14^th Al Bassel Fair for Invention and Innovation

Damascus, New Fair Center

July 15-20, 2009

With the Compliments of Ministry of Economy and Trade
and League of Arab States
and Association of Syrian Inventors

IFIA Official Exhibition

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The 14^th Al Bassel Fair for Invention & Innovation was a great publicity of the creativity and innovation in Syria. The exhibitors from 20 countries (IFIA organizations from 12 Arabic and 8 non Arabic countries) come to assist to our Syrian inventor friends to call the attention the Arabic society and Governments the importance of inventive activity against to the crisis.

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The IFIA organized informal ExCo meeting on July 18 6:30 p.m. connected Al Bassel. (Document about found of IFIA Arabic Inventor Network).

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The IFIA President organized Bus excursions for the IFIA participants to see Malula and Bosra (World Heritage). After the Bosra visit the IFIA participants visited Professor Adel Harfoush's house in Shaba for Arabic coffee and fruits (see the pictures).

The Al-Bassel Banquet was organized at the world larges restaurant in Damascus (see the pictures).

Video report

Picture Gallery

(Photos and editing by Dániel Vedres)

Opening by Mr Francis Gurry WIPO DG

Opening Ceremony

Syrian folk dance

VIPs visit; From left to right A. Vedres, F. Gurry, A. Lutfi and Y. Saada

VIPs see Kuwait presentation

Hall 2 inside

Syrian booths

Hall 2 inside

Hall 2 and evening lights

Visitors and presentations

Visitors and presentations

A Syrian inventor

Ropot airplane

Discussion

A new Syrian windmill solution

Guiness world record restaurant

Awarding of Abdulkader Badawi: (BTC Company): Computer controlled machine to produce covering furniture panels - Syria

IFIA Innovation Medal to Dr. Mohamad Imad Droubi: Dental Implanting by expanders - Syria

IFIA Scentific Medal to Prof. dr. Adel Harfoush

IFIA Gold Medal to H. E. Dr. Amer Hosni Lutfi, Minister of Economy & Trade in Syria

Dr. Hebat Al Rahman: Computer controlled device for manufacturing conditions - Egypt was the winnr of the IFIA Lady Prize

IFIA Cup for the best invention to Dr. Ihsan Baalbaki and his sons: Heat Sound Isolator Panel - Syria

Dr. Riad Saleh and Yasser Houria: Dezincification of water by ozone - Syria is the IFIA ECO Prize winner

Initiation of Yasser Sada to Offizer of International Order of Merit of the Inventors

Awarding panel

Awarding panel

Participants on the Award Ceremony

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Opening by Mr Francis Gurry WIPO DG

 Syrian Impressions

The wiev of Damascus	The wiev from the Sheraton hotel at Sednaya	Buildings of Maalula	A sheep farm	The old Bosra	Guiness Rekord 2006: The biggest Restaurant on the World. Venue of the Al Bassel banquet	The old theater of Bosra	Omayad mosque in Damascus
Greek catholic monastery - Sednaya	Lonely camel in Bosra	Horsefarm on the desert	Stone desert	A scool in Damascus	The kid of Bosra	Womens going up	The basar of Damascus
Damascus old town	Upstairs in the old theater of Bosra	The dome of the Omayad mosque	The Saida Rukkaya mosque	The Saida Rukkaya mosque	Hammam Nureddin the oldest bath in Damascus	Ananias chapel in Damascus	Color of the Street
Color of the street 2	The Damascus basaar	Prof. dr. Adel Harfoush invited the IFIA delegates to freshen up with coffe and fruits	Handicraft: The weaver	Handicraft: The knifegrinder	Handicraft: The carver	Shopkeeper: The grocer	Shopkeeper: The candy shop keeper