The document provides an overview and summary of the 8th Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference held in Amman, Jordan in June 2011. Some key details include: - Over 600 delegates from 150 companies attended. - The event was covered by over 80 journalists. - Speakers included 51 industry leaders. - Evaluation results showed that delegates found the speakers, networking opportunities, and organization to be of high quality. - The event received coverage in dozens of newspapers and online publications across the Middle East region.

1. 8th Media and Telecoms
Convergence Conference
2011
Amman on June 6&7, 2011
Conference
delegates’ evaluation
results

2. Table of Contents
Conference Background…...................................................... slide 4
Sponsors, Exhibitors, Speakers & Delegates’
Comments……………………………………………………………………. slide 5
Media Presence……………………………………………………………… slide 11
Delegates’ Demographics….................................................... slide 14
Results from the Conference Evaluation…………………………… slide 21
Media Coverage ……………………………………………………………. slide 39
Photos from the Conference................................................... slide 51
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3. Arab Advisors 8th Media and Telecoms
Convergence Conference 2011
Main Sponsor
Sponsored by
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4. Arab Advisors 8th Media and Telecoms
Convergence Conference 2011
• 600 delegates at the conference.
• A total of 80 journalists and support staff covered the event.
• Delegates represented 150 major companies and
organizations.
• Addressed by 51 visionary executives and industry leaders.
• 8 regional and international companies sponsored the
conference.
• 25 companies at the exhibition area, alongside the
conference.
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5. Sponsors’ Comments on the 8th Media and
Telecoms Convergence Conference 2011
• “I would like to express our pleasure being part of Arab Advisors this year and thank
your team for making the conference very successful”
Ms. Reem Ramahi, Events and Sponsorships Manager, Zain
• “I’m always interested in attending such a valuable and nice conference”
Mr. Najeh Qawareq, Strategic Planning Expert, ARABSAT
• “Behind every great event is a team of dedicated and talented people, and Arab
Advisors are such a team. Umniah has been participating in the annual Media and
Telecoms Convergence Conference for years, and every year Arab Advisors
unfailingly manage to deliver an exceptional industry event that has grown to
become one of the region’s most highly anticipated professional affairs. Today, the
Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference is considered an effective platform for
the Arab World’s top telecom and media professionals to tackle the latest sector
developments and opportunities in the region. I would like to congratulate the Arab
Advisors team on pulling off yet another successful conference this year, and look
forward to attending their future events”
Mr. Ihab Hinnawi, CEO, Umniah
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6. Sponsors’ Comments on the 8th Media and
Telecoms Convergence Conference 2011 (Cont.)
• “Excellent work on the event. Also, thanks for being brave enough to host
the debate! I fully enjoyed it and I think that the format gave a real edge
to the discussion. All good for the audience”
Mr. Jeremy Foster, Head of marketing, Government and Industry
Relations, Ericsson Middle East
• “The panel format worked very well. I think the high level of participants
was one of the key reasons. It really created height and relevance to the
discussion. On the right level and focused on industry issues and how we,
together can drive this forward. This was the case for both panels”
Mr. Jonas Heimer, Vice President and Head of Communications
RMEA. Ericsson AB
• “Thank you again for inviting us at the conference. It was a really good
and interesting conference”
Mr. Stefano Gioia, SDP Principal Solution Specialist EMEA, Oracle
Communications EMEA
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7. Some Speakers’ Comments on the 8th Media and
Telecoms Convergence Conference 2011
• “Thank you very much for a great conference from the speakers , to the
attendees to the overall experience and i appreciate your efforts in making
it happen. your team was also very helpful in aiding me to deliver my talk
to thanks for that too”.
Mr. Antoine Abdul-Massih, JWT
• “It was great to see you and I would like to complement you on the
organization of the conference as well as the professional moderation”.
Dr. Bassam Hanoun, CEO, Wataniya Palestine
• “I found the conference very useful and well organized”
Mr. Tim Peters, Principal, A.T. Kearney Middle East
• “Thank you for the invitation to your conference. I was very impressed with
what you were able to put together. Congratulations” .
Mr. Majied Qasim, Managing Director, D1G
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8. Some Speakers’ Comments on the 8th Media and
Telecoms Convergence Conference 2011 (Cont.)
• “Thank you for another quality event; this event is becoming a favorite of
many of us in this part of the world and I personally look forward to it
every year!”
Mr. Alex Shalaby, Chairman, Mobinil
• “The only true forum in the Middle East to meet and listen to telco and
media executives, the feedback and interaction provided nPario with a new
perspective on the market potential and business challenges”.
Mr. Basel Tutunji, nPario
• “Thank you for a great Conference”
Mr. Rufus Weston, Senior Manager – Digital Insights, BBC Global
News
• “You had a great conference and topics and, your format for the debate
was excellent, which kept it very interesting”.
Mr. Tom Wilson, SAMENA
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9. Some Delegates’ Comments on the 8th Media
and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2011
(Cont.)
• “This year conference could be rated as an (A) from my perspective”
Mr. Mouammar Al Hadidi, Marketing Manager, Royal Scientific
Society
• “Great to see a real shift in content from conventional telco/media topics to
the more current “New Age” landscape”
Mr. Faisal Hakki, Investment Associate, Accelerator Technology
Holdings
• “Good progress this year, more matured speakers and concentrate on
issues concerning relations between infrastructure and content”
Mr. Afram Jamil, Advisor, Ministry of ICT
• “It was my pleasure to participate in the 8th Annual Arab Advisors Group’s
conference and I enjoyed the opportunity to meet and discuss with high
potential delegates and speakers, as well hear many insightful perspectives
on the Media & Telecoms convergence in the Arab World. I would like to
thank all the Arab Advisors’ Team for their professionalism and for the
great organization of the event. We will be looking forward to seeing you
next year in Amman”.
Mr. Athanas JAMO, Market Analyst, FRANCE 24
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10. Some Delegates’ Comments on the 8th Media
and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2011
• “Thank you for the great event, it was really successful conference”
Mr. Shady Salameh, E-Commerce Manager, Nas Aviation
• “Excellent speakers, good networking event to connect & C-level in Arab
World”
Mr. Parag Sule, Regulations Director – Middle East, Tech Mahindra
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11. Media Presence
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12. TV and Radio Stations Present at the
Conference
• BBC
• Al Jazeera TV
• Al Hurra TV
• Al Manar TV
• Abu Dhabi TV
• Al Quds TV
• Saudi News TV
• Saudi Economics TV
• KSA2 TV
• Al Arabiya TV
• Palestine TV
• Bloomberg
• ANB TV
• Bahrain TV
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13. News Agencies and Papers
Present at the Conference
• Al Rai • Al Quds
• Ad-Dustor • Al Qabas
• Al Ghad • Al Rayah Petra News Agency
• Al Arab Al Yawm • Reuters
• Al Anbat • Morocco News Agency
• Al Deyar • JO & Venture
• Assabeel • Al Yawm
• Jordan Times • Al Quds Al Arabi
• Al Hayat
• Asharq Al Awsat
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14. Delegates’ Demographics
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15. Delegates by Region
Africa Asia
Europe & 2% 1%
USA
4%
GCC
15%
Levant
78%
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16. Senior Executives by Region
Africa Asia
Europe & 3% 1%
USA
3%
GCC
20%
Levant
73%
Notes: Senior Executives include Directors , VPs and Top Level Management,
top Level Management includes the following titles: Chairman, CEO, General Manager, Assistant
General Manager, CCO, COO, Deputy CEO, CFO, Partner, CIO, President, Executive Director and Co-
Founder, Secretary General, CWO, CSO, CHRO, CTO, Founder and Commissioner.
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17. Delegates by Gender
Female
Female
23%
25%
Male
75%
Male
77%
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18. Delegates’ Line of Business
Telecom &
Other
Media
42%
operators
44%
Vendors
14%
“Other” includes governmental entities, regulators, consultancies,
banks, embassies, portals, investment companies and content providers,
etc.
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19. Level of Delegates
Managers
Other 24%
24%
Senior staff
10%
Directors &
VPs
22% Top level*
20%
* Top Level Management includes the following titles:
“Chairman, CEO, General Manager, Assistant General Manager, CCO, COO, Deputy CEO, CFO,
Partner, CIO, President, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Secretary General, CWO, CSO,
CHRO, CTO, Founder and Commissioner.”
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20. Office locations of delegates from outside
Jordan
35.0%
30.0% 29.0%
25.0%
22.1%
20.0%
15.0% 13.1%
10.0%
6.9%
4.8%
5.0% 3.4% 2.8%
2.1% 2.1% 1.4% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1.4%1.4%
0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
0.0%
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21. Results from the Conference Evaluation
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22. Overall Level of Speakers and Presentations
Excellent
22%
Very good
Poor 44%
1%
Fair
5%
Good
28%
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23. Overall Level of Delegates
Excellent
21%
Very good
43%
Poor
1%
Fair
3%
Good
32%
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24. Conference Networking and Business
Development Value
Very good
Excellent
35%
19%
Poor
2%
Fair
6%
Good
38%
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25. Overall Conference Organization
Excellent
39%
Poor
0%
Fair
3%
Very good
36%
Good
22%
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26. Overall Value of Attending
the Conference
Very good
Excellent
46%
15%
Poor
1%
Fair
7%
Good
31%
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27. Conference Fees
Very good
23%
Excellent
15%
Poor
4%
Good
26%
Fair
32%
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28. Overall Venue Facilities
Excellent
27%
Poor
0% Very good
40%
Fair
7%
Good
26%
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29. Food Quality
Excellent
29%
Poor
5% Very good
40%
Fair
4%
Good
22%
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30. Lunch Area
Excellent Very good
20% 32%
Poor
6%
Fair
10%
Good
32%
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31. Conference Auditorium Setup
Excellent
22%
Very good
38%
Poor
0%
Fair
9%
Good
31%
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32. Exhibition Hall Setup
Very good
Excellent 27%
18%
Poor
5%
Fair
14%
Good
36%
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33. Interactive Audience Response System
(Voting System)
Excellent
Very good
23%
28%
Poor
14%
Good
Fair 21%
14%
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34. Online Conference Messaging and
Networking system
• Arab Advisors Group developed the “Online Conference
Messaging and Networking system” to facilitate networking
between Arab Advisors Group's 8th Media and Telecoms
Convergence Conference 2011 registered delegates.
• Online Conference Messaging and Networking system
maintains privacy of contacts until the respondents allow
access to their contacts.
• Delegates started communicating through this system
three weeks prior to the conference.
• The system remains active for the period of three months
after the conference.
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35. Use of Messaging System
Yes
18%
No
82%
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36. Overall Value of Messaging System
Excellent
21%
Very good
42%
Poor
5%
Fair
5%
Good
27%
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37. Will Attend Next Year
Not sure
26%
No
2%
Yes
72%
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38. If Attending Next Year, Will Consider
Sponsoring/Exhibiting
No
25%
Yes
75%
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39. Media Coverage
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40. Media Coverage Summary
Post-
event
12%
• Event was covered by more than 90 Pre-
event
articles and news stories in the print 36%
media, in addition to numerous features
online.
• 36% of the print coverage appeared
pre-event, 52% appeared during the During
event
event, and 12% appeared post event. 52%
• Countries in which the event had English
coverage include: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, 36%
Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar, UAE,
USA, KSA and other countries.
Arabic
64%
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41. Some of the Regional and Local Coverage
• Teletimes International Magazine, English, May Magazine
• Petra News, Arabic, May 31st 2011
• Dowjones, English, May 31st 2011
• Agence MaghrebArabe Presse, Arabic, June 1st 2011
• Saudi Press Agency, Arabic, June 1st 2011
• Kuna News, Arabic, June 1st 2011
• Al Ghad Newspaper, Arabic, Business, Page 29 June 1st 2011
• Al Rai Newspaper, Arabic, Economics, Page 26, June 1st 2011
• Addustour Newspaper, Arabic, Economics, Page 23, June 1st 2011
• Al Anbat Newspaper, Arabic, Economics, Page 7, June 1st 2011
• Al Deyar Newspaper, Arabic, Locals, Page 3, June 1st 2011
• Assabeel Newspaper, Arabic, Business, Page 15, June 1st 2011
• Jordan Times, Newspaper, English, Business Club, Page 11, June 1st
2011
• Petra News, Arabic, June 6th 2011
• Saudi Press Agency, Arabic, June 6th 2011
• IRNA News Agency, Arabic, June 6th 2011
• The Star, English, Jordan, Page 5, June 6th 2011
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42. Some of the Regional and Local Coverage
(Cont.)
• Al Ghad Newspaper, Arabic, Telecoms, Pages 1 & 2, June 7th 2011
• Al Rai Newspaper, Arabic, Economics, Pages 25 & 26, June 7th 2011
• Addustour Newspaper, Arabic, Economics, Pages 25, June 7th 2011
• Al Anbat Newspaper, Arabic, Economics, Page 9, June 7th 2011
• Al Arab Al Yawm, Arabic, Economics, Page 23, June 7th 2011
• Al Deyar Newspaper, Arabic, Locals, Page 4, June 7th 2011
• Assabeel Newspaper, Arabic, Business, Page 14, June 7th 2011
• Jordan Times Newspaper, English, Jordan, Page 3, June 7th 2011
• Al Quds Newspaper, Arabic, Arabic and International, Page 21,
June 7th 2011
• Agence MaghrebArabe Presse, Arabic, June 7th 2011
• Kuna News, Arabic, June 8th 2011
• Al Ghad Newspaper. Arabic, Business, June 8th 2011
• Teletimes International Magazine, English, June Edition
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43. Some of the Online Coverage
• MediaInEgypt.com, English, 10th March2011
http://mediainegypt.blogspot.com/2011/03/8th-media-and-telecoms-
convergence.html
• E-taalim.com, English, 22nd April2011
http://www.e-taalim.com/events/jordan-8th-annual-media-
telecommunications-convergence-conference.html
• Trade Arabia, English, 31st May 2011
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IT_199650.html
• AMEINFO, Arabic, 31st May 2011
http://www.ameinfo.com/ar-202153.html
• Arabian Business, Arabic, 31st May 2011
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/arabic/ar-pressreleases/detail/43880
• AMEINFO, English, 31st May 2011
http://www.ameinfo.com/266745.html
• DubaiPR.Com, English, 31st May 2011
http://www.dubaipr.com/news/001473
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44. Some of the Online Coverage (cont.)
• UAEpr.Com, English, 31st May 2011
http://www.uaepr.com/news/001028
• Arabian Business, English, 31st May 2011
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/press-release/?pressReleaseId=43879
• MENAFN, English, 31st May 2011
http://www.menafn.com/arabic/qn_print.asp?StoryID=1093417732&subl=tr
ue
• Teletechwire.com, English, 31st May 2011
http://teletechwire.com/20110531/4099.php
• Addiwan News, Arabic, 31st May 2011
http://www.addiwannews.com/print.asp?ThisID=21454
• Al Madena News, Arabic, 31st May 2011
http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/print.php?c=127&id=88575
• MENAFN, Arabic, 31st May 2011
http://www.menafn.com/arabic/qn_print.asp?StoryID=1093417732&subl=tr
ue
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45. Some of the Online Coverage (cont.)
• Zawya, English, 1st June 2011
http://www.zawya.com/printstory.cfm?storyid=ZAWYA20110531115727&l=115700110
531
• Yahoo Maktoob, Arabic, 5th June 2011
http://arabic.business.maktoob.com/NewsDetails-20070423288228
• Al Ittihad.ae, Arabic, 5th June 2011
http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=53655&y=2011
• Indiatimes.com, English, 5th June 2011
http://oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/0crF0gZfmD73h?q=Morocco
• Treehuggers.com, English, 5th June 2011
http://topics.treehugger.com/article/0aMj29u88T8OG
• Trade Arabia, English, 6th June 2011
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IT_199953.html
• CRI Online, Arabic, 6th June 2011
http://arabic.cri.cn/741/2011/06/08/82s140073.htm
• r.com/news/001482
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46. Some of the Online Coverage (cont.)
• Air Aviation News, Arabic, 6th June 2011
http://www.airaviationnews.com/ar/?p=3992
• Arabian Business, Arabic, 6th June 2011
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/arabic/ar-
pressreleases/detail/43904?tmpl=index_rtl
• Al Riyadh.Com. Arabic, 6th June 2011
http://www.alriyadh.com/2011/05/25/article635637.html
• DubaiPR.Com, English, 6th June 2011
http://www.dubaip
• UAEpr.com, English, 6th June 2011
http://www.uaepr.com/news/001031
• Jordan Zad, Arabic, 6th June 2011
http://jordanzad.com/index.php?page=article&id=46186
• Addiwan News, Arabic, 6th June 2011
http://www.addiwannews.com/print.asp?ThisID=21832
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47. Some of the Online Coverage (cont.)
• AMEINFO, English, 6th June 2011
http://www.ameinfo.com/267274.html
• Al Anbat.com, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.alanbat.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31
132%3A2011-06-06-22-21-23&catid=45%3A2010-02-24-20-16-
30&Itemid=1
• Assabeel, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.assabeel.net/-‫ﻣﻨﻮﻋﺎﺕ/ﺗﻜﻨﻮ/86524-ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻥ-ﺳﺎﻫﻢ-ﺑﺈﺛﺮﺍء-ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ-ﺑﻤﺎ-ﻳﺰﻳﺪ-ﻋﻠﻰ-57-ﻓﻲ-ﺍﻟﻤﺌﺔ‬
‫.ﻣﻦ-ﻣﺤﺘﻮﺍﻫﺎ-ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‬html
• Jordan Times, English, 7th June 2011
http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=38245
• IctIraq.org, English, 6th June 2011
http://www.ictiraq.org/events/?public=6dbaccfcf15143bddc36a16e8d4358d1
• Arab Crunch, English, 6th June 2011
http://arabcrunch.com/2011/06/arab-spring-and-bcc-visitors.html
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48. Some of the Online Coverage (cont.)
• Al Rai.com, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.alrai.com/pages.php?news_id=406775
• Addustour.com, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.addustour.com/ViewTopic.aspx?ac=Economy201106E
conomy_issue1333_day07_id332171.htm
• Ammon News, English, 7th June 2011
http://en.ammonnews.net/print.aspx?Articleno=12239
• Alghad.com, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.alghad.com/index.php/article/478702.html
• Al Arab Al Yawm.net, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.alarabalyawm.net/pages.php?news_id=305829
• Assabeel, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.assabeel.net/-75-‫ﻣﻨﻮﻋﺎﺕ/ﺗﻜﻨﻮ/86524-ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻥ-ﺳﺎﻫﻢ-ﺑﺈﺛﺮﺍء-ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ-ﺑﻤﺎ-ﻳﺰﻳﺪ-ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫.ﻓﻲ-ﺍﻟﻤﺌﺔ-ﻣﻦ-ﻣﺤﺘﻮﺍﻫﺎ-ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‬html
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49. Some of the Online Coverage (cont.)
• Jordan Times, English, 7th June 2011
http://www.jordantimes.com
• Petra News, English, 7th June 2011
http://www.ain.jo/node/192806
• AMEINFO, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.ameinfo.com/ar-202733.html
• Ain, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.ain.jo/node/192806
• Zawya, English, 7th June 2011
http://www.zawya.com/printstory.cfm?storyid=ZAWYA201106070534
32&l=053400110606
• Jazarah.net, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://jazarah.net/ar
• Amman Post, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.ammanpost.net/article.aspx?ArticleNo=9181
• Wahat Al Arab, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.wahatalarab.com/asp/showArticle.aspx?Art_ID=169421&
Upvisitedcount=true
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50. Some of the Online Coverage (cont.)
• Hitech 4 All.com, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://www.hitech4all.com/software/news/11/june/7/2424
• Scoopat.net, Arabic, 7th June 2011
http://scoopat.net/%
• Mubasher.Com, Arabic, 8th June 2011
http://www.mubasher.info/portal/ASE/getDetailsStory.html?storyId=
1887213&goToHomePageParam=true&siteLanguage=ar
• Gerasa News, Arabic, 8th June 2011
http://gerasanews.com/web
• Business.Jo, Arabic, 8th June 2011
http://business.jo/%
• Islamic Tourism Media, English, 8th June 2011
http://www.islamictourism.com/country_E.php?country=3&nid=4510
• Mobilk.net, Arabic, 8th June 2011
http://www.mobilk.net/mobile-news-5-5824.html
• Jeeran.Com, Arabic, Arabic, 8th June 2011
http://amman.jeeran.com/h/3094
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51. Photos from the Conference
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52. Photos from the Conference (cont.)
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53. Photos from the Conference (cont.)
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54. Photos from the Conference (cont.)
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55. Photos from the Conference (cont.)
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56. Photos from the Conference (cont.)
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57. Arab Advisors Group
Convergence Summit 2012
After eight successful years of Arab Advisors Group’s Annual
Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference; we are pleased
to announce the annual event under its new name
“The Convergence Summit 2012”
For Sponsorship opportunities or any questions please contact
Arab Advisors Group:
www.arabadvisors.com
Tel: 962.6.5828849
Fax: 962.6.5828809
arabadvisors@arabadvisors.com
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