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8th Lebanese Communication Workshop 2014 (IEEE LCW’14)
“Digital Video Broadcasting and Distribution”
Auditorium Jean El Hawa
Saturday November 15, 2014
Program
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Accommodation and Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Opening Session [Chair Dr. Sara Abou Chakra]
 Dr. Charles Yaacoub, Organizing Committee, USEK
 Dr. Bachar El Hassan, Chair of IEEE ComSoc Lebanon Chapter, Lebanese University
 Dr. Pascal Damien, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, USEK
9:30 am -11:00 pm
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Session I: Digital Video Broadcasting I [Chair Dr. Chafic Mokbel]
Dr. Youssef Nasser, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Digital Video Broadcasting: Principles and Standards.
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Dr. Khaled Mawass, Ogero Expert Engineer, Lebanon
Transition from Analog to Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting.
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Mr. Slaiman Farah, CEO of FiberWaves, Lebanon
Digital Video Broadcasting in Lebanon.
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Dr. Ali Harmouch, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Antenna Design for Digital Video Broadcasting.
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Session II: Digital Video Broadcasting via Mobile Networks [Chair Dr.
Ghassan Kraidy]
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Prof. Salah el Dinne El Ayoubi, Orange labs, France,
What Role is there for Broadcast Technologies in Broadband Mobile Networks?
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Mr. Rami Assoum, Alfa, Lebanon
Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile TV Offerings
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch Break
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Session III: Digital Video Broadcasting over IP [Chair Dr. Amah ELHajj]
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Dr. Hayssam Serham, CEO of Neos TV, Lebanon
IPTV and OTT (over the top technologies) Streaming
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Session IV: Closing Session [Chair Mr. Hikmat Adhami]
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Raffle Prizes Distribution
Concluding Remarks
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Closing Session
IEEE LCW’14 Organizing Committee:
General Co‐Chairs: Dr. Bachar El Hassan [LU] and Dr. Charles Yaacoub [USEK]
http://www.comsoc-lebanon.org/
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