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Theme: Salon V.3.0: On Humanity

Beirut, Lebanon
December 10th, 2012

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    About this event

    Looking for two hours of inspirational ideas, stimulating dialogue, and exceptional entertainment?

    On the occasion of Human Rights day, TEDxLAU will present its first salon of the academic year 2012-13. Our talks will focus on morality, compassion, conflict transformation, and the role of the media.

    What to expect:
    Live speaker: Vanessa Bassil on Peace Journalism (in Arabic)
    Three screened TED/TEDx Talks
    Open debate
    Refreshments

    ...and, all in all, enjoy the exceptional atmosphere that has come to characterize TEDxLAU.

    Transportation from LAU Byblos will be provided.

    Confirmed Speakers

    • Vanessa Bassil
      Vanessa Bassil is a Freelance Journalist and a Peace Activist. She earned her BA in Journalism, in addition to another BA in Political and Administrative Sciences at the Lebanese University, and is currently pursuing her Master degree in Information and Communication Sciences. She has more than 25 local and international certificates of participation and activism.

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    Venue and Details

    BB 903
    LAU Beirut Campus
    Beirut,
    Lebanon

    December 10th, 2012
    6:30pm-8:30pm (GMT 2hrs)

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    Reine Azzi
    Beirut, Lebanon

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