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TechWadi Event: Communication For Technology Professionals – San Jose, California (Nov. 20th)

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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.

Intel Capital Invests In Dubai-Based Startup Sphere Networks

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Sphere NetworksIntel Capital, Intel’s investment arm, joined Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) by announcing its investment in Sphere Networks, an emerging Dubai-based startup specialising in next generation network management software. This move marks Intel’s first investment in a company based in the Gulf region.

The investment should help Sphere to expand both its technology base, get access to Intel technologies and develop sales and marketing to deliver its products to market. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

The startup employs a team of 26 people, from different backgrounds, in Dubai; developing enterprise level network management solutions, which are already in use with a number of government customers in the region. 

The investment, announced today by Christian Morales, Intel VP Sales & Marketing and General Manager, Europe Middle East and Africa, is part of Intel’s drive to expand its economic, educational and technology-related support across the UAE. 

Under this program, Intel continues to increase its investment in four key areas: local entrepreneurship, education, digital accessibility and specialized technical competencies, to help promote technology skills, knowledge transfer and jobs creation in the UAE. 

Commenting on the announcement, Morales underlined the importance of fostering innovative, home-grown ideas and noted that today’s news illustrates Intel’s ongoing commitment to collaborate with local players that share the vision of taking entrepreneurial projects to the next level of global competitiveness. 

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TechCONNECT 2 Networking Event – July 28th – Amman, Jordan

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TechConnect 2The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship has announced the second TechCONNECT networking event will be taking place on July 28th (7-8:30 PM) at the Green Garden in The Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Al Jubeiha, Amman (Jordan).

TechCONNECT is a networking event designed to bring together entrepreneurs, leaders in the technology industry, and those with a demonstrable interest in technology based entrepreneurship in an informal setting; aiming to promote dialogue, interchange and the exchange of ideas to further enable and create a culture of technology-based entrepreneurship in Jordan.

The organizers hope the event will help surface the next generation of business experts, technology startups and venture capitalists, who will be driving the entire technology industry in Jordan and the Arab region.

For those interested in reading about the first TechCONNECT event, you can check these reviews:

LEBConnection, Access To Lebanese People And Projects

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Newly launched LEBConnection is a business oriented social networking service that caters directly to the specific everyday needs of the Lebanese people around the world: finding jobs, promoting people and projects in the Lebanese community and finding housing.

The project started a year and a half ago while co-founder Patrick Sayegh was staying in Paris and various parts of France, and was exposed to the difficulties many Lebanese faced in getting jobs in French companies even if they were qualified for them.

So the idea was to create a platform that enabled Lebanese people all around the world to tap into their extended network of contacts to identify connections who can help them take advantage of certain business opportunities they wouldn’t have access to otherwise.

LEBConnection provides an intuitive interface that enables users to easily build their network of connections through importing contacts from other accounts as well as easily sending invitations to their friends and acquaintances. Information on the site can be accessed in many ways, and the search engines have broad or narrow searches to look for people or jobs according to specific criteria.

On one hand, businesses and people can post ads on the website, to their network of connections as well as to the whole community, about their open job opportunities, projects and deals; and on the other hand, users can search for these opportunities as well as contacts they have in certain companies and places who can help them in getting jobs, deals or resources.

An internal email system LEB mail is built into the system to enable the sharing of information between contacts.

The service is a free one, and the interface is in English and French for the time being with the possibility of adding Spanish as its next language.

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