American University of Beirut, Lebanon
The IEEE – AUB Student Branch in Lebanon had the honor of hosting the third IEEE Middle East Student Branch Congress (MEBSC) between May 28th and June 1st, 2013 on the American University of Beirut’s (AUB) campus. Attendees and speakers, from Cyprus, Egypt, France, Jordan, Palestine, Poland, Sudan, Turkey, and Tunisia came to be part of this conference. The opening ceremony was addressed first by AUB’s Provost Dr. Ahmad Dallal followed by Dean Makram Suidan, Dean of the faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB, succeeded by Dr. Ghassan Shaban, IEEE Lebanon Chair. IEEE Region 8 representatives gave a few words as well: Ms. Simay Akar, R8 Student Chapter coordinator, Mr. Muhammad Mustafa, TISP Global Team member, and Mr. Maciej Borowka, EPICS Global Team member. The opening ceremony ended with a speech by Mr. Yahia Sinno, MESBC committee Chair. The congress held several technical, professional, and IEEE workshops and lectures. In addition, participants attended many activities including an icebreaker barbecue and sightseeing of Beirut and Jeita grotto. At the Gala dinner, the name of the rally paper, FM TV competition and the traditional Delegation of Aspiration (DOA) competition were announced. The winning student branch of the DOA is An-Najah Student Branch (Palestine) and it will be hosting the next MESBC 2015.
Below is the list of lectures, plenary sessions, and workshops that were given during the MESBC 2013:
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Thursday 30 May 2013 |
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| Type | Title | Speaker | Speaker Affiliation |
| Plenary Session | Entrepreneurship | Dr. Tarek Kettaneh | American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Plenary Session | IEEE Day | Ms. Simay Akar | IEEE R8 Student Chapters Coordinator, Turkey |
| Workshop | Arabic Text Mining | Mr. Jad Makhlouta | American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Workshop | Laughter Yoga | Ms. Sabine Jizi | Laughter Yoga Teacher and Leader, Lebanon |
| Workshop | WIE | Ms. Simay Akar | IEEE R8 Student Chapters Coordinator, Turkey |
| Workshop | TISP | Mr. Muhamad Mustafa | IEEE TISP Global Team Member, Jordan |
| Lecture | EPICS in IEEE | Mr. Maciej Borwka | IEEE EPICS Global Team Member, Poland |
| Lecture | How to find an online job in 10 simple steps | Mr. Mohammad Hijazi | Online Collaborative, Lebanon |
| Lecture | Integration of RES in Power Systems | Dr.Imad Mougharbel | Lebanese University, Lebanon |
| Lecture | Internet Security | Mr. Khodor Hamandi | American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
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Friday 31 May 2013 |
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| Type | Title | Speaker | Speaker Affiliation |
| Plenary Session | History of IEEE | Mr. Costas Stasopoulos | IEEE R8 Director-Elect, Cyprus |
| Workshop | Unleash the speaker within you | Mr. Hani Mashnouk& Mr. Mostafa Tamimi | Toastmasters, Lebanon |
| Workshop | Mobile Applications development | Mr. Elie Nasr | FOO, Lebanon |
| Workshop | Make my Day with Your True Colors | Ms. Pamela Doumit | Marketing and Media Advisor, Lebanon |
| Lecture | Imitating Nature to overcome medical and biological challenges | Dr.Hala Zreiqat | The University of Sydney, Australia |
| Lecture | IEEE Region 8 student branch activities unchained | Mr. Maciej Borowka | IEEE EPICS Global Team Member, Poland |
| Lecture | Future Trends in communications | Dr. Youssef Nasser | American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Lecture | Discover GOLD | Mr. Marc Chedid | IEEE GOLD Affinity Group, Lebanon |
