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Arab Social Media Forum - Event Coverage

Editor's Note: This page will be updated regularly throughout the Forum.

The first ever Arab Social Media Forum (ASMF) is taking place today, Saturday, December 11, in Amman. Many well-known figures from the social media and technology world have gathered in Jordan’s capital to discuss online sharing, social networking, and how social media is changing how people communicate in the Arab world.

Being a social media conference, the event can be followed online using a range of social media tools. The event is being covered second-by-second on Twitter using the hashtag #ASMF2010. The event is also being streamed live on UStream and at www.jordandays.tv.

The ASMF (no surprise) has a Facebook page and their own Twitter stream (@ASMFnews).

Hibr is uploading photos from the event onto Flickr.

Also, many of the high-profile social media and online technology names speaking at the forum are on Twitter, including Jordan’s Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, H.E. Mr Marwan Juma (@ICTMinJO).

The full list of scheduled speakers is as follows:
Malik Shishtawi, founder of the Arab Social Media Forum, @maliksoft
HE Mr Marwan Juma, Jordanian Minister of ICT, @ICTMinJO
Rashid Al-Ballaa, CEO of National Net Ventures, @RBallaa
Mark Comerford, @markmedia
Sameer Issa, @sameerissa
Patrick Atallah
Silvia Cambie, @XCulture
Alexander McNabb, @AlexanderMcNabb
Mohammad Khawaja, @mkhawaja
Bangaia.com
Omar El Taweel, @mirqab
Rami Abdel Rahman
Mohamad Shawash, @Moeys

In addition, artist Nader Al Ezz is drawing live during the conference.

Hibr’s Eleena Korban is on site covering the event. For live coverage follow her @EleenaKorban and @hibrme.