18/02/2009
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Alexandria
At the BA Great Hall, in a three-part series presentation on the Art and Technique of Cinema , Serageldin illustrated the evolution of the seventh art, from its earliest days of silent cinema to the computer generated magic of today; tracing how “it went from being a curiosity to being an art form”.
17/02/2009
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Alexandria
Serageldin welcomed HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, First Lady of Egypt and Chairperson of the BA Board of Trustees; Mrs. Gihan El-Sadat, wife of the late President Sadat; Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni; Minister of International Cooperation, Fayza Abul Naga; Governor of Alexandria, Adel Labib; as well as several other public figures...
15/02/2009
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Doha
Serageldin participated, as speaker and moderator, in the 2009 U.S.-Islamic World Forum: Common Challenges, which brought together key leaders in the fields of politics, business, media, academia, and civil society from across the Muslim world and the United States...
03/02/2009
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Trieste
Serageldin attended the third meeting of the Steering Committee of The Academy of Sciences in the Developing World (TWAS). Members of the Steering Committee convened to discuss TWAS activities and new initiatives, as well as the program and budget for 2009. Serageldin is Vice President of TWAS for the Arab World.
22/01/2009
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Alexandria
Serageldin has been formally appointed a member of the Advisory Board of Coalition of Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), an initiative jointly sponsored by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank, which is aimed at promoting inclusive dialogue in support of African development.
17/01/2009
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Cairo
Invited to speak in the opening session of The International Conference on The Role of Think Tanks in Developing Countries: Challenges and Solutions , Serageldin gave a keynote speech entitled Think Tanks and Development Policies. The conference was held by The Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC)...
14/01/2009
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Alexandria
Serageldin welcomed the speakers and participants of the conference Arab Women Facing the Challenges of Globalization which is being held at the BA during the period from 13 to 15 January 2009. Calling for a greater gender equality, Serageldin said that just as we breathe with two lungs, see with two eyes, walk with two legs, but speak with one voice, so must enlightened men and empowered women work side by side towards a better future.
12/01/2009
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Bahrain
Upon the invitation of Sheikha Mai Bint Mohammad Al Khalifa, Minister of Media and Culture in Bahrain, Serageldin gave a lecture on Scientific Research Horizons at the Sheikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture and Research.
10/01/2009
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Washington DC
Serageldin joined the members of Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in a Council Meeting held to discuss reports and feedback on the fifth annual meeting which took place in Kyoto in October 2008, and to prepare a program for the 6th annual meeting due to convene in October of this year.
05/01/2009
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Alexandria
Serageldin today inaugurated the Science Supercourse Day, an event held at the BA to launch the Library’s new Project: The Science Supercourse. The project aims to build an internet archive of PowerPoint lectures in four main scientific disciplines, namely: Medicine (public health), Agriculture, Engineering and Environment. It is targeting a total of 100,000 Golden PowerPoint lectures within a year and one million in three years.
21/12/2008
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Alexandria
Addressing a large number of scholars, literature students and lovers of mystery tales, Serageldin gave an enlightening talk at the BA on Edgar Allan Poe, in commemoration of the bicentennial anniversary of the father of the detective story. Himself a professed Poe fan since early youth, Serageldin presented to his audience an account of Poe’s life and works and shed interesting light on little-known sides of the writer and his contributions to science.
02/12/2008
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Alexandria
The BA is hosting a conference entitled Investing in Cultural Heritage, in preparation for the Second International Cultural Heritage Conference to be held in Rome in 2009. As Vice-President of the World Bank (at the time), Serageldin had played a key role in the First International Cultural Heritage Conference held in Florence in 1999, which was co-sponsored by the Government of Italy, the World Bank and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
24/11/2008
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Cairo
On behalf of the President of France, French Ambassador to Egypt, Mr. Jean Felix-Pagnon, decorated Serageldin with the insignia of Knight of the French Legion of Honor, in recognition of his outstanding role as visionary and humanist, as promoter of Franco-Egyptian cooperation, as ardent advocate of the dialogue of civilizations, and in admiration of the brilliant success of the New Library of Alexandria, as a place for the promotion of human rights, tolerance, pluralism, science, and dialogue between cultures.
19/11/2008
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Santa Barbara
Over the next three days, Serageldin will be co-chairing the third meeting of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management, of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), together with Ernst Ulrich Von Weizsäcker, Dean of Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California.
10/11/2008
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Alexandria
On behalf of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President Jorge Sampaio, UNSG High Representative of the Alliance of Civilizations (and former president of Portugal), informed Serageldin of his appointment as Alliance of Civilizations Ambassador. Established in 2005, at the initiative of the Governments of Spain and Turkey, under the auspices of the United Nations, the Alliance aims to improve understanding across cultures and religions and to counter the influence of extremism and its threat to world peace.
09/11/2008
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Mexico
Serageldin is attending the 25th Anniversary Celebration of The Academy of Sciences in the Developing World (TWAS), as TWAS Vice President for the Arab World. A series of Jubilee Lectures will be given by eminent scientists and Nobel Laureates at the celebration meetings.
04/11/2008
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Riyadh
As head of the Egyptian delegation of the Japan-Arab Dialogue Forum, Serageldin will once again join the members of the forum for their 6th annual meeting. The first Japan-Arab Dialogue Forum was held in Tokyo in September 2003, and annually brings together delegations from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Japan for a candid exchange of views.
15/10/2008
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Amman
Serageldin joined the members of the international senior advisory board of West Asia North Africa (WANA) for their first board meeting. The WANA process has been launched by His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, with the support of the Nippon Foundation, in order to stimulate and strengthen regional dialogue in the West Asia and North Africa region.
14/10/2008
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Amman
Serageldin signed a cooperation agreement between the BA and the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation, to support and enhance scientific research and creativity in the Arab World. Founded in 1978 by Arab Bank, the foundation supports scientific research, cultural dialogue and open access to knowledge.
06/10/2008
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Kyoto
At the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, Serageldin chaired a plenary session discussing Biofuels and their Potential Effect on Food Production and the Environment. This years meeting was held under the themes Harmony with Nature and How is Information and Communication Technology Affecting Humankind?.