Archive for the ‘JorDev .NET User Group’ tag
Meet Osama Tamimi – MSP from Jordan University of Science and Technology
Tell us who you are?
I’m Osama A. Tamimi 21 years old from Jerusalem, studying in Jordan; it’s my 4th year / Computer engineering, the MSP at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Interested in networks administration; MCSA/CCNA certified and looking forward to achieving more 
Tell us about your University?
It’s Jordan University of science and technology (JUST) located in Irbed at the north of the country, Founded on 1986, Includes more than 20,000 student from 48 different nationalities, one of the best universities in Jordan and in the Arab world, focuses on Engineering and information technology , has a great IT faculty with five departments (Computer Engineering , Networks & security Engineering , Software Engineering , Computer Information systems , Computer science) .
Jordan – .Net Club Launched at Hashemite University by Jordev
Rema Malkawi, Microsoft Student Partner along with Jordev speakers launched the first .net Club at Hashemite University. Rema started the launch by introducing the benefits of .net club for the students and the role it will play in each student life in the future. Hashemite University is the fifth state university in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is located on the outskirts of the city of Zarqa to the east of the capital Amman. The launch included different topics such as the following:
DotNetArabi – Arabic talkshow about technology and Microsoft!
DotNetArabi (Website, Blog), ia an arabic talkshow launched by Emad Alashi who is currently working as a Technical Team Leader at esense software. His main interest is in software architecture, software management and is enthusiast about new emerging technologies. He is also the member of the Jordan .net User Group and the Jordanian Astronomical Society.
In an interview with MicrosoftFeed, Emad said “The first episode of DotNetArabi was issued in March 2009, I was much influenced by the popular .net podcasts on the web, 3 things I loved about podcasts: it is a rich source of knowledge tech news, it is audio and so can be heard while driving, and it is a lot of fun! Especially that interviews are with real people from the community.”
Jordan – First .Net Club Launch at Petra University by Jordev
Ahmad Barqawi, the newly selected Microsoft Student Partner from Petra University worked with the local .Net club members and Petra University supervisors to launch the first .net club at Petra University. The launch ceremony included many activities and topics such as Imagine Cup Competition 2010, Introduction about the community and its importance, an introduction about .Net, ASP.net, AJAX and JQuery.
Jordev guys were also there to help and spread the knowledge. Three of the remarkable Jordev members participated in the event are Mohamed Waleed, Abdullah Abdelhaq and Omar Mowahed. The sessions were useful and students were happy to be updated in such topics and were very enthusiastic to join the weekly community night events given by Jordev, JITPros and JSUG @ Microsoft Innovation Center.
Meet Bassam Ali – MSP from Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
Tell us who you are?
Bassam Ali goes to my name. I am a 3rd year student of Princess Sumaya University for Technology and studying Management Information Systems. Presently, as an IEEE PSUT SB Chairman, member of DART students club and a very proud MSP working on many activites.
Tell us about your University?
Princess Sumaya University for Technology is very unique university. It’s not like any other; we are specialized in ICT and are Elite of the Elite. The student activities lately at PSUT boomed like never before. When we (the students) organized the first ever IEEE Middle East Student Branches Congress, we did something. We proud ourselves for doing the best possible way by learning more from our mistakes and make things professionals which can’t dream about.
Tell us about your MSP history, when were you awarded?
Actually I’m new here and still finding my feet. I was awarded last month and hopefully it will be a start of a great relation.
What do you do in order to keep up with latest tools and technologies while focusing on your education?
I only read Blogs. In this way I am communicating with the Jordev Community Guys. All of this is all kind of activity which I am doing in my spare time. One should just need to set priorities for himself and then work on them. I repeat that everything will be easy, if you follow set priorities in right direction.
