It's another beautiful week in Dubai! Here's a look at what's happening...
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Dates: Tuesday March 4 to Saturday March 8
Location: Dubai Festival City
What it is: The Middle East’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word, bringing people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds together with authors from around the world to promote education, debate and, above all, a love of reading and writing, in a celebratory and enjoyable way. With simultaneous translation between Arabic and English in all sessions, the festival strives to break down all barriers to communication, so ideas are truly shared and friendships formed – not least among the authors themselves.
For more info.:Â http://www.eaifl.comÂ
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Dates: Friday March 7 & Saturday March 8
Location: Dubai English Speaking College, Academic City
What it is: An innovative event that brings together creative minds to build, develop and fix any problems or hurdles on the road to perfect customer service procedures and practices. Share ideas, learn new points of views and methods to solve daily issues, collaborate with like-minded individuals and build prototypes of your ideas watching them come to life.
For more info.: http://dubaiservicejam.com/
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The 17th Annual Global Women Leaders Conference
Dates: Saturday March 8 & Sunday March 9
What it is: The Global Women Leaders Conference aims at empowering and inspiring businesswomen, women leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, social entrepreneurs, managers, professionals, and government leaders. This event is annually hosted on International Women’s Day to celebrate the courage, creativity, strength of women across several areas of work. It creates a platform for women to think outside the box in developing their ideas.
For more info.:Â http://www.woibex.com/default.asp
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International Women’s Day Lunch
Location: Seven Sands, World Trade Centre Club
What it is: In support and recognition of International Women's Day, we're having a lunch! Please do come along to celebrate, share, connect and relate to both women's contributions and their successes, including your own!
For more info.: http://heelsanddeals.org/events/event/98-international-womens-day-lunch-dubai.html
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It’s HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK at Hult! All during this week, a number of events will be going on around campus.
Dates: Sunday March 2 – Thursday March 6
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Share your “de-stress” idea on the VC Room Wall
Dates: Sunday March 2 – Thursday March 6
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What it is: Gold’s Gym will be offering BMI, general health check-ups and general advice. They will also be holding a Group Exercise sample class.
For Registration: https://hultdubai.wufoo.eu/forms/golds-gym-on-campus-wednesday-march-5/
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
For more information: http://lifein.hult.edu/myhult/#/news/school/dubai/department/all/contenttype/5/content/21422
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Hult Prize Regional Finals
Location: Jumeirah Beach Hotel
What it is: Get a chance to watch the finals pitch-off and awards reception of the 5th annual Hult Prize Regional Finals as university team finalists pitch their start-ups and solutions to the Global Healthcare Crisis and compete for $1 million in start-up capital.
For more info.: http://lifein.hult.edu/myhult/#/news/school/dubai/department/all/contenttype/3/content/21174
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As a final note, I know there are many athletes on campus, and I’d like to encourage you to take a quick look at the following since registration takes time.
Location: The Sevens Stadium
What it is: Hercules Trophy is a super-charged inter-company sporting team day, which builds camaraderie, embraces networking and promotes company loyalty. No athletic skills needed to participate. Everybody at the office can join the event, have fun and even win the competition.
For more info.:Â http://www.herculestrophy.com/#&&PageNum=1&PageSet=Trophy2014DubaiÂ