the dmg lowdown march 2011

CONTENTS

lowdownthe dmg Connecting People, Creating Communities, Facilitating Businessissue 3, march 2011

Who is Geoff

HR Update

Business UpdateNew Kids on the Block

Joiners & Leavers

20 Questions

Adipec Team Day

Big 5 Team Day

Index Team Day

ADNEC

iPad, Tool or Toy?

Trading Space

The Abu DhabiChallenge

Holidays/Festivals

Jenny’s journey into

Year of the Rabbit

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Welcome to the third edition of the dmg newsletter. Started by Gary Robinson last year we have taken up the mantel of

producing an Abu Dhabi version of this informal bulletin with a view of introducing you to the team and to find out a bit more about what we do and who we are.

We are a multi-cultural, multi-faith, multi-racial team of diverse personalities (and opinions!) from Pakistan and India (no cricket tension, honest), Somali land/Kenya/UAE/Netherlands (depending on who he is talking to), UK, Tunisia, Palestine and Yemen. A veritable mix worthy of any terrorist group. The 9 people making up the Abu Dhabi office are:Simon Mellor – SVP, Hifazat Ahmed – ADIPEC Event Director, Peter Braham – ADIGAS Event Director, Cecil Jacob – Marketing Executive, Hanadi Aliwat – Project Support Officer, Abu Bakar Ismail – Sales Manager, Ahmed Jamal and Ahmed Mahmoud – Customer Service Representatives and myself.

We welcome Simon as our new leader to direct the future of the energy team as a whole and Peter who joined us just a couple of weeks ago to manage the new shows we are launching this year: ADIGAS and Middle East Refining. Hanadi is the longest serving Abu Dhabi member who started the office with Dave in a

broom cupboard over 3 years ago. Cecil joined bringing his previous experience on the show and 10 years in Abu Dhabi advertising. Jo and I both joined the team by transferring from the UK office. Chris Doyle, AJ and AM – it can get confusing with so many Ahmed’s in the office – are the newest additions to the team, starting just before ADIPEC 2010.

Jo is a dmg veteran (serving dmg for 20 years) and unfortunately deserted us for the Dubai office mid last year but she lights up the office occasionally when she comes every other week. Salma manages our operations and, although we haven’t seen her for a while, is an integral part of the team for ADIPEC. Farook left us this week after building up much wasta with security and ADNEC administrative teams – we will miss his ability to find out the ADNEC gossip. Sometimes we are privileged with the presence of Jitesh and Cenil to help with our endless printer problems and now Nithya has been welcomed into the fold as a result of Jo retiring to go back to the UK.

Stuck out in our little satellite office in ADNEC the Abu Dhabi team are lucky to benefit from some degree of separation, but it unfortunately distances us from the rest of dmg and the plus points of working in a larger office with the support and social interaction that offers. This issue will help to further introduce us to you and hopefully to encourage more integration and perhaps some of you may come to visit us in the Abu Dhabi office (if only to watch the IDEX helicopter, tank, free-running and dirt bike displays from the window) and maybe even hold your meetings in our board room.

I hope you enjoy reading our issue of mixed material with everything from quizzes and competitions to staff profiles and reviews and reporting.

Jenny MooreMarketing Manager

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FEATURE

It has only been 5 months since joining and some of you will have endured the misfortune of my ramblings more than others. This means that some

of you will know a little about me, but, many of you will not. It was suggested that I should use the newsletter as an opportunity to tell you a little more about myself and I think that this is a good idea.

I graduated when I was 20 years old from Birmingham University in the United Kingdom with a Law LLB Hons Degree. The only idea I had about a future career at the time of graduating was that I had decided that I did not want to be a lawyer. I decided within a matter of weeks to take a job in publishing after realizing that I now needed money to get useful things like food and clothes.

I started my career with a London (UK) based media owner called emap on IT publications and within a year I was asked to join their start up exhibitions division. This move was to take me in to the world of events and this has been my career ever since.

My first senior role was as Managing Director of Focus Events (UK) in 1986, when I was just twenty five years old. I confess to being both delighted by and terrified of the responsibility at such a young age. I went on to become Managing Director of Trade & Public Exhibitions a division of the Maxwell Group in 1987. In 1989 I joined Haymarket Publishing (UK) to create Haymarket Exhibitions and BBC Haymarket Exhibitions as Deputy Managing Director. This was an exciting period in which I launched a variety of consumer events in association with a number of highly

successful BBC TV programmes. In 1994 I was headhunted to set up IIR Exhibitions

Middle East as Managing Director and by 1996 I became Managing Director, Middle East & Far East. By 1997 I became Global Managing Director for IIR Exhibitions and Regional Managing Director Conferences for Middle East & Eastern Europe operating 16 offices. Just when everything was going well ……I stunned my wife by resigning to launch my own business.

I set up Epoc International with a business partner and close friend Michael el Nayal in 1998 launching 12 trade fairs. We sold the business to Frankfurt Exhibition centre in 2005 to establish Messe Frankfurt Middle East.

In 2006 I opened a new events business by myself called Mecom Forums and promptly sold my first two events to IIR/Informa after just one year of operating. I launched a few more shows and then in 2009 I sold Mecom Forums to Clarion Events to create their Middle East division. In September 2010 I was delighted to join dmg Events.

I live in Dubai quite near the office in Emirates Hills. My wife is called Ruth and we have been married for nearly 29 years and together for over 30 years. I have two children, a son called David who will soon be 11 and a daughter called Mirna who will be 10 in a few more months. I love football and support an English team called Manchester United. I am keen on sport as some of you will have noticed from the pictures in my office, and I also collect art. I enjoy outdoor pursuits and over the years have done a lot of scuba diving, sailing. skiing and trail riding on horseback.

WHO IS GEOFF?

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What have we been up to?New Policies - Whilst I know policies are about as exciting

as watching paint dry they are necessary to ensure that the processes and practices we use are fair and consistent. Please ensure that you have read them as I wouldn’t want you to get in trouble for not following them.

Jumpstart – We took time to survey some of our new starters and ask them for feedback regarding our induction program. Using their feedback we have designed a new presentation and employee handbook which you all have access to. We have also put together a ‘Relocating to the UAE’ guide book for any potential candidates that are considering relocating here. As you will all know moving to a new country is not easy so we want to help as much as possible. If you know of anyone wishing to relocate to the UAE please feel free to send it to them.

Have a look they’re all in the general drive in the HR folder.

Open Exchange – By now you should have all had a review with your Line Manager unless you’re in your probationary period regarding your performance throughout 2010. I hope you found your session useful and are all working towards the objectives that were set. If you haven’t been set any objectives please speak to your Line Manager and arrange a time to agree them.

Talent Boost – We have had lots of interest in the workshop calendar. The first internal workshop, ‘Marketing and Communications’, was held on 9th February 2011. It was facilitated by Nick Pomeroy and was a great success.

For 2011 we have 90 days of internal training courses already booked, an increase of 79 days on 2009 and 2010 combined!!!

Don’t miss out get yourself booked on.

We are using all of the Talent Boost forms that you submitted to look at other Learning and Development opportunities for 2011. Unfortunately this review has been delayed as not all forms were submitted on time. Maybe we’ll run a course on time management for those people!

We have also enrolled two individuals onto professional qualifications relevant to their field of expertise which is a first for DMG Middle East. Premila will be working towards a Diploma in Human Resource Practice accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and Amanda will be working towards the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts qualification. Wish them luck.

Talent Quest - Thanks to the Recommend a Friend Scheme we are receiving some great CV’s. As agreed all vacancies will be advertised internally from now on. If you see a role that you want to apply for speak to your Line Manager and, as long as you have been employed in your current role for at least 12 months, your application will be considered.

‘Your suggestion’ sessions – Thank you for participating in the sessions. I hope you found them useful, even if I did have to drag some of you away from your desks to participate.

We have lots of ideas that we now need to work through from having more semi skimmed milk in the fridge, more printers, and more social events to Health and Safety, career development, and how to propose new business ideas and launches. We will let you know what we will be doing with all the ideas in a few weeks.

HR is not well known for being the most exciting function in the world. Saying ‘‘no’’ and ‘‘that’s inappropriate’’ are staples in our vocabulary but we have been doing some interesting things lately, I appreciate this depends on your definition of interesting! I hope that you are noticing a positive change within the business.

HR Update


FEATURE

I joined in mid September 2010 and I have not yet even completed five months, but, somehow it seems longer. It does not seem longer because time has dragged, if anything it has flown by. It

seems longer because so much has happened in the last five months which is a testament to all your hard work and enthusiasm.

I count myself very lucky to have been given the opportunity to head up in the Middle East. It is both a rare and a wonderful opportunity to work with such a strong portfolio of major brand name events and a wonderful team of fun and talented people.

In my first few months of joining I witnessed the ADIPEC, INDEX and Big 5 teams execute three tremendous events. People gave up evenings and weekends in order to secure shows that we as a company can be justifiably proud of. The Oil Barons Ball team produced a superb evening, even persuading the brewing storm clouds to hold off. The Reflex team have worked hard to create a new and improved Pipeline magazine. Now in the lead up to Big 5 Saudi, Office, FM and Hotel I can again see the same level of commitment from teams striving to produce yet more first class events.

The Energy team are planning two new launch events for 2011 with ADIGAS and Middle East Refining. They are also looking at creating recruitment fairs and pioneering a new format for the Oil Barons Ball. The INDEX team has totally re-vamped the event for 2011 with a whole host of new ideas. INDEX 2012 has been given a total marketing makeover and will become a very design led show for the future. New sections have been added to the event to cover Kitchens & Bathrooms, Lighting, Outdoor Living & Home Textiles. I was very impressed by the new INDEX sales brochure which presents a fresh and exciting designer image for the event.

BIG 5 pioneered their successful Gaia (Green) awards in 2008 and these have gone from strength to strength and for 2011 these awards will be

Business UpdateGEOFF DICKINSON

Our parent company dmgt made it clear

last year that they wish to encourage

major growth plans for our division and in

less than half a year there are a plethora of

new ideas already in production


complimented by a major international Green Conference with a headline speaker who will undoubtedly make this the region’s most influential construction programme. More news soon… With new event segments being introduced for this year such as Concrete you can be sure that BIG 5 will once again lead the way for building events in the Middle East

The Office team has pulled off a major coup for the May event by gaining the support of the highly influential International Interior Design Association (IIDA) from the USA. This has created increased brand profile for the event, a US pavilion of nearly 1000 sqm and the foundations for what promises to be a tremendous conference programme. FM has developed really well for its next edition by establishing BIFM certified training programmes that have proved popular and created new revenue for us as a company. The creation of the Sustainable Facilities Expo alongside FM will also take us in to the vogue green sector that will again increase our revenue earning opportunities.

The Hotel Show team has worked hard to diversify the content of the show moving it away from being mainly an interiors event and moving in to new sectors such as wellness and spas and security and technology. To support the development of the exhibit content they are working with the conference team to create an exciting innovation conference focusing on the latest tech for hotels.

Big 5 Saudi has been an outstanding launch having sold out well ahead of schedule thanks to the excellent and hard work of the team. This event will prove to be a major cornerstone in our regional expansion as we believe that we will launch at least four new events in to Saudi Arabia in the coming years.

The new conference and training team are now in place which is incredible considering the green light to launch this new division was only given in October last year. Programmes are already being researched and we will see the first few events taking place by May. This is an exciting new departure for dmg Events Middle East that will add intellectual content and value to our exhibitions as well as lead us in to new topic areas that will help the company grow and develop in the coming years.

The IT department is working on a number of new initiatives that will see improved internet, greater back up security, more features for Sales Force and a whole host of other projects that will greatly enhance our IT capabilities by the end of 2011.

Marketing are working on creating our own database team and vastly enhanced data capabilities as well as looking to greatly enhance our web presence and social networking opportunities.

The operations team did an outstanding job dealing with three large and complex events all in one month in November. They are working with our key contractors such as Melville to make sure that we will provide the best and most advanced solutions for our exhibitors in the coming years.

Finance work tirelessly to improve our report systems, providing better and better information, supporting the investment that we need to develop the business. The Finance team also support a number of other key functions of the business such as performing the company secretary role in looking at all our contractual agreements and obligations, protecting our trademarks and renewing our office leases and licences. HR is playing a key role in helping the business attracting the very best people to dmg. They are working on new concepts to develop our talent for the good of the business, providing opportunities for all of us with career development. HR are masterminding new clear policies, excellent reports and investigating leading training programmes adding to our skill sets.

The Sports & Social Club did a wonderful job with the company party in January and they will be looking to put on some more fun activities in 2011. To once again express our thanks and to encourage your views at the forthcoming company conference and barbecue this April.

There is so much going on in the company at present that it is incredibly hard to summarise it all, but, it is only happening because of all your hard work, enthusiasm and creativity ……..so all I can say is……THANK YOU.

Our capabilities to increase and develop data will be significantly

enhanced by end 2011 which will enable us to increase our event visitor numbers


FEATURE

Conferences & Training (or C&T for short) has only recently been established. The division started in November 2010 and absorbed the incumbent

Conference Producer, Riad Mannan, who was then employed by Big 5 to produce the Construction Conference alongside the exhibition.

To support Riad with selling the Big 5 conference, Ismail Abdirahman was added. Ismail now looks after the telesales of the events C&T is involved in.

I joined on the start date of Big 5 2010 and my task is to look after the overall management of the division.

Radha Manogaran became part of the team just before the staff party and is responsible for marketing our conferences and training events. Saudin Dungog-Noddings and Sarah Phillips joined a week later to take on the production requirements of the different shows. Currently Saudin is working on the Hotel Show conference and Sarah is doing preparatory work for the Big 5 Conference in November 2011. Riad is currently involved with the World FM Congress. So the team currently consists of 6 team members who have a collective 45

years of conferencing experience!

The core of the team have previously worked with all major international conference organisers and are bringing a very diverse knowledge and skills base with them. Together we are looking at building a successful conference portfolio next to our existing and future exhibitions but also developing stand alone conferences and training courses where possible.

We can take over the full management of a conference or training including topic validation, programme development, speaker identification and acquisition, liaison with professional associations if necessary, marketing assistance, sponsorship lead generation, event logistics and running the conference on the day.

We can also maximise revenues by adding value-add workshops to any event. In case we would not be directly involved with a show we are always available for advice and provide information when needed. We are temporarily based in the newly opened section behind the Index team, next to Majella’s cubicle but we will move across to office 510 once the refurbishment is finished.

We look forward to working with you.

Contributed by Barth de Ridder

“The new kids on the block”Introducing C&T


There has recently been a whole host of new staff who have joined dmg::events. And sadly, there have been some who have left us….

New Joiners:

Samantha Kane-Macdonald; 1 December 2010; Project Manager – Furnishings on INDEX. Sam comes to us having worked on the Middle East Events Show & the Middle East Awards with IIR and prior to that on Big 5 PMV & FM Expo with Streamline.

Matt Denton; 5 December 2010; Vice President – Construction. Matt joins us from Turret where he was Commercial Director.

Marie Heynsbergh; became permanent on 1 January 2011; Exhibition Administrator – Office & FM Expo. Marie has worked with dmg for the last 2 years in various temporary roles; starting first with reception at JLT and later providing maternity cover for Nora last year on INDEX.

Jenny Lagman; became permanent on 1 January 2011; Credit Controller – Finance. Jenny too is a veteran dmg temp having worked for the last year as a Credit Controller with finance.

Emily Goodhew; 3 January 2011; Marketing Coordinator on Big 5. Emily recently relocated to Dubai from the UK and joins Faye Black as an additional marketing resource on Big 5.

Melissa O’Gorman; 9 January 2011; Sales Manager – Furnishings on INDEX. Melissa has previously worked with Messe Frankfurt Middle East on shows such as Interior Lifestyle, Textiles Middle East, Garden, Landscaping and Outdoor Living and Hometech Middle East.

Alaa Alush; 9 January 2011; Sales Manager – Furnishings on INDEX. Alaa’s experience stems from the contractor side of the exhibitions business having worked with Jad Exhibitions & BIEL Group in the past.

Radha Manogaran; 10 January 2011; Marketing Manager – Conferences & Training. Radha’s background comes from Marcus Evans where she worked on their Asia Pacific portfolio of events.

Blossom Furtado; 16 January 2011; Marketing Executive – INDEX. Blossom joins us from an FMCG background having worked with Sanyo’s marketing function prior to joining us.

Elaine Arscott; 16 January 2011; Accounts Receivables Supervisor – Finance. Elaine replaces Jodey in this role. She has several years of Credit Control experience having worked for several law firms back in the UK.

Sarah Phillips; 17 January 2011; Conference Producer – Conferences & Training. Sarah has previously worked with the likes of IQPC and the Jacob Fleming Group.

Saudin Dungog-Noddings; 17 January 2011; Conference Producer – Conferences & Training. Saudin’s experience has been acquired with companies such as Fleming Gulf, IIR & Naseba.

Eliane Jadah; 24 January 2011; Receptionist – JLT. Eliane is the new face at the JLT reception; she replaces Hayley who has now moved to INDEX as additional administrative support on the product. Eliane’s prior experience was handling a busy Front Office at the Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa.

Peter Braham; 30 January 2011; Event Director – ADIGAS and Middle East Refining. Peter joins us to launch two new events in Abu Dhabi shortly, and his last role was with the CWC Group working on their Energy and Infrastructure portfolio.

Leavers:

Lu Buchanan; 21 December 2010; Event Director – INDEX. Lu headed INDEX for two years starting November 2008; she has now headed off to pursue her entrepreneurial spirit.

Sarah Palmer; 22 December 2010; Marketing Executive – Big 5. Sarah was the driving force behind Big 5’s marketing since joining the company in May 2008. Sarah decided to return back home to the UK late last year.

Phil Davis; 31 December 2010; Consultant – Sales Force. Phil finished a two-year stint with dmg during which he provided consultancy services in various areas and is now pursuing other opportunities within the region.

Gary Robinson; 31 December 2010; Consultant. Gary served as a Consultant with us for nearly a year. During his time here he worked on Hotel and later on an initiative called dmg :: 365.

Jodey Rowland; 6 January 2011; Accounts Receivable Supervisor – Finance. Jodey and Nicci decided late last year that they would like to return home to the UK to settle down. While their decision left many of us unhappy here, we wish them the best with their future plans.

Nicci Davis; 11 January 2011; PA to Senior Vice Presidents

JOINERS& LEAVERS


FEATURE

Dear Sports and Socialites, Firstly I’d like to say a big hello to the recent additions to the dmg::events family. It was great to see so many new faces at the recent Festive Party at the Trade Centre Club in January. Hopefully you used the opportunity to make friends with your fellow dmg’ers. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the event to make it such a success.

From the feedback, and the impressive dance moves on the night, it seems you all enjoyed the evening. I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who made such an effort by dressing up, following the black white and red theme. What a fine looking bunch you are.

The night was full of winners starting with the quiz teams, thank you to Simon, Mike, Nick, Matt and Barth for writing and hosting the rounds. From Music to UAE knowledge, our five hosts led our top three teams to victory. The prizes ranged from stays in 5 star hotels……to USB pens!

1st place: Hifazat Ahmad, Rosalie Jaliel, Angela Butler, Karen Taylor Sarah Philips

2nd place: Kamil Roxas, Patrick Gedeon, Matt Denton, Robyn Sokol 3rd place: Sunita Khatri, Simon Mellor, Salman Abou Hamzeh, Michaella Black

After flexing our grey matter it was back to the beautiful, as our ‘best dressed’ were announced to come to the stage to collect their prize of a DVD player .

Best Dressed Female: Michaella Black Best dressed Male: Muhammed Kazi

After that your hosts for the evening Mr Mellor and the blonde with the microphone surgically attached to her hand announced the spot prizes. Randomly selected, the portfolio of prizes from dmg and our generous suppliers, meant that quite a few of you left as prize winners.

Our last award as voted by you, was a very special award of recognition. Nithya Joseph won, taking home a gorgeous notebook for all of her hard work. The evening rounded up with some impressive dance floor action, unearthing John Travolta’s that we never knew we had amongst our ranks.

For those of you who are new and unsure of what the Sports and Social club are all about, in a nutshell we are here for you. Set up in 2010 to organise the social side of being at dmg::events, our aim is to plan, host and execute staff social events. Being mindful of our show dates, the plan is to do this once every few months.

Having been run on reduced people power the last six months, the committee hasn’t been able to plan a schedule for 2011. I am pleased to announce that a restructure of the team recently took place with Sangeeta, Tim, Emily and Carol joining the crew. Mabrook!Over the next couple of weeks I will announce a small event in March. Watch this space.

In the meantime, if you have any feedback for the committee, an idea for an event or would like to enquire about being a part of the team, please email our snazzy new email address:

[email protected]

Cheers!

Rebecca Lockwood Sports and Social Chair -Chick


The party gets underway

Let the games begin

A x-mas toast

Cravats for Christmas The boys pose for Alden

Our ladies......... as stylish and gorgeous as everThe bird with the microphone attached

Will they.........won’t they

Nicci and Jodey before they headed home...

The smarties........ the quiz runners upThe happy best dressed couple Our quiz winners......... they do look clever


FEATURE

- When did you join dmg :: events? During ADIPEC 2006 on Nov. 5, 2006. - What do you do and who do you report to? Project Support Officer and I report to Hifazat Ahmad - How long have you been in the UAE? 6 years- What’s your favourite place in the UAE and why? Al Maqha Al Sha’abi (The Traditional Café) little wooden tables on the Corniche, Adel Halem songs at night time and lovely Fairouz in the morning. I enjoy my time there even though their service is not great. - Where is home? Amman – Jordan - Your most unforgettable moment at dmg :: events? Nov.6th 2008, team celebration evening for staging a wonderful ADIPEC 2008. - Your favorite food? I am on the Special K diet, however I don’t mind telling you my favorite foods are Lasagna, Kubbah, Baba Ghanough, and tabouleh. - What is a typical weekend like in the life of Hanadi? Family picnic, shopping and boat trips when the weather is nice. - Tell us one thing about you that most people do not know? I am an artist - You’ve got six hours before the world explodes. What do you do? I will spend the last 6 hours with all the people I love and ask for their forgiveness if I ever hurt them. - One place you would like to visit and why? Venice – Italy , the city of love- Your favourite restaurant in the UAE and what would you recommend? Budda bar – all their selections are tasty…- What music are you listening to currently? Fairouz and Melhhim Zain

Hanadi AliwatProject Support Officer

Abu Dhabi Office

- What is the craziest thing you have ever done? Free fall & Bungee Jumping at Cedar Point, USA in 1998 - What is your biggest fear? to lose the people I love- If you were to change one thing about yourself what would it be? to be more flexible - If you could start afresh what would you rather be doing? Be an Artist - If you could have dinner with three people (real or fictitious) who would it be and why? 1. Vincent Van Gogh , because he determined to give happiness by creating beauty. 2. Salah Al Deen Al Ayoubi, because we need a brave leader like him for the Middle East. 3. Ibn Battuta, because I would like to talk to him about his journeys - If you were a comic strip character who would you be? DORA - What is the one food you would never want to taste again? CERELAC (baby food)

Editor’s note: We would like to congratulate Hanadi Aliwat for passing her Project Management exam this week! This means she has some more letters after her name and this qualification backs up all the hard work and experience she has put into ADIPEC over the last 4 years. Well done, Mabrook!


- When did you join dmg :: events? I joined dmg :: events in 2010, dmg world media in 2008- What do you do? Sales Manager for Big5 Dubai & Saudi- How long have you been in the UAE? 5 years- What’s your favorite place in the UAE and why? The airport – feel excited especially when traveling home. - Where is home? Beirut, Lebanon- Your most unforgettable moment at dmg :: events? When Jitesh set up the printer on my desk - Your favorite food? Twix ice cream bar- What is a typical weekend like in the life of Salman? Lazy in the daytime, Crazy at night- Tell us one thing about you that most people do not know? I won the slam dunk championship in 1995- You’ve got six hours before the world explodes. What do you do? Have a dozen Twix ice cream bars- One place you would like to visit and why? NYC Madison

Square Garden to watch the Knicks playing the Lakers- Your favorite restaurant in the UAE and what would you recommend? Right now, the Iranian restaurant next door

‘’Farsi’’- What music are you listening to currently? Mike’s phone ringing - What is the craziest thing you have ever done? Can’t disclose - What is your biggest fear? Failure- If you were to change one thing about yourself what would it be? I’d rather change everyone around me- If you could start afresh what would you rather be doing? I’d have gone into finance straight after university made a fortune before the market crashed and then retire - If you could have dinner with three people (real or fictitious) who would it be and why? My father, Grandfather and Grand Grandfather. Why: I never met any of them before- If you were a comic strip character who would you be? Desperate Dan- What is the one food you would never want to taste again? Cat food0

-When did you join dmg :: events? On December 10th 2007

- What do you do and who do you report to?I worked on Accounts payable till early last month and now transitioning into Abu Dhabi branch accounting, reporting to Jo Ferguson…(Jo please don’t go)How long have you been in the UAE? Far too long… 15 yrs- What’s your favourite place in the UAE and why? My House, it’s the only place I can be me and where my tantrums are tolerated.- Where is home? Bangalore, India- Your most unforgettable moment at dmg :: events? There are a few, but I’ll go with the most recent, which would be getting the recognition award at the Christmas party last month. - Your favorite food? I’m quite the foodie, and love spicy food- What is a typical weekend like in the life of Nithya? Usually sleep in, catch a movie or hang out with friends.- Tell us one thing about you that most people do not know? I was born in Nigeria.- You’ve got six hours before the world explodes. What do you do? Try and buy a rocket and fly to the moon and watch the explosion from there, if I can’t do that, then I’d first go have something nice and sweet to eat to calm my nerves, then go buy

Salman Abou HamsehSales ManagerBig 5 Dubai & Saudi

Nithya JosephAccountsAbu Dhabi Office

nice useless things and max out my credit card, call my friends, and take my family out for a nice meal.- One place you would like to visit and why? Ireland, I love the accent. Imagine being in a place where everyone talks like that… also, I think it’s a beautiful place. - Your favourite restaurant in the UAE and what would you recommend? QD’s at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club for its great ambience, food and sheesha. Must have there for me is the fried Calamari.- What music are you listening to currently? Was listening to AC/DC this morning.- What is the craziest thing you have ever done? If I tell you I’d have to kill you- What is your biggest fear? Creatures of the Sea, sea diving is not for me.- If you were to change one thing about yourself what would it be? I’d be more optimistic.- If you could start afresh what would you rather be doing? Be an undercover agent.- If you could have dinner with three people (real or fictitious) who would it be and why? Mark Zuckerberg – Not sure what I’d talk to him about but would try and talk him into sharing some of his wealth with me, Batman-Just cause he’s the coolest superhero ever!, Chandler Bing from the TV series Friends, in which case all I’d have to do is sit back and watch the humor, sarcasm and what not just roll out . Dinner and a show!- If you were a comic strip character who would you be? Little Lulu- What is the one food you would never want to taste again? Most fruits.


FEATURE

TEAM DAY

After a day of conference in the Jebel Ali Resort the ADIPEC team were treated to a day of celebration for the hard work and success of the 2010 event.

The glorious sunny day was perfect for our first trip up in the Seawings sea plane, which took us all the way down the cost of Dubai and back up inland.

The views of the 3 different palms showed how work has halted on Jebel Ali and Deira, and ‘The World’ is inhabited by one solitary palace in the distance. It is amazing how Dubai has sprung up with such speed in such a short space of time (tongue twister?).

The ladies made light work of the shooting back at Jebel Ali, with our resident Palestinian coming out on top. Competition was fierce between the boys but Ahmad showed the rest who had the winning shot. Not smug at all.

The afternoon was spent lounging on a luxury yacht sailing around the Palm Jumeirah to the Burj - that is the life.

A great way to end a great event.


Can you spot the dmg office? Help! Behind every man there is a strong woman

You make your own caption for this one!

The ADIPEC olympic shooting team

ADIPEC angels - don’t mess with us

Abu dreaming about his commission

Shooting is in her blood

Its the participation that counts

Ahmad Aiming at his favourite client

Beating the boys hands down The winners and the losers


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TEAM DAYIn recognition of a successful Big 5 2010, the team celebrations moved from the sea to the slopes and finally to the bar.

Meeting at the beach on a cold Tuesday morning, the team boarded three boats for a morning’s fishing with fish being caught from the start. In fact over 50 fish were caught in total with Mark Goodchild landing a sizeable red snapper and Rosalie, Faye, Michelle, Sarah and Nicci netting the catch of the day, a huge hamour weighing in at whopping 20 plus pounds (apparently).

Action then moved to the slopes – well Ski Dubai, where Simon and Salman demonstrated their skills on the white stuff and set the bar for the rest of the team, many of whom were skiing for the first time.

Fortunately everyone survived and there were no broken bones, although Samer was convinced he’d got frostbite!

The Big 5 Party

Closing shot


In December, the INDEX team had a day out to celebrate all the hard work they had put into delivering the 2010 show.

The day kicked off at the Kartdrome, Dubai Autodrome which was an ideal venue for the team to show off their driving skills and in some cases bumper car skills! as they competed in a series of kart races.

After a rather tiring but thoroughly enjoyable race at the Kartdrome, everyone met up at the Dubai Yacht Club to end the day on a relaxing boat ride along the coast of Dubai.

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Cooling off after the kartdrome and before going away on the yacht

A cool beverage or 3 Relaxing boat ride to end the days festivities After the race a little sweaty and tired

The competitive team

ADNEC has buried a time capsule in the foundations of the building to commemorate the latest stage of construction on the Phase 2 development of the

exhibition centre.

About ADNEC:n Phase 1 was opened by H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al

Nahyan, President of the UAE on February 18th 2007. Phase 2 opened on 3rd November 2008n Staged 148 events in 2010n 12 Exhibition Halls totaling 55,000sqm of exhibition floor

space (including Atrium)n 18,000sqm Visitor Concourse which can be used as event

spacen Conference Room A is 1,150sqm and can accommodate

up to 1,000 delegatesn Conference Room B is 765sqm and can accommodate up

to 600 delegatesn There are 20 Capital Suites ranging in size from 82sqm to

236sqmn Al Maa’red Wedding Hall features a pre-function hall, a

majlis and a luxury bridal suite.

n The Waterfront Quayside (Marina) is 19,500sqm; this is supplemented by a 1,750sqm concrete pontoon and a 250 quay wall. The channel has a depth of 6m. The area is linked to the exhibition centre by a 162m pedestrian bridge

A little bit about ‘the leaning tower’ - a Guinness Record holder called Capital Gate

n Construction to be completed in 2011 n The tower is 160m tall and has 35 storeys (33 floors +

mezzanine + ground level) o Helipad Roofn Capital Gate is built with a westward lean

of 18 degrees and holds the Guinness record for ‘World’s Furthest Leaning Manmade Tower’n Total Built-up Area: 53,100 sqm n Offices - 20,900 sqm n Hotel - 25,050 sqm n More than 12,500 different glass panes used

to form more than 720 distinct diamond-shapes on the tower’s external façade n Capital Gate’s unique features include:


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Record-breaking venue

o The outdoor swimming pool on the 19th storey presenting a panoramic view

o The cantilevered tea lounge which overhangs the outside of the tower 80m above the ground

o An eye-catching ‘splash’ commencing from the 19th storey and sweeping downwards, ultimately to form a new canopy over the Grandstand

Use of diagrid technology in the tower’s construction providing a clear, unobstructed floor plate (precludes need for pillars or internal beams) (Other high-profile buildings that use the diagrid technology include the Hearst Tower in New York City, the Swiss Re building (“the Gherkin”) in London and the CCTV headquarters tower in Beijing)

o A tapered internal atrium which is over 60m in height (from 19th storey to the Roof level)

o The foundation which is a dense mesh of reinforced steel above 490 piles, drilled 30 meters underground

o Use of the world’s first pre-cambered, ‘slanting’ core which pulls in the opposite direction to the lean. The core has straightened as the building has grown and been pulled into a vertical position by the change in the centre of gravity of the building

o Roof-top helipad



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But the iPad offers so much more, especially in our industry. I don’t claim much original thought here and a simple online search will reveal a host of uses for the iPad in the events market. Of course it’s not just the iPad, Samsung were next to market with their Galaxy Tab and a review of the annual CES show in Vegas shows many, many more arriving in the coming months.

The iPad and its clones all have one thing in common - compared to smart-phones the larger screen size opens up a wealth of opportunities. They allow unrivalled access to current information and media-rich content in a portable format and this is the key to their application for organisers, exhibitors, visitors and others in our industry.

Below is just a sample of the opportunities they present:

For ExhibitorsCapturing contact data is key at any

trade show. The days of entering piles of business cards and deciphering scribbled notes are gone. The iPad should also spell the end of the barcode and barcode scanner and make capturing contact data easier whilst enriching the experience.

With its live connection to the internet a simple downloadable App would allow exhibitors to enter the contact’s unique reference number and download all their contact data from the registration database. In turn the App could link to their own CRM system or build their own database adding specific information such as areas

of interest and follow-up requirements. With one such data source contacts and requirements would not be lost and replies and information could even be sent out immediately, all from within the same App.

For OrganisersWith everyone’s attention turning to

environmental issues the need for traditional printed exhibition guides is being questioned –not only that, they are also expensive to print and distribute and date as soon as they are printed. Similar issues arise with floorplans – albeit informative have you seen how unwieldy a Big 5 plan is!

Interactive guides and plans with links and enriched data are the way forward. Where you have a large show with stands and topics spread across a number of halls, the iPad may be the solution to provide a much more convenient and efficient way of navigating the Halls. In real-time visitors could download interactive guides and plans to search for and easily locate products, theatres sessions and exhibitors. Add in the GPS function and they could even map their steps and find the easiest route around the show.

For ConferencesFor conference organizers programs

go out of date as soon as they are printed, with an iPad the conference program, links for speaker biographies, podcast previews, topics, etc can all be updated and to hand instantly - before, during and after the event.

iPads could also make a conference more interactive, with delegates logging into a session forum giving feedback, voting, entering Q&A or commenting during the session – (this leads on to a discussion about hybrid events, but that’s another topic!)

The green issue raises its head again with the mountain of paper handouts and conference notes disappearing from our events, but with the use of pdf’s and annotation software delegates can still get all their information and makes their notes whilst saving the planet!

For ResearchThis almost goes without saying -

already commonplace at shows, iPads are perfectly suited to the research and survey community. They allow efficient capture and collation of data in and around the show.

These are just some examples of the opportunities already offered by the iPad revolution and the genre is still young with the technologies developing at breakneck speed. But there should also be words of caution. Clones coming to market may mean platform compatibility will become an issue and of course it will be many years before the majority of visitors attending a show will come armed with their tablets, so traditional activities will also need to run in parallel.

For now my iPad is still resident on the coffee table, feeling a little like the large iPod Touch Steve Jobs never meant it to be and maybe feeling a little threatened by news of the imminent iPad2…

iPad, tool or toy?Bought on a whim last summer (and officially launched in the UAE just last week) after the initial euphoria my latest must-have gadget mainly gathers dust. Angry Birds, Cut the Rope and the like have provided periods of use and of the course it is often called into action to settle arguments debate with a wikipedia look up to two. This I fear is the life for many a domestic iPad.

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Whoever sends in the highest percentage of correct answers will win an afternoon’s sailing experience with Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority’s Volvo Ocean Racing team, which will be contesting the gruelling round-the-world race in 2011/12.

The lucky winner and a friend will get to meet the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team, which is led by double Olympic medal winner, Ian Walker of Great Britain, and go on a sail aboard one of the world’s most powerful and technically-advanced racing yachts, the Volvo Open 70.

Send all answers on a postcard on or before 6th March to [email protected]

1.) What 4 cities do the clocks in the Abu Dhabi office represent?

2.) How many Ahmed’s are there in the Abu Dhabi office?

3.) The AD office shares the same lift as which VVVIP?

4.) What is the magic word in the AD office?

5.) Which hotel is slanting at a degree more than three times that of the leaning tower of Pisa?

6.) Which Prime Minister opened ADIPEC 2008?

7.) What is the name of the fastest roller coaster in the world, located on Yas Island?

8.) Who won the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

9.) Where was the most expensive Christmas tree erected? And at what cost?

10.) Which city is Abu Dhabi’s sister city?

11.) How many oil distributors are there in Abu Dhabi?

12.) Who is the largest buyer of Abu Dhabi oil?

13.) What is the name of the largest sand dune in Abu Dhabi?

14.) Abu Dhabi is the first-ever Middle Eastern host port for the Volvo Ocean Race. But when will the UAE capital welcome the race to its shores?

15.) Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has just completed its nationwide search for a UAE national to join the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team. What is the name of the Emirati that was selected?

(If you know the answer to number 5, we may be open to bribes!)

THE ABU DHABI CHALLENGEHow much do you know about the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi, and our office? Let’s find out....


3-Mar Mahashivaratri Is also known as the great night of Lord Shiva (Hindu Deity) where fasting is observed all day and an all night long vigil. Cannibis is traditionally used as an offering to Lord Shiva and his followers. Penances are performed in the practice of yoga and meditation in order to the reach the goal and avoid rebirth

8-Mar Pancake Day A good excuse to make a complete mess of your kitchen and eat as many pancakes with different toppings as possible

19-Mar Holi Celebrated by throwing coloured powder and coloured water (not necessarily known people. It could be with complete strangers) in the day and at night you have a bonfire where you burn an effigy of evil, eat ladoos (sweets), drink milkshakes mixed with bhang (cannabis) and sing folk songs (Hori)

14-Apr Vishu/baisakhi/Bihu - New Year

17-Apr Mahavir Jayanthi

22-Apr Good Friday To commemorate the crucifixtion of Jesus Christ

25-Apr Easter Sunday According to Scripture, Jesus was resurrected 3 days after his crucifixtion

17-May Buddha Punima Buddha’s Birthday which encompasses the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Gautama Buddha

13-Aug Raksha Bandhan/Rakhi - bond of protection

4-July Independence Day The Americans celebrate their independence from Great Britain

22-Aug Janmashtami The birth of a Hindu Deity Lord Krishna

30-Aug Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadan) 3 days of celebration after the 30 days of fasting of Ramadan

HOLIDAYS /FESTIVALS

1-Sep Ganesh Chaturthi The birth of a Hindu deity Lord Ganesha (Human body and Elephant Head). Lord Ganesha is worshipped for 10 days. On the 11th day his statue is taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing to be

immersed in a river or sea symbolizing a ritual see-off of the Lord in his journey to his abode while taking with him the misfortunes of his devotees.

9-Sep Onam A harvest festival celebrated with flower carpets, banquet lunches, snake boat races, leopard play and a Kaikottikali (a type of dance using hand held sticks)

28-Sep Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) Dussehra or (Navaratri = nine nights) is a ten day festival concluding with Vijayadashmi denoting truth over evil.

2-Oct Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

26-Oct Deepavali / Diwali Deepavali is known as the festival of lights. Deepavali means row of lights and involves lighting of small clay lamps known as diyas. The significance of this festival is the return of Lord Ram, his wife Sita and brother Laxman from 14 years

of exile after vanquishing the demon king Ravana. The festival is celebrated with crackers and lots of sweets

2-Nov Guru Nanak Birhtday 6-Nov Eid Al Adha Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Isma’il) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a ram to sacrifice instead.[1] The meat is divided into three parts to be distributed to others. The family retains one third of the share, another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors, and the other third is given to the poor & needy.

26-Nov Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited.

2-Dec UAE National Day 38 years in 2011

25-Dec Christmas Day Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ

26-Dec Boxing Day No religious meaning at all, just a day off after the celebrations of Christmas. Nobody really knows the origin of ‘boxing’ but it may go back to the Middle Ages when metal boxes were put outside churches to collect alms for the poor


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I was going to write a ‘Best of...’ feature for different types of food available in Abu Dhabi, but quite

frankly there was too much choice, so here are my Top 10 restaurants in Abu Dhabi. I can thoroughly recommend all of them, having once been an Abu Dhabian myself.

Chamas – Fun, Argentinean churrascaria with live mariachi band. The serving style provides an experience like no other; flick a card from green to red when you want more food and waiters circle in turns, slicing hunks off huge skewers of moist, seasoned meats complimented by a gigantic salad bar. Not recommended for vegetarians.

Finz – Abu Dhabi’s version of Pier Chic with a stilted restaurant and veranda at the Beach Rotana - ok the view isn’t so great now with Reem Island being built exactly opposite, but the whole-baked salted sea bass makes it worth the trip.

Rodeo Grill – Another one at the Rotana, this steakhouse feels more like a cigar bar and the comfy high backed leather seats and banquets entice you to while away an evening while enjoying the best quality steaks in Abu Dhabi.

Bam-Bu – Low down and dirty Chinese with plastic chairs, exhibition carpeting (to make you feel at home) and waiters who shout over your head, but you can’t complain at the 180AED for all you can eat and drink – and this is no buffet, you still choose your dishes from the menu and they are cooked freshly on ordering. AD Marine Club

Hakkasan – the new and super slick Asian restaurant in the Emirates Palace matches the version on London’s Tottenham Court Road. The Hakka cocktail is a must and the wagyu beef ribs are melt in the mouth. Private rooms over-looking the sectioned dining area remind me of something from Memoirs of a Geisha.

Wasabi – An Abu Dhabi secret, but I will let you in on the best Japanese in town. The private booths with sliding screens, the most delicious soft shell crab, platters of super fresh sashimi and sushi, this is a winner

for those cosy dinners a deux or for large groups in the private low cushioned seating areas.

Frankie’s – Don’t begin to think about comparing it with the one in Dubai. This one is a completely different kettle of fish. A jazz fanatic on the piano, lively bar, outside secluded bar area with a whole wall of cascading water and yummy Italian fare – too much to resist. I never liked aubergine before eating their stuffed version – delicious!

Al Fanar – One with the wow factor, this revolving formal French restaurant gives a bird’s eye view of downtown Abu Dhabi – just don’t leave your handbag on the side as it will soon disappear to the next table. Their champagne brunches are really good value too (every brunch in Abu Dhabi is, in comparison to Dubai) with a huge seafood selection and the best roast with all the trimmings.

Bord Eau – It is the leader in the gastronomic extravaganza that is Gourmet Abu Dhabi - and justly so. Its terrace has one of the best views in Abu Dhabi at the Shangri-La overlooking the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Silky mashed potatoes with truffle sauce and a masterful lobster thermidor, amongst other indulgent dishes make up for the heavy price tag. One to get the parents to take you to.

Vasco’s – Ignore the brasserie style interior and head straight out to the terrace overlooking the corniche, where you can while away an afternoon over lunch. One of the oldest and nicest relaxed restaurants with a menu to keep everyone happy, including everything from pizza to tagine. (And if you can book in time, the perfect place to watch the Abu Dhabi Red Bull Air Race.)

And one last contender.... The Royal Vegetarian on the back street behind Hamdan. At 4Dhs per dosa you can’t go far wrong.

Next on Jenny’s Journey into.... Preparing for Kilimanjaro!

Abu Dhabi restaurants

Jenny’sjourney into...

Rodeo Grill

Hakkasan

Al Fanar


Instead of the usual horoscopes I thought with the Chinese New Year having just passed we should celebrate the 12 animals that represent us all....

In Chinese Horoscopes 2011 is The Year of the Rabbit, which starts on 03 February 2011 and ends on 22 January 2012.

Chinese Astrological Signs use the lunar calendar and the Chinese New Year falls somewhere between late January and mid-February. Each year is named after the Chinese Horoscope Symbols, which are twelve animals that follow one another in a specific order, which is repeated over twelve years.

These Chinese Astrological signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. As with western Astrology, each of the Chinese horoscope animals has a particular character and qualities. People born in a specific year are believed to take on the qualities and character of the animal after which the year is named.

The Rabbit is the fourth sign in the Chinese Horoscope and signifies calm, diplomacy, creativity, sensitivity and consideration for others. Preferring the company of others Rabbits are friendly and

outgoing. If you were born in these years, you are a Rabbit: 1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011

Rats are said to be imaginative, charming and very generous to those they love - although they do have a tendency to be quick-tempered and over-critical. They are supposed to make good writers, critics and publicists.

Oxen are born leaders, inspiring confidence in everyone they come into contact with. However, they can be too demanding. Methodical and good with their hands, they make fine surgeons and hairdressers.

Abu Dhabi employee: Hifazat AhmadTigers are said to be bold and

adventurous, and are bestowed with initiative and charm. However, they have a tendency to be risk takers, making them act before they think about the consequences. They tend to make good bosses, explorers or racing drivers.

Abu Dhabi employee: Jo Ferguson Rabbits are affectionate, co-operative

and pleasant, with lots of friends. But they can get too sentimental and seem superficial. Ideal careers areas include law, diplomacy or the stage.

Abu Dhabi employees: Simon Mellor, Ahmed Jamal and Peter Braham

Dragons tend to be popular individuals who are always full of life and enthusiasm, with a reputation for being fun-loving. They make good priests, artists and politicians.

Abu Dhabi employee: Jenny MoorePeople born in the year of the Snake

are romantic and deep-thinking, wise and charming, although they tend to dismiss others too quickly and are a bit stingy with money. Ideal jobs include teaching or psychiatry.

If you are born in the Year of the Horse then you are amazingly hard working and very independent. Although you are intelligent and friendly, you can sometimes be a bit selfish. Careerwise you would make a good scientist or poet.

Those born in the Year of the Sheep are said to be charming, elegant and artistic, who like material comforts. A bit of a worrier they also have a tendency to complain about things. Jobs as actors, gardeners or beachcombers would suit.

If you are born in the Year of the Monkey, you are very intelligent, well-liked by everyone, and will have success in any field you choose. Lucky old you!

Abu Dhabi employees who are monkeys: Cecil Jacob, Hanadi Aliwat

The sign of the Rooster indicates a person who is hard-working and definite about their decisions. Roosters are not afraid to speak their minds and can therefore sometimes come across as boastful. They make good restaurant owners and world travellers.

Dogs are honest and faithful to those they love but they tend to worry too much and find fault with others. They make ideal secret agents or business people.

Abu Dhabi employee who is a ‘dawg’: Abu Bakar

People born in the Year of the Boar are honest and tolerant and make good friends, but tend to expect the same from everyone else, and more often than not they end up disappointed. They thrive in the arts as entertainers.

The Year OF THE RABBIT

Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996

Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997

Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998

Rabbit 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999

Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000

Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001

Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002

Sheep 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003

Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004

Rooster 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005

Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006

Boar 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007

Check which Chinese Horoscope relates to your year of birth, and see what characteristics are related to these underneath.

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