Beirut Blast: A Paradigm Shift in Open Geospatial Data

Open Map Lebanon

Bringing together practitioners working in Beirut Blast relief efforts &amp; heritage, and those interested in fostering an open data culture.

On August 4, 2020, the devastating Beirut Blast left behind destructions of catastrophic magnitude, reducing a significant part of the city practically to ruins. In the context of crisis management and relief efforts, the importance of open geospatial data emerged as a critical ingredient for rapid, efficient, and effective crisis response. Emergency response and crisis management share a pressing need to rapidly discover, create, share, integrate, and apply geospatial data. This is where the role of open geospatial data comes in.In this context, the GIS Center at the <a href="http://www.balamand.edu.lb/faculties/FOE/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Faculty of Engineering</a> at the <a href="http://www.balamand.edu.lb/home/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">University of Balamand</a> in partnership with <a href="https://openmaplebanon.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Open Map Lebanon</a> are delighted to invite you to take part in the two-day conference: “<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2588578568064192/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22[]%5C%22%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beirut Blast: a Paradigm Shift in Open Geospatial Data</a>”. The conference will be held entirely online will take place on November 6 and 7, 2020.The event aims to capitalize on the paradigm shift by promoting open geospatial data to enable fast recovery in times of crisis. This can mitigate many of the problems faced by researchers, academics, and other organizations working in the humanitarian or development sector.<h3>CONFERENCE SCHEDULE</h3>(Beirut Time, GMT+2)<h3>Friday, November 6:</h3>09:30 – 12:00: Opening Session09:30: Keynote: Prof. Rami Abboud, Vice President for Internationalization and Engagement and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Balamand09:45: Open Map Lebanon Introduction<ul><li> Melda Salhab, Co-founder of Open Map Lebanon and Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London</li><li> Sherif Maktabi, Co-founder of Open Map Lebanon and Product Manager - Electric Vehicles, Masternaut</li><li>Marc Farra, Co-founder of Open Map Lebanon and Engineer at Development Seed</li><li>Joanne Harik, Co-founder of Open Map Lebanon and Experience Designer at Hirsch &amp; Mann</li></ul>10:15: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Lebanon's Fight till the Last BreathModerator: Dr. Maroun Bou Sleiman, Scientist, École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausannePanelists:<ul><li>Captain Martin Raad, Representative of H.E. Mohammad Fahmi, Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Republic of Lebanon</li><li>Lina Abou Mrad, Director of the National E-Health Program, Ministry of Public Health, Republic of Lebanon</li><li>Karine Zoghby - Disaster Risk Management Unit at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Republic of Lebanon</li><li>Dr. Youssef Bassim, Consultant to the President for Healthcare and Hospital Affairs, University of Balamand</li><li>Sara Chang, Public Health Professional and Social Justice Advocate</li><li>Dr. Gérard-Philippe Zéhil, Associate Professor of Civil, Structural and Materials Engineering, Notre Dame University</li><li>Dr. Petra Khoury, Public Health Advisor to the Lebanese Prime Minister, Republic of Lebanon</li></ul>12:00 – 13:00: Data Reliability, Availability, and Accessibility in LebanonModerator: Dr. Rouba Ziade, Senior GIS Analyst and ConsultantPanelists:<ul><li>Dr. Ghaleb Faour, Director of CNRS</li><li>Dr. Roula Bachour, Research Associate, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut</li><li>Lieutenant Colonel Adib Saliba</li><li>Lieutenant Colonel Abdallah Rihani</li></ul>13:00 – 14:00: Beirut Disaster: The Road to RecoveryModerator: Lilian Abou Zeki, Head of Solutions Mapping, UNDP Lebanon’s Accelerator LabPanelists:<ul><li>Fabien Lezeau, Lebanese Red Cross</li><li>Houssein Noureddine, UNICEF WASH officer and coordinator</li><li>Prof. Mona Harb, Professor of Urban Studies and Politics, American University of Beirut</li></ul>14:30 – 15:00: Keynote: Dr. Andrew Schroeder, Vice President of Research and Analysis for Direct Relief and Co-Founder and Board President of WeRobotics.org15:00 – 16:00: Data Science in Data Scarcity: Blast ModelingModerator: Dr. Gérard-Philippe Zéhil, Associate Professor of Civil, Structural and Materials Engineering, Notre Dame UniversityPanelists:<ul><li>Dr. Sam Rigby, Senior Lecturer in Blast &amp; Impact Engineering, University of Sheffield</li><li>Dr. Yehia Temsah, Professor and Assistant Dean of Engineering, Beirut Arab University</li><li>Charles Aouad, Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics, Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University</li><li>Bruno Sousa, GIS Technologist and Researcher, Center for Research Computing’s Spatial Studies Lab, Rice University</li></ul>16:00 – 16:15: Keynote: Brigadier General Sami ElHoyek, Head of the Beirut Forward Emergency Room16:15 - 17:15: Disaster Response ManagementModerator: Roy Baladi, Co-founder of Jobs for LebanonPanelists:<ul><li>Eddy Bitar, Co-founder of Live Love Lebanon</li><li>Kassem Chaalan, Disaster Risk Reduction Program Manager, Lebanese Red Cross</li><li>Amina Merkebawi, Impact Lebanon</li><li>Zeina Mhanna, Lebanese International Finance Executives (LIFE) </li><li>Sherif Maktabi, Co-founder of Open Map Lebanon</li></ul>17:15 – 17:30: Keynote: Mathilde Morée, Account Executive at Planet17:30 - 18:30: Data Science in Data ScarcityModerator: Melda Salhab, Co-founder Open Map LebanonPanelists:<ul><li>Mathilde Morée, Account Executive at Planet</li><li>Dr. Sang-Ho Yun, NASA JPL</li><li>Dr. Amal Iaaly, Assistant Professor and Director of the GIS Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Balamand</li><li>Abdallah Bsaibes, Founder of GeoSpatialMinds</li><li>Dr. Maroun Bou Sleiman, Scientist at EPFL</li></ul>18:30 - 19:30: Open Data, Data GovernanceModerator: Majd Al Shihabi, Co-founder of PalOpenMaps.orgPanelists:<ul><li>Antoni Ros Martinez, Program Manager of HOT’s Disaster Services Team</li><li>Gretta Kelzi, Operations Manager, ESRI Lebanon</li><li>Assaad Thebian, Director of Gherbal Initiative</li></ul>19:30 - 20:30: Global Disaster ManagementModerator: Dr. Hiba Baroud, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Littlejohn Dean's Faculty Fellow, Vanderbilt UniversityPanelists:<ul><li>Nicolas Di Tada, Director of Engineering, InSTEDD</li><li>Dr. Raghav Pant, Senior Research Associate at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford</li><li>Anahi Ayala Iacucci, Consultant - Learning and Adaptation (AAP), UNHCR</li><li>Jad Ajib, Frontline Engineers</li></ul><h3>Saturday, November 7:</h3>10:00 - 13:15: Overlapped Cultural Geographies of BeirutModerator: Bachar El AminePanelists:<ul><li>Ms. Nada Sehnaoui, Visual Artist</li><li>Mr. Maath Alousi, Architect</li><li>Dr. Habib Sadek, Architect, Specialized in Restoration &amp; President of Chaderji Foundation</li><li>Mr. Ghassan Salhab, Filmmaker &amp; Scriptwriter</li><li>Dr. Christiane Sfeir, Architect, Ph.D. in Cultural Geography</li><li>Dr. Khaled Ziadeh, Writer &amp; Director of the Arab Center for Research</li><li>Dr. Rana Dubeissy, Architect &amp; Professor, Lebanese University</li><li>Mr. Nizar Saghieh, Lawyer &amp; Founder of Legal Agenda</li><li>Mr. Elie Abi Rizk, GIS Expert</li><li>Mr. Rahif Fayad, Architect &amp; Writer on Questions of Heritage</li><li>Dr. Nader Sraj, Professor of Language and Thought in the Arab World</li><li>Dr. Hazem Sabbagh, Architect, Finalist Nominee for the Agha Khan Award 2006</li><li>Dr. Maha Kayal, Anthropologist &amp; Professor, Lebanese University</li><li>Dr. Maroun El-Daccache, Architect &amp; Professor, Lebanese American University</li><li>Dr. Lubna Tarabay, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Lebanese University</li><li>Dr. Jihad Farah, Architect &amp; Urbanist</li><li>Ms. Sana Chehab, Architect &amp; Restorer</li><li>Ms. Bissane Tay, Journalist &amp; Documentarist</li><li>Mr. Mahmoud Al-Faqih, Journalist, An-Nahar Newspaper</li></ul>Young Fresh Graduates: Mayssa Zeaiter, Babel Kaissar, Samir Skayneh, Christine Fares, Lydia Bou Zeid14:30 - 16:00: Workshop: 100% Success Rate in Drone Operation Even in Challenging Conditions, by Roy Massaad - GeospatialMinds16:00 - 17:00: Workshop: Open Data &amp; ArcGIS Hub: Collaborating and Engaging With Your Community, by Hassan Mahmoud - ESRI Lebanon 17:00 - 18:00: Workshop: OpenStreetMap Fundamentals, by Marc Farra &amp; Majd Al-Shihabi - Open Map Lebanon<h3></h3><h3>Please find all the speakers, moderators, organizers &amp; trainers' bios <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tIaE_Q--hzVpeZ-gNsXfYVUl_zGTFWjZB2w00MsmDN0/edit#slide=id.p" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a> ...Joining us from major hubs around the world:</h3>

<h3>Event Organizers</h3><li>Dr. Amal Iaaly - University of Balamand / Open Map Lebanon</li><li>Melda Salhab - University College London / Open Map Lebanon</li>

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