University of Balamand Event

UOB | November 15, 2022

GIS DAY - Mapping Common ground for Empowering Local Communities

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University of Balamand Event


Under the slogan of “Empowering local communities”, the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Balamand (UOB) inaugurated the GIS Awareness week organized by ESRI Lebanon. The celebration of the GIS Day at UOB on Tuesday, November 15 th , 2022, was an ordain to a weeklong of GIS-related events worldwide.

The event was also an occasion for UOB to announce the launch of the MENA region’s first Geo-Artificial Intelligence (Geo-AI) Academy. The Geo-AI Academy is dedicated to the capacity building provided by international experts for students and GIS professionals in the field of geospatial big data and artificial intelligence. This exclusive collaboration between UOB and ESRI Lebanon crowns a long history of collaboration and achievements between them. To know more about this academy click here

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10:30-11:00

Participants checking in

11:00-11:05

Opening and Lebanese anthem

11:00-11:15

Welcoming notes from Prof Rami Abboud, University of Balamand-UoB

11:15-11:30

Message from Jack and Welcoming notes from Mrs. Gretta Kelzi, Esri Lebanon

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MOU signing

11:30-11:45

"GIS for Local economic Development (LED)", Rola Mahmoud and Mohamad Akl-UoM Minieh

11:45-12:00

"Crisis Management & Interactive Monograph", Joumana Ahmad-UoM

12:00-12:15

"Knowing our Maioun", Elie and Marcel Hawi-Amioun Municipality

12:15-12:30

"Solid Waste Management", Jihad Jawad-UoM of Dreib El Aswat and Dreib El gharbi

12:30-12:45

"Firelab: A National Fire Danger Forecast System for the Benefit of All", Karen Gebrael-IoE

12:45-13:00

"Citizen Reporter", Eng. Mohamad Fneich-Esri Lebanon

12:45-13:00

Awards and recognition, cake cutting

12:45-13:00

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