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Relief through Technology Until June 15 | Youth awards | Bahrain Internet Society
Look beyond the present island of dreams and help alleviate a world of issues by working your digital talents. Are you a creative digital entrepreneur waiting to be recognised at an international platform? Would you like to do good for humanity? This is your last month to register your project with the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA), a unique award for young developers who employ IT, mobile technology and Internet projects to achieve UN Millennium Development Goals and make a global difference. The annual award is a global contest merging the talents of young individuals, between the ages of 18 to 30
years, and best practice in e-content in an effort to put the UN’s goals into action. The Millennium Development Goals were set in 2000 to prompt UN member states and civil society to fight global issues such as poverty, hunger and disease, inequalities, lack of education and environmental degradation. The six categories for the contest under which projects can be registered are: fight poverty, hunger and disease, education for all, power to women, create your culture, go green, and pursue the truth. Bahrain’s participation in the competition is spearheaded by the president of the Bahrain Internet Society, Nawaf Abdulrahman, who has been re-elected for a third year as a WSYA board member. “We are very pleased and proud of the winning of one of our local projects, Diabetes.bh, in the WSYA 2013 under the category of Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease, which confirms that Bahraini projects are able to compete and win on a global level,” he says. “The winner of any of the local projects in this year’s event will represent the Bahraini community internationally at the distinguished winners’ event in Brazil, where they will have a chance to present their projects and be honoured.” The deadline to register is June 15. Visit www.youthaward.org.
Objects of Attraction Throughout June | Exhibitions | Al Riwaq Art Space The arrival of summer is always a good excuse to have your living space filled with some new creations. A good place to start looking for something eye-catching to place above the mantelpiece or as a decorative room display is the Al Riwaq Art Space, which has exhibitions of experimental paintings, jewellery and photography taking place this month. Written fascinations Abbas Yousif’s project, which is presently running at the gallery until June 7, titled Postponed Projects — This is Your Name, displays gigantic paintings exploring graphical texts that employ a silk screen-printing technique. Abbas preserves a balance, without rushing but rather experimenting. This is reflected in what is seen and felt in this exhibition that combines memory, thinking experimentation and technique. Beautifully carved intricacies Running from June 2 to 4, in collaboration with Dukkan-3, is the Dehab exhibition, featuring three Beirut-based contemporary jewellery designers: Raissa Traboulsi, Simone Kosremelli, an architect, and Syria’s foremost sculptor, Mustafa Ali. 30 June 2014
When? June 15,16 &20 Event? Film screening Venue? Seef Cineplex II Bahrain-based film producer Esky Dubois screens her film, Tikur Engda. E Call 39 288-315. When? June 17-21 Event? Tournament Venue? Shaikh Khalifa Sports City Bahrain Badminton & Squash Federation hosts its annual international tournament. E Call 36 500-103. When? June 19-21 Event? Gaming competition Venue? Bahrain Polytechnic Participate in the country’s first independent game developing competition. E Visit www.gamejambahrain.org. When? June 20 Event? Concert Venue? Alumni Club Annual rock concert Sanitarium returns for a fifth edition. E Call 39 775-095. When? June 21 Event? Designer day event Venue? Dilmun club Buy the hottest fashions at this sale, held in support of BSPCA. E Call 17 690-926. When? June 21 Event? Music night Venue? Ramee Ibrida Acoustic Alley brings you performances from five best local music artists. E Email imran@imranonline.net. When? June 22-24 Event? Workshop Venue? Bahrain Society of Engineers Attend this workshop for engineers, maintenance and safety personnel. E Call 17 810-725. When? June 25 Event? Exhibition Venue? Al Riwaq art space Art meets charity at local project ‘Our Bahrain’. E Call 17 717-441.
Preserving moments Memories Recreated is a photography exhibition by local collective Canvas BH, featuring four Bahrain-based artists: Isa Swain, Rasha Yousif, Gaye Bentham and Haya Al Khalifa. The exhibition explores the depths of memories recreated through some of Bahrain’s distinguished photographers so that they no longer represent passing moments but, instead, lasting images. Call 17 717-441.
When? June 27 Event? Concert Venue? Gulf Convention Centre Enjoy a music and comedy night by neo-soul artist Darrius Willrich, and Celebrity the Comedian. E Visit www. quietstormentertainment.com.
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