Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Almost a Norm


There are always chances that we are called upon to propagate a stylized model that enthuses a sense of security comfort and an assurance of control to a safe group of individuals. Even though many may choose a rather safe decorous techniques over flamboyancy, this method is far from exuding staid impression. Each event is personalized and its uniqueness is heightened by the very essence of its concept, and the Invited Speakers glamorizes the sets with their insight, their talking points and discussions, bringing life and vibrancy to any event.







The very recent event event was to assure client safety is a foolproof walk to success, assisted them with insights on event technicalities to showcase their event aptitude and aim for success.

Thanking my crew and team who worked on this event, it was a methodical setup that they are so comfortable with and I could depend on them to pull this through without a hassle.

Thank you Operations/ Logistics / Crew for making me proud. 

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Unleashing Potential

The best way to hope for a better tomorrow.... is to look so far into the past, and pave a way constructively to the very present we live in.  

Empowering the next generation of UAE Leaders today, by finding innovative to entice the young minds to probe their potential future, is definitely a good place to begin.  The recent career fair exhibition aimed at just that curating young minds in fields of interest be it literature, Science, Arts or Politics. 

Exhibition catered to a special series of motivational speeches designed to energize and empower and educate young minds. an intriguing competition called Think Science aimed at engaging teams of talented youth from all Emirates,  The Competition was design, to develop, and build science based innovations, and to apply science skills in solving practical problems.  

Watching young minds showcase interest in the fields of academic over social media or in electronic media that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback (i.e) 'video games!' To see literal interest in this exhibition was most certainly invigorating and refreshing.  
 



taking equal interest in this exhibition along with me were the three appointed personal to bask in this furrow of information and innovation.

A big Thank you to all the 3 team members assigned to this show, Nigel who piloted the two projects with Archie and Romario who came in close and took over baton from Nigel they took it upon themselves to run the show  for the rest of the exhibition. I Thank my team for their support on this exhibition.  

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Roll with the punches...


Rolling & Pitching weathering rough seas... and, we were still docked!!! 

Opening Ceremony of Terminal 2 at the Jabel Ali Ports was nothing short of production, performance and  excitement! of a full scale event.

Under the guidance of Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah the opening of Terminal 2 was orchestrated. In 2008 Mr. Bin Thaniah  received the 'Outstanding Achievement  Award' from the International Cargo Handling & Coordination Association (ICHCA) for his contribution to the field of Maritime Cargo.



Like the man himself, the Terminal aims to achieve a lot more in the future, built to house the likes of Customs, Dubai Municipality, and the Ministry of Environment all in one location. The facility is expected to inspect 300 - 400 containers in a day almost double from what the port currently handles.

Among the honoured dignitaries most of whom belonged to the board of Director of DP World, was Director General of Dubai Municipality Mr. Hussain Nasser Lootha part taking in this enormous occasion.  


A Big Thank you to Operations and Warehouse for a quick turn around of events for prioritizing this last minute, though small, yet a very high profile request. Sherin for managing to organize crew out of thin air at the very last minute, Savio and Darryl (my Romulus & Remus) for prepping kit and gear instantaneously    without    dissent.

Last, but most certainly not the least, the infamous MiB, who did not let language stand as a barrier between speech and presentation, it almost seemed that they took a crash course in the language of the land, overnight! Which allowed them to seamlessly oscillate between presentations and the presenters. Allan and Dulup worked fast and furious to setup stage and AV even incorporated rehearsals within the 4 hours of setup! kudos to you guys.

All I can say is 'ALMOE' is... cause YOU make it happen! Thank you for making me Proud! 

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Office of the President....

Rafael Reif Honorary guest of the event serves as the 17th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since July 2012.
In his inaugural speech, Dr. Reif outlined the threats and opportunities presented by the sudden rise of credible, low-cost online learning alternatives and challenged MIT to use the campus as a lab to explore the future of higher education.
Dr. Reif strove to celebrate and strengthen MIT as a community united in mission, values and caring, from his appointment of MIT’s first Institute Community and Equity Officer to his leadership in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. 

A member of the MIT faculty since 1980, Dr. Reif has served as director of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories, as associate department head for Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and as EECS department head. 
It was all inspiring to hear from  a personnel of such stature on how we can make a difference; and indeed everybody can!... In their very own way, my crew at the event worked in complete harmony of skilled craftsmen, starting in various segments, like that of a jigsaw puzzle and coming to a completion of a fantastic image almost seamless as a whole 
in our own way further glamorizing the the welcome of a man of such stature, I truly thank Christopher who manged the project, looking after install and operate with his crew of merry men, Adil, Cossy, Lal, Micheal, & Shafaqat, who aided in the technicalities of this event, with zest and fervor for success. 
I appreciate Dion's help and assistance mediating, on all grounds specially between the artwork and technicalities for the event. It cannot go unmentioned assistance from behind the scenes operations crew Darryl & Savio the unsung heroes for most if not all of my jobs, I have to mention "Charlie's little angels!!!" Sherin, Charlotte and Nikita for carrying out; difficult behind the scene task, with perfections and with a smile on their face.  

Thank you  Ladies and Gentlemen for making me proud!