&
Human Resources Services Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Group
(HRSLO)
invite you to a presentation
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| | Understanding the Arab World |
| | Oman's Unique Journey toward |
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| | Part of a five-part series |
| | initiated by HRSLO to promote a |
| | deeper understanding of Arab |
| | culture through knowledge sharing |
| | with World Bank Group staff . |
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| | Monday, March 31st, 2008 |
| | 12:00 - 2:00 pm |
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| | Auditorium JB1-080 |
| | World Bank J Building |
| | 701 18th Street NW |
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| | A reception will follow the |
| | presentation |
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| | For non Bank staff, please RSVP |
| | to infoshopevents@worldbank.org |
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PRESENTED BY
Linda Pappas Funsch
Adjunct Professor of History and Global Studies, Hood College
Ms. Funsch's career as Middle East specialist, lecturer, and author
involves extensive case study research and frequent travel
throughout much of the region. Currently teaching at Hood College
(Frederick, MD), she served with the Ford Foundation in both Beirut
and Cairo, initiating and overseeing development projects pertaining
to gender and family.
OPENING REMARKS BY
Iouri Bairatchnyi
Program Manager, Language and Culture Program, HRSLO
In his current position, Mr. Bairatchnyi introduced CultureActive, a
global cultural database that encourages World Bank staff to
increase awareness and knowledge for effective communications across
cultures. In his previous assignment as Senior Training Officer in
HR's Skills Development Division, he developed and designed an
innovative manual on Survival Russian for Business Travelers.
Rebiha Hacene-Djaballah
Lead Trainer, Arabic Language and Culture Program, HRSLO
Ms. Hacene-Djaballah is Lead Trainer of the Arabic Language and
Culture Program at HRSLO. She has taught French literature and
culture at Catholic University (Washington, DC).
MODERATED BY
Zoubida Allaoua
Sector Manager, Social and Economic Development Group, Middle East
and North Africa Region (MNA)
Ms. Allaoua started at the World Bank as a Young Professional in
1988. Since then, she has held various positions including
Economist in the Occidental/Central Africa department. As Sector
Manager in MNA, she is known for her tremendous understanding and
knowledge of the Region. She is also a well regarded manager,
encouraging her staff to take Arabic language and culture
training.
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About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center of the World Bank and
serves as a forum for substantial debate on international
development. Our extensive events program consists of more than 250
events over the past two years and has hosted many internationally
recognized speakers including Queen Noor, Francis Fukuyama, Jeffrey
Sachs, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Friedman, and Carly
Fiorina. The InfoShop functions as the only publicly accessible
space at headquarters and provides internal and external audiences
with over 15,000 titles published by the World Bank, international
organizations, and other publishers on development issues.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
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