Bentley Systems Appoints David Shaman as General Counsel

In His New Role, Shaman Will Report to Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley

EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – Oct. 11, 2015 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that it has promoted David Shaman to general counsel. In his new role, Shaman will be responsible for advising the company’s CEO and board of directors on all legal matters, as well as for leading Bentley’s global legal team. He will report to Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley.

Shaman joined Bentley in March 1998 and spent the next seven years working from the company’s offices in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. He returned to Exton, Pa., in 2005 and in 2006 was promoted to deputy general counsel. In this capacity he managed the day-to-day global operations of Bentley’s legal department.

Commenting on Shaman’s new appointment, Greg Bentley said, “David was Bentley’s first in-house lawyer to be located outside of our headquarters in Exton, and he quickly proved himself as a highly effective attorney with diverse legal skills and strong business acumen. During his tenure as deputy general counsel, he earned the trust of our executive team, has been instrumental in the successful negotiation of major commercial contracts, and has helped consummate key acquisitions around the globe. I look forward to working even more closely with David in his new role and to soliciting his advice as our chief legal officer.

“I also would like to take this opportunity to thank retiring Senior Vice President David Nation for his 20 years of effective counsel and wisdom in guiding Bentley Systems’ legal affairs, helping us create important new business opportunities, and much more. In addition, I congratulate him on his election to Bentley’s board of directors.”

Prior to joining Bentley, Shaman worked for the law firm Covington & Burling LLP after tenures at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Informatics in Brussels and at Harlequin Limited, a software company in Cambridge, U.K. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, a diploma in mathematical statistics from Cambridge University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from University of Pennsylvania.

About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley users leverage information mobility across disciplines and throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects and assets. Bentley solutions encompass MicroStation applications for information modeling, ProjectWise collaboration services to deliver integrated projects, and AssetWise operations services to achieve intelligent infrastructure – complemented by worldwide professional services and comprehensive managed services.

Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2008 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.

Additional information about Bentley is available at www.bentley.com and in Bentley’s annual report. For Bentley news as it happens, subscribe to an RSS feed of Bentley press releases and news alerts. Visit The Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference website for highlights of Bentley’s premier thought-leadership event, being held November 3-5, 2015, in London, U.K. To view a searchable collection of innovative infrastructure projects from the annual Be Inspired Awards, access Bentley’s Infrastructure Yearbooks. To access a professional networking site that enables members of the infrastructure community to connect, communicate, and learn from each other, visit Bentley Communities.

To download the Bentley Infrastructure 500 Top Owners ranking, a unique global compendium of the top public- and private-sector owners of infrastructure based on the value of their cumulative infrastructure investments, visit www.bentley.com/500.

HMH to Have a Strong Presence at The World Halal Travel Summit & Exhibition in Abu Dhabi

HMH - Hospitality Management Holdings will be present in full force at The World Halal Travel Summit & Exhibition (WHTS15) in Abu Dhabi. The three-day trade event will take place at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 19 to 21 October, 2015 and is exclusively supported by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority.

Laurent A. Voivenel, CEO of HMH, stated, "As a pioneer in creating the region's first international Halal-friendly chain of hotels, we are proud to participate and sponsor    (WHTS15). The full potential of Halal market is yet to be realised / exploited and events such as WHTS15 are an ideal forum to meet global buyers and travel trade to capitalize on tourism opportunities in this niche segment. At HMH we have taken a ‘Halal-friendly’ and not ‘Halal-only’ approach. Our strategy has been to position ourselves as a perfect choice for both regional and international corporate and leisure travellers including families and single female guests seeking safe and healthy environment".

According to industry reports Halal-friendly hotels will continue to claim bigger market share given the business opportunity and demand. By 2030, Muslims will make up more than a quarter of the global population rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 2.2 billion and 30 per cent of this population will seek Halal options.

Commenting on the opportunity for expansion in Halal segment, Laurent said, "We are eager to grow our footprint in this significant sector and are keen to have a bigger share of market as well as raise awareness among hotel developers / owners about the opportunity and our strengths in the segment. The biggest growth in the Halal tourism is being seen in the mid-market segment. And our strategy is to expand aggressively in this segment with a target of boosting our existing portfolio of hotels by 30% over the next five years. This will include having a hotel in every GCC country while doubling our portfolio in the UAE and KSA. We also have a strong interest in the booming Asian markets such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Given the experience we have, at HMH we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on both Halal-friendly and mid-market hotels having been successful in penetrating these segments early".

About HMH

Founded in 2003 in Dubai, HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings is a fully-integrated hotel management company that prides itself on being the first hotel chain in the Middle East to offer halal-friendly, alcohol-free safe environment. It provides hotel owners and developers a broad spectrum of comprehensive management solutions with five distinct, yet complementary, hotel brands catering to varied market segments from budget to luxury. These include The Ajman Palace Hotel, Coral Hotels & Resorts, Corp Hotels, EWA Hotel Apartments and ECOS Hotels. Through its dynamic operation and strategic expansion in the Middle East and North Africa, HMH has been successful in unlocking a world of opportunities while creating value for its stakeholders, associates, staff members and customers. Its existing portfolio features superb properties located in some of the most desirable destinations across the MENA region, as well as a healthy pipeline of hotels under development.

For more information about HMH please visit http://www.hmhhotelgroup.com

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اتش ام اتش سيكون لها وجود قوي في

القمة العالمية للسياحة الحلال في أبوظبي

أتش أم أتش – إدارة الضيافة القابضة (هوسبيتاليتي مانجمانت هولدينجز) ستكون متواجدة بالقوة الكاملة في القمة العالمية للسياحة الحلال (WHTS15) في أبو ظبي. سيعقد الحدث التجاري على مدى ثلاثة أيام في مركز أبوظبي الوطني للمعارض خلال الفترة من 19-21 أكتوبر 2015 ، برعاية حصرية من هيئة أبوظبي للسياحة والثقافة.

قال لوران أ. فوافنيل، الرئيس التنفيذي لأتش أم أتش " كشركة رائدة في انشاء أول سلسلة عالمية من الفنادق الصديقة للحلال في المنطقة ، نحن فخورون بالمشاركة ورعاية القمة العالمية للسياحة الحلال (WHTS15). إن الإمكانات الكاملة للسوق الحلال لم تستغل بعد والمناسبات مثل القمة العالمية للسياحة الحلال (WHTS15) تمثل المحفل المثالي للقاء المشترين العالميين وممثلي صناعة السفر للاستفادة من الفرص السياحية في هذا القطاع المتخصص من سوق السفر. وفي اتش ام اتش  اتخذنا نهج 'صديقة للحلال "وليس" حلالا فقط". استراتيجيتنا تتمحور حول تعزيز مكانتنا كخيار مثالي للمسافرين الإقليميين والدوليين سواء  للعمل أو للترفيه بما في ذلك السيدات الآئي يسافرن بمفردهن و الأسر الذين يبحون عن بيئة آمنة وصحية ".

وفقا لتقارير الصناعة ستستمر زيادة الطلب على الفنادق الصديقة للالحلال وستحظى بحصة أكبر من سوق السفر، بحلول عام 2030 سوف يمثل المسلمون أكثر من ربع سكان العالم بارتفاع في تعدادهم من 1.6 مليار في 2010 حتي 22 مليار، 30 في المائة من هذه الفئة من السكان ستسعى للخيارات الحلال.

وتعليقاً على فرصة التوسع في القطاع الحلال، قال لوران: "نحن حريصون على زيادة تواجدنا في هذا القطاع الهام وحريصون على الحصول على حصة أكبر من السوق وكذلك زيادة الوعي بين المطورين و ملاك الفنادق بالفرص في هذا القطاع و كذلك نقاط قوتنا فيه. إن أكبر نمو في قطاع السياحة الحلال تمت ملاحظته في قطاع السوق المتوسطة، هدفنا الاستراتيجي هو التمدد بقوة في هذا القطاع بزيادة محفظتنا الحالية من الفنادق بنسبة 30٪ خلال السنوات الخمس المقبلة، وسوف يشمل ذلك وجود فندق في كل دولة من دول الخليج في حين نضاعف محفظتنا في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة والمملكة العربية السعودية. كما أن لدينا اهتماماً قوياً بالأسواق الآسيوية المزدهرة مثل الهند واندونيسيا وماليزيا والصين. اتش ام اتش في موقع فريد للاستفادة من خبرتها القوية في كل من قطاع  الفنادق الصديقة للحلال و السوق المتوسطة حيث نجحت في اختراق هذه القطاعات في وقت مبكر ".

حول أتش أم أتش

تأسست أتش أم أتش – إدارة الضيافة القابضة (هوسبيتاليتي مانجمانت هولدينجز) عام 2003 في دبي، وهي شركة إدارة فنادق متكاملة تفخر بأنها أول سلسلة فنادق في الشرق الأوسط توفر بيئة آمنة خالية من الكحول. تقدم الشركة لمالكي الفنادق والمطورين العقاريين مجموعة كاملة من حلول الإدارة الشاملة مع خمس أسماء فندقية متميزة، ومع ذلك متكاملة، تلبي احتياجات قطاعات متنوعة من السوق من الاقتصادية إلى الفاخرة. وتشمل هذه الفنادق فندق القصر عجمان، فنادق ومنتجعات كورال، فنادق كورب، شقق ايوا الفندقية وفنادق ايكوس. ومن خلال عملياتها النشطة وتوسعها الاستراتيجي في الشرق الأوسط وشمالي أفريقيا، نجحت أتش أم أتش في فتح أبواب عالم من الفرص وفي الوقت نفسه خلق قيمة لحاملي أسهمها، شركائها، العاملين فيها وعملائها. قائمة أعمالها الحالية تشمل فنادق رائعة تقع في بعض من أكثر المدن المطلوبة في أرجاء الشرق الأوسط وشمالي أفريقيا، بالإضافة إلى مجموعة متميزة من الفنادق تحت التطوير.

للحجز و مزيد من المعلومات حول أتش أم أتش، رجاء زيارة الموقع:http://www.hmhhotelgroup.com

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IHG® Business Rewards Launches 75,000 Bonus Point Promotion

MICE guests and corporate bookers can earn points for meeting events, packages and accommodation

United Arab Emirates, Dubai. 11 October 2015: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has launched its new IHG® Business Rewards promotion, offering members the opportunity to earn an impressive 75,000 bonus points at participating IHG hotels worldwide.

In the spirit of championing those that book on the behalf of others and to coincide with the 6 month anniversary of the launch of IHG Business Rewards, members can earn up to 75,000 bonus IHG® Rewards Club points when booking accommodation, meetings and events, as well as social bookings for others from now until 30 November 2015 (for events and stays until 1 January 2016).

IHG Business Rewards members must register for the promotion, immediately earning 500 bonus points. Thereafter, bonus points are accumulated according to the following set spend thresholds:

• Spend $2,000 USD and receive 3,000 Bonus Points
• Spend $5,000 USD and receive 10,000 Bonus Points
• Spend $10,000 USD and receive 20,000 Bonus Points
• Spend $20,000 USD and receive 40,000 Bonus Points

Members can also capture more value by earning an additional 1,500 bonus points for international bookings.  

For conferences and meetings at IHG hotels across Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA), bookers have the added option of including menus with dishes designed by the IHG Culinary Panel, as well as a range of customised offers and discounts. The IHG Culinary Panel is a group of seven award-winning chefs who have worked with IHG to develop a series of signature dishes available at IHG hotels across AMEA.

Nick Barton, Chief Commercial Officer, Asia, Middle East and Africa, IHG said: “Rewarding our business and meetings bookers with bonus point offers like this is our way of adding even more value at our hotels, and saying thank you to those hosting events with us, from business meetings and conferences to corporate social bookings.

“This offer is designed especially to reward our members by earning bonus reward points faster than ever before, so that they can enjoy redeeming their points in a range of ways.”

With their newly acquired promotional bonus points, bookers can look forward to enjoying more benefits from a generous range of redemption options available in the IHG Rewards Club global catalogue, from hotel stays, air travel and electronic goods, to brand name merchandise and restaurant gift certificates.

Members can register for the promotion by visiting: http://www.ihg.com/hotels/gb/en/global/offers/businessrewards. Guests can sign up for IHG Business Rewards by visiting: http://www.ihg.com/hotels/us/en/businessrewards/home.

WORLDCODE GMT- Taking on the challenge of time

WORLDCODE is the sporty chic watch in the SAINT HONORE collection, the WORLDCODE comes in a GMT model.

GMT, which stands for Greenwich Mean Time, is a complication that is particularly valued by travellers as it allows them to read off the time in more than one time zone: three in the case of the WORLDCODE GMT, including two simultaneously.

While the traditional hands (hours and minutes) give the main time, the addition of an extra hours hand means the time can be read simultaneously in a second time zone on a 24-hour scale engraved on the bezel. Thanks to this bezel and its rotating feature, it is also possible to read the time in a third time zone.

This unique WORLDCODE GMT has been slightly modified compared to previous editions, stylishly enhancing its masculinity: it now has a 43 mm round steel case and a bezel with 12 impeccably regular notches. The meticulously screw-locked crown is of exceptional quality.

In either the black or brown version, the sunray dial is decorated with white luminescent hour-markers and hands to ensure perfect readability in all conditions. The same goes for the red GMT hand with its triangular marking of white luminescent pigment.

Because the Worldcode GMT quartz has no limits, SAINT HONORE has extended its water resistance to 150 metres to appeal to water sports lovers.

Available in four variations, mounted on a steel bracelet or leather strap, in a steel or rose gold version, the WORLDCODE GMT has all the qualities a man could dream of, combining an exceptional design with unsurpassed quality at this price level.

The special Worldcode GMT takes on every challenge – in the air, on the ground or under water – and always with that special SAINT HONORE elegance!

WORLDCODE GMT, Technical details:

- Steel case, 43 mm

- Stainless steel bezel, rose PVD finish and black aluminium insert

- Sapphire glass

- Dark black dial, white luminescent indexes and hands

- Second 24-hour time zone

- Large date aperture at 6 h

- Quartz movement

- Water resistant to 150m

- Brushed and polished metal bracelet on deploying buckle

- SWISS MADE

Development projects for the Ministry of the Interior website

To become interactive and compatible with smartphones

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – October 10th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Executive Office of the MoI’s Smart Government Program implemented several development projects, related to the Ministry’s website. These projects are designed to provide the technical features and standards of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, in order to ensure optimal access to the ministry’s website, better usability and compatibility with different web browsers, smart phones and portable devices, ultimately becoming an interactive website.

Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Mohammed Al Shimmari, Executive Director of the Smart Government Program at the Ministry of Interior, said that the ministry, by developing the website, has improved e-participation possibilities for the benefit of users, so as to provide the highest levels of communication with the public.

He said: “Technically, the architecture and design of the Ministry of Interior’s website has been taken into account, in order to provide the most important data of interest to users and community members; including news, articles, multimedia (photos and videos), and data, which allow members of the public to learn about the activities and events of the Smart Government at the Ministry of Interior.”

It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Interior’s website serves as a web portal that provides browsers with streamlined and quick access to information and to the various online services offered by the different sectors and departments of the Ministry of Interior. It also provides these departments with the opportunity to receive complaints and suggestions from the public about the services provided by the Ministry, as a part of its quest to provide the best services to members of the public.

The website provides links to a number of selected Police Departments affiliated to the Ministry of Interior, and directly related to internal and external customers, in addition to links to the different e-services provided online for citizens, residents and visitors.

Users can access the website via the link "http://www.moi.gov.ae", which includes comprehensive and detailed information about the Ministry of Interior, its comprehensive strategy, its new organizational structure, regulations, laws, news and training plans, as well as a special portal for frequently asked questions (FAQ) and answers.

ليصبح تفاعلياً ومتوافقاً مع الهواتف الذكية

مشاريع تطويرية بموقع وزارة الداخلية الإلكتروني

أبوظبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة-    10 أكتوبر2015  (ميدل ايست نيوز واير):

نفذ المكتب التنفيذي للحكومة الذكية في وزارة الداخلية مشاريع تطويرية عدة، منها ما يتعلق بالموقع الإلكتروني للوزارة لتوفير جميع الخصائص الفنية  ،ومعايير هيئة تنظيم الاتصالات، بما يحقق قابلية الوصول والاستخدام وتوافقية الموقع الالكتروني مع متصفحات الويب المختلفة وأجهزة الهواتف الذكية؛ والاجهزة المحمولة يدوياً ، ليصبح بذلك موقعاً تفاعلياً.

واوضح المقدم فيصل محمد الشمري، المدير التنفيذي لبرنامج الحكومة الذكية في وزارة الداخلية، ان الوزارة من خلال تطوير الموقع عززت إمكانيات المشاركة الالكترونية امام المستخدمين بما يوفر اعلى درجات التواصل مع الجمهور.

واضاف: فنياً تمت مراعاة معمارية وتصميم الموقع الالكتروني لوزارة الداخلية لتوفير البيانات التي تهم المستخدمين وافراد المجتمع عموماً؛ من أخبار وملفات ووسائط متعددة (صور وفيديوهات)، وبيانات تتيح للمهتمين التعرف على أنشطة وفعاليات الحكومة الذكية بوزارة الداخلية.

جدير بالذكر ، أن الموقع الإلكتروني لوزارة الداخلية يعدّ بمثابة بوابة إلكترونية تتيح للمتصفح سرعة وسهولة الحصول على المعلومات، والوصول إلى مختلف ما تقدمه قيادات وإدارات وزارة الداخلية من خدمات إلكترونية متنوعة، واستقبال الشكاوى والمقترحات المقدمة من الجمهور حول ما تقدمه الوزارة من خدمات؛ سعياً من الوزارة إلى تقديم أفضل الخدمات لهم.

وتوجد على الموقع روابط لصفحات مختارة من الإدارات الشرطية التابعة لوزارة الداخلية ذات الصلة المباشرة بالجمهور الداخلي والخارجي، بالإضافة إلى الخدمات الإلكترونية للمواطنين والمقيمين والزائرين.

وبإمكان المستخدمين الوصول للموقع عبر الرابط “http://www.moi.gov.ae” ويتضمن معلومات شاملة وتفصيلية، حول وزارة الداخلية واستراتيجيتها الشاملة والهيكل التنظيمي الجديد، والأنظمة والقوانين والأخبار والخطة التدريبية، وحيزاً خاصاً بالأسئلة والأجوبة التي تُطرح بصورة متكررة من قِبل الجمهور.