12/03/2001
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Cairo
Law No.1 for 2001 was passed by Parliament on the 12th of March and creates a new juridical person attached directly to the Head of State and gives the President the authority to design its supervisory, administrative and financial regulations with enormous latitude to avoid bureaucratization.
11/03/2001
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Alexandria, Egypt
The beautiful design of the Library of Alexandria is taking shape on the edge of the water in the old harbor of Alexandria. The magnificent design is becoming reality and is attracting international attention from many quarters.
09/03/2001
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Wageningen, The Netherlands
Wageningen University, one of the world's leading research in Agriculture and related fields, today named four individuals to a newly created cadre of Distinguished University Professor.
03/03/2001
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Alexandria,
A group of members of the Scandinavia Committee of friends of the Library of Alexandria, led by Prof. Annica Dahlstrom, visited Alexandria. There they met with Ismail Serageldin and Dr. Mohsen Zahran, Director of the Library project.
27/02/2001
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Cairo
A lively debate characterized the meeting sponsored by the Architectural Committee of the Supreme Cultural Council of Egypt. The meeting was a formal seminar linked to an exhibition that had been presented at the "Hanager" exhibition hall in the Opera Complex in Cairo.
07/02/2001
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Lyon, France
For a few days, the city of Lyon became the biotech capital of the world. Some 2000 persons representing Industry, scientists and the civil society, as well as a number of eminent political figures from the President of France to the Commissioner of Health of the EC to the minister of research of China, all attended a densely packed program of thematic plenaries...
28/01/2001
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Cairo
In an address on Biotechnology old and new, Ismail Serageldin sketched out to the students and faculty at the AUC the latest developments on the biotechnology front. He painted a vivid image of a world in remarkable transformation and where the new paradigms of biotechnology work especially in industry...
23/01/2001
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The Hague
Thousands of young people from over 90 countries converged on the Hague for the week on simulation of the United Nations. The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) is now the best known such effort in the world.
21/01/2001
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Cairo
A day long program of German-Egyptian dialogue was organized by the Mubarak Public Library in Cairo around the theme of cultural identity during globalization. A distinguished raft of intellectuals on both sides participated in the event. Ismail Serageldin was among the participants...
08/01/2001
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New Delhi
Poonam Ahluwalia YES summit Director and Ismail Serageldin led a brainstorming session of some 50 activists from NGOs. Government, Private sector and young entrepreneurs to define a work program for the next 18 months to promote Youth employment issues in India.
07/01/2001
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New Delhi
The prestigious Indian Science Congress held its 88th session in New Delhi from January 3-7, 2001 at the new Campus of Pusa. The theme was food, nutrition and environmental security. Opened by the Prime Minister and involving 4200 scientists including over 90 foreign guests, the science congress had a stellar group of presenters and speakers.
01/01/2001
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Minnesota
Minnesota -- Ismail Serageldin has been elected as a fellow of the World Academy of arts and sciences. The academy is dedicated to the advancement of the cause of arts and sciences and by statute can have no more than 500 members worldwide at any time and at present has only 450 members.
12/12/2000
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Amsterdam
The prestigious Prince Claus Fund Awards were given today. The top awardees were Jaime Lerner of Curitiba, Brazil for his visionary work in making it a model of urban development, Viva Rio, an NGO in Rio de Janeiro, and Francisco Toledo, an artist in Mexico. Ten other awards were given.
01/12/2000
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Amman
Ismail Serageldin was elected as a member of the Arab Thought forum (ATF). Based in Amman, Jordan the ATF includes some of the most distinguished names in the intellectual and professional elite of the Arab World.
28/11/2000
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Washington DC
Some 200 invited guests participated in a special event with the President of the US and the secretary of State. The event included such luminaries as Wole Soyinka and HH the Aga khan, and many well known artists such as Yo Yo Ma and actors Meryl Streep and John Lithgow.
18/11/2000
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Alexandria, Egypt
Addressing the opening session of the international conference on Environment and engineering, Serageldin spoke of the transformation of engineering from enemy of the environment to the its all, of moving from end-of-pipe solutions to incorporating environmental factors in design...
12/11/2000
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Cairo, Egypt
Returning to his old Alma Mater, Ismail Serageldin gave a major address at the faculty of economics and political science which was very well attended. In that session he challenged conventional views of sustainability and economic measurement and management.
27/10/2000
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Paris
At the college de France in the hall of the Academie des Sciences in France, the members of the Universal Movement for Responsible Science (Mouvement Universel pour la Responsabilité Scientifique, MURS) today elected Ismail Serageldin to head its international effort.
24/10/2000
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Washington DC
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) held a special seminar in honor of Ismail Serageldin and incoming chairman Ian Johnson presented him with a scroll recording the best wishes of the CGIAR to Ismail in his new endeavors. In his response, Ismail Serageldin praised all his collaborators and said that he had been privileged to work for the CGIAR...
22/10/2000
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Isfahan
At the legendary city of Isfahan in Iran, Ismail Serageldin received a special award by the President of Isfahan Technical University, in recognition of his many contributions to the advancement of agricultural research for the benefit of the poor and the environment.