Category: Events
DemoCamp Dubai 4 – January 28th 2009 – The Agenda
As previously announced, the fourth DemoCamp Dubai will be taking place at the Radisson SAS in Dubai Media City on January 28th at 7:30PM.
The following four demos will be taking place at the event:
- restate.ae iPhone application: restate.ae is a real estate portal for the city of Dubai, built by the guys at SpinBits. A new iPhone application was created to make it easier to find properties on the go, get more information about neighborhoods and have access to news.
- StartUpArabia Database: StartUpArabia will be officially launching StartUpArabia Database, which is a free wiki-based directory of Arab technology startups, entrepreneurs and financial organizations that anyone can edit and enrich.
- eMapia: An online location based marketplace. Using eMapia, people can browse through countries, cities and neighbourhoods on a map to find businesses/people who added items for sale nearby.
- w2task: is a web 2.0 task & time management web based software, where users can register online, create their own business (company) and projects, than attach efforts to them. In return the users will be able to track their own/team efforts and time spent on a particular project (time sheets) and invoice their customers (planned feature).
The format will be the same as the previous events, with the presenters giving 10 minute presentations of their work, with 5 minutes for Q&A.
The presenters will also be available to answer any further questions, receive feedback and share some thoughts after the event.
StartUpArabia will be covering the event live here for those of you who won’t be able to make it, and giving you a chance to ask any questions you might have to the people demoing.
DemoCamp Dubai 4 – Radisson SAS, Dubai Media City (Jan. 28th)
The fourth DemoCamp Dubai; the Dubai-based launch event for new products, technologies and companies; will be taking place at the Radisson SAS in Dubai Media City on January 28th at7:30PM.
This will be the first DemoCamp of 2009, and it is set to be held at the same venue and in the same room as the last time, the Al Nada Ballroom, 2nd floor in Radisson SAS hotel, Dubai Media City. Attendance is free, and everyone is welcome to join in.
A few interesting demos are already lined up for the event, but there are still openings for a couple more; So, if you’re going to be in Dubai around that date, and you are working on an interesting new web application that you would like to present, then just send an email to: contact@spinbits.com or leave a comment on the blog post announcing the event.
Startups and web applications presented at DemoCamp Dubai will also be reviewed here on StartUpArabia as usual.
Seminar: Strategic Planning Process: A Must to Survive in Today’s Global Environment
The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) just announced a new seminar they’re organizing under the theme of “Strategic Planning Process: A Must to Survive in Today’s Global Environment“.
The seminar will be taking place on Wednesday, December 17th 2008 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM, at the Friendship Auditorium of Princess Sumaya University for Technology, in Amman (Jordan).
The seminar will be with Dr. Niren M. Vyas, Distinguished Professor in the University of South Carolina Aiken, USA.
Dr. Vyas has a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of South Carolina, and has worked in corporations located in Asia, Europe and North America for 27 years, offers consulting services to companies in the USA, Europe, India and Nepal, along with his work in academia for 14 years, the last 9 years as the Dean of Business School at the University of South Carolina.
Currently, Dr. Vyas is in Bahrain as a Visiting Professor with Ahlia University.
Those interested in attending the event can register by sending an email to workshops@qrce.org.
Qatar Science & Technology Park Opens Registration For Next Investor Readiness Program
The Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), has announced that registration is now open for its next Investor Readiness Program seminars.
Comprising five consecutive Monday-evening seminars starting 19 January, the free program focuses on how to become “investor ready” and raise finance. They are open to any Qatar resident that wishes to learn how to plan and build a start-up technology company.
Together the five seminars cover the full process of planning a successful start-up, from idea development through to raising capital and steering the company through its early years.
Topics covered include:
- Project selection, development & commercial evaluation
- Building a management team
- Business planning
- Pitching to investors
- Business development
The seminars and workshops are free, however places are limited and require registration.
Those interested in attending can register online here: QSTP Investor Readiness Program Registration.
StartUpArabia Launches Arab World Tech Events Calendar
In an attempt to provide Arab entrepreneurs and technology fans with information about the various events taking place all around the Arab world; that are related to technology, internet, entrepreneurship, investment and more; and that might be of interest to them; StartUpArabia has gone ahead and launched its Events calendar.
The events calendar can be accessed through the ‘Events‘ link in the menu above, where a monthly calendar displays events all over the Arab world for each month.
On the site’s sidebar, you’ll also be able to quickly find the next five upcoming events around the region.
By clicking on the events in either the calendar page or the upcoming events list, you will be redirected either to the event’s official website or to a local page providing more information on the event.
Another option is to add the event calendar’s iCal feed to your calendar software (iCal, Google Calendar, Lightning …etc), and have all events pulled automatically from StartUpArabia into your own calendars.
And finally, if you have an event that is related to Arab startups, entrepreneurship, investment, or technology; that isn’t already included in the StartUpArabia Events Calendar, you can submit it by following this link: Submit Event.
Dubai Hack Night – Knowledge Village, Dubai – Nov. 19th
SpinBits, the web consultancy company that is also one of the organizers behind the DemoCamp Dubai events, are organizing a really cool new event titled Dubai Hack Night on Wednesday November 19th at 7PM, and are inviting all Web enthusiasts in Dubai to participate.
The goal of the event is to provide a place where people involved in the web industry in Dubai can get together in a more “geeky” environment. If you work as a Web developer, designer, or are just an enthusiast who wants to bounce some ideas around, you may enjoy attending.
The organizers of the event hope to provide a setting for people to:
- Talk about the latest technology trends
- Discuss ideas together in front of a computer
- Meet interesting people
- Eat pizza (SpinBits’ treat)
The event will take place at the SpinBits office located in the Knowledge Village area: Business Central Towers – Tower A, 18th floor, Office #02.
Attendance is free and open to everyone interested.
TechWadi Event: Communication For Technology Professionals – San Jose, California (Nov. 20th)
TechWadi, the leading networking association for Arab American professionals in the Technology industry, will be hosting its next event on Thursday November 20th, 2008; starting at 6PM.
The event will kick off with an hour of networking among peers from the technology industry, and then move on to a discussion of the topic of ‘Communication for Technology Professionals‘ by an expert panel, led by Dr. Dina Ibrahim, Assistant Professor of Broadcasting at San Francisco State University.
Communication is a cornerstone of all businesses and integral in the development of corporate and personal relationships. However, while some messages resonate well with audiences, others seem to miss their target completely.
The goal of the event is to pass on the expertise on how to:
- Articulate messages that resonate with your target market
- Encourage editors and reporters to talk about your business or invention
- Effectively communicate with colleagues, higher management and clients
- Overcome cultural and business obstacles to business success with companies based in the U.S. and in the MENA region
Registration is free for TechWadi paid members, and will cost $20 for non-paid members.
The event will be held in San Jose, California at:
Cisco, Building 1, Mt Rainier Conference Room
3850 Zanker Road
San Jose, California 95134
For more details, you can check out the TechWadi event page.
DemoCamp Dubai 3 – The Agenda
As previously announced, the third DemoCamp Dubai will be taking place at the Radisson SAS in Dubai Media City on October 28th at 7:30PM.
The following four demos will be taking place at the event:
- Jawaker is a multi-player online gaming site that is dedicated to card games from the Arab world.
- Twffaha is a job portal for women, aiming to promote recruiting women in the region. (Previously reviewed here)
- Untiny is a new service that given a shortened URL, expands it to retrieve the original web address behind it. (Previously reviewed here)
- Industrials Directory is an industrial search engine and locator that provides one source for finding the exact product, service, or supplier and locate them.
The format will be the same as the first two events, with the presenters giving 10 minute presentations of their work, with 5 minutes for Q&A.
The presenters will also be available to answer any further questions, receive feedback and share some thoughts after the event.
StartUpArabia At Gitex Technology Week 2008
StartUpArabia will be present at Gitex Technology Week 2008, that kicks off tomorrow at Dubai’s International Convention and Exhibition Centre, through my humble self, Mohamed Marwen Meddah.
The Gitex Technology Week will be going on from tomorrow, October 19th to Thursday 23rd.
If you’ll be exhibiting at the event or visiting, and you’re interested in having a little chat, just drop me an email at: gitex@startuparabia.com, I’d be glad to meet you.
I’ll be moving around meeting people most of the time, but will also be hanging around the Tunisian pavilion at Gitex between meetings, so you could also check if I’m there when/if you pass by.
If you’re in Dubai, not going to Gitex, but still interested in getting together for a little talk, please also drop me an email, and I’ll truly do my best so that we can set things up.