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<p class=MsoPlainText>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I urge you to send in a nomination to one of the three
awards at this event (Young Professional Award, Graduate Student Award, and
Undergraduate Student Award). The MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards Banquet
has become a marker for our organization and for the Institute. It has been
growing every year and has been receiving more and more attention and press
coverage. (See below for details on this year’s event and on how you can
send in a nomination)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Remember: You can either nominate someone for an award or
nominate yourself. If you want to nominate someone else, don’t worry
about having all the necessary documentation, as we can always contact the
nominees for that.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Also, remember that a $1,000 scholarship will be given
with the two student awards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>There are only 6 days left, so get your nominations in as
soon as possible!<o:p></o:p></p>
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normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Hazem M. Zureiqat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Lead Organizer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>5th Annual MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards Banquet<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><a href="mailto:hazemz@mit.edu">hazemz@mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS E-MAIL – ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT TO
SEND IN YOUR NOMINATIONS!<o:p></o:p></p>
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normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>The MIT Arab Students Organization proudly presents:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>The 5th Annual MIT ASO Science and
Technology Awards Banquet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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normal'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b>Keynote speaker and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Dr. Ahmed Zewail, Professor, California Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b>When:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Saturday, April 26, 2008, 6pm to 9pm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b>Where:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Republic Ballroom, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b>About the MIT ASO Science and Technology Awards:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>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:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>1. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the career-long
achievements of a leading scientist or technologist of Arab origin.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>2. The Young Professional Award recognizes the early career
achievements of a young Arab-American scientist or technologist.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>3. The Student Awards, given to one Undergraduate student and one
Graduate 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b>*** <u>The MIT Arab Students Organization is seeking nominations for
the Young Professional Award, the Undergraduate Student Award, and the Graduate
Student Award.</u> ***<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>The deadline for submitting nominations is <b>Friday, February 29, 2008</b>.
Nominations should highlight the professional, academic and/or extra-curricular
achievements of the nominees and include any supporting materials
(publications, academic records, references, etc). Candidates can also nominate
themselves. Nominations should be sent by email to: <a
href="mailto:arab-comm@mit.edu">arab-comm@mit.edu</a> and include the
following:<o:p></o:p></p>
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normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Name of nominee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Title<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Address<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Phone number<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Fax number (if available)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>E-mail address<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>A brief Nomination Statement. How does the nominee qualify for the
award?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Any supplementary material that support the nominee’s claim to
the award<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>The nominator’s (if any) name, title, address, phone and fax
number, and e-mail address<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>(Optional) The names and contact information of other people who would
second the nomination. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b>Qualifications and criteria for nomination (for all three awards):<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>- The nominee must be an Arab or an Arab-American.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>- The nominee must be under 35 years of age.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>- The nominee’s CV must prove significant scientific and
technical contributions.<br>
- The nominee has committed to continue contributing to his/her field.<br>
- Current MIT ASO officers must forfeit any promised financial returns from the
awards to qualify.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee to be formed at
MIT, and winners will be notified of the committee’s decisions by <b>March
14</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>This is a great opportunity to be recognized by the Arab community, not
only in the Boston area, but nationwide. The success of previous years is a
testimony to how award winners and nominees attain a great deal of recognition
from the Arab community and beyond. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>Please feel free to nominate professionals and students you know that
you think have made great contributions to the community. Remember. You can
nominate yourself!!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b>About this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr.
Ahmed Zewail:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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normal'><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'>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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
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 exposé 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.<br>
<br>
Ahmed Zewail is the father of four children and lives in California. <o:p></o:p></p>
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normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><i>(Source: Professor Zewail’s website)<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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normal'><o:p> </o:p></p>
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normal'><b>Tickets sale announcements will be made within the next few days.
Thank you for your continued support, and we hope to see you at the event!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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