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Director's Blog: June 2010
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Friday, June 18, 2010. Weekly Report June 13th - 18th. The Dead Sea Arava Science Center (DSASC),. Which is a local R&D center funded by the Hevel Eilot Regional Council and the Israeli Ministry of Science and hosted by the Arava Institue, welcomed Dr. Ilan Stavi. Who began work on Sunday. Ilan was recruited to work on bio-fuels together with Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed in the framework of the Center for Reneawable Energy and Energy Conservation. The Arava Institute Board of Directors. As well as an exceptional ...
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Director's Blog: December 2010
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Friday, December 31, 2010. Weekly Report December 12th - 31st, 2010. December has been an incredibly packed month:. On December 12th through the 15th, the Research Department. Held a conference on Kibbutz Ketura for 15 Palestinian, Israeli, and Italian water professionals: "The Development and Management of Marginal Water Resources in Water Scarce Regions: The Case of Israel and the Palestinian Authority". Due to the increasing scarcity of clean water in the West Bank, Israelis, Palestinians and Italians.
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Director's Blog: November 2010
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Sunday, November 21, 2010. Weekly Report, November 7th - 19th, 2010. Flew to Northern Cyprus (Turkish Cyprus) on November 7th to spend three days hosted by the Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems (SEES) Graduate Program at the Middle East Technical University, North Cyprus Campus (METU NCC). On Tuesday, November 9th, I brought three students from the institute ( Sara from NJ, Brian from Seattle, and Elham from Amman. To visit Edward Sperling. The injured rider, at Tel Hashomer. For the Masters stu...
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Director's Blog: January 2011
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Monday, January 31, 2011. Director's Report January 16th - 28th, 2010. On Tuesday, January 18th, the Heschel Center and the Arava Institute. Held a workshop in Tel Aviv on "Food Sustainablility in Israel". Over 80 people attended the workshop which was an extension of the "Food for Thought Conference". PhD candidate, Ami Ettinger. One of Israel's experts on food sustainability and an Arava Institute alum, Miki Lipshitz, Director of the "My Love of the Land" Organization of the Center for Regional Councils.
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Director's Blog: August 2010
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Friday, August 27, 2010. Weekly Report August 15th -27th, 2010. On Sunday, August 15th, the Steering Committee for the Arava Center for Sustainable Development (ACSD). Met with Professor Bernard Amadei, founder of Engineers Without Borders EWB USA and EWB International. Http:/ www.ewb-international.org/. And Dr Vered Doctori founder of EWB Israel. Kibbutz Ketura and Keren Kolot. Hosted the Red Sea College - Arava Valley of Peace Summer program. Http:/ www.uwc.org/. Moishe Siel, the Program Director.
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Director's Blog: March 2011
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Saturday, March 26, 2011. Director's Report March 11th - 25th, 2010. It has been a relatively quiet two weeks at the institute since my last posting, at least as compared to the turmoil taking place in the rest of the world, the natural disaster in Japan, the revolutions accross the Arab world and the increased violence between Israelis and Palestinians. In contrast, Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian and international students participated in this year's annual soccer tournament on Ketura:. I am deeply sad...
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Director's Blog: September 2010
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Friday, September 24, 2010. Weekly Report September 12th to the 24th, 2010. On September 13th, the new Academic Team including Cathie Granit the new Program Director, Barbara Finkel the new Campus Life Director, Dane Cooper, the new Academic Coordinator, Brenda Hausler, the new Admissions Coordinator as well as the Dr. Elli Groner, the Academic Director and Michelle Shachar, Director of PELS. Who replaced Tamar Norkin:. Staff Trip September 14th - 15th, 2010. In; Emek Netofa. An ecological farm near the ...
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Director's Blog: April 2011
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Sunday, April 10, 2011. Director's Report March 27th to April 8th, 2011. Report provided by Josh Neirman. Tali Adini, Director of EcoPaths and I attended a Food Sustainability Workshop held on March 28th and 29th at the Nes Ziona guest house in the Carmel Mountains. The guest house is located on a mountain top that overlooks areas that were part of the carmel forest fire disaster in the fall of last year. The fire did not reach the guest house but came very close. Report provided by Lindsey Zemler.
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Director's Blog: Directors Report July 10th-29th, 2011
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Directors Report July 10th-29th, 2011. My last blog before going on vacation for the month of August:. Last Week of Dickinson Summer Sustainability Program. Submitted by Cathie Granit. Israeli Minister for Environmental Protection, Gilad Erdan, visited the Arava Institute. Arava Alumane Manar Saria participates in Washington DC Program. Submitted by Sharon Benheim. Across Borders: Managing Transboundary Environmental Resources. Submitted by Kristina Donnely. Have a good summer.
