Conference Manager
American University of Sharjah
Total years of experience :2 years, 7 Months
As a Conference Manager I was involved in the conceptualization, organization and management of the AUS Student Leadership Conference organized by the Office of Student Affairs at the American University of Sharjah.
Tasks involved:
==> Conceptualizing the design of the conference
==> Identifying and laisioning with potential key note speakers.
==> Logistical management of the core details essential to the organization of the conference.
==> Identifying day to day details culminating towards the overall organization of the conference.
Assistant Administrative Officer to the Faculty of International Studies. Worked on course and curriculum development, accreditation processes and student enrollment management
Tasks included researching and analyzing human development indicators in various countries to assess potential development programs as well as designating and updating a database for all the past and on-going development programs.
Research Assistant to Dr. James Sater, Associate Professor of Political Science. Tasks included proof-reading and editing the text and bibliographic references in the manuscript for the book entitled:
Morocco: Challenges to Tradition and Modernity (2009) (Available online at http://bit.ly/fj5C70)
Research Assistant to Dr. Pernille Arenfeldt & Dr. Nawar Golley. Research included analysis of media sources such as newspaper articles and blogs to design, perform, and collate surveys to estimate the level of the awareness of women’s issues amongst youth in the U.A.E.
Supported the development of Arab World University Directory by creating, researching and updating a database of educational institutions in the United Arab Emirates
Academic Awards: Chancellor’s Honors Academic Scholarship Award 2009 & 2010 Dean’s List Scholarship Award 2008-2010 AUS Academic Scholarship Award 2007-2010 GEMS Academic Scholarship Award (TWS) 2006 H.H. Sheikha Fatima Scholarship Award for Excellence 2005 Print Publications: “Dreams” in the Journal for Poetry for Charity (Volume 2) (Summer 2009) “The 21st Century Classroom” GEMS Education (2007) “Another Day…or is it?” Gulf Today (2005) [UNICEF Best Short Story Publication] Competitions & Conferences: 2010 Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 2010 Harvard Model United Nations, Boston, MA. U.S.A. The 3rd Festival of Thinkers Conference, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.