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WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

Empowering Local Government Institutions in the MENA Region
Regional Workshop and Policy Forum, 22-23 January, 2002, Beirut

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Panelists          Participants


Panelists

Name

Title

Institution

Prof. Carlos Alba

Professor of Political Studies

Department of Political Sciences & Administration, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

Dr. Randa Antoun

Professor of Public Administration

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Sati’ Arnaout

Expert in PA Reform

The World Bank, Lebanon

Mr. Sami Atallah 

Consultant

Ministry of Finance, Lebanon

Mr. Joe Bahout

Political Consultant

Beirut, Lebanon

Maitre Ziad Baroud

Professor of Law

St. Joseph University, Lebanon

Dr. Asef Bayat

Professor of Sociology and Middle East Studies

American University in Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Myriam Catusse

Chargée de Recherches

IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence, France

Dr. Melhem Chaoul

Professor of Sociology

Lebanese University, Lebanon

Dr. Ali El-Sawi

Professor of Political Sciences

Faculty of Economics & Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

Ms. Agnès Favier

Researcher

CERMOC, Lebanon

Dr. Mona Fawaz

Free-lance Consultant

MIT, Lebanon

Dr. Sayed Ghanem

Professor for Political Sciences

PARC, Cairo University, Egypt

Dr. Gamal M. Hamid

Urban Planning Specialist

Arab Urban Development Institute, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Mona Harb El-Kak

Research Coordinator

The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon

Ms. Roula Majdalani

Human Settlement Officer

UN ESCWA, Lebanon

Dr. Fuad Melkawi

Chairman

Department of Architecture, Jordan University of Sciences and Technology, Jordan

Dr. Francesc Morata

Professor of Political Sciences and Administration

Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Maitre Ghassan Moukheiber

Lecturer in law

St. Joseph University, Lebanon

Dr. Khalid Naciri

Director

Institut Supérieur de l’Administration, Rabat, Morocco

Dr. Charbel Nahas

Economic Consultant

Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Ayse Onçu

Professor of Sociology

Bogazici University, Turkey

Dr. Abdo Qai

Researcher

MASS Research Institute, Lebanon

Ms. Dima Sader

Researcher

The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, Lebanon

Dr. Paul Salem

General Director

Fares Foundation, Lebanon

Prof. Mohamed Sbihi

Responsible du D.E.S.S.  Gestion Financière et Fiscale

Law Faculty, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Mr. Yasser Sherif

General Manager

Environics, Egypt

Dr. Issam Suleiman

Professor

Faculty of Law and Political and Administrative Sciences, Lebanese University, Lebanon

Mr. Mounir Tabet

Deputy Resident Representative

UNDP, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Kian Tajbaksh

Professor

Graduate School of Management & Urban Policy, New School University, NYC-USA and College of Social Sciences, Tehran University, Iran

Dr. Brahim Zyani

Director of Studies

Institut Superieur de l’Administration, Rabat, Morocco

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Participants

Name

Title

Institution

Mr. Bashar Abdel Samad

Civil Engineer & Urban Planner

Jad Tabet & Habib Debs Research Office, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Jamal Abed

Associate Professor

Department of Architecture, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Nabil Abi Saab

Reporter

An-Nahar, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Randa Aboul Hosn

Policy Expert

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Charles Adwan

Executive Director

La Fassad, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Zeina Ali Ahmad

Program Specialist

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Badra Alawa

Project Officer

Rene Moawad Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Maha Al-Azar

Reporter

Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Ziad Al-Homsy

President Municipal Council

Municipality of Saadnayel, Lebanon

Dr. Faysal Al-Qaq

Academic

Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Dania Al-Rifai

Executive Director

International Development Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Randa Antoun

Professor of Public Administration

American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Paul Aschkar

Member of the Board

Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE), Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Walid Attallah

Displaced Project

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Houssein Ayoub

Reporter

As-Safir, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Ahmad Baalbaki

Researcher & Professor of Local & Rural Social Development

Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Mustapha Badr Ed-dine

Member of Nabatiyeh Municipality

Lebanon

Ms. Azita Berar

Deputy Director

Regional Office for Arab States, International Labor Organization, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Liza Bouri

IT Consultant

University of Austin, Texas, USA

Ms. Lina Freij

USAID, Beirut, Lebanon

Colonel Samir Chaarani

President Municipal Council

Municipality of Tripoli, Lebanon

Ms. Agnes Christeler

Research Assistant

Cermoc, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Danielle Daher

Editor, Economic Column

Al-Hayat Newspaper, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Chris De Clercq

OIC / SURF

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Chantal Dejou

Regional Coordinator for MENA

World Bank Institute, Washington, USA

Dr. Chawqi Douweihy

Academic

Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Carla Edde

Professor

Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Youssef El-Achkar

Researcher Anthropologist

Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Adnan El-Amin

President

Lebanese Association for Educational Studies, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Lina El-Dinawi

Manager

Development & Municipal Research Center, Tripoli, Lebanon

Dr. Hanna El-Hajj

Professor of Social Sciences

Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Riad El-Khoury

President

MEBA, Amman, Jordan

Mr. Imad El-Khoury Sader

President Municipal Council

Ain Ebel Municipality, Lebanon

Dr. Ali El-Mousawi

Professor of Sociologist

Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Nada El-Nashef

Deputy Resident Representative

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Heba El-Shazli

Deputy Regional Director

National Democratic Institute, USA

Mr. Samir Farah

Director

Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Britta van Erekelens

Project Manager

Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Ghaith H. Fariz

Poverty Eradication Strategies Specialist and Advisor

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Antoine Ghossain

Chairman,

Department of Geography, Lebanese University - Section II, Keserwan, Lebanon

Mr. Theodore Hanf

Director

Centre des Sciences de l'Homme, Byblos, Lebanon

Dr. Wassim Harb

Chairman

MADAMEK, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Khalid Hassan

Reporter

Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Fouad Hobeika

Director

Al-Ousbouh El-Arabi, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Chawkat Ishtay

Professor

Institute of Sociology, Lebanese University – Section 1, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Najib Issa

Professor of Social Sciences

Lebanese University, eirut, Lebanon

Ms. Patricia Nassif

High Point Rendel, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Raghida Jaber

Consultant to the UN

United Nations Development Program Office, Ministry of Finance, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Nawwaf Kabbara

Chairman of Political Sciences Department

Balamand University, Lebanon

Mr. Haysam Khalaf

Development & Municipal Research Center, Tripoli, Lebanon

Ms. Michelle Messara

Reporter

Magazine, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Dima Khattib

Program Officer

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Randa Khoury

Statistics Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Elie Khoury

Project Manager

Parliament, Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Fadia Kiwan

Professor of Political Sciences

Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Michel Rentenaar

Embassy of Netherlands, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Ziad Majed

Reporter

As-Safir Newspaper, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Alia Moubayed

Fund Management Unit

Economic & Social Fund for Development, Ministry of Economy and Trade, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Issam Obeid

President Municipal Council

Municipality of Aley, Lebanon

Mr. Mohamed Mukalled

Project Manager / South Lebanon

United Nations Development Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Nabil Nawab

Visional Regional Advisor on Social Issues & Policies

Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Bashir Oudaymi

Expert

United Towns Organization, Beirut, Lebanon

Ms. Sybille Rizk

Economist

L'Orient Le Jour, Beirut, Lebanon

H. E. Mr. Haig Sarafian

Ambassador of Canada

Embassy of Canada, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. David Sip

Program Director

National Democratic Institute, Azerbaijian

Mr. Nabil Soubra

President

League for Development, Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Michael Stanton

Chairman

Department of Architecture, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Mr. Raymond Yacoub

President of the Municipal Council

Municipality of Halba, Lebanon


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