Online Collaborative first general assembly of the spring semester 2012 was held on the Thursday, 23 February, 2012 by our recently appointed new club president Loulwa Kalache. It was attended by old members along with new members.
Various new projects were announced to be part of the clubs activities ranging from; senior citizen introductory classes on computer literacy and social media; two introductory classes in social media to be held for AUB students during the semester; along with other events soon to be announced at a later date. In addition, members discussed with the cabinet SMCL conference's weakness and strengths as a feedback to improve any future conferences
In addition, OC’s announced it’s newest member of cabinet, Omar Aridi as treasure. He expressed his joy for being selected and said he is fully commitment to the club and looks forward to contributing to OC positively. The public relation and sponsorship officer, formerly held by Aridi, is Ali El-Dali. El-Dali will be working with Doa'a Abdel-Rahman, the News reporting officer, as the committee. OC’s would also like to welcome it’s last officer, part of the event planning and workshops committee, Jana Hussein, who will be working with Doaa Balfakih.
Read more on OC's new officers and treasurer below:
Cabinet treasurer: Omar Aridi
Omar Aridi is an ambitious and hardworking person who describes himself as a dreamer yet realistic. Sports and music are his passion alongside his major (Civil and Environmental Engineering). Omar loves to socialize with people and communicate with new cultures, believing that it is a very efficient way to nourish one’s personality. He likes to be identified as an engineer/athlete. He’s pretty good at organizing and teamwork; however he loves leading projects as well. He's confident and creative, and always keeps himself busy. Sports taught him perseverance, so he believes nothing is impossible until one stops trying and he’s not a quitter. Twitter: @Omar_Aridi
Public relation and sponsorship officer: Ali El Dali
Ali El Dali hails from Venezuela. The son of Lebanese immigrants returned to experience life in his country of origin. He is a Business major in his Sophomore year and is exploring outlets that he believes will make a difference in the future. Informed decisions are always the right ones. In between his interests as a traveler, photographer and avid music and sports lover, Ali blogs about his life in both Spanish and English. His aim is to infuse colleagues with excitement about social media. Entering the social media scene in 2007 through Facebook and then getting hooked on Twitter, a large part of his life translates to connecting with people. Ali believes life is too short, so he takes advantages of the opportunities that arise. Make sure to follow his digital footprints. Twitter @AliElDali
Event planning and workshops officer: Jana El Husseini
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