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TECHLEB/06 Conference
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
May 20-21, 2006
The first international conference on technology development in Lebanon will be
held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology May 20-21, 2006. Held under
the auspices of the Prime Ministry of Lebanon, this 2-day inaugural conference
is being organized by the Lebanese Club at MIT in collaboration with the
International Network of Lebanese Entrepreneurs and Technologists (INLET) and
other advisory partners.
TECHLEB/06 aims to define the roadmap of development strategies and initiatives
essential to making Lebanon a vibrant and sustainable technology hub in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In the presence of business leaders,
decision makers, and economic development experts from the international
community, the conference will convene key players from the Lebanese private
sector, government, and diaspora to connect the building blocks of Lebanon’s
technology sector: technical and legal infrastructure, capacity development,
economic opportunity, global market access, and tax climate. The strategic
importance of a thriving technology sector in Lebanon lies in its ripple effect
on other economic and social sectors.
For more information and registration information about TECHLEB/06 please visit
www.techlebconference.com
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New AuthenticationProcedures
During 1998 the Lebanese Engineering Syndicate announced that it no longer will accept documents authenticated by the U.S. State Department from engineers or architects applying to the Syndicate. Applicants from the United States and Canada should have their documents authenticated by Amideast headquarters in Washington, DC, or one of its offices in Lebanon.
Applicants should request from Amideast a release form. Once the applicant has completed and signed the release form he/she sends it back to Amideast. Please note that Amideast charges afee for each document authenticated. Amideast will then send the signed release form to the applicant's university. Once Amideast receives the documents they forward them to their offices in Lebanon by courier for authentication. The Amideast offices in Lebanon then will forward the documents to the Lebanese Engineering Syndicate.
Please note that the Syndicate for its application procedure requires an authenticated university letter of degree verification and transcript.
To request a release form please contact:
Ms. Christine Graziano
Amideast Headquarters
1730 M St., NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
e-mail: cgraziano@amideast.org
telephone: (202) 776-9618
fax: (202) 776-7018
Students who have majored in fields other than engineering or architecture can also have their documents authenticated by Amideast or through the U.S. State Department procedure.
Former students in the Middle East who wish to have their documents authenticated should contact one of the Amideast offices in Lebanon:
Amideast Amideast
Antelias Office Ras Beirut Office
Antelias Highway, Facing Ras Beirut Center Building
Golden Beach 4th Floor
Sannine Building, 1st Floor Surati Street
P.O. Box 70-744 Hamra Area
Antelias
Telephone: 961-4-410-438 Telephone: 961-1-345-341
Fax: 961-4-419-342 e-mail: lebanon@amideast.org
e-mail: lebanon@amideast.or
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