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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
Friends, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>We
are delighted to invite you to the 2<sup>nd</sup></span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://www.harvardmena.org/">Harvard
Middle East / North Africa Weekend</a>, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>which will be held in Boston
between December 4 and 6, 2008. The title of this year’s event is “<em><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eyes on MENA: Opportunities Amidst Global
Turmoil</span></b></em>”. The three-day event is anchored by a Civil Society
Forum, Business Conference, Public Health Conference and a Career
Fair. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>We
expect the Harvard MENA Weekend to build on the tremendous success of the
inaugural weekend which attracted leading figures from MENA, several of the
region’s top employers, and more than 400 participants including students and
alumni from Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Stanford, Yale, Wharton and INSEAD. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>The
HAAA, in coordination with Middle East groups across Harvard, is hosting a
series of events over the course of the weekend dedicated to contemporary MENA
issues. We hope you can join us for this landmark weekend. For further
information and to register, please see the attached flier and check-out the
website: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.harvardmena.org/">www.harvardmena.org</a> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>.
The pre-registration period begins on Nov 6<sup>th</sup>, please visit the
website for further detail about registration deadlines and fees.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Please
feel free to forward this email to any of your colleagues or friends who might
be interested in attending the Harvard MENA Weekend. If you have any questions
or comments, please email Sena Halabi, at</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a
href="mailto:sena@harvardarabalumni.org">sena@harvardarabalumni.org</a></span></u><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>We
hope you can join as for this important weekend, and we look forward to
welcoming you back to Harvard in December. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Regards,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Harvard
MENA Weekend Organizing Team <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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