Dr. Umair Al-Hijazi: 2011

Friday, December 9, 2011

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 12

Good Bye Mosaic!

Today we are leaving back home, the only ones left to leave today are the Jordanians, Saudis, Egyptians, and Mosaic Team. Of course although we are so sad to say Good Bye, but are so eager to meet our families as well.

After packing almost all night, we left Coral Doha Hotel at 7 am heading to the airport. We finished all the procedures then bought lots and lots of chocolates from Qatar Duty Free Shop :).

We left Doha to Abu Dhabi, and then to our homeland: Amman, Jordan where we were so thankful to God and so happy to be with our families again.

A life time experience that will always be cherished, admired, and remembered in the best way. An event that we’ll keep talking about and learning from all our lives. We had lots of new things to learn about life, ourselves, and how to be better people and leaders. This Summit really changed us forever. We will immediately start preparing for our Action Plan which -for us- is organizing a youth leadership conference in Jordan next Summer Insha’Allah through my institute: ISHRAQ for developing Youths' Skills.

Mosaic: I can say lots of things to you now trying to tell you what I feel and how thankful I am, but no words will be able to express what you really deserve, so I guess a simple thank you might cover it all.. THANK YOU MOSAIC.

at Qatar Duty Free Shop

Lt. to Rt.: Myself, Shatha Al-Habahbeh, Saed Al-Salaymeh, and Marwan Ali (Egypt)

Counting Seconds to Meet with Our Families

While Landing Home

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 11

Closing Ceremony!

A very sad day this will be, as even we are celebrating our graduation, but we will have to do something we all hate so much: Good Bye!!.. Some of us are leaving today back home.

After a quick breakfast, all delegates dressed up for the official closing ceremony. Coaches departed to Qatar Foundation ( a major sponsor of this summit) at around 8:30.

Upon Arrival, we took our pre-arranged seats and waited HRH Sheikha AlMayyasa to arrive who was very punctual and honored the hall at 10:30. The official closing celebration then started by words from Jonathan, Alison, and HRH the Princess. The ceremony also included speeches from our sponsors and the presentations we had been preparing for three days.

At the end of the ceremony, we had the honor to take a group photo with our Royal Patron, after which an official Reception was done where we had the chance to meet with all our sponsors while having some coffee and appetizers. At Noon we left back to the hotel as some delegates must catch their flights.

After couple of hours and much more pictures; tears ran down our cheeks while having to say Good Bye to each other as delegates were consecutively departing back home.

Later that evening, I had the first chance to go out and buy presents for my family. I went with my relatives in Doha who guided me through this mission successfully Alhamdulillah.

(Sorry for not posting pictures of the Closing Ceremony

as it was prohibited to take photos).

Eman Al-Madani (UAE), Myself, and Nurzulfikar Ali (Malaysia)

Myself, Aqlima Muradi (Afghanistan), Hanan Al-Jabri (Oman), and Siti Attaullah (Indonesia)

Group Photo in front of Qatar Foundation

With Mosaic Team

Lt. to Rt.: Jonathan Freeman (National Director), Victoria Bishop (International Summit and Events Manager), Alison Bradley (International Director), Myself, and Zahara Choudri (Communications and Media Manager at the Summit)

Lt. to Rt.: Taiseer Al Mallah (Saudi Arabia), Shatha Al-Habahnbeh (Jordan), Nour Sha'sha'a (Jordan), Myself, and Ali Al-Wadaani (Qatar)

Lt. to Rt.: Nour Sha'sha'a (Jordan), Asif Sadiq (UK), and Shatha Al-Habahbeh (Jordan)

by Doha Cornice

With My Relatives in Qatar

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 10

Graduation Day!

In this day all delegates will team up and head for our final field visit to Vodafone Qatar, so after a quick breakfast we all went to the coaches and headed for Vodafone which is also located in Qatar Science, Technology, and Research Park (QSTRC). We arrived there at around 9 am and were offered very delicious local sweet and appetizers dishes done by employees at Vodafone.

We had our morning coffee and then we all gathered at Al Majles; a vast Arabic style area where we all sat down and listened to a brief about Vodafone and their latest initiative for local women, then we sat down with some of these women and had few discussions with them. Eventually we left Vodafone back to our hotel for lunch and graduation.

After lunch, we all met with Jonathan who briefed us about tomorrow’s official closing ceremony which will be held in Qatar Foundation under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess AlMayyasa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifah Al Thani, the daughter of His Royal Highness the Emir of Qatar. All details and instructions were given to us.

Right after the brief, we all went to our suites to dress formally and then re-gathered in the main conference hall for graduation and certificates. Jonathan appeared in a local Arabic costume and he and the organizing team called the delegates by their countries and granted them with participation certificates and a group photo for all delegates. Afterwards we took lots of personal pictures.

Later that evening we had our closing dinner which was very emotional and funny and lots of us had the chance to speak and extend many many thanks and gratitude to the amazing organizing team: Jonathan, Alison, Victoria, Zahara, Numaan, and Sharif, and also to team leaders and each other. It was really emotional and beautiful.

After dinner we had some free time that we used to go to City Center to have a cup of coffee and look for presents to buy for our families.

At Al Majles in Vodafone Doha

Relaxing on a Beam Bag for a Cup of Coffee at Vodafone Doha

During the Brief Session at Vodafone Doha

Are you Serious?!!!!

Bravo Saed!

Shatha Shows How Genuinely Jordanian She is!

Well.. Nour is Jordanian too!

Jordanian Delegation Graduation

Lt. to Rt.: Alison Bradley, Victoria Bishop, Shatha Al-Habahbeh, Nour Sha'sha'a, Dr. Umair Al-Hijazi, Eng. Saed Al-Salaymeh, and Jonathan Freeman (in disguise apparently!)

Aqlima Muradi (Afghanistan) and Myself

Myself, Fatima Osman (Kenya), and Asif Sadiq (UK)

Makhzani Ng (Malaysia) and Myself

Tashfin (Bangladesh), Myself, and Korvi Rakhshand (Bangladesh)

Myself and Dr. Feyza Basar (Turkey)

Closing Dinner

Shatha Al Habahbeh, Nour Sha'sha'a and Myself in City Center

Coffee and Cookies at City Center Doha

On Table: Lt.: Shatha Al-Habahbeh and Nour Sha'sha'a, Rt: Usman Qureishi (Pakistan) and Myself

in Doha

In front of City Center Doha

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 9

This day started hectically as I haven’t slept all night, and many thanks to Anas Najmi who got me and Usman our breakfast and coffee in Usman’s room while finalizing our presentation.

After delivering our final edition to the management team; we then all gathered in the conference room and sat back watching the creativity of each other; some of us presented their field visits impact and what they have learnt from the summit as a short movie (like us), while some of the teams presented their ideas as an interactive play, mimicking and online news bulletin, or even just speaking up on stage. The productions were really creative and fruitful.

After lunch we had another open forum in which we’ve listened to much creative speeches and acts from our fellow delegates; the Indonesians danced, the Bengalis spoke up profoundly, Zul from Malaysia made us all cry with his deeply inspiring life story, and Billie from UK forced us all into a moochi moochi dance!!

After the open forum the delegates had a free evening in which me and Usman used to go up swimming in the 14^th floor in order to stay awake! We had really pleasant time. Later, we went out for a nice Pakistani dinner. That evening was also memorable.

When we came back from dinner, we had what I can call the best meeting in the summit that was suggested by a truly great person that I am lucky to have known: Khizra Bano Dhindsa. Khizra urged us to speak about the first impression we had when all of us met each other, and what everyone thinks about the best and worst in others’ personalities, and what could be done to improve ourselves from others perspectives. In that meeting I learned lots of things about myself that I have never known before and how I look in others’ eyes very honestly and profoundly. It was really fruitful thanks to the beloved police officer Khizra :).

During Presentations Session

Swimming!

Pakistani Dinner

On Table: Lt.: Usman Qureishi (Pakistan) and Myself, Rt.: Fellow Jordanian Delegates Shatha Al Habahbeh and Nour Sha'Sha'a

Usman and Myself in the Restaurant

The Late at Night Meeting Conducted by Khizra

Appearing in the Frame: Lt. to Rt.: Numaan Mahmoud (UK-Organizing Team), Myself, Khizra Dhindra (UK), Aqlima Muradi (Afghanistan), and Hamidullah Sorosh (Afghanistan)

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 8

Today is the second day of field visits and it is a busy day! Our team is scheduled for two very interesting visits to ASPIRE Zone and Grand Hyatt Doha.

After breakfast we headed to the coaches and departed to our morning project visit to ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence which is truly miraculous: a breathtaking vast area containing everything you can imagine in the field of sports, fitness, luxury, and sports academic education from Khalifa Stadium with its astonishing Torch Tower to the indoor stadiums, academic school, student dorms, fitness centers, 5-star hotel, congress and exhibition halls, restaurants, health clubs, and even a worldwide acknowledged Orthopedic and Sports Injuries Hospital!

Our visit there dragged lots of WOWs from us and started by coffee and a warm welcome by the administration and an introductory session given to us by an official in the academy. After that we started a tour in the Zone and saw all the amazing facilities and even the preparations to host the Arab Games due in December this year in Qatar. After the tour and some group photos we headed immediately for our afternoon project visit.

We arrived at Grand Hyatt Doha by lunch time and were offered a 5-star lunch by the administration of the hotel. The lunch was superb and really luxurious. After lunch we toured the hotel and were dazzled by the amazing luxurious facilities they offer. By evening and after praying we were invited to the meeting room where numerous staff members talked to us about the hotel, their experience in it, and even their inspiring life stories and dreams. We were addressed by the GM, HR Manager, F&B Manager, PR Manager, and some employees as well. The session was long that we had to politely apologize for not staying for the refreshments and coffee they have offered after the session.

We immediately ran to the coaches and went back to the Hotel for another meeting regarding our assigned presentation.

That night, me and my fellow delegate and new brother from Pakistan Usman Qureishi stayed up all night (literally!) in order to finish our part of presentation task and that was to edit and direct all the data provided to us into a 15-minute movie..that night will always be remembered.. Love you Usman brother :).

Khalifah Stadium and the Torch Tower

In front of ASPIRE's Entrance

ASPIRE Zone

In-door Stadium in ASPIRE

Group Photo in ASPIRE

Lunch Open Buffet at Grand Hyatt Doha

Group Photo in Grand Hyatt Doha

Meeting with Grand Hyatt Officials and Staff

Next Morning Working on the Presentation After a Full Night Work with Usman

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 7

In order to solidate all what we have learned in the in-door sessions; the Mosaic Team had prepared several filed visits for us in the upcoming two days. Delegates were divided into four teams and each team went to different locations (most of which are companies sponsoring our event).

After breakfast we headed to our coaches, and our teams’ visit for today was to SHELL; the worldwide famous energy and petrochemical company. SHELL Qatar is located in one of the stunning areas in Doha: Qatar Science, Technology, and Research Park (QSTRC).

As soon as we have arrived; refreshments were offered to us after which we went to the Studio where the famous Arabic scientific competitive show: “Stars of Science” is shot. In the studio we had a brief about SHELL and its latest technology: GTL (Gas to Liquid), and we heard some inspiring stories from employees there.

After that we had a group photo and a tour in the company through which we were acquainted with their latest technologies in the fields of GTL and Manufacturing of Thiocrete.

Before departing back to the hotel were offered an extremely VIP Lunch catered by W hotel. Later we went back and had the rest of the day off.

The delegates teamed up to go for touristic tours, buy gifts, Desert Safari, walking around, or even sit out for a nice cup of coffe. It was a nice evening.

Later that night we were informed that we have to prepare presentations about our field visits and were instructed to meet to prepare that. we had a late at night meeting and distributed tasks between us.