one or more of C, C++, Java, fluency in one of more of Shell, PHP, Perl or Python, solid working knowledge of Unix, preferably Linux, SQL and MySQL are a plus. Applicants must have BA/BS in Computer Science, MS or PhD (a plus). These positions require exceptional programming skills, excellent algorithmic and analytical skills, and a strong aptitude for building high-performance, scalable computer systems. Our recent work encompasses a broad spectrum of computer science research areas, including: Large scale distributed systems design, Information retrieval, Natural language processing, machine learning and data mining, algorithms and data structures research and user interface research. To get a clearer idea about your experience, please briefly reply to these questions and email back with your chronological resume: - What are your strongest areas of expertise and interest? - What are your preferred programming languages? Please rate yourself in them as (beginner, intermediate or advanced). - How much programming do you typically do during a week in your last 3 jobs? Please indicate in percentage (%) form. - Please briefly describe your experience and knowledge of the technology market in the Arab World. Please email a chronological resume to Nabil Khatib *nabilk at google.com* Do not hesitate to share with anyone or any group that could be interested. Nabil Khatib *Google Inc.* 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA *nabilk at google.com* From Lara.Jirmanus at umassmed.edu Sun Apr 13 12:30:18 2008 From: Lara.Jirmanus at umassmed.edu (Jirmanus, Lara) Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:30:18 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] This Week! Worcester Middle East Film Festival Message-ID: Hello everyone! Just a reminder... The Middle East Film Festival starts this week: Wednesday April 16-19 Films will be showing at Worcester State and Clark University All films start at 7PM and we request a $5 donation There's plenty of parking and all are welcome! Directions: *Worcester State College is at the intersection of Chandler and May Sts in Worcester. The Campus Map can be found at http://www.worcester.edu/aboutwsc/map.htm * Traina Center for the Arts at Clark University is at 92 Downing St. near the intersection with Park Ave. Please, see below for the schedule! Lara Jirmanus Central Massachusetts Coalition for Middle East Peace Central Massachusetts Coalition for Middle East Peace presents Worcester's Second Annual... MIDDLE EAST FILM FESTIVAL : Wednesday April 16-19th at Worcester State and Clark! Wednesday, April 16 at 7PM: Le Grand Voyage Isma?l Ferroukhi, France, 2004 at Eager Auditorum, Sullivan Bldg, Worcester State College http://www.worcester.edu/aboutwsc/map.htm "It's a tribute to my parents and the 97 percent of Muslims that we never hear about in the Western world," says director Ferroukhi about this film which depicts the road trip of French-Morroccan Reda and his devout Muslim father to Mecca. The father convinces his reluctant teenage son to drive them from their home in France to Saudia Arabia on his once-in-a-lifetime religious pilgrimage, the hajj. The film has won awards and been featured in film festivals from Milwaukee to Venice to Marrakesh and Jerusalem. Thursday, April 17 at 7PM: Occupation 101 Sufyan and Abdallah Omeish, USA, 2006 at Eager Auditorum, Sullivan Bldg, Worcester State College http://www.worcester.edu/aboutwsc/map.htm A powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Occupation 101" presents an analysis of the facts and underreported details surrounding this high-stakes conflict. Winner of multiple best film awards, the film features voices rarely heard in the American mainstream press, including Middle East historians, Israeli peace activists, journalists, and humanitarian workers. Friday, April 18 at 7PM: Offside Jafar Panahi, Iran, 2006 at Ghosh Center, Worcester State College http://www.worcester.edu/aboutwsc/map.htm Inspired by the day when his own daughter was refused entry to a soccer stadium in Iran, Jafar Panahi's "Offside" follows a day in the life of a group of Iranian girls attempting to watch their team's World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain at the stadium in Tehran. A disparate group of girls, united only by their desire to see their beloved team play, disguise themselves, risking arrest to try to get into the game. Winner of the Silver Bear Award, Berlin International Film Festival, 2006. Saturday, April 19 at 7PM: Bosta Philippe Aractingi, Lebanon, 2006 at Razzo Hall, Traina Center for Arts, Clark University, 92 Downing St. http://www.worcester.edu/aboutwsc/map.htm A blockbuster in Lebanon, "Bosta" (Bus in Arabic), recounts the story of seven former school friends who reunite to tour Lebanon and dance dabke, the traditional Lebanese dance, to traditional music mixed with a new techno beat. "Bosta" is a 100% Lebanese film, written, directed, filmed and fully financed by Lebanese investors. Join us for the film that has pleased audiences worldwide in its joyful portrayal of Lebanese culture and a hope for a new tomorrow! All are welcome! Suggested Donation $5. Please, join us for refreshments and discussion after every screening. For information visit: worcesteractivist.org/meff or call 508-753-3588 or 781-864-8879. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To purchase a paper ticket, please contact arab-comm at mit.edu or call Hazem Zureiqat at 651-214-2930. Guest tickets are $75 each. Discounted student tickets are sold out. * Ticket sales will close on April 19, one week before the event, so buy yours TODAY. See below for more information about the event. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The MIT Arab Students Organization proudly presents: The 5th Annual MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards Banquet Keynote speaker and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Ahmed Zewail, Professor, California Institute of Technology Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999) Recipient of the Young Professional Award: Dr. Dina Katabi, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recipient of the Graduate Student Award: Loai Naamani, Doctoral Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recipient of the Undergraduate Student Award: Ibrahim Kanan '08, Massachusetts Institute of Technology When: Saturday, April 26, 2008 6pm ? 7pm: Reception 7pm ? 10pm: Dinner and Presentation of Awards Where: Republic Ballroom, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA About the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards: Every year, the Arab students at MIT organize the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards to recognize outstanding Arab contributions to science and technology in the US. The ceremony consists of the following awards: 1. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the career-long achievements of a leading scientist or technologist of Arab origin. 2. The Young Professional Award recognizes the early career achievements of a young Arab-American scientist or technologist. 3. The Student Awards, given to one Graduate student and one Undergraduate student, recognize the academic and leadership achievements of outstanding Arab students in any US campus. Each of these awards comes with a $1,000 cash scholarship. About this year's Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr. Ahmed Zewail: Ahmed Zewail is presently the Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, and the Director of the Physical Biology Center for UST and the NSF Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (LMS) at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Professor Zewail was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering developments in the field of femtoscience, making it possible to observe the movement of the individual atoms in a femtosecond, a split second that is a millionth of a billionth of a second. Such a development?which literally changed our view of the dynamics of matter?holds great promise in the areas of technology and life sciences. Currently his research interests include the biological sciences, the complexity of molecular function and the new development of ultrafast diffraction for the imaging of transient structures in space and time with atomic-scale resolution. Professor Zewail was educated in Egypt, received his B.S. (with first class honors) and M.S. from Alexandria University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His honors include more than 100 prizes and awards, Orders of Merit, and Orders of States from around the world. These include the Robert A. Welch Prize, Wolf Prize, King Faisal Prize, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Peter Debye Award, and the E. O. Lawrence Award. From Egypt he received the Order of the Grand Collar of the Nile, the highest state honor, and postage stamps were issued to honor his contributions to science and humanity. He holds honorary degrees in the sciences, arts, philosophy, law, medicine, and literature from universities and institutions around the world including the U.S.A., England, Switzerland, Egypt, Belgium, Australia, Canada, India, Italy, Scotland, Korea, Sweden, France, China, Mexico, Ireland, Japan, Lebanon, and Argentina. He is an elected member of national and international academies and societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Achievement, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, the Royal Society of London, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences of Malaysia, and the French Academy of Sciences. He is on the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of national and international foundations and universities, and holds the Honorary Chair at the United Nations University. Professor Zewail is renowned for his public lectures and writings encompassing science and technology, education and world affairs, and for his tireless efforts to help the population of the have-nots. In his recent biography Voyage through Time?Walks of Life to the Nobel Prize, he gives an expos? of his life and work until the receipt of the Nobel Prize, and he suggests a concrete course of action for the world of the have-nots and for a new vision of world order. Ahmed Zewail is the father of four children and lives in California. (Source: Professor Zewail's website) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/lebanon-events/attachments/20080415/659ac8ed/attachment.htm From zsaab at MIT.EDU Fri Apr 18 01:19:04 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Saab) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:19:04 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] LAST DAY to buy tickets for 5th MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards Banquet w/ Dr. Ahmed Zewail (1999 Chemistry Nobel Prize)! Message-ID: <20080418011904.752cq2ar9mo04ogs@webmail.mit.edu> FINAL REMINDER! Details below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear All, Tomorrow (Saturday), ticket sales will close! This is your last chance to buy a ticket to attend the MIT ASO's 5th Annual Science and Technology Awards Banquet with Key Note Speaker Dr. Ahmed Zewail (1999 Nobel Prize Winner)! We promise a wonderful evening and hope to see you there. Best, Mariam MIT ASO Sci-Tech Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE CIRCULATE Tickets are on sale for the 5th Annual MIT Arab Students Organization's Science and Technology Awards Banquet To purchase your ticket online, please go to: http://web.mit.edu/arab/ and follow the link on the upper right corner of the page. To purchase a paper ticket, please contact arab-comm at mit.edu or call Hazem Zureiqat at 651-214-2930. Guest tickets are $75 each. * Ticket sales will CLOSE on Saturday April 19, so buy yours TODAY. See below for more information about the event. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The MIT Arab Students Organization proudly presents: The 5th Annual MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards Banquet Keynote speaker and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Ahmed Zewail, Professor, California Institute of Technology Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999) Recipient of the Young Professional Award: Dr. Dina Katabi, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recipient of the Graduate Student Award: Loai Naamani, Doctoral Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Recipient of the Undergraduate Student Award: Ibrahim Kanan '08, Massachusetts Institute of Technology When: Saturday, April 26, 2008 6pm ? 7pm: Reception 7pm ? 10pm: Dinner and Presentation of Awards Where: Republic Ballroom, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA About the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards: Every year, the Arab students at MIT organize the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards to recognize outstanding Arab contributions to science and technology in the US. The ceremony consists of the following awards: 1. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the career-long achievements of a leading scientist or technologist of Arab origin. 2. The Young Professional Award recognizes the early career achievements of a young Arab-American scientist or technologist. 3. The Student Awards, given to one Graduate student and one Undergraduate student, recognize the academic and leadership achievements of outstanding Arab students in any US campus. Each of these awards comes with a $1,000 cash scholarship. About this year's Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr. Ahmed Zewail: Ahmed Zewail is presently the Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics, and the Director of the Physical Biology Center for UST and the NSF Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (LMS) at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. Professor Zewail was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering developments in the field of femtoscience, making it possible to observe the movement of the individual atoms in a femtosecond, a split second that is a millionth of a billionth of a second. Such a development?which literally changed our view of the dynamics of matter?holds great promise in the areas of technology and life sciences. Currently his research interests include the biological sciences, the complexity of molecular function and the new development of ultrafast diffraction for the imaging of transient structures in space and time with atomic-scale resolution. Professor Zewail was educated in Egypt, received his B.S. (with first class honors) and M.S. from Alexandria University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His honors include more than 100 prizes and awards, Orders of Merit, and Orders of States from around the world. These include the Robert A. Welch Prize, Wolf Prize, King Faisal Prize, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Peter Debye Award, and the E. O. Lawrence Award. From Egypt he received the Order of the Grand Collar of the Nile, the highest state honor, and postage stamps were issued to honor his contributions to science and humanity. He holds honorary degrees in the sciences, arts, philosophy, law, medicine, and literature from universities and institutions around the world including the U.S.A., England, Switzerland, Egypt, Belgium, Australia, Canada, India, Italy, Scotland, Korea, Sweden, France, China, Mexico, Ireland, Japan, Lebanon, and Argentina. He is an elected member of national and international academies and societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Achievement, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, the Royal Society of London, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences of Malaysia, and the French Academy of Sciences. He is on the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors of national and international foundations and universities, and holds the Honorary Chair at the United Nations University. Professor Zewail is renowned for his public lectures and writings encompassing science and technology, education and world affairs, and for his tireless efforts to help the population of the have-nots. In his recent biography Voyage through Time?Walks of Life to the Nobel Prize, he gives an expos? of his life and work until the receipt of the Nobel Prize, and he suggests a concrete course of action for the world of the have-nots and for a new vision of world order. Ahmed Zewail is the father of four children and lives in California. (Source: Professor Zewail's website) From zsaab at MIT.EDU Mon Apr 21 01:05:18 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Saab) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:05:18 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] Spring BBQ - Sunday, May 4th Message-ID: <20080421010518.zh5lyypvto0040co@webmail.mit.edu> Dear All, You are invited to our end of the year *Spring BBQ* on Sunday, May 4th. It will be held at the Sidney and Pacific courtyard starting at noon. (map) http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=NW86&Buildings=go Come ready to enjoy a great afternoon with delicious Lebanese food, including kafta, shish taouk, hommous, and tabbouli. It will be a wonderful opportunity to see everyone again before many of us leave for the summer! Feel free to bring your friends! Hope to see you then! Zeina From zsaab at MIT.EDU Sun Apr 27 13:19:00 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Saab) Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:19:00 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] Reminder: BBQ Next Sunday, May 4th Message-ID: <20080427131900.s6gnnzm0s8u84g8g@webmail.mit.edu> Dear All, Don't forget to join us at our Spring BBQ next Sunday, May 4th starting at noon in the S&P Courtyard. http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=NW86&Buildings=go Bring your friends and come enjoy a day outside with great food, music, and company. See you then! Zeina From zsaab at MIT.EDU Mon Apr 28 11:13:18 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Saab) Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:13:18 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] TIME CHANGE: BBQ Next Sunday, May 4th at 1pm In-Reply-To: <20080427131900.s6gnnzm0s8u84g8g@webmail.mit.edu> References: <20080427131900.s6gnnzm0s8u84g8g@webmail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <20080428111318.17qs4daehtfogkcg@webmail.mit.edu> Dear All, Please note that the BBQ will now begin at 1pm (instead of noon) on Sunday, May 4th. This will give everyone enough time to sleep in and get hungry! See you then! Zeina Quoting Zeina Saab : > Dear All, > > Don't forget to join us at our Spring BBQ next Sunday, May 4th > starting at noon > in the S&P Courtyard. > http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=NW86&Buildings=go > > Bring your friends and come enjoy a day outside with great food, music, and > company. > > See you then! > Zeina From zsaab at MIT.EDU Wed Apr 30 13:33:52 2008 From: zsaab at MIT.EDU (Zeina Saab) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:33:52 -0400 Subject: [LCM Events] Academic and Research Opportunities at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Message-ID: <20080430133352.a18k43ct7qvpc0k0@webmail.mit.edu> Dear All, You Are Cordially Invited to Explore Academic and Research Opportunities at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Abu Dhabi. Tuesday, May 6, 2008 12:30 p.m. ? 4:45 p.m. MIT Bartos Theater, Wiesner Building, E15 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA As some of you are aware, MIT is participating in a new program to assist the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) to establish a world-class, graduate science and engineering educational program in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This institute will be built in the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste "Emerald City" and will focus its research on renewable energy, sustainable technology, socio-economic policy and cutting-edge technological initiatives in the fields of Civil & Environmental Eng., Mechanical Eng., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Engineering Systems Design, and Materials Science & Chemical Engineering. We would very much appreciate it if you could forward this invite to your respective departments, rising undergraduates (esp. seniors/juniors), graduate students, and academic visionaries in engineering and science. For more information about our institute, please visit our website: http://www.masdar.ac.ae/ Thanking you in advance, I remain Sincerely yours, Deanelle Symonds Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering Laboratory for Undersea Remote Sensing MIT