After the very successful first edition of innovation Week 2013 (iWeek ‘13) that took place in ENSIAS, IT engineering School of Mohammed V Souissi University , in May 20-25, 2013 and which was co-organized in close partnership among this School, Intel and IEEE Morocco Section and with the collaboration of many other partners from academia and industry, the second edition iWeek’14 will take place in ENSIAS, Rabat, Moroccco in June 2-7, 2014.
iWeek’14 theme “Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Intensive University“ aims to foster, promote and develop innovation and technology based entrepreneurship initiatives and ventures in the Moroccan University to help develop its role and Impact on national economy. Special focus will be put on actions and initiatives with an impact on practical approaches towards gaining and leveraging innovation and technological entrepreneurial experiences among Moroccan universities and engineering schools in collaboration with other partners and stakeholders already involved in this field, mainly companies, industries and small and medium enterprises SMEs.
iWeek’14 also aims to empower young university students and graduates with the required entrepreneurial tools necessary to take full advantage of the numerous opportunities offered by sustainable and green technologies.
IWeek’14 explores innovative technological ideas burgeoning in the Moroccan universities and engineering schools and attempts to help their owners and authors bring them to the market as innovative products and services addressing different need in our modern society.
- National Organizing Committee
Mohamed Essaaidi, Director, ENSIAS & IEEE Morocco Section Chair, iWeek’14 Chair, Rabat, Morocco
Fatima Zaoui, Director, Mohamed V Souissi,University, Center For. Innovation and Incubation, Rabat, Morocco
Houssam Bouzidi, Intel Academic Programs Coordinator- Morocco.
Kayyali Mohamed, CEO at 4D & IEEE- Industrial Relation Officer, Morocco Section, Morocco
Mohammed El Mohajir; IEEE Morocco Section Vice-Chair, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco
Youssef Zaz, President Mediterranean Space for Technology and Innovation (MSTI), Morocco
Yassin Lalj, Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
Ahmed Aboutajdine, Faculty of Science and Technology, Fez, Morocco.
- ENSIAS Organizing Committee
Mohamed Esssaidi, Director
Mohammed Abdou Janati, Associate Director for Academic Affairs
Ismail Kassou, Associate Director for Research and Cooperation
Hanane El Bakkali, Chair, Dept. Networks & Communications
Abdellah Elmanouar, Chair Dept. Computer Aided Decision
Rdouan Faizi, Chair, Dept. Language & Communication
Mahmoud Nassar, Chair, Dept. Software Engineering
Rahal Romadi, Chair, Dept. Embedded Systems
Hassan Berbia
Bouchra Berrada
Naima El Haoude
Ahmed Habbani
Abdellatif Kobbane
Hicham Sadok
- Technical Program Committee
Mohamed Esssaidi, Director, ENSIAS & IEEE Morocco Section Chair
Fatima Zaoui, Director, Mohamed V Souissi University Center.for Innovation and Incubation
Houssam Bouzidi, Intel Academic Programs Coordinator- Morocco
Kayyali Mohamed, CEO at 4D & IEEE- Industrial Relation Officer, Morocco Section
Mohammed El Mohajir; IEEE Morocco Section Vice-Chair, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco
Youssef Zaz, President Mediterranean Space for Technology and Innovation (MSTI), Morocco
Yassin Lalj, Al-Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
Ahmed Aboutajdine, Faculty of Science and Technology, Fez, Morocco
Younes Raoui, Faculty of Science, Rabat, Morocco
Badr Eddine El Mohajir, Faculty of Science, Tétuan, Morocco
Chaker El Amrani, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tangiers, Morocco
Latifa Aloui, Mohamed V Soussi University, Morocco
Khaled Molani, Mohamed V Souissi University, Morocco
Mohamed Nemiche, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir
Mohssen Mohammed, EMI, Nanotechnology , Rabat, Morocco
Alaya Betayeb, Innov Center; Tunis, Tunisia
- Program
June 2nd 2014 : Training of Trainer Entrepreneurship
June 3rd 2014 : Intel Morocco Business Plan Competition
June 4th 2014 : International Workshop on Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
June 5th 2014 : Intel Software Lab Incubator Hackathon
June 6th 2014 : Awards Ceremony