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• Sept 11th, Vancouver - Family Picnic Barbecue
• Sept 15th, Toronto Networking event
• Sept 19th, Women in Tech webinar - Lebanon: Building a Global Outsourcing Destination

  Events you Missed

  Arizona’s Dine & Network Event Marks the Start of a Busy Community
  Arizona members and newcomers got together for a delicious Lebanese dinner on August 8th to network and discuss future community events and activities. 
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  New York’s End of Summer Huddle 

  On August 18th, the LebNet New York community hosted the last of its three summer community huddles. 

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  Another Vibrant Bay Area Meetup

  Around 40 people gathered outside at the cozy Fieldworking Brewing venue on August 25th for a vibrant networking session with other fellow Lebanese living in the area. 

  “Yesterday’s Bay Area Happy Hour event was a refreshing change after COVID-19. I can’t tell you how proud it made us feel that this new generation is energized and self-  motivated. As early founders,we were looking at each other feeling reassured that our 23-year old LebNet is in good hands,” said George Akiki, LebNet president. 

  Cast your Nominations!

  This year’s LebNet Bireme Awards is looking to recognize Technology Leaders of Lebanese descent in 5 different categories. 

  For nominations & criteria, click here.

  More Interns Testimonials

In the Spotlight

From his early lessons to a successful entrepreneur selling his tech services to Microsoft and IBM, Wissam Yafi is a true inspiration to many aspiring founders. 

In this interview, he shares anecdotes about his career and jobs. 

The Brothers are Back!

  During the recording of the 6th episode of the Brothers Talking Tech podcast on digital transformation, Fram, Greg and Geoff Akiki were guests at Google's new Pier 57  Executive and Customer Center in New York City. 

  Listen to the entire podcast here. 

Community News

  LebNet WiT Fellowship program needs your help
  LebNet WiT is gearing up to pilot its fellowship program, attracting students who identify as FLI (first-gen, low-income) women from the American University of Beirut,  Lebanese American University, and the Lebanese University. If you're interested in volunteering, please fill this form by September 10, 2022!

 
Steering Committee Members in the News

In her book titled ‘Elissa Uncovers...The Origin of the Alphabet’, Nancy Zakhour - a LebNet Women in Tech Fundraising Program Lead and Corporate Fellow at University of Houston - describes the journey of a little girl who listens to her grandmother telling her the story of the ancient Phoenicians devising an alphabet in order to communicate with their business partners across the Middle East and beyond. 

Buy the Kindle version here. 

 
Partnership Alert 
  LebNet and Outerpond 

LebNet signed a memorandum of understanding with Outerpond, an online business opportunity ecosystem, to enable cross-border business opportunities between service providers in Lebanon and service seekers in North America. Find out more here. 
 

  LebNet and Endeavor Lebanon

LebNet is working with Endeavor to support startups in Lebanon. Endeavor is planning a 15-week training program ‘Rise’ targeting Lebanese scale-ups  addressing specific local challenges. If you are a founder and  interested in joining, click this link. Deadline for application is September 9th.  

  LebNet and All Girls Code

On August 15, 16, and 17, 2022, the All Girls Code team ran their annual, free immersive summer program, Techsplore, for young girls interested in hands-on tech experience in Lebanon. For the second year in a row, LebNet WiT members ran a workshop on landing tech internships for more than 90 participants. 

  Lebanon Watch 
  This section will be dedicated to highlighting Lebanon’s news and initiatives and the content below is not endorsed by LebNet. 

Training youth in Tripoli, Lebanon: MetaMorph is an NGO that enables the youth by training them on the skills needed to secure a job. They are looking for funding to kickstart their job matching program.