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Kickoff Coordination Workshop Program

First Day – Wednesday February 4, 2009

8.30 – 9.00 Registration

9.00 – 9.30 Welcome Notes
      ·          Elie Salem, President – University of Balamand
      ·          Ziad Haddara, Regional Project Manager – UNDP/ICTDAR
      ·          George Awad, Program Officer, Communication & Information Sector – UNESCO Regional Office – Beirut
9.30 – 10.00 Overview of Ma3bar
       ·          Walid Karam, Coordinator, Ma3bar – UOB
10.00 – 10.45 Partners’ Vision & Experience in FOSS ( 5 min. each)
● Aleppo University ● American University of Beirut ● Arab Open University – Kuwait ● Beirut Arab University ● Birzeit University ● Cairo University ● Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology – Damascus ● Jordan University ● Jordan University of Science and Technology ●
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break11.00 – 11.45 Partners’ Vision & Experience in FOSS ( 5 min. each)
● Lebanese American University ● Lebanese University ● Al-Quds Open University ● Qatar University ● Sudan University of Science and Technology ● Université Antonine ● University of Balamand ● Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik ● Université Saint Joseph, Beirut ● University Tunis El Manar – ENIT ●
11.45 – 12.45 Working Groups

        Group 1                      Group 2               Group 3
Awareness-raising           Training           Applications

12.45 – 14.00 Lunch Break14.00 – 16.00 Working Groups
        Group 1                      Group 2               Group 3
Awareness-raising           Training           Applications

16.00 – 16.30 Tour on UOB Campus16.30 – 20.30 Back to Hotel – Free Time20.30 Dinner

Second Day – Thursday February 5, 2009
9.00 – 10.30 Group Presentations
      ·          Group 1 presentation - Awareness-raising
·          Group 2 presentation - Training
      ·     Group 3 presentation - Applications
10.30 – 10.45 Ma3bar Portal Demonstration
        ·     Walid Karam, Coordinator, Ma3bar – UOB
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.40 FOSS Educational Model
      ·     All, group discussions – moderated by George Awad, Program Officer, Communication & Information Sector -
            UNESCO Regional Office –   Beirut
11.40 – 12.20 Collaboration & Decentralization Model

        ·     All, group discussions – moderated by Ziad Haddara, Regional Project Manager – UNDP/ICTDAR

12.20 – 12.45 Wrap-Up – Recommendations – Conclusions
        ·     All, group discussions
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 18.00 Visit to Geita Grotto

Kickoff Coordination Workshop

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