“images of the ‘new middle east’ ” is a commission by international artist and composer Guy Manoukian for an upcoming concert in Beiteddine, Lebanon. Beiteddine Festival is one of the oldest and finest festivals in the Middle East and is held in a 200-year-old palace in Beiteddine, built by emir Bashir Shihab in a little town 45 kilometers south-east of Beirut.
The project is done in collaboration with Daniel Hai, and Cem Adiyaman.
Gossip is the magazine by Aishti group, Lebanon that focuses on twenty somethings. Article 
here
littleBits will have a booth at Maker Faire this year, the largest DIY festival in the world! Come see us in the engineering hall and say hello. Jie and I will also be giving a talk about littleBits Sunday May 31st at 2pm more information at www.makerfaire.com
Join us for Eyebeam’s open studios on May 15th and 16th from 3-6pm for a showcase of Eyebeam’s latest projects and work. more info here
Join us for the launch party and exhibit opening of littleBits on Thursday April 30th at Eyebeam.
6pm: littleSneak - press preview
7pm: littleGeek - talk by ayah bdeir (ie: me)
7:30pm: bigLaunch -party
Please rsvp by April 25th at: rsvp@littlebits.cc. More info here
A group of us (Jeff, John, Michael, Yael and me) will be heading on the Eyebeam roadshow to give Workshops and talks at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Columbia College. I’m giving two workshops:
Technology As Identity, 3-6pm, Tuesday March 31st, Columbia College
Making Something Super, 9-1pm, Wednesday April 1st, Motorolla Innovation Center, UIC
Will be judging some young savants ‘en herbe’ at the New York Science and Engineering fair as part of SEED Magazine’s team. Nice article here
Will be giving a talk at 4pm at IDEO london on Friday about some of my work. It’s Friday the 13th, but hopefully it will go well!
