Conferences
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Alexandria—Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, is giving a three-part series presentation on Wednesday, 18 February 2009 in the BA Great Hall, in a one-day “Cinema Event” on the Art and Technique of Cinema. The evolution of the seventh art is very much the history of the world in the last century, with all its hopes and desperation, its light and dark moments. But it is also the story of brilliant men and women whose artistry redefined our perception of ourselves and the world. Using his signature technique of accessible language and enormous amount of visual material, Dr. Serageldin will show how the various elements of art come together to make a successful effect and how and why some films and some scenes have marked us all. The day will start at 10:00 am with a presentation titled “Making Movies: The Development of Cinema”. At 12:30 pm Dr. Serageldin will speak about “The Art of Film”. The last presentation on that day will be on 3:30 pm entitled “The Techniques of Cinematography”. The day is open for everyone, whether they are cinema specialists or simply cinema lovers. |
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In cooperation with InWEnt gGmbH -Capacity Building International, Bibliotheca Alexandrina organises the first regional, interdisciplinary conference for the InWEnt Alumni of the MENA region on the subject of “Networking and Innovation”. IT will be held during the period of 29 October to 1 November 2008. The regional Alumni program aims at strengthening the cooperation with the Alumni as well as the cooperation among the alumni in networks and with the industry, scientific institutions, think tanks, organizations of development cooperation, civil society and cultural institutions. The confrence will offer both technical and country-specific workshops, which provide a good opportunity to exchange experience and knowledge concerning subjects of regional relevance.The conference will be attended by 200 scholars and participants of InWEnt training courses from the MENA region |
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Under the Auspices of HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak The BA Celebrates the Launch of the Memory Of Modern Egypt Digital Project Alexandria— The BA will organize on Monday, 27 October 2008, a celebration at Cairo Opera House, under the auspices of HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Chairperson of the BA Board of Trustees, marking the online launch of the Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive: http://modernegypt.bibalex.org . Senior officials, intellectuals, and public figures will attend the event. Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, stated that the Memory of Modern Egypt Project provides a complete digital repository of materials documenting Egypt’s rich modern history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, available to all in an expansive, multidimensional online archive. The repository features photos, documents, stamps, coins, newspapers, magazines, audio and video material, historical studies that were originally written for the Memory, as well as other first-hand collections that no other single library or collection can offer. Serageldin added that this important Project is a joint endeavor between the BA Special Projects Department that was responsible for the scientific material, and the International School of Information Science (ISIS) implementing the technical aspect of the Project. Dr. Khaled Azab, Director of BA Media and Special Projects Departments, maintained that the Memory of Modern Egypt project is the largest digital archive covering the history of modern Egypt during two centuries and providing an authentic and comprehensive look at culture, politics, and social life in Egypt, from the era of Mohamed Ali in 1805 to the end of Al-Sadat’s presidency in 1981. He added that one of the most important characteristic s of this archive is its neutralization and focus on the unknown aspects of the history of Egyptians. Dr. Magdy Nagy, Head of the BA Information and Communication Technology Sector, stated that the large amount and diversity of information provided by the BA Special Projects Department for the implementation of the Project imposed a big challenge for ISIS in designing and building the infrastructure of the Digital Archive. He added that the challenge was to design an interface and an infrastructure easy to navigate, and a search tool supporting the Arabic language enabling the users to obtain the required information easily. Another challenge was to present the visual material such as the photos, maps, video clips, and others in an attractive and user-friendly manner. Dr. Noha Adly, Director of the ICT Department and ISIS, mentioned that to overcome all the challenges in the design and implementation of the Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive, the repository was structured around five main themes – Rulers, Prime Ministers, Events, Subjects, and Public Figures – with each of these divided into subtopics, creating an index with over 500 dimensions. Every item in each of the material categories is also classified by one or more of the theme subcategories, creating a multidimensional web of materials and themes. She pointed out that this cross-referencing of the two indexes – materials and themes – allows users to explore all the connections between the different material available in the repository and significant people, events and subjects in modern Egyptian history. The Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive is a culmination of three years of meticulous efforts and collaboration between a team of young staff members from the BA Special Projects Department and the ICT Sector under the supervision of Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Dr. Khaled Azab, Dr. Magdy Nagy, and Dr. Noha Adly. |
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The World Financial and Economic crisis |
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الإسهامات الإسلامية في العلم والمعرفة تشكل جانب مهم من التراث الإسلامي. علماء المسلمين نظموا ما سبقهم من المعارف، وترجموها للعربية وزادوا عليها الكثير والكثير .. كما قاموا ببناء أساس العلم الحديث الذي تتفوق فيه اليوم أوروبا وأمريكا .. رحلة مع علماء الإسلام مع الدكتور إسماعيل سراج الدين في حلقات قصيرة (5 دقائق) و ممتعة. |
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In the opening ceremony of IFLA World Congress on Information and Libraries, and in the presence of 4000 librarians from all over the world, the Rector of Laval University presented Serageldin with the Honorary Doctorate bestowed to him by the prestigious University. The fact that this honourable acclaim was conferred to Serageldin in front of his world peers imparted a particularly touching significance to the occasion. This is the 22nd honorary doctorate to be awarded to Serageldin. |
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The BA International School for Information Science (ISIS), the BA Information and Communication Technology Department and the Wikimedia foundation are co- organizing Wikimania 2008, the fourth annual international conference for Wikimedia foundation, from 17 to 19 July at the BA. The Conference will be proceeding on four different tracks; Wikimedia communities, free knowledge, technical infrastructure, and the scientific track. |
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The International Conference of the Global Environmental Facilities - GEF at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina under the auspices of the first lady H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, on the 10-13 May 2008. International Workshop on Evaluating Climate Change and Development “ The challenges of global warming are currently at the center of international news and dialogue. In recent years many countries and organizations have addressed this issue through efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions, but countries also increasingly need to adapt to climatic changes. Given the urgent need for international & national action we need to learn as best we can from past experience and evaluation can and should play a crucial role in this regard. However, evaluation of climate change and development has never been subject of an international exchange of experiences. For the first time, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in collaboration with the GEF-Global Environmental Facility organize the International Conference on Climate Change Evaluation & Development, the workshop will address the needs and assess the state of climate change and development evaluation. “ |
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The theme of the BioVisionAlexandria 2008 will be “From Promises to Practice” and will focus on translating the best existing knowledge into new approaches. Leading experts of the four corners of the globe are invited to address new approaches explaining why the immense advances that are taking place in science do not adequately translate noticeable improvements in the lives of the poorest 20% of the human race. The Conference will shed light on themes: Health, Agriculture and Environment. Each of these themes will be addressed by representatives of the greatest minds in industry, science, policymakers and civil society fields. BioVisionAlexandria is a continuation of the tradition that started in BioVision 1999 in Lyon, the BA has been honored to be an associate with BioVision by which it holds the BioVisionAlexandria every even year alternating with the World Life Science Forum held in Lyon every odd year. BioVision Alexandria 2008 |
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Where did computers come from and where can such artificial intelligence take us? Over the course of three lectures Dr. Ismail Serageldin covers the past, present and future of what is becoming the world’s most dominant preoccupation, and he does so through an analysis of the thoughts of eminent scientists, engineers, philosophers and visionaries of the past and the present. He poses and attempts to answer profound questions that are troubling some of those who are concerned about unleashing unbelievable technologies on the world, and contrasts that with the enthusiasm of those who are embracing a future where machines will merge with, if not replace, humans in most of what we do every day. |
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Presentation of the Inaugural Mo Ibrahim prize for achievement in African leadership. |
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Japan Arab Conference |
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Women in Science |