13/11/2006
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Istanbul
The Report of the High-level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations was presented to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and to Prime Ministers José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the final meeting of the High-level Group.
13/10/2006
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Nantes
Ismail Serageldin received an Honorary Doctorate from Nantes University in recognition of his efforts towards cultural development. The celebration heard a talk by Serageldin on the cultural, social, and scientific role of the Library of Alexandria.
04/10/2006
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Mumbai
The prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Awards for this year were declared yesterday and will be conferred upon the recipients in a ceremony in November 2006. Ismail Serageldin will be honored for promoting Ghandian values outside India.
18/09/2006
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Alexandria
Under the auspices of H.E. Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and in collaboration with the Alexandria Governorate, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) held a conference to present the projects submitted for the development of the Eastern Harbor and the area surrounding the BA.
12/09/2006
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Kyoto
Ismail Serageldin joined some 600 leading scientists, policymakers, business executives and opinion leaders from 70 countries, regions and international organizations at the third annual meeting of the Science and Technology in Society forum. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, representing the Japanese government...
02/09/2006
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Angra doe Reis
Ismail Serageldin has been awarded the TWAS Medal on the occassion of the 10th general conference of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World. Since 1996, the Academy has been awarding 'TWAS Medal Lectures' to some of its members in recognition of their achievements in their fields of research.
20/08/2006
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Stockholm
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Global Water Partnership (GWP), Ismail Serageldin was honored for being a Founder and the first GWP Chairman since its foundation in 1996.
02/07/2006
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Alexandria
It is with a deep sense of loss that I learn of the death of Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, the former Prime Minister of Japan. His long and distinguished career in public service is known to all. But Mr. Hashimoto was also one of those rare individuals who has had very broad international respect that remained undimmed after his retirement from office.
22/06/2006
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Petra
At the inaugural session of the second Petra conference of Nobel Laureates, His Majesty King Abdullah II called to help establish a Palestinian state and avert a humanitarian crisis in the cash-strapped Palestinian territories. Joining the Nobel Laureates at the conference were world-renowned leaders from the public and private sectors as well as from the civil society.
09/05/2006
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Washington DC
For the second year in a row, Ismail Serageldin attended the DLF spring board meeting in Washington DC. The meeting agenda included discussions on the development of scenarios of how the future research library, both digital and federated, will deliver value in the research and learning lives of their users.
28/04/2006
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New York
In their recent editorial "Doing more for Kate"(16 Dec., 2005, p. 1741), T. Cech and D. Kennedy describe the need to revitalize science education. They wrote, "[We need to] teach better with less struggle." In an effort to empower higher education teachers, we built a Global Health Network Supercourse library of 2500 PowerPoint lectures on public health and prevention (1).
27/04/2006
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Alexandria
We strongly condemn the recent bombings in Dahab and Rafah, and offer our deep condolences to the families of those who were murdered and our heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
22/04/2006
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Alexandria
The Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Alexandria welcomed Ismail Serageldin who delivered four highly illuminating lectures on Agriculture over a two-day period. The lecture series included presentations on agriculture at the outset of the 21st century, science and food security and irrigation and the environment.
17/04/2006
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin met for several hours with some 100 young people of the city of Alexandria where many issues were discussed and where the young people felt strongly committed to work for the betterment of the society where they live.
09/04/2006
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin welcomed more than 320 guests who came to the Library of Alexandria to attend the two-day conference on William Shakespeare. The conference started with a keynote speech by Professor Catherine Belsey...
28/03/2006
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New York
The Earth Institute at Columbia University convened the fourth biennial State of the Planet Conference to discuss the feasibility of sustainable development for billions worldwide.
14/03/2006
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Amsterdam
Before a large audience of librarians at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Ismail Serageldin articulated his views about the digital future and the digital libraries of tomorrow. Serageldin also spoke about the BA and of the work that it is doing in this domain.
01/03/2006
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Alexandria
Challenges and Concerns facing the Civil Society is the theme of this years' Arab Reform conference at the BA. Addressing the opening session, Ismail Serageldin introduced the conferences' main themes...
26/02/2006
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Doha
Ismail Serageldin joined key Western, Arab and Muslim leaders for the second meeting of the High Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations. The meeting focused mainly on the current cartoon crisis.
16/02/2006
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Alexandria
A main topic of discussion at the launch of the Peace Studies Institute was “Women in an insecure world: The challenge and the response”. Ismail Serageldin introduced the subject and then moderated a panel discussion devoted to the issue.