Presenting at Pecha Kucha and TEDx

We're quite busy this month as we prepare to present at two exciting events...

Pecha Kucha at the Third Line on May 26th
TEDx DUCTAC at the Mall of the Emirates on May 27th

TEDx DUCTAC is the main event (starting at 7:30pm). Please check out the details below. We'd love to see you there! Email us at info_at_timedirham.ae if you have any questions.

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This month TEDx DUCTAC turns its attention to the nature and needs of the modern community. Speakers will illustrate how social gaps and deficiencies are approached from both the grassroots and government level. The two core philosophies which underlie the development of all social programs will also be a central theme. Amir-Esmaeil Bozorgzadeh, Co-Founder of Time Dirham, will explore the role of systems of economy in shaping a community’s inherent strengths and weaknesses. Dr. Eman Gaad, Director of Disability Services at the Community Development Authority, will discuss the importance of developing programs which empower and activate the socially isolated and marginalized. Two acclaimed TED talks will also be presented along with Q&A sessions moderated by Catalin Cighi, organizer of TEDx DUCTAC.

About TEDxDuctac TEDxDUCTAC was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." The program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals in Dubai the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. TEDxDUCTAC will occur take place monthly at the KILACHAND STUDIO in the Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre.

While the content and design of each TEDx event is unique and developed independently, all TEDx events have several features in common:

*TED's celebrated format: A suite of short, carefully prepared talks, demonstrations and performances on a wide range of subjects to foster learning, inspiration and wonder -- and to provoke conversations that matter

*TEDTalks videos: A minimum of two pre-recorded talks from the acclaimed TEDTalks video series will be shown

*Bias-free programming: Lack of any commercial, religious or political agenda

Time Dirham has arrived...

After months of brainstorming, planning, tweaking and collaborating, the Time Dirham has arrived in the UAE (www.timedirham.ae).

Phase One of our roll-out has begun!

What is it?

...the first time bank in the Arab world! It is a special service in the community which allows its members to give and receive practical skills and services by converting their free time into 'time dirhams'.

The concept is simple and yet in life the simplest concepts can prove to be the most fruitful. We have created a currency, the time dirham, which is directly equivalent to hours of time. You spend 1 hour doing something for someone in the community and you earn a time dirham which you can use to have someone else do something for you. It is a vehicle for allowing the community to serve itself, across ethnic and socioeconomic divides which often create unnecessary borders between us and our fellows.

Visit timedirham.ae and learn more about us!

Stay tuned...Time Dirham is on its way!

The Time Dirham Team are busy as bees, eager to launch a new community currency in the UAE before February is history.