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ALES NEWSLETTER
November 09, 2006
ALES Events
and Affairs
- 2007 ALES
Membership Drive
- 2007 ALES Scholarship Program
-
ALES' Rebuild-Lebanon Dinner
& Presentation - December 12, 2006
Community Events and Notices
- HireLebanese.com:
Free Job Posting, Resume Posting & CV Search
- Our Lady of The Cedars Church Christmas Bazaar and
Art Fair - November 17-18, 2006
-
'Bosta' @ MIT (Beirut
Uncut Film Series) - November 15, 2006
2007 ALES Membership Drive
(ALES Events
and Affairs)
Dear ALES Colleagues and Friends,
First, I want to thank those of you who already
responded to our Membership Drive. We greatly appreciate your support.
If you haven't
responded yet, please accept this invitation to renew your ALES yearly
membership or become a member. Thanks to your past participation and support, we were
able to accomplish many goals in the past year: maintain and enhance the
ALES website, grow the ALES scholarship program, have a very successful
annual dinner, be one of the sponsors of TECHLEB|06, and establish the
Rebuild Lebanon Information Center.
ALES endeavors to promote the advancement of Lebanese American Engineers
and Scientists. The organization needs your support and encourages your
active participation in order to better achieve its mission.
Please take a moment to fill and submit the membership application. We
hope you can continue to be a member and look forward to your ongoing
support and involvement. For your convenience, you can now fill the
membership application online at:
http://www.alesonline.org/cgi-bin/milcgi/becomememberofales.cgi
You can learn more about the different ALES membership grades at:
http://www.alesonline.org/membership/index.html
Thank You.
Best Regards,
Hani Al-Dayaa
On behalf of the ALES
board of directors
http://www.alesonline.org
PS:
- This year, we have
decided to waive the membership dues for students, in recognition of
their hard work.
- To help us plan better for 2007,
kindly respond by November 30, 2006.
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2007 ALES Scholarship
Program
(ALES Events
and Affairs)
This year, ALES is going to present two
$1000 scholarships. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply, and please
take note of the application deadline: Friday, January 26, 2007.
The scholarships will be presented to the two
qualified
students during the ALES annual dinner that will take place on Saturday February
10, 2007 at Byblos Restaurant
in Norwood Massachusetts.
You can download the Scholarship Application and its
Preface from
www.alesonline.org/scholarships/2007/ALES_Scholarship_Application.pdf
(PDF)
or
www.alesonline.org/scholarships/2007/ALES_Scholarship_Application.doc
(MS Word)
or
by visiting the ALES website
at
www.alesonline.org.
Please forward this message
to the students you know, and student leaders are encouraged to print it
and post it at their universities to let as many students as possible
know about this opportunity.
Thank You!
Best Regards,
Hani Al-Dayaa
On behalf of the ALES
board of directors
http://www.alesonline.org
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ALES' Rebuild-Lebanon Dinner
& Presentation
(ALES Events and Affairs)
Dear ALES colleagues and friends,
Please join us at ALES' Rebuild-Lebanon Dinner &
Presentation on Tuesday December 12 at 6:30PM at
Sabra Restaurant on 45 Union Street in Newton MA [Map.
Phone: 617.964.9275].
A talk, titled
Challenges and Opportunities after the July 2006 War: Rebuilding the
Roads and Bridges of Lebanon,
will
be presented by two engineers from ALES, outlining the challenges and
opportunities for rebuilding Lebanon’s destroyed infrastructure, in
particular the roads and bridges, after the July 2006 war.
The speakers are:
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Mr. Nabil Hourani, PE; Head of the
Geotechnical Section at the Massachusetts Highway Department
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Mr. Charles Sacre, PE; Principal Engineer at S.E.A.
Consultants
The presentation will address a number of issues and
questions, mainly:
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What really happened to the many bridges and
roadways that were affected?
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How is the infrastructure now, and how was it
developed in the previous decade?
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Is there hope in the early recovery work, and what
is the preliminary assessment?
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Is there a plan for the
future for funding, designing, bidding, and rebuilding the bridges?
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How do we get the
generous donors to give more?
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Accountability,
leadership, and dedication... How would it advance the reconstruction?
The
registration fee is $20 for members and $30 for non-members, and it
includes a Lebanese dinner.
Please RSVP at
ales@alesonline.org or 617.435.8687 at your earliest convenience.
We look forward to seeing you at this event.
Best Regards,
Hani Al-Dayaa
On behalf of the ALES
board of directors
http://www.alesonline.org
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HireLebanese.com:
Free Job Posting, Resume Posting & CV Search
(Community Events and Notices)
Lebanese
Worldwide are Dedicated to Improving
the
Current Economical Situation
A
joint effort by the President of the
Lebanese
International Business Council and the founder of Lebanon Expats has
brought on a new initiative aimed at facilitating job opportunities
for
Lebanese
worldwide.
Hire
Lebanese
(www.hirelebanese.com)
is an internet based job board recruiting agent with a goal to market
the
Lebanese
workforce as one.
"Lebanese
have built a reputation for brains and productivity so let's
capitalize on our reputation and centralize our efforts to succeed.
Our goal is to gather resumes for
Lebanese
citizens worldwide and then
market our talent as one group," said Rabih Mogharbel, co-founder of
HireLebanese.com and founder of Lebanon Expats.
"HireLebanese.com
is also dedicated to servicing businesses in Lebanon, corporations in
Middle East and
Lebanese
managers worldwide who seek
Lebanese
candidates. We encourage all businesses seeking
Lebanese
talent from around the globe
to reach out to them at HireLebanese.com.
Hire
Lebanese
is a Free service for employers and job seekers ", said Dr. Nassib
Fawaz, co-founder of HireLebanese.com and President of the
Lebanese
International Business Council.
HireLebanese.com is launching
at critical times when the country is rebuilding and seeks expertise
in many fields. This is also a critical time for young professionals
seeking to gain international experience.
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Our Lady of the Cedars Church Christmas Bazaar and Art
Fair
(Community Events and Notices)
OUR LADY OF THE
CEDARS OF LEBANON CHURCH
2006 CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND CRAFT FAIR
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH & 18TH – 10am-9pm
Featuring:
Full Service Kitchen with Dine-In & Take-Out of
Authentic Middle Eastern Cuisine & Pastries
Handmade items
Gift Tables
Toys
Christmas Table
Gift Baskets
… and much much more!
… to include a DOOR PRIZE: 20” Flat Screen T.V.
~ Please COME and support Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Church &
fulfill your appetite with some homemade Lebanese
food ~
61 Rockwood Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 522-0225
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'Bosta' @ MIT (Beirut Uncut Film Series)
(Community Events and Notices)
In launching
the
Beirut Uncut Film Series
you are invited to attend Boston’s first public screening of
BOSTA
a Philippe Aractingi Production
Wednesday . Nov 15 . 8pm . Free . 54-100 at MIT
(Map:
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=54)
After 15 years of exile in France, Kamal returns to Beirut with his mind
set on one goal: recreate the dance group he had formed with his school
friends and whom he hasn't seen since - but today, not only does he want
to bring back this disparate group together, but also take the bold move
of introducing a Western flavor to the traditional Dabkeh music.
When the dancers audition before the jury of the national Dabkeh
festival, they are curtly rejected on the basis that they are causing
prejudice to the "only cultural icon left". This prompts them to
refurbish their old school bus and embark on a road trip across Lebanese
towns to perform and introduce their pioneering dance to the public.
As they struggle to win people over to their alternative spirit, each of
the dancers also realizes that they have also embarked on a personal
journey to reconnect with their childhood, their friendships lost and
found, the pains of the war and of separation... a journey that will
lead a group of friends to turn the page on a painful past.
Bosta is a road musical that takes the audience on a wonderful journey
across various Lebanese regions... a journey accompanied by a
groundbreaking soundtrack and, of course, this truly pioneering dance,
the electro-dabkeh.
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Screening Rights Purchased by the Lebanese Club @ MIT
http://web.mit.edu/lebanon
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