Latest K&A Events

Green Building Workshop with US AID Palestine

Oct 18, 2011

Khatib & Alami, in partnership with M/s CHF (Corporate Housing Foundation), held a Green Building workshop in Palestine-Ramallah, on October 18th, 2011. The workshop is part of a new USAID funded program dedicated to the construction of basic infrastructure for remote and vulnerable communities in the West Bank. The program also promotes environmental stewardship, social responsibility, economic prosperity and cultural conservation. The workshop was inaugurated by the Minister of Local Government, Dr. Khaled Qawasmi.

Khatib & Alami Sustainable Building section focused on several key tasks, including:

• Green building awareness program for local communities
• The public sector and the private sector
• Technical assistance to national, district and local government units
• The Engineering Association
• The Palestinian Authority

Part of K&A's agreement with USAID is to give a total of five green building workshops on topics jointly decided by LGUs and the Engineering Association. These one day workshops will be organized over the course of the project, targeting LGU engineers and Engineering Association members and serving as a platform for a dialogue about the environment and community education and awareness on green buildings.

K&A Sponsored “Experience GIS in the Cloud and on the Beach”- Zanzibar, Tanzania

Oct 7, 2011

The 6th ESRI Eastern African GIS User Conference was held from 5-7 October on the Island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. The theme was "Experience GIS in the Cloud and on the Beach”. Represented by Safaa Issa, and for the first time in this African region, Khatib & Alami (K&A) was one of the exhibitors and a Bronze sponsor of this event. The conference was attended by over one hundred users from mainly African countries (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda) in addition to regional and international geospatial solution and service providers. This gathering provided a great opportunity for K&A to share its GIS experience with participants while acquiring knowledge about the status of GIS in East Africa and establishing ties with potential future clients. It also represents the first footstep toward expanding K&A’s business into these developing territories.
 

UIA 2011 Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan

Oct 1st,2011

Khatib & Alami (K&A) has successfully contributed to the Lebanese Order of Engineers and Architects (OEA) group who went to the Architectural Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition was held in parallel with the UIA 2011 Tokyo, the 24th World Congress of Architecture (Union of International Architects) from the 25th of September to the 1st of October 2011. This UIA event takes place once every three years in one of the UIA member countries. The next one is in 2014 in Durban, South Africa. This year, the Lebanese delegation’s mission was to let international communities of architects learn more about Lebanese architects’ potential. For this purpose, K&A provided the Lebanese delegation with four projects to display that best reflect K&A’s architectural milestones from the last 10 years. The projects on display were the International College Elementary School; Middle East Airlines Training Center; Clemenceau Medical Center & Private Clinics; and Le Royal Hotel. K&A wishes to congratulate OEA for this successful contribution to raising awareness of Lebanese talent and Lebanon's representative, Mr. Barmaki, the UIA Secretary General.

Esri Middle East and Africa User Conference

Nov 04, 2011

Esri Lebanon in collaboration with Khatib & Alami will be hosting the Esri Middle East and Africa User Conference (MEAUC), to be held from November 1st until November 3rd 2011 in Habtoor Convention Center & Spa in Beirut, Lebanon.

The event attracts between 500 to 600 GIS professionals and end users from around the Middle East and Africa, and approximately 35 exhibitors ranging from hardware vendors, GIS solution providers, to local government agencies all keen on demonstrating their products and solutions.

Esri (Redlands, California, USA) will have a delegation headed by the president, Mr. Jack Dangermond participating in the conference. This is the first time that a major event for GIS has been offered here and will provide an ideal opportunity for the Lebanese GIS community to highlight its achievements to the rest of the region.

This event is both an opportunity and an important milestone in the history of GIS in the region.

Further details about the conference can be obtained from the conference web site at: www.esri.com/meauc




Khatib & Alami takes part in Cityscape Abu Dhabi

April 21, 2011

From April 17th till the 21st, 2011, Khatib & Alami participated in Cityscape Abu Dhabi, Middle East’s largest gathering of real estate professionals, that was held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Khatib & Alami diverse fields of expertise and capabilities were presented by a team from UAE and Oman offices.


 

Project Management Conference 2011 in KSA

April 20, 2011

Khatib & Alami was a key sponsor of the Project Management Conference 2011, the largest gathering of project management experts in the Kingdom that was attended by a big delegation of Deputy and Assistant Deputy Ministers, Chairman and CEOs of many public and private organizations in addition to 300 registered participants.

Organized by the Saudi Council of Engineers, the 3rd Project Management Conference 2011was heldfrom April 16th till April 19th, 2011at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh under the Royal Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz.

It was great opportunity for Khatib & Alami to share its international management and engineering consultancy experience with the participants who visited K&A booth and learned more about Khatib & Alami scope of projects and services.

 

Khatib & Alami gold sponsorship of the Saudi-Lebanese Forum

April 11, 2011

Khatib & Alami was the Gold Sponsor of the Saudi-Lebanese Forum that took place on April 7 and 8, 2011 in Beirut under the patronage of the President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon and in the presence of Saudi and Lebanese businessmen from private and public sectors.

The Saudi-Lebanese forum’s main objectives were to assess recent developments and trends in Saudi and Lebanese economies, and highlight business and investment opportunities available in both countries especially in industry, commerce, real estate, tourism, and transport.




Khatib & Alami Celebrates the Relocation of Cairo Office

Dec 21, 2010

K&A Cairo office was relocated to its new premises, which can accommodate up to 200 employees, at the prestigious Infinity tower in the Mohandseen area.

The official inauguration was held in the presence of Mr. Samir Khatib from Beirut office, Mr. Mohammed Sadyyiah from Sharjah office and Mr. Nabil Saleh and Mr. Tarek Abdel Azim from KA-ASA office. Activities of the day included board meetings of KA-ASA and K & A Consultants.



Telvent’s Smart Grid Solution Seminar

Dec 13, 2010

Khatib & Alami (K&A) and Telvent conducted a one-day seminar at the Intercontinental Muscat Hotel (Oman), revolving around the latest Smart Grid Solution (SGS) developed by Telvent. Khatib & Alami and Telvent launched the seminar with an overview of their respective companies, with the aim of showcasing their industry-related profile and their long-established expertise in serving utilities in the Middle East and worldwide.

The SGS Seminar was attended by Mr. Manuel Galnares González de la Madrid (Commercial Director - Electric Business) and Miss MirnaGalic (DMS Engineer) from Telvent side; Mr. Khattar Attasi (Resident Manager in Oman), Mr. Bilal A. Hassan (Manager of Utility Solutions Department) and Mr. SafaaIssa (Manager of Operations Management Section) from K&A side. Also present, were key managers, engineers and decision-makers from Muscat utilities, represented by Muscat, Mazoon and Majan Electric Distribution companies and the AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) project director at the Oman Electricity Holding Company (EHC). Other attendees included Operations Manager of Kharafi National, a leading infrastructure Project Developer in water, waste water and waste management.

The seminar focused mainly on the powerful integration that was developed between three Telvent solutions, namely, the Smart Metering system, the Smart Operation system and the Smart Network management system, which make up the Telvent’s Smart Grid Solution suite. An overview of each of these solutions was offered in addition to two live demonstrations, the first exhibiting Telvent’sOASyS SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) software and DMS (Distribution Management System) and the second showcasing two of Telvent’s Smart Metering technologies, namely the Titanium AMI Manager and the Conductor Meter Data Management (MDM).

The Telvent Smart Grid Solution seminar held in Muscat was an important event for utilities and consultants /contractors servicing these utilities in the Middle East. The major advancement embodied by the new Smart Grid Solution represents undoubtedly a milestone in the software industry, as utilities in the Middle East are fiercely and relentlessly looking for better and more efficient ways to manage their companies amidst the looming threat of decreasing energy reserves being faced worldwide.

The official inauguration was held in the presence of Mr. Samir Khatib from Beirut office, Mr. Mohammed Sadyyiah from Sharjah office and Mr. Nabil Saleh and Mr. Tarek Abdel Azim from KA-ASA office. Activities of the day included board meetings of KA-ASA and K & A Consultants.

 

First GIS Day in Erbil

Nov 30, 2010

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Department of IT (DoIT) has successfully conducted, for the first time, the 2010 GIS Day in collaboration with Khatib & Alami (K&A) and Esri Lebanon (EL).The event took place at the IT Academy in Erbil and was attended by ministers, professors, director generals, foreign consulates, IT experts and GIS users. Over 170 persons gathered to share experiences and learn about the unlimited uses of GIS and how KRG can achieve its strategic goals by utilizing the power of GIS.

On the first day, Head of KRG Department of IT (DoIT), Mr. Botan Mahmoud Osman delivered a welcome speech highlighting the role of DoIT in supporting IT/GIS developments. During the ceremony, Dr. Najib Khatib, Director General of Khatib & Alami, made a brief history on GIS Day and highlighted K&A’s long standing commitment in delivering Esri state-of-the-art GIS solutions throughout the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf Region. A presentation about GIS, its use in different verticals, and the Esri latest technology followed.

The GIS day also featured live demos on ArcGIS 10, technical tracks and training sessions along several demos of K&A projects in the region.




Khatib & Alami Takes Part in Wastewater Egypt 2010 Summit

Nov 02, 2010

Khatib & Alami attended Waste Water Egypt 2010 Summit held in Cairo on November 1st and 2nd, 2010. K&A was represented by the Head of Water and Environmental Department, Dr. Adel Abou Jaoude and Environmental Department Deputy Manager Eng. Maher Habanjar from Beirut Office, and Design Manager of Infrastructure Section, Eng. Morad Kamel, and Environmental Section Manager, Eng. Ranya Zidan from Cairo office. K&A presentation caught the eye of summit delegates and visitors and was a good opportunity to introduce K&A experience in environmental projects to the Egyptian market.



Khatib & Alami Takes Part in Cityscape Abu Dhabi

Oct 21, 2009

Khatib & Alami participated at Cityscape Abu Dhabi, the premier international property event in the region which features a comprehensive series of development showcases and establishes a platform for leading real estate developers, designers, architects and contractors to discuss finding new ways to design and develop sustainable building.



Sustainability Value Creation Fosters a New Culture

Sep 23, 2009

Khatib & Alami launched “Sustainability Value Creation at K&A”, a plan to adopt sustainability principles in the Company, addressing the physical premises and activities, as well as, the services K&A provides to its clients. The launching of this project took place in a seminar on sustainability attended by over 400Khatib & Alami employees at Bristol Hotel in Beirut. The program included an introductory speech by Dr. Najib El-Khatib, the viewing of Al Gore’s film on global warming, followed by a presentation by Mrs. Rima El-Khatib Hervouet on the plan for K&A, and a presentation on paper recycling, an introduction of the Lebanese Green Building Council, and finally a sustainable design lecture by Eco Consulting.

Sustainability Value Creation aims at creating a cleaner indoor environment and reducing our energy, water and resource consumption, as well as, its generated waste. These actions will lower CO2 emissions and hence contribute to fight global warming. From a design point of view, K&A commits to providing its clients with the most ecologically sound and sustainable projects as part of its standard services.