“Call for Applications”(ICD Conferences, November 2011 – January 2012)
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is currently accepting applications for the events outlined below, all of which will take place from November 2011 – January 2012. The Programs will bring together governmental and diplomatic officials, civil society practitioners, private sector representatives, journalists, young professionals, students and scholars, and other interested stakeholders from across the world for a program of lectures, workshops, panel and group discussions and social and cultural activities featuring...
NO VACANCY
The Last days of the Carlton [ I ]
By Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
NO VACANCY is part of The Beirut Experience exhibition taking place at the Beirut Art Center (main venue) and The HANGAR (special venue). Curated and produced by attitudes, Geneva, it brings together 10 international artists selected for their interest in notions that are essential to the dual contexts of Beirut and Lebanon. These include architecture, urban planning, memory, history or cultural identity, as well as their capacity to adapt to the complex but stimulating Lebanese situation.
The HANGAR co-produced...
The Coalition for Tobacco Control - Lebanon (CTC-Lebanon) headed by Green Hand cordially invites you to the awarding ceremony for all the "Pioneers for Tobacco Control in Lebanon" that will take place in UNESCO palace on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 5:00pm (attached is the invitation card).
In addition, we would like to share with you the list of the institutes that will be awarded.
International and Official Institutes:
1- Minister of Public Health 2- Dr. Atef Majdalani 3- NTCP, Dr. George Saade 4- UNION, Dr. Gihan Nahhas 5- FCA, Dr. Hani Gouhmani 6- WHO, Dr. Sameen Saddiqi 7- Beirut...
Dar Manhal al Hayat in partnership with World Vision and the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development invites you to the book launch of "Profiles of Poverty"
Excerpts from the book:
"This study seeks to understand why a country with relatively good indicators at a national level still has significant pockets of poverty by examining the problem through the testimony of the poor themselves. While existing reports provide quantitative data to analyze poverty in Lebanon, what is lacking is the voice of the poor and their description of their own reality. This narrative serves to...
Research, Advocacy and Public Policy-making (RAPP) at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
cordially invites you to a panel discussion on: “The Use of Research in Informing Tobacco Control Policy-making: A Lebanese Case Study”
Tuesday 15 November 2011 | 5– 6:30 pm | Faculty Lounge (above the cafeteria), Ada Dodge Hall, AUB
Panelists:
Rima Nakkash is Assistant Professor at the Health Promotion and Community Health Department, Faculty
of Health Sciences, AUB, and the coordinator of the AUB Tobacco Control Research group: a multidisciplinary
group of researchers...
On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of its inception, the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union (LPHU) is honored to invite you to attend its central ceremony, in which LPHU, after three decades of dedicated work, will be releasing its position and assessment of the situation and reality of disability in Lebanon.
The agenda of the ceremony:
- Press conference
- Speeches by the representatives of the Union branches and offices
- Cocktail party
- Concert
30 years of struggle, we paved the road and we are continuing the march
Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs with the AUB Masters program in Urban Planning and Policy, Department of Architecture and Design cordially invite you to a lecture and open discussion with:
Sateh El-Arnaout
Senior Urban and Regional Development Specialist Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank
“The Tripoli Special Economic Zone: Piloting Public Private Partnerships for Economic Growth in Lebanon”
Wednesday 9 November 2011 | 3:00 – 4:30 pm | Auditorium B1, College Hall, AUB
Dr. Sateh El-Arnaout is a Senior Urban and Regional Development Specialist at...
