Armenia: Future Projects and Developments

[Tigranakert]

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He won the contest for Intercontinental hotel etc.

http://youth.am/index.php?lang=2&id=4221

[Haykakan]

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NEW MEDICAL JOURNAL LAUNCHED IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
June 8, 2011 - 12:41 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Presentation of Farma scientific quarterly journal
published on the initiative of the Medicine Producers and Importers
Union of Armenia took place in Yerevan on June 8.

According to MPI Union chairman Samvel Zakaryan, the journal will focus
on the general trends in the field and will offer scientific workers,
academicians and professors an opportunity to publish their articles
free-of-charge. 5000 copies of the journal will be disseminated among
the republic's medical institutions, also for free.

The articles will be published in Armenian, Russian and English.

According to GXP Center of Excellence head, editor-in-chief of
the journal Aram Ghazaryan, an ethic code for those engaged in
pharmaceutical activity will be developed to create equal conditions
at the market.

[Tigranakert]

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AMAZING PROJECT ALERT

Tumo Center for Creative Technologies

I recommend everyone to visit www.tumo.org, and watch the (small) video on the bottom-right, you can enlarge it. Simply amazing, bravo to these modern-day Armenian patriots!

http://vimeo.com/19512554

YEREVAN, Armenia, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tumo Center for Creative Technologies announces a Grand Opening on Sunday, August 14, 2011. Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia visited Tumo for a private tour on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The Minister of Education and Science, Armen Ashotyan, and the Mayor of Yerevan, Karen Karapetyan, accompanied the President.

Tumo's initial program will introduce students, ages 12-18, to a professional level of instruction in animation, web development, video game design, and digital video/audio through extensive after-school programs, and as a part of the daily curricula of partner schools in Yerevan. Tumo is designed to serve over 1,000 students a day.

The seventy-five thousand square foot (7,000 square meter) facility, which occupies the first two floors of a modern building, and sits on fifty acres (20 hectares) of green land in the heart of Yerevan, will be dedicated to the creativity center. The campus is the creation of Sam and Sylva Simonian, both of Armenian origin, who currently reside in Dallas, Texas. Sam was a founder of Inet Technologies, a multi-million-dollar Internet monitoring/management company, based in Richardson, Texas.
As students' skills grow, they will earn points which will allow them to move up, as in a video game, to the center's upper levels, for more advanced instruction. The upper levels will also serve as an incubator for business start-ups–and will provide a level of real-world, hands-on experience unavailable in most educational facilities. Other specific programs of the center will serve to enhance the education of younger kids, university students, and the community.
"Creativity is a key component in the success of any endeavor," Sam says. "Kids attending Tumo are likely to be working in fields that don't even exist yet. But the skills, and creative ways of solving problems they'll learn at Tumo will serve them well as they make their own contributions to the world in the years ahead."
Students at Tumo will work on real-life creative projects, guided by industry professionals from some of the world's leading companies, like Pixar and Disney. Some of these creative pros will be teaching at the center, others will be linked to it from locations around the world, through the center's state-of-the-art communication technologies. Some Tumo programs will be available in English, as well as Armenian.
"Teamwork, communication, Internet literacy, analytical thinking, initiative—these are the skills that will be taught at Tumo," says Sylva Simonian. "Sure, the kids may come to learn how to create a video game, or build a better website—and have fun in the process—but they'll leave with so much more."

"Tumo will serve students in Armenia initially, but through summer workshops, computer camps, and other programs, we will also reach a broad international audience," says Marie Lou Papazian, Managing Director of Tumo. "The world is increasingly interconnected and dependent on sophisticated information and media technologies. We look forward to giving our kids the skills and experience they'll need to succeed in any field they choose, anywhere in the world."

http://www.tumo.org

Technical Project Manager Nigel Sharp on TUMO:

My job is now the Technical Project Manager for the Tumo project, it’s a fantastic project on a fantastic scale, the impact this project may have on future generations of Armenians cannot be understated. We struggle with the basics like an office email system, yet we are designing a cutting edge technology centre which will put similar endeavors in Europe and America to shame, we are building something at least 10 years ahead of its time, and in Armenia the leap could almost be considered as the same jump from smoke signals to 3G communication.

[ara87]

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The Simonians have done a lot for people in Armenia..

And if any of you will be in Armenia between August 12-14, the Tumo Center will be having a grand opening celebration, check out the details below

Ուրախությամբ հայտատարում ենք, որ Թումո կնետրոնի պաշտոնական բացումը կկայանա օգոստոսի 14-ին` տեղական սիրված Դորիանս խմբի և հանրահայտ Սերժ Թանկյանի հետ միասին:

Երիտասարդական մեծ միջոցառումներ են նախատեսված նաև բացմանը նախորդող 2 օրերին` օգոստոսի 12-ին և 13-ին, երբ Թումոն կհյուրընկալի Ռեինկարնացիա ռեգի խմբին ու DJ BaxStar-ին ԱՄՆ-ից, ինչպես նաև հատուկ 3D պոյեկցիա շենքի վրա աշխարհահռչակ NuFormer-ի կողմից և բացառիկ խաղ հատուկ երիտասարդների համար, որը նույնպես կարտապատկերվի Թումոյի պատին:

Միջոցառումների մուտքն ազատ է լինելու, սպասում ենք բոլորին:

We are pleased to announce Tumo’s GRAND OPENING on August 14, 2011, with Serj Tankian and local favorite Dorians headlining the celebration!

Festivities will also be held on August 12 & 13. Come join reggae band Reincarnation and DJ BaxStar ring in the three day celebration, and enjoy a special 3D presentation produced by world-renown NuFormer.

All of the open-air events will be held free of charge at Tumo Center, 16 Halabyan Street, Yerevan, Armenia. We hope to see you there!

you can like the Tumo Center on Facebook here

and you can also check out the event's facebook page here

[Lernakan]

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The Simonians have done a lot for people in Armenia..

And if any of you will be in Armenia between August 12-14, the Tumo Center will be having a grand opening celebration, check out the details below

Thanks for the info! I''ll be there

[Mher]

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AMAZING PROJECT ALERT

Tumo Center for Creative Technologies

I recommend everyone to visit www.tumo.org, and watch the (small) video on the bottom-right, you can enlarge it. Simply amazing, bravo to these modern-day Armenian patriots!

Do you know how the tuition and admission is going to work for the school. Is there anywhere I can find that information. I'm just interested in knowing how accessible it is going to be for kids from medium and lower income families.

[Davo88]

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Yerevan in a near-future:

[bell-the-cat]

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Yerevan in a near-future:

Alexander Tamanian will be turning in his grave (if Yerevan's mafiosi property speculators haven't dug it up already for "redevelopment").

What's 00:28 meant to be? Metsamor nuclear power plant resited to Yerevan!

[bell-the-cat]

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At 0:25, why are all the reporters women?

The one with red hair looks soooh cute.

[Davo88]

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What's 00:28 meant to be? Metsamor nuclear power plant resited to Yerevan!

That's a lot what it looks like. lol