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participating in the show for their work, and
he addressed them with an encouraging and It is worth noting that the exhibition was ac-
motivational speech and said, “To succeed, companied by virtual seminars about creativity
we must all get out of our comfort zone and in education and innovation, in which a number
face all obstacles with an advanced and of innovators and educational institutions par-
open mind, and thus we can be more cre- ticipated.
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Dame de Jamhour, MS Rabiaa Daou from Al
BIIS 2021 was concluded with a virtual cer- the participation of Mr. Sadek Bark from Notre
emony on Saturday, April 10, 2021, with the Marj High School, Mr. Antoine Abi Tayeh from
participation of the international Moroccan Kadmous High School, Mr. Hani Allouch from
inventor, Prof. Rachid Yazami; the president Al Mostapha High School, and moderated by
of the Elite Group, the Indian Prof. Pradip MS Noura Merhbe.
Kumar; Prof. Jalal Jumaa representing the The second panel was about Innovation with
Opening president of Al-Maaref University in Leba- inventors talking about their inventions and ex-
perience with NASR, with the participation of
non, Prof. Ali Aladdin; the director of Inno-
Ceremony vation and Business Incubator at NASR, Mr. Mr. Maher Osman, Mr. Talal Dandashli, Eng.
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ated by Dr. Violla Makhzoum.
Coordinator at NASR, Dr. Sirine Talib, in ad-
dition to the president of NASR, Mr.. Rad-
wan Chouaib.
Mr. Chouaib thanked the inventors par- Conclusion
ticipating in the exhibition from all over the
world. He also thanked the institutions spon-
soring the exhibition, the Lebanese Ministry The inventors from 14 countries BIIS 2021
of Industry in the person of the Minister Dr. gathered are a proof that Beirut remains, de-
Imad Hoballah, the Digital Transformation spite the complications, a conversion point and
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Association, the Lebanese Union for Infor- neurship. In addition, they showed that regard-
matics and Communications (ALMA), Al- less of the hard situation in the world there is
Maaref University, the Lebanese University, always a place for motivation, innovation, and
the Islamic University Lebanon, Horizon Re- entrepreneurship.
search Institute, ACTC College, The Patent All the inventions and awards results are well
Magazine, & Unboxing MENA. published on the allocated website https://nasr.
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and the organizers of the show and moti- want.
vated the innovators to work hard to reach
their goals and dreams. After that, they an-
nounced the gold medal winners in the ex-
hibition. Then, Mr. Chouaib announced IFIA
special awards winners: the invention of the
respiratory machine “NAFAS” from The Is-
lamic Univesity of Lebanon and the invention
of “Yogurt maker with concentration system
for special uses” from the Turkish Associa-
tion of Innovators and Inventors. In addition
to the silver and bronze medal winners.
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