10 Reasons I’m Looking Forward to ArabNet

March 18, 2010 at 12:00 am · Filed under Arabisms, Geek Culture & Tech

In true super-geek fashion, you can tell I’m super-excited about ArabNet, can’t you? :)

I’m really, really looking forward to attending this conference. I have recently made the decision to sort-of cut off my design career and become a webbist, but I’ll tell you about that later.

For now, here’s why I’m really excited about next Wednesday:

1. Listen to what others, many very influential, are thinking and envisioning for the Arab Web.

2. Get to meet some of the most brilliant Web personailities.
 
3. Get an update on several aspects of the Arab Internet that I’m interested in: especially the mobile Web.

4. Meet Amira Al-Husseini, one of the speakers, whose blog I’ve been reading for five years, and who has cats called Twitter and Flickr!

5. Bombard you guys with live-blogging :)

6. Get annoyed at how there ARE NOT ENOUGH WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY IN THE ARAB WORLD. Dude.

7. Yasmeen! Yasmeeeeen! (One of my top five friends in the world, hands-down).

8. Perhaps get inspired to come up with the next brilliant life-changing Web idea ;)

9. Mingle with all the cool geeky people of the Arab world, including Mohammad Khawaja, Naseem Tarawneh, Frankom, Maya Zankoul, Corrine Martine, Amer Kawar…

10. Experiment with live-blogging, I promise I’ll make it interesting for you guys :) If you have any ideas, suggestions, etc. let me know! :)

You can visit http://www.ArabNet.me for the Full Program & List of Speakers






  • http://www.aliwritings.blogspot.com Ali

    Consider video blogging roba, If not, Take tons of pictures, Keep us posted :)
    .-= The latest from Ali´s blog ..My Take On Jo Mag latest article " A Personal Ad " =-.

  • http://www.nadinemoawad.com/ Nadine Moawad

    Love it! I wanna meet you too :)
    .-= The latest from Nadine Moawad´s blog ..Feminisms in the Middle East and North Africa: Theory, Practice, and Realities =-.

  • Lakmar

    If there are no chicks, will the open buffet make it up?
    There is an open buffet, no?
    Good luck with the event.
    Life changing website idea? A website that connects you socially , so you share photos,news and connect to old freinds. Oh wait……

    Listen, e-khatabi , now that is something. Imagine a place where you are asked for your preferences (18-24) anything above 24 is not included in the website. Light skin (on a scale of 1-10 Haleeb) , Hamtak is missing in action, father in law is a naive tree hugging angel, yet grossly rich.

    How to get involved? You have to be in the buisness? I have really nice ideas, read above

  • http://andfaraway.net/ Roba

    Ali, will do :)

    Nadine, will you be there?

    Lakmar, LOL, I LOVE your idea! :D Someone should do that, even if it’s just as a joke :P
    .-= The latest from Roba´s blog ..Mansushi — Now Gourmet =-.