Lecture Series

Lecture 70: Mining in Iran

When: Thursday March 13, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Where: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 (Get Directions, Campus Map )

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Speaker: Gh Hamidi Anaraki, M.Sc.
Language: Farsi

Synopsis:

The history of Iran has always been influenced by her natural riches, as well as mining and metallurgical activities. More than 4000 occurrences and deposits of metallic ore as well as nonmetallic and fuel with an estimated total reserve of fifty billion tons are scattered across the country. Archeological surveys and findings in mining exploration show that the exploration of mines in the country dates back to 5000 B.C. Excavated artifacts made up of copper, gold and silver are evidence of the continuous development of quarrying and melting ores and metals. Iran’s mineral wealth, in addition to oil and gas includes coal, iron ore, non ferrous ores of zinc, lead, manganese, antimony, aluminum (bauxite), chromium and industrial minerals such as limestone and kaoline, zeolite, along with ornamental stones, refractory materials (fire clay, magnesite, kaolinite) and gemstone (turquoise). The mineral production is now standing at 400 million tons per year. The mined material directly, or after ore processing, is used by various domestic industries and a small part is exported. The lecture will review the state of mining industry in contemporary Iran.

About the Speaker:

Hamidi Anaraki was born in 1944. After graduating from technical faculty of Tehran University in mining engineering in 1967, he completed six month training scheme in mining management in Japan during 1975. He worked as mining expert in the ministry of industry & Mines, and also as managing director of Iran Barite Co., and the member of the boards of Iran Mine House, Ajin Co., Nedaye Rahavi Co., Mehr Ajin Co., and Omran Anarak Cement Co. He worked in the field of mining in both public & private Sectors. He has Prepared and presented several paper on dimension stones and smooth blasting in granite quarries. He has been elected as a member of Tehran Chamber of Commerce and served as a member of Iran Chamber of Commerce for 12 years.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Lecture 69: A scientific approach to anger
(Rescheduled lecture for Feb. 2014)

When: Thursday February 27, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Where: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 (Get Directions, Campus Map )

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Speaker: Mohammad Soleimani
Language: English

Synopsis:

For the past 15 years, Mohammad Soleimani has been on a quest to understand anger phenomenon through the prism of scientific methodology, examining various aspects of the manifestation of this emotion and its related effects. Applying root cause analysis methodology, he has studied the fundamental of its origination with the hope that if we truly understand the origins of this emotion, we are best equipped to manage its harmful side effects. This IAAP meeting will be the first time that he will be discussing his work in public.

About the Speaker:

Since 2007, Mohammad Soleimani has served as Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Kastle systems, a leading provider of security and access control where he is responsible for all aspects of Kastle’s development and IT efforts. He is also serving as Chairman of the Board for SoleNet, Inc., an engineering services company he co-founded in 2001, focused on developing state of the art communications equipment. From 2006 to 2007, he served as Vice President Engineering for RFID at Motorola, Inc. His responsibilities included advanced development and architectural design of Radio-frequency identification (RFID) equipment. From 2004 to 2006, he served as Vice President of Engineering at Matrics, Inc/Symbol Technologies. Prior to that, he co-founded BitCom, Inc. in 1998. He also spent fifteen years as Senior Director for Hughes Network Systems (HNS), where he obtained tremendous leadership experience. He first served as Co-lead System Engineer for Thuraya, a mobile satellite voice and data communication system based in the UAE. He also became Lead Engineer for the first phase of DirecTV receivers.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with honors from George Washington University. /p>

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Lecture 69 (cancelled): Looking into Possible Impact of Dutch Disease on the Economies of Developed and Developing Countries with Special Focus on the Iranian Economy: An Analytical Review of the Existing Literature for possible Policy Implications

When: Thursday February 13, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Where: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 (Get Directions, Campus Map )

 

Speaker: Jamshid Damooei, Ph.D.
Language: English

Synopsis:

In recent economic literature Dutch disease refers to the harmful consequences of large increases in a country’s income. Although Dutch disease is generally associated with a natural resource discovery, it can occur from any development that results in a large inflow of foreign currency, including a sharp surge in natural resource prices, foreign assistance, and foreign direct investment.
This presentation brings attention to the potential impact of Dutch Disease within an economy. It reviews and examines its theoretical arguments as well as the existing empirical evidences on the onset and the continuation of Dutch Disease in various developed or developing countries based on the structure of their economies, degree of coordinated wage determination, intensity of factor specificity, and the magnitude of income inequality. The focus of the presentation is to look into the impact of the disease on the Iranian economy and it influence on the resource allocation over the last four decades. The hope is to generate relevant discussions leading to ideas and suggestions for highlighting elements of pertinent policy implications for the near future and the long run.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Jamshid Damooei is Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at California Lutheran University. He served as the Director General of the Department of Economic Studies and Policies of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran. Dr. Damooei worked as a Senior Economist for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) from 1988 to 1991. He continued to work as an international consultant for the UNDP and the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) after he left his position in the UN and returned to California Lutheran University. Dr. Damooei’s scholarly work includes a broad spectrum of current social and economic issues such as: project design and evaluation, crisis prevention and recovery, causes of economic imbalances, and economic and social impact assessments. He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from Tehran University, Master of Sciences in Economics from the University of Surrey, MPhil in Economics from University of London and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Surrey (U.K.) in 1981. He is the president of Damooei Global Research, Inc. a consulting company focused on program and project evaluation, economic impact studies, needs assessment, and policy analysis.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public