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Software Freedom Day at the BA

The League of Young Maters (LYM) Program, hosted at the BA, organizes a seminar from 24 to 26 August 2010 on the occasion of the Software Freedom Day 2010. Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration to educate the worldwide public about the benefits of using high quality Free and Open ...

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A Seminar Honoring Ossama Anwar Okasha at the BA

The “Narrative Review” Series, hosted at the BA, holds a seminar entitled “Ossama Anwar Okasha and the Unknown Alexandrian Drama”, on Tuesday 17 August 2010. The Seminar is moderated by Dr. Ismail El-Shekha, Head of TV Channel 5, and hosts Scenarists Mohamed El-Dakhakhny and Vivian Mahmoud. The ...

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Serageldin Chairman of the Executive Council of the WDL

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, has been elected Chairman of the Executive Council of the World Digital Library (WDL). According to James Billington, Librarian of Congress and Project Manager of the WDL, Serageldin was chosen owing to his sound expertise and ...

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Swaminathan Award for Environmental Protection Goes to Serageldin

The Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection 2010 was presented to Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, in Chennai, India, on 7 August 2010, for his outstanding contribution to the cause of environment protection. The Award, instituted by Rotary Club of ...

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The Big Read 2010 Contests

As part of the activities of the Big Read 2010 project, the BA Library Sector announced essay, photo, art, and map contests, around Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn . Participants can now submit their photos until 30 October 2010, and they can submit their essays, paintings and maps until 15 ...

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