Register to Attend the Digital Entrepreneurship BarCamp through the ArabNet Digital Summit 2012 website, the BarCamp will take place during the Community Day, March 31. Registration is Free.
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600+ Registered so Far! Join the Fun!
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The event was a great success! Thanks to all who have participated.
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
Barcamps are open, participatory workshop-events, the content of which is provided by participants.
Event details
Brief: Community Day is a day of free activities to raise awareness about opportunities in the digital world. The day will give attendees insight into the future of the digital world and the chance to participate in crowd sourced tracks, be engaged in live debates, workshops, and panels, and get inspired by digital entrepreneurship. Focusing on attendees' involvement, the day will be largely conducted in BarCamp format, enabling participants to voice their thoughts and ideas on their favorite topics freely in the company of individuals across different segments.
March 31st
Hilton Habtoor Hotel,
Sin il Fil, Beirut
More info on accommodation: http://arabnet.me/conference/summit/accommodation/
Who should attend?
Digital Enthusiasts, Entrepreneurs, Students, NGOs and Digital Professionals. Register
Schedule
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Emirates Hall A
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Emirates Hall B
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Registration Finalization for Community Day
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| 9:00:00 |
| 9:30:00 |
Introduction – Plenary Session
What's New in Web and Mobile: Fawzi Rahal, Omar Chrisridis,
Alex Tohme, Ziad Matar
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| 9:45:00 |
| 10:00:00 |
| 10:15:00 |
BarCamp Brief |
| 10:30:00 |
Structured Networking Session
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| 10:45:00 |
| 11:00:00 |
Coffee Break
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| 11:15:00 |
| 11:30:00 |
Live Debate:
Is Twitter journalism?
Moderator: Dr. Dima Saber (co-founder, AltCity.me, Hibr.me)
Speakers: Tania Mehanna (LBC), Khodor Salameh, Dr. Jamal Wakim (LIU), Dr. Ahmad Zeineddine (Lebanese University, Al-Hayat Newspaper)
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Design Ecosystem Workshop
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Workshop - Building an Interactive Lego City Using Agile Methodologies
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4 Crowdsourced Sessions
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| 11:45:00 |
| 12:00:00 |
Talk: Measuring Social Media, Jan Rezab
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| 12:15:00 |
New Media & Citizen Journalism Panel:
Turi Menthe, Founder & CEO, Demotix
Micheline Tobia, Editor, Mashallah News, Moderator: Ayman Itani
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The Gaming Industry in Lebanon - Ziad Feghali
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4 Crowdsourced Sessions
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| 12:30:00 |
| 12:45:00 |
| 1:00:00 |
Lunch Break
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| 1:15:00 |
| 1:30:00 |
| 1:45:00 |
| 2:00:00 |
Live Debate:
Is Corporate Social Responsibility an attempt to make money by corporations?
Moderator: Munir Nabti (co-founder, AltCity.me, Hibr.me)
Speakers: Sami Halabi (Deputy Editor, Executive Magazine), Albert Toumy (Managing Partner, Crepaway), Liya Kreidie (AUB, CSR researcher), Saad Al-Kurdi (activist)
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Anonymity, Privacy, and Security in a Digital World
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Workshop - Key Points for a Successful Start-Up - Tarek Kettaneh
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4 Crowdsourced Sessions
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| 2:15:00 |
| 2:30:00 |
Talk: Mobilizing people around a good cause - the case of 'UP Greek Tourism'
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| 2:45:00 |
Entrepreneurship/Initiatives Panel
Abdullah Hamed, Founder & CEO, GameTako
Yasmine El Mehairy, Founder & CEO, Supermama
Fida Taher, Founder & CEO, Zaytouneh
Sara Darwiche, Co-Founder, ChouChic
Moderator: Desiree El-Chebeir
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Social Media Workshop, Ayman Itani, Think Media Labs
(New Facebook Timeline & Recent Arabic Twitter Hashtags)
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4 Crowdsourced Sessions
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| 3:00:00 |
| 3:15:00 |
| 3:30:00 |
Day Wrap Up
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| 3:45:00 |
| 4:00:00 |
Day End |
Partner Workshops:
1. Anonymity, privacy, and security in a digital world - Security Professional
2. Design Ecosystem - Mirada Madrid
3. Social Media Workshop - Ayman Itani, Founder and CEO of Think Media Labs (2:45 PM)
New Facebook Timeline and Recent Arabic Twitter Hashtags
Learn the tips and techniques for mastering your new Facebook Timeline and make sure that your content is engaging and abides by Facebook's new guidelines. Moreover, look into how to make the most of the recently introduced Arabic Twitter Hashtags.
4. The Gaming Industry in Lebanon and the Netherlands Game Awards - Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program
Workshops:
1. Building an Interactive Lego City Using Agile Methodologies - Ayna Corporation
2. Key Points for a Successful Start-Up - MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region
Remember to Register for the Community Day @ the ArabNet Digital Summit 2012 before giving us your suggestions.
Suggestions:
What has been suggested:
Partners
AltCity
www.altcity.me - facebook.com/altcity - @AltCityme
SMEX
www.smex.org - facebook.com/SMEX - @SMEX
Volunteers
Register @ ArabNet Digital Summit 2012's website
[The BarCamp will be taking place during the Community Day, March 31st
Participants (aka Campers)
Register @ ArabNet Digital Summit 2012's website
[The BarCamp will be taking place during the Community Day, March 31st
Task List
Promotion
- Promote the BarCamp to your Community
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Blog
- Email
- Face-to-Face
- Suggest Topics for Sessions
Tags for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc.
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Who's blogging?
You want to blog about BarCamp?
