NEWS LETTERS

Newsletter September 01, 2003

In this newsletter

1. Press Launch
The official press launch for the 2004 UAE Educational IT Challenge will be held in Dubai on September 30th at 10:30am. Representatives from Zayed University, United Arab Emirates University, the Higher Colleges of Technology, Ministry of Education and to be announced new Partner will be present, as will a number of VIP's, TV and press media and invited quests.

2. Sponsors
A new partner and other major sponsors will be announced at the official press launch. The website for the challenge will be updated following the press launch and thereafter, feature stories will appear on the website and in this newsletter about the sponsors.

3. Whats New For 2004
This challenge brings many new and exciting additions. We are planning for a substantial increase in submitted projects and more continued success at international level. Last time, 235 projects were received, and the UAE achieved a finalist in both the Global Stockholm and Rome challenges. In fact, in one year the UAE went from last to 8th on the list of submitted projects to the Stockholm challenge, a fantastic effort and credit to the talented people here in the UAE and their projects.

There have been a lot of planning undertaken to improve and expand this UAE challenge. Here is a list of the main changes for 2004

We have looked at the event day and some significant improvements are planned. Amongst these are

The exhibition space will be split into TWO main areas

4. Upcoming Events
In October the first of a number of Roadshows will be launched to help publicize the challenge. Roadshows will be held in different emirates and during October, will be held in Dubai and Sharjah.

Roadshows are open to the public, teachers and students from secondary schools, colleges and universities, and invited guests. If you would like to attend a roadshow, please email us at uaechallenge@hct.ac.ae and we will organize a special invitation for you. More details about the roadshows will be released soon.

5. eMerging eLearning Conference, ADMC, September 13-14
Following the great success of e-Merging e-Learning Conference2002 , ADMC is pleased to announce the continuation of this event with the e-Merging e-Learning Conference 2003 to take place in Abu Dhabi on September 13 and 14 ,2003 . This premier event brings Educators, Government, Defense and Industry together to listen, discuss and expand on the use of e-Learning, knowledge management and Technology to revolutionize education and training worldwide.

The e-Merging e-Learning Conference provides a comprehensive offering of topics for educators, including assessment, instructional design, classroom delivery, class management, self directed learning, and web based learning. Participants will discover a new generation of innovative technology and training solutions and learn to produce tangible results in the virtual classroom.

More information can be found at
http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/admcinternet/emel2003/

6. E-biz Challenge
The 'e-biz challenge' is a student initiative run by the e-biz team in the Institute for Technological Innovation (ITI) at Zayed University. The idea is based on the successful student e-business competitions run by leading international academic institutes Stanford University, MIT and Cambridge University, UK.

The objective of the 'e-biz challenge' is to identify and recognize future talent, the e-entrepreneurs of tomorrow, in the process linking e-innovative business ideas to national resources. This provides an excellent opportunity for professional networking and potential career opportunities.

The closing date for project entries is November 20th 2003. You can find out more information on the E-biz challenge at http://www.ebizchallenge.com

So that's it for this newsletter. Remember, all the top stories, feature articles, rules, projects and latest news can be found online at www.uaechallenge.com

If you have any questions, please email us at
uaechallenge@hct.ac.ae