The Traditional Ramadan at Hotel Al Khozama

` The tradition of Ramadan runs very deep at Hotel Al Khozama, A Rosewood Hotel, which holds a distinguished position as one of the first hotels to open in the city. For more than 34 years guests have enjoyed the world-class cuisine and warm welcoming service provided by Hotel Al Khozama.

This year, with Ramadan taking place during the hot months of summer, guests at Hotel Al Khozama are assured of cool, convenient comfort at all three of the spectacular Ramadan venues in the hotel.
The renowned Arabic restaurant, Al Nakheel, with its panoramic views of Riyadh from its terrace, features a sumptuous buffet of Arabian traditional specialties for Iftar at SAR 160 and Sohour at SAR 135 including Ramadan beverages. Children up to 7 years are free and from 07 to 12 years 50% off.

Riyadh’s best known outdoor garden restaurant, the mist cooled Garden Barbeque, comfortable even during the hottest summer evenings, serves a wonderful variety of Barbeque and Arabic specialties. Guests who prefer an air-conditioned environment will find The Windrose Restaurant, the perfect place to enjoy iftar. . at SAR 195 including Ramadan beverages. Children up to 7 years are free and from 07 to 12 years SAR 97.50

With dedicated prayer areas and children’s entertainment on offer, Hotel Al Khozama ensures comfort and convenience in a real family-friendly environment

Hotel Al Khozama has partnered for the holy month of Ramadan with the renowned Al Jomaih automotive company this year.

So, during the holy month of Ramadan, we look forward to welcoming the city’s residents and visitors to Riyadh to our signature Ramadan offerings at Al Khozama Hotel.

To make a booking for Iftar or Suhoor, telephone +966.11.273.2222 or email: alkhozama@rosewoodhotels.com.

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UAE Ministry of Education unveils enhanced Microsoft-powered Call Center

Link Development integrates Advanced Automated Voice & Call Center Services to improve communication lines with students, parents & employees

The UAE Ministry of Education has launched an enhanced version of its dedicated Call Center featuring key Microsoft technologies that will further enhance communications with students, parents and employees.

Ever since the allocation of AED 9.9 billion or 22 per cent of the 2013 UAE federal budget for the education sector, the Ministry has been intensifying efforts to undertake major projects aimed at optimizing its services to students and parents. The Ministry’s focus on nurturing a highly modern educational system for the Emirates – as embodied by a technology-fortified Call Center – complements government-wide efforts to deliver the best and most developed services to citizens and residents.

LINK Development, a leading provider of integrated technology solutions across the Middle East, Africa and the Gulf, and the implementer of the Call Center solutions, explains that its Call Center solution comprises two parts, Automated Voice Services and Call Center Services.

The new Automated Voice Services is built on the powerful LYNC Server 2012 unified communications architecture. Through the platform students will be able to register online and access services such as academic performance updates. Students and parents will also be able to get important details such as school location, phone numbers and contacts, enrollment programs and Ministry information. The Automated Voice Services will be integrated with the Ministry’s systems to offer Call Center services via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in both English and Arabic on a 24/7 basis.

The Call Center Services, on the other hand, will provide Call Center Agents with an efficient Customer Management Relationship solution based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM and a Voice solution powered by LYNC Server 2013. Through fully integrating the LYNC server with Dynamics CRM the solution will enable Call Center Agents to work seamlessly between LYNC and CRM solutions, cutting down on the time it takes to find the correct information and respond to incoming requests and inquiries hence maximizing their efficiency, productivity and improving customer satisfaction. In addition, Call Center Supervisors will be able to track all activities through monitoring screens and Call Recordings to ensure the services are constantly delivered according to the high level of quality the Ministry is always seeking to offer to its clients.

“The service enhancements we are delivering for the UAE Ministry of Education’s Call Center are part of an ongoing partnership aimed at establishing optimal communication lines between the Ministry and the public. Using leading Microsoft technologies and our integration capabilities we have equipped the Call Center with elements vital to clear, secure and timely interaction with students, parents and employees,” said Mohamed Abd El-Aziz, UAE Sales Manager, LINK Development.

While the 1st phase of the project is focused on offering services to the students and their parents, the 2nd phase of the project will enable the ministry employees to use the voice services to issue any needed papers like HR Letters, Pay slips…etc.

As Microsoft Gold Certified Partner – the highest level of partner certification from Microsoft – LINK Development is a trusted provider of Microsoft-enabled technology solutions across its global markets. LINK Development is headquartered in Egypt and has been operating in the UAE for more than 10 years. Its service portfolio covers internet & intranet portals, e-services automation, e-commerce, enterprise integration, Microsoft Dynamics CRM & ERP, mobile-based solutions, and infrastructure solutions.

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Editorial calendar 2011 for Mobile Marketer

December 15, 2010

Mobile muscles for share

Editorial calendar for 2011

Listed below are the events hosted, moderated or covered by Mobile Marketer and its sibling publication, Mobile Commerce Daily.

Also listed are?Classic Guides that Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily produce annually, as well as the sponsored webinars that Mobile Marketer will?organize and?host in 2011. All events highlighted in bold are organized by Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily.?

JANUARY

Jan. 9-12: National Retail Federation?s Annual Convention & Expo, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York

Jan. 12: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide: Mobile Outlook 2011?publishes

Jan. 27: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ET to 3 p.m. ET: "Mobile Apps: Consumer Usage, Loyalty and Advertiser Impact." Sponsor: The Weather Channel

FEBRUARY

Feb. 2: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide to Mobile Creative

Feb. 14-17: GSM Association?s Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain

Feb. 16: Nonprofits Mobile Day: Winter 2011, a joint presentation of Mobile Commerce Daily and the Direct Marketing Association, Venable (auditorium), 575 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Feb. 22: 3rd Mobile Marketing Day, a joint presentation of Mobile Marketer and the Direct Marketing Association, DMA Seminar Center, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13th floor, New York, NY 10036

Feb. 24: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET: "Holiday Mobile Marketing: Lessons Learned for Future Holiday Efforts." Sponsor: Hipcricket

MARCH

March 21-24: International CTIA Wireless 2011, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

March 30: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET:?"State of Mobile Advertising: What's Working,?What's Not and What Should." Sponsor: Millennial Media?

APRIL

April 4-6: 2011 Publishing Business Conference & Expo?s Mobile Strategy Summit, New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square, New York

April 11-13: ad:tech San Francisco, Moscone Center West, San Francisco

April 20: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide to Mobile Commerce

April 27: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET: Sponsor: Netbiscuits

April 27-29: Mobile Shopping Spring, Westin, San Francisco

MAY

May 11: Mobile Commerce Daily?s Mobile?s Night Out party, New York

May 12: Mcommerce Summit New York, a Mobile Commerce Daily presentation, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

May 24-25: Luxury Interactive Global Conference, Millennium Hotel London Mayfair, London

May 25: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

JUNE

June 8: 2nd Mobile Marketing and Media Conference, a joint presentation of Mobile Marketer and the Direct Marketing Association, DMA Seminar Center, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13th floor, New York, NY 10036

June 16-17: Mobile Marketing Forum, New York

June 22: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

June 28-29:?Luxury Interactive, New York

JULY

July 18: Mobile: IAB Marketplace, New York

July 27: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET: Sponsor: 5th Finger

AUGUST

Aug. TBD: 2011 New York Nonprofit Conference, New York

Aug. 24: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 5-9: Mobile Marketing Week, a global celebration of mobile advertising, marketing and media: A Mobile Marketer-supported series of events

Sept. 8: Mobile Marketing Summit New York: Holiday Strategies 2011, a Mobile Marketer presentation

Sept. 12-14: Shop.org 2011 Annual Summit, Boston

Sept. 22: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3p.m.: Holiday Mobile Marketing: How to Satisfy Demanding Consumers in this Economy: Neustar sponsors

OCTOBER

Oct. 1-6: DMA:2011 Conference & Exhibition, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston

Oct. 10-13: CTIA Enterprise & Applications, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego

Oct. 25-28: Mobile Shopping Summit, New York

Oct. 26: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m.

Oct. 31: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide to Mobile Advertising

NOVEMBER

Nov. 7: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile Women to Watch 2012

Nov. 7: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile?s Night Out party

Nov. 8-10: ad:tech New York, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York

Nov. 16-17: MMA Forum, SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA

Nov. 29-30: MEF Americas 2011 Conference, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami

DECEMBER

Dec. 7: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m.: Mobile Outlook 2012

Dec. 14: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide: Mobile Outlook 2012

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Editorial calendar 2013 for Mobile Marketer

September 26, 2012

Editorial calendar

Editorial calendar for 2013

Listed below are the events hosted, moderated or covered by Mobile Marketer and its sibling publication, Mobile Commerce Daily.

Also listed are Classic Guides that Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily produce annually, as well as the sponsored webinars that Mobile Marketer will organize and host in 2013. All events highlighted in bold are organized by Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily.

JANUARY
Jan. 13-16: National Retail Federation?s Annual Convention & Expo, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York

Jan. 16: Luxury Daily's first annual Luxury FirstLook: Outlook 2013 conference, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

Jan. 17: Second annual Mobile FirstLook: Outlook 2013 conference, a Mobile Marketer presentation, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

Jan. 24: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET.: Mobile?holiday?recap: What worked and what didn't.?Sponsor:

Jan. 29-30: MMA Forum, San Francisco

FEBRUARY
Feb. 4: Mobile Marketer's Classic Guide to Mobile Creative

Feb. 21: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:?

Feb. 25-28: ETail West, JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, CA

Feb. 25-28: GSM Association?s Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain

MARCH

March 27: Mobile Marketer's Classic Guide: State of Mobile Advertising 2013: What's Working, What's Not and What Should

March 28: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:

APRIL
April 9-10: ad:tech San Francisco, Moscone Center West, San Francisco

April 18: Second annual Mobile Marketing Day, Chicago, a joint presentation of Mobile Marketer and the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing

April 25: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:?

April 29: Mobile Marketer's Classic Guide to Mobile Commerce

MAY

May 2: Third annual Mcommerce Summit: State of Mobile Commerce 2013, a Mobile Commerce Daily presentation, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

May 8-10: MMA Forum, New York

May 21-23: International CTIA Wireless 2013, Sands Expo Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV?

May 23: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:?

JUNE
June 4-7: IRCE 2013, McCormick Place West, Chicago

June 27: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:?

JULY
July TBD: Mobile: IAB Marketplace, New York

July 16: Fourth annual Nonprofits Mobile Day, a joint presentation of Mobile Commerce Daily and the Direct Marketing Association

July 25: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:?

AUGUST
Aug. 15: Mobile Marketer's Classic Guide to Mobile Advertising

Aug. 12-15: ETail East Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia

Aug. 29: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 9-13: Mobile Marketing Week, a global celebration of mobile advertising, marketing and media: A Mobile Marketer-supported series of events

Sept. 12:?Fourth annual Mobile Marketing Summit: Holiday Focus 2013, a Mobile Marketer presentation, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

Sept. TBD: Shop.org 2013 Annual Summit?

Sept. 26: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:

OCTOBER
Oct. 1-3: MobileCON, a CTIA event, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego

Oct. TBD: SM2: Smarter Mobile Marketing, New York, a Mobile Marketing?Association event

Oct. TBD: MMCF 2013

Oct. TBD: DMA2013 Conference & Exhibition

Oct. TBD: Mobile Shopping Fall

Oct. 24: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:

NOVEMBER
Nov. 4: Mobile Marketer's Mobile's Night Out party

Nov. 4: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile Women to Watch 2014

Nov. 5-7: ad:tech New York, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York

DECEMBER
Dec. 5: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor:

Dec. 11: Mobile Marketer's Classic Guide: Mobile Outlook 2014

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Editorial Calendar 2010 for Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily

December 1, 2009

Mobile muscles for share

Editorial calendar for 2010

Listed below are the events hosted or covered by Mobile Marketer and its sibling publication Mobile Commerce Daily.

All events highlighted in bold are organized by Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily.

January

Jan. 10-13: National Retail Federation?s Annual Convention & Expo, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York

Jan. 17: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile Outlook 2010 Classic Guide publishes

Jan. 27: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ET to 3 p.m. ET: Happy Holidays or Not: Mobile Lessons Learned (a holiday recap 2009 and first look 2010)

February

Feb. 15-19: GSMA?s Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain

Feb. 22-25: eTail West, JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, CA

March

March 2: Mobile Boot Camp, a joint presentation of Mobile Commerce Daily and the National Retail Federation, JW Marriott, San Francisco. To register, please click here

March 4: 2nd Mobile Marketing Day, a joint presentation of Mobile Marketer and the Direct Marketing Association, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13 floor, New York, NY 10036. To register, please click here: http://www.the-dma.org/councilevents/mobileday/

March 21: iMedia's Mobile Boot Camp, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Reserve & Spa, Bonita Springs, FL

March 22-25: CTIA Wireless 2010, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV

April

April 19-21: ad:tech San Francisco, Moscone Center, San Francisco

May

May 26: Mobile Commerce Daily?s Mobile?s Night Out party, New York

May 27: Mcommerce Summit New York, a Mobile Commerce Daily presentation

June

June 14-16: Digital Marketing Days New York, Hilton, New York

June 15-16: Mobile Marketing Forum, Grand Hyatt, New York

June 28-29: Luxury Interactive 2010 ? New York, Sentry Centers, New York
Receive 25 percent off for registering with booking code 11536XA352EN?

July

July 19: Mobile: IAB Marketplace, Roosevelt Hotel, New York

August

September

Sept. 1: Mobile Marketer's Mobile's Night Out party, New York

Sept. 2: Mobile Marketing Summit New York: Holiday 2010, a Mobile Marketer presentation

Sept. 27-28: IAB Mixx Conference & Expo, Crown Plaza Hotel, Times Square, New York

Sept. 27-29: Shop.org 2010 Annual Summit, Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas, TX

October

Oct. 6-8: CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment, Moscone West, San Francisco

Oct. 9-14: DMA:2010 Conference & Exhibition, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco

November

Nov. 2: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile?s Night Out party

Nov. 3-5: ad:tech New York, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York

Nov. 15: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile?s Night Out party at The Standard Hotel?s Rooftop Bar, Los Angeles

Nov. 16: Mobile Marketing Forum, Los Angeles

December

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Editorial calendar 2012 for Mobile Marketer

September 28, 2011

Mobile Marketer's editorial calendar for 2012

Editorial calendar for 2012

Listed below are the events hosted, moderated or covered by Mobile Marketer and its sibling publication, Mobile Commerce Daily.

Also listed are Classic Guides that Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily produce annually, as well as the sponsored webinars that Mobile Marketer will organize and host in 2012. All events highlighted in bold are organized by Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily.

JANUARY
Jan. 15-18: National Retail Federation?s Annual Convention & Expo, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York?

Jan. 19: Mobile Marketer?s first annual Mobile FirstLook: Outlook 2012 conference, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

Jan. 26: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m.?? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor: Appcelerator

Jan 26: Luxury Daily Summit: Outlook 2012, a Luxury Daily presentation

FEBRUARY
Feb. 2: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide to Mobile Creative

Feb. 23: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET. Sponsor: Kony Solutions

Feb. 27-March 1: GSM Association?s Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain

Feb. 29:?Third annual Nonprofits Mobile Day: Winter 2011, a joint presentation of Mobile Commerce Daily and the Direct Marketing Association

MARCH
March 22:?Fourth annual Mobile Marketing Day, a joint presentation of Mobile Marketer and the Direct Marketing Association, DMA Seminar Center, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, 13th floor, New York, NY 10036?

March 27: Mobile Marketer Classic Guide: State of Mobile Advertising 2012: What's Working, What's Not and What Should

March 29: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

APRIL
April 2-4: ad:tech San Francisco, Moscone Center West, San Francisco

April 23-25:?Mobile Shopping Spring, The Westin, San?Diego

April 25: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

April 26: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide to Mobile Commerce

MAY

May 3: Mcommerce Summit New York, a Mobile Commerce Daily presentation, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

May 8-12: International CTIA Wireless 2012, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans

May 24: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

JUNE
June 11-13: Mobile Marketing Forum, New York?

June 26-27: Luxury Interactive, Bridgewaters, South Street Seaport, New York, NY

June 28: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

JULY
July 16: Mobile: IAB Marketplace, New York?

July 26: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

AUGUST
Aug. 15: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide to Mobile Advertising

Aug. 30: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 3-7: Mobile Marketing Week, a global celebration of mobile advertising, marketing and media: A Mobile Marketer-supported series of events?

Sept. 10-12: Shop.org 2012 Annual Summit, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO?

Sept. 12: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile?s Night Out party, New York

Sept. 13: Mobile Marketing Summit New York: Holiday Focus 2012, a Mobile Marketer presentation, National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

Sept. 27: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

OCTOBER
Oct. 2-3: SM2: Smarter Mobile Marketing, New York, a Mobile Marketing Association event

Oct. 13-18: DMA:2012 Conference & Exhibition, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas

Oct. 8-11: CTIA Enterprise & Applications, San Diego

Oct. 22-24: Mobile Shopping Fall, Austin, TX?

Oct. 25: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

NOVEMBER
Nov. 7: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile Women to Watch 2013

Nov. 7: Mobile Marketer?s Mobile?s Night Out party

Nov. 7-8: ad:tech New York, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York

DECEMBER
Dec. 6: Sponsored Webinar, 2 p.m. ? 3 p.m. ET

Dec. 13: Mobile Marketer?s Classic Guide: Mobile Outlook 2013

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Buckle up. EDUCAUSE is upon us.

Canvas is the modern, open learning platform designed to help you transform learning. Instructure is the company who builds it. This is the blog where we hold it to a standard of openness, usability and reliability—and give you a glimpse of the fun we have doing it.

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