UAE Grows Career Fair

          If there is one thing that the United Arab Emirates is determined to do, its to excel their country in every aspect possible. From new construction, to new deign, to new events, every chance that is provided is taken advantage of. One of those ways in which they strive to excel is through their career fair.

        "The event - which enables UAE Nationals with qualifications in diverse fields of expertise to meet directly with recruiters and hiring managers; as well as to seek out various training and career opportunities - provides an excellent platform for raising the corporate profile of Dubal and attracting the interest of high calibre candidates for recruitment" explains Marwan Al Sawaleh (General Manager: Human Resources). "In 2009, the Dubal stand at CareersUAE attracted job applications from more than 2,000 candidates, enabling us to recruit several UAE Nationals during the course of the year. We are confident of attracting even more applications this year."

         The event takes place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center on March 28th- 30th, 2010. Anything is possible.

Dubai: Rhythm and Races

        Since 1996, Dubai has held one of the worlds premiere events for horse racing, The Dubai World Cup. Annually, the best thoroughbred horses from around the world are assembled for a night of racing. With a purse of US $10 million, The Dubai World Cup has become the worlds richest horse race. It is a flat race on a synthetic dirt surface allowing Northern Hemisphere Thoroughbred four-year-olds & up and for Southern Hemisphere Thoroughbred three-year-olds & up run over a distance of 2,000 meters.

         Neither the beautiful scenery, world class competition, or even the large purse can captivate everyones attention. One of the main events of Dubai World Cup 2010 isn't even the horses! March 27th, 2010, is a once in a lifetime chance to see two of arguably the greatest musicians of all time playing together on the same stage. Yes ladies and gentlemen, two of the greatest. 

         To celebrate the Dubai World Cup, event planners have invited Elton John and Carlos Santana to perform, which just adds to the prestige and excitement surrounding the Dubai World Cup. 

Anything is possible. 

photo courtesy of tabonline.com and Dubai World Cup

Abu Dhabi Ascends the Skies

       From artists to athletes, people from all professions and countries have been flocking to the United Arab Emirates for their over the top events. After hosting their first Grand Prix, first yacht show, art show, and even first wake boarding event, Abu Dhabi has set their eyes on something a little higher. 

       The wings of Red Bull have taken Abu Dhabi to the sky. The new sport of air racing is an international competition which is based on speed and precision. The top pilots from around the world assemble in different places to hurl themselves through constantly changing courses. A slight drop in temperature or small shift in wind can be very costly. 

       The 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship Season will begin March 26th-27th 2010 over the beautiful and always scenic Abu Dhabi Intercoastal. First flight of the season will take place in the scorching heat of this afternoon. 

Racing planes? Anything is possible.

Photo Courtesy of Red Bull

Dubai meets Dali

            Once again, Dubai strives to make itself the center of the international spotlight. This time it is not tourism, or sports, or architecture, but art. Dubai is planned to host one of the largest art events set to date. Art Dubai 2010 is set to host 70 artists from 30 different countries all being watched and reported on by over 300 international press.

             On March 17th through March 20th of 2010, Dubai's desert coastline will turn into the premiere event and center of the world for the art industry and collectors alike. 

Anything is possible.

Please visit www.artdubai.ae for more information

Abu Dhabi Atheltics

                                                    Photo credited to Jim Caple

The United Arab Emirates has made itself known for many things: size, scale, and scope of everything they do is above and beyond. But one thing they are not known for is athletics. Well, that is about to change. Outside of multiple unsuccssful bids for hosting the Olympics, the UAE is slowly, but surely making its way onto the athletic scene. 

As a start, Abu Dhabi is scheduled to host the Laureus World Sports Awards. This event celebrates the worlds greatest athletes from all sports and countries. The chairman of these prestigous awards, Edwin Moses, stated that "The Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony being held here at the Emirates Palace Wednesday night is a huge boost to the UAE and the region and will inspire young people to take up sport,". Mohammad Ebrahim Mahmoud, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council is confident in the message being sent,"Abu Dhabi has hosted a lot of world class sports events. We want to go further and work harder to make Abu Dhabi a prime destination for sports and tourism."

Another event Abu Dhabi plans to host is the Abu Dhabi Wakestock 2010. "Wakestock Abu Dhabi represents the first stop on the prestigious 2010 WWA Wakeboard World Series as the sport's top 16 athletes compete off the shore of Al Sahil Beach for a share of the $50,000 prize and the title of Wakestock Abu Dhabi Champion 2010," according to Abu Dhabi Wakestock's official website. Just another way for the United Arab Emirates to solidfy its position in the world of sports. Anything is possible.

UAE Oasis

        Have you ever seen an oasis in the desert? If you haven't seen one, I am sure you have heard of one. Towering green palm trees and trickling rivers of water thrown in the midst of a desert, sound familiar? Well, now you may actually have a chance to see such spectacles. The United Arab Emirates is dedicated to transforming their vast amounts of desert into an industry leading producer and supplier of palm trees for the world.

"His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, there are continual efforts to increase UAE date palm productivity in order to make better use of the date palm industry and to produce an agricultural leap that will change the face of the UAE desert", according to the World News Network. The UAE's dedication has been displayed by the recently 42 million date palms already planted in the desert. 

Who would of thought, a modern oasis coming to a desert near you? Anything is possible.

Abu Dhabi Aerospace?

      If you were to ask your parents if they ever imagined going into outer space as a tourist attraction they would probably laugh and quickly dismiss the thought. Even today in an age of endless possibilities, it would still take some persuading to convince the older, stuck in their ways generation to come around to the thought. Well, its happening and people have already started lining up. The Virgin Group, founded by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, launch its New Mexico based commercial space-line Virgin Galactic in 2004. Starting a new industry dubbed "Space Tourism" allows Virgin Galactic to write the rules for the space tourism rule book. From making their very own launch vehicle as well as their own suborbital rocket, Virgin Galactic already has 300 anxious civilian-astronauts lined up for the brief $200,000 trip to space. 

Virgin Galactic has taken the extra step in providing their customers with the ultimately space-tourism experience. With a shiny new plane and a new fast rocket ready to take people to the edge of earth, the company plans to build space ports in select locations to catch and release their incoming and outgoing astronauts. One which location is planned for Abu Dhabi. A deal last year including the Abu Dhabi investment firm Aabar, sets Abu Dhabi to be a hub for commercial space flights. Aabar Investments, a company partially owned by the Abu Dhabi government, is also set to build spaceport facilities which would add to Virgin Galactics capabilities as well as an addition to the foundation of space tourism. 

If you were to ask Sir Richard Branson thirty years ago if he were to ever wander into the territory he is currently in he might have said no, but he would also say anything is possible.

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