Events

SMEX will host the sixth iteration of the annual regional digital rights event, Bread&Net, which will be held online on May 13, 14, and 15. Bread&Net is an event that brings together tech experts, activists, policymakers, academics, and media practitioners from the region to discuss and address pressing issues at the intersection of technology, society, and human rights. This gathering aims to strengthen an already blooming digital rights movement in West Asia and North Africa, fostering the exchange of knowledge, research, and digital resources to sustain civil society in its fight for safe...

This virtual event aims to bring together Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) operating in Lebanon to: 1- Share what are different NGOs doing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon 2- Map what are different NGOs able to offer to the community* during the COVID-19 pandemic through resource mobilization 3- Draft a potential collaborative response plan to the COVID-19 situation through the contribution of different participating NGOs * Community refers to both Lebanese citizens and refugees of different nationalities.

ندوة حول التوعية على السلامة المرورية على الطرقات تطبيقا لاحكام قانون السير الجديد في لبنان

كيف يمكننا تغيير الأسلوب القديم في جلسات التدريب والانتقال إلى فعاليات أكثر استدامة؟ ما هو النموذج الذي يجب اعتماده؟ ما هي العقبات والعوامل المساعدة لنجاح المؤسسات؟ ستجيب عبير غطاس، وهي ناشطة لبنانية، ومتخصّصة في مجال الاتصالات الرقمية وتقنية المعلومات، عن هذه السئلة وتناقش مفهوم أمن المؤسسات، وكيفية التدّرب عليه، وكيف يمكن استخدامه داخل مؤسساتنا.

إقامة ندوة توعوية وتثقيفية بالتعاون مع بلدية برج البراجنة نهار الإثنين في 29 نيسان 2019 الساعة الرابعة عصرا وذلك في قاعة المودة (الرويس) مقابل جبانة الرادوف.

Mahmoud Zeineddine, President and Co-founder of O.S.A.S (Organization for Safety And Sustainability) NGO, will be talking about "Sensor technology, practice & integrated models to safeguard power plant work-forces"

The consociational system as well as kinship-based politics have not allowed circulation of political elites, limiting the entry and participation of newcomers and women to the political scene in Lebanon. The 2018 Lebanese parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on 6 May after nearly a decade since the last time they were held.