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Serageldin Delivers a Keynote Address on Copyright Infrastructure

At the Conference on Copyright Documentation and Infrastructure organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 13 and 14 October 2011 in Geneva, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, delivers a keynote address entitled “Copyright Infrastructure: Enabling ...

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The EOL Executive Committee Fall Meeting

The BA hosted the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Executive Committee Fall Meeting on 10 and 11 October 2011, bringing together eminent figures from partner institutions, regional, national and thematic EOLs and other major financial or in-kind sponsors. Following the EOLv2 launch last month, the ...

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The BA Science Clubs Initiative Reaches out to 200 Schools

Led by the BA Planetarium Science Center, the Science Clubs Initiative (SCI) reached out to 200 primary and preparatory schools this year. The initiative was launched in the academic year 2008/2009 to make up for the lack of practical science education in public schools. SCI offered the necessary ...

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The Effect of Arab Revolutions on Egyptian Manpower in the Dialogue Forum

The BA Dialogue Forum hosts on Saturday, 15 October 2011, a seminar entitled “The Effect of Arab Revolutions on Egyptian Manpower”, hosting Dr. Ayman Zohery, Population and Emigration Studies Expert, and moderated by Dr. Khaled Hassan, Economist and Board Member of the Egyptian Association for ...

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Ring Round the Moon in a Play Reading

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in English on Wednesday, 12 October 2011. Participants will read the satirical play Ring Round the Moon , an adaptation by Christopher Fry of Jean Anouilh’s Invitation to the Castle . The play narrates a tale of two twins, a cold, ...

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