Category Archives: SMEX Training & Events

Arab Women Technologists Start Rewiring the World in Zouk Mikael

Written by jessica. Posted on May 11, 2010. Filed under SMEX News, SMEX Training & Events, Stories & Case Studies, Tech & the Arabic Language. 7 Comments.
SMEX and Arab Techies have spent the past couple of months organizing a meetup of about 34 women from ten Arab countries to talk about technology, empowerment, entrepreneurship, development, and whatever else they want to put on the table. Participants are programmers, web developers, artists, teachers, professors, PhD students, bloggers, social media experts, activists, NGO [...]

George Haddad Teaches Essential Photography

Written by jessica. Posted on March 14, 2010. Filed under SMEX Training & Events. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.
George shows a workshop participant how the aperture of a camera opens and closes.
On Saturday at SMEX, photographer George Haddad hosted the first of a series of four Saturday afternoon workshops designed to teach essential photography skills. In addition to teaching good shooting practices, like “get close,” the workshop focused on the basics of understanding the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and focal length. Participants were encouraged to [...]

Workshop: Career Development with Social Media

Written by jessica. Posted on February 1, 2010. Filed under Career, SMEX Training & Events, Strategy & Technics. No comments.
Are you a young Lebanese person looking for a job? Or maybe you already have a job but need freelance work to make ends meet? Are you tired of visiting offices and depositing your resume, knowing that you probably will never hear back from them? Social media might be able to help you. The strategic use [...]

Workshopping Innovations in Mobile Data Collection in Amman

Written by jessica. Posted on December 7, 2009. Filed under SMEX Training & Events. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
A mobile phone displaying Ushahidi crisis mapping site.
We know that we haven’t posted in a long time. And we look forward to changing all that with a streamlined and updated online presence in the New Year. Which, as it happens, will also coincide with an updated offline presence in our new offices in the lovely Badaro neighborhood of Beirut. Please bear with [...]