Algerian ICT Delegation in the Bay Area:

During the week of March 19 to 23, representatives from various Algerian telecom and technology companies (both public and private) visited the Bay Area to explore business opportunities in the US and with US companies. Several Arab country governments have organized such trips in the past including Jordan, Tunisia and others. The Algerian representativescoming to the Bay Area are:

• Mr. Ali Azzouz - Chairman of ICOSNET
• Mr. Ali Morsli - CEO of ICOSNET
• Mr. Nouar Harzallah - CEO of EEPAD
• Mr. Mohamed Antri Bouzar - CEO of ABM
• Mr. Rabah Mahmoud Bacha - CEO of TELEMATIS
• Mr. Ali Graine - IT Manager of REDMED
• Mr. Mohamed Kaddour - VP of WATANIYA
• Mr. Lotfi Nezzar - CEO of SLC
• Mr. Mouloud Meghezzi - VP of SLC
• Mr. Abderrafiq Khenifsa - President de ITMAG revue informatique
• Dr. Ismael Chikhoune - President & CEO of USABC
• Ms. Elisabeth Lord Stuart Operations - Director at USABC
• Mr. Amor Nedjai - Economic Attache at the Algerian Embassy

The Global Micro-Clinic Project:

Daniel E. Zoughbie is the founder and executive director of the Global Micro-Clinic Project (GMCP), an organization dedicated to providing access to health care in the developing world. GMCP has been recognized by a former president of the World Bank, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED's Forum, and described by ABC 7 News (kgo) as having the potential to "revolutionize health care on a global level." Zoughbie's research includes 15 articles on the Middle East where he served as a student journalist for the University of California News Center. Additionally, he has researched the University of California's impact on the state and national economies for the UC system-wide associate vice-provost.

He has led several public service projects, has been appointed to faculty and editorial committees, and has served on the board of directors of the Westminster House.

Zoughbie received his BA in urban studies and minor in Middle Eastern studies Phi Beta Kappa and highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley (2006).

He has received over 16 prizes, honors, and awards. In 2006, he was named recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship for graduate studies at the University of Oxford.
Oxford -- UCSF – UC Berkeley joint Global Micro-Clinic Fellowship Program

The Global Micro-Clinic Project, designed by Daniel Zoughbie, (UC Berkeley '06; Oxford, Marshall Scholar '08) establishes a model of community-owned and managed "micro-clinics" that provide access to healthcare in impoverished and war-torn contexts, using simple and inexpensive medical technologies. In 2005 as a junior, Zoughbie, successfully established 50 diabetes micro-clinics in the West Bank's Bethlehem area, and D'heisheh Refugee Camp. Additionally, based on the micro-clinic model, UCSF, UC Berkeley, and Oxford University are seeking an endowment for the "OxUC Global Micro-Clinic Fellowship Program," which will fund student micro-clinic projects globally.