Sixth Science Festivity “Natural Sciences: Earth and Sun” (28-29 March 2012)
The BA organizes the sixth Science Festivity on 28-29 March 2012. The overarching theme of this year’s festivity is “Natural Sciences: Earth and Sun”. The event will raise public awareness on the importance of saving our limited natural resources and preserving the environment to achieve economic growth. The Science Festivity 2012 will highlight the importance of the sun in our daily life; both as a source of energy and a part of the Solar System, and its impact on agriculture, water cycle, animals, human body, and astronomy. The event will also explore the nature of earth through various aspects, including agriculture, industry, environment, construction, and geology through hands-on-activities , documentaries and performances. Science Festivity is an annual event that offer people of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to ask questions, discuss, and explore. In the process, visitors experience the pleasure of lifelong learning, whether with family, friends, or on their own. The Annual Science Festivity targets the public, in general, and children in particular, and is open to the public for free.
An Esoteric Quest for Ancient Alexandria: Greco-Egyptian Birthplace of the Western Mind (9-14 June 2012)
Alexandria was for seven hundred years the greatest center of learning and culture in the ancient world, a brilliant crucible in which the civilizations of ancient Greece and Egypt intermingled and absorbed streams of wisdom from throughout the known world.
The New York Open Center and the BA Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (AlexMed) presents the international conference entitled “An Esoteric Quest for Ancient Alexandria: Greco-Egyptian Birthplace of the Western Mind”, aiming to bring vividly to life the most influential center of culture and esoteric wisdom in antiquity, the authentic birthplace of the Western mind.
The conference also includes expeditions to sacred sites in and around Alexandria, and evenings featuring cultural presentations of music and poetry.