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Jordan Brain Gain

First Meeting in Amman

Shaping The Jordan Edge

Meeting Report

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The First Meeting in Amman has by all means not only succeeded in meeting but exceeding expectations.

Meeting face to face after all these months of virtual and teleconferences was indeed a thrill that has served as a fertile catalyst for more and more topics calling for immediate action on the agenda.

Our dear participants from the United States were foundational to the growth of our project were most adamant to sharing and solidly contributing to the success of the meeting by being an important milestone.

Later we had a follow – up meeting with Mr. Kareem Kawar to ensure alignment and further develop our action plan.

In this document we will portray the most important points discussed and consolidated.

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Report Includes

• Introduction: Jordan Brain Gain

• Achievements so far• First Meeting Report • Follow –Up Meeting

Report• Immediate Action Points• Second Meeting

Announcement

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Introduction: Jordan Brain Gain

The Jordan Brain Gain is a network of

Jordanian Movers and Shakers across all industries, who either work outside or inside Jordan.

The whole network has been developed by Mr. Karim Kawar as a group on Linked in "The Jordan Brain Gain"

The group's activity has bean extremely dynamic and result oriented.

Under The Title of "The Jordan Edge" members from Jordan, The Silicon Valley, Gulf, and all over the world have been developing The Jordan Edge Project, through several teleconferences and correspondences.

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Main Achievements Prior the Meeting

• Growth of Members: 630 members today

• Networking: Members have been networking and connecting with each other and the synergy has been extrapolating

• Group Management: Group Manager Network has expanded qualitatively (very active , committed and responsible) and quantitatively (increased in number)

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• Teleconferences: we have had 4 successful teleconferences with members of our network all over the world, sub conferences and meetings, and on going communication via postings e-mails and other communication channels

• High Level Result Oriented Activity: Have succeeded to identify, zoom in, develop solutions and action plans for major areas discussed

• Tackling important concerns: Major issues have been discussed among members and have lead to being featured items on meeting agendas leading to further analysis, later transformed to action plans.

Main Achievements Prior the Meeting

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General Update : Jordan Brain Gain Status, World Economic Crisis, Jordanian Brains Moving back to Jordan, Jordan’s Current Business situation.

Strategic Plan: To develop further the Purpose, Vision and Mission of the Group. We agreed that we can start developing this as an exercise to with the Managers via e-mail, to ensure everyone’s input is taken into consideration.

Main Purpose: To include but not to be limited to, developing a strong Network of Jordanian Brains in and outside Jordan that contributes tangibly to the development of each of the members individually, to the network itself holistically, and To Jordan Ultimately.

Meeting Report

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Our Edge:

By being exposed, experienc

ed and passionat

e our Edge is in turning

ideas and concepts

into tangible results.

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Business Development Opportunities:

Jordanian Brains all over the world can act as main

Catalysts for the development and exposure of

doing business in and with Jordan

•We need to develop the data base and tailor the information needed•Our participants started immediately in pointing the missing and needed information needed so they can better expose Jordanian Business Opportunities•Our Participants described what will be needed in the near future (Mainly in The United States in Terms of I.T.) so we start developing ideas in the stream

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Jordanian Brains Coming Back to Jordan after the

Economic Crisis

The Opportunities that they can

have in Jordan are minimal

We can benefit a lot from their

expertise and exposure on

all levels

Consultancy , Training and Development Projects must benefit from these assets

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Human Resources Development:

Since The Human Element has been so far asserted to be The Number One Jordan Edge, immediate focus is needed. • There is no Human

Resources Association, • More Alignment is required

for already existing efforts • Main concerns were

aroused concerning how funded projects might be so improperly used to harness and develop our Human Assets.

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Blogging:

Has been on the rise lately in

Jordan, enriching and exploiting that

has to become a priority.

Examples are , Khobbeizeh,

Creative Jordan, Black Iris…

SWOT analysis on a national

level :

we agreed that it is very much

needed, but due to lack of

needed data and proper channels

will be taken one step at a

time

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Honorary Ambassadors of Success Initiative:

To chose Honorary Jordanian Ambassadors of Success in

Every Country that can act as main catalysts of developing ties and widening scopes and

horizons.

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Follow Up Meeting Report

• Ensured Alignment with the Founder of The Jordan Brain Gain Initiative Karim Kawar.

• Developing and Consolidating Immediate, Mid-Term and Long-Term Action Plan.

• Expanding on all discussed items.

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Action Plan

• Set Second Meeting in Amman before Ramadan

• Conference Next 2010 – Date to be set

• Monthly meetings in Amman with Web-Conferencing with Members around the world, each month focusing on an important area while hosting related Country Officials on the Panel

• Developing Monthly • Monthly Newsletter for all

members

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• Develop Group Logo and Slogan• Develop The Strategic Plan,

Managers Correspondence Exercise• Attune to the entity formation of

The Jordan Brain Gain• Develop Website and Blog• Choose “Personality of The Month”,

Managers of the Group to develop Mechanism

• Choose “Company / Entity of The Month” Managers to Develop Mechanism

• Choose “Feature Personality Profiles”

Action Plan

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• Welcoming Letter to Members• Involving other entities , YEA, JTB,

INTAJ… • Promote to and Host Recruitment

Companies and Head Hunters to The Group

• Expose our Jordanian Brains as Featured Consultants for Major Development Projects

• Focusing on Developing Cultural and Artistic Channels to foster Creative Media

• Developing our Human Resources Network, Community, Processes and Mechanisms

Action Plan

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Second Meeting in Amman

Jordan Brain Gain : Shaping The Jordan

Edge

Tuesday 18th of August 2009

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm