22/04/2001
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Cairo
It has just been learned that the new Library of Alexandria is to be guided in its actions by a Board of Trustees that is a veritable who's who of eminent personalities. The Board is to be chaired by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt's First Lady, who has been the driving force for this project for a very long time.
11/04/2001
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Cairo
This story should have been filed last December... but we just learned of all the details ... We have known for many years that Ismail Serageldin is a very avid scuba diver, and a strong supporter of coral reefs and actions to conserve them.
09/04/2001
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Kuwait
A conference to discuss the applications of biotechnology in the arid zones started in Kuwait today. The conference was sponsored by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and included a large number of regional personalities.
06/04/2001
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Alexandria
The legendary Herbie Hancock and the Thelonios Monk Institute Jazz Ambassadors came to the Conference Center of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for a Jazz concert. The riffs were spectacular, and the audience filling the 1200 seat auditorium enjoyed every minute of it.
04/04/2001
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Alexandria
Alexandrian activists Dr. Adel AbuZahra, and Mr. Sayed El-Nahas, his wife Mahiba Abdel Salam, Professor Lutfi AbdelWahab, Mrs. Mona El-Nashar and other friends founded the Egyptian Association of the friends of the Library of Alexandria.
04/04/2001
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Alexandria, Egypt
Ismail Serageldin started his tenure as DG of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina with an open meeting with all the staff from the Janitors to the Directors. The meeting lasted for almost three hours, with all the time taken up with questions and answers following the opening 20 minute presentation by the new Director General a.i.
29/03/2001
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Cairo
President Mubarak of Egypt issued a series of decrees today that appointed HE Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak to head the Council of Patrons and the Board of Trustees, and that named a distinguished group of Egyptians and non-Egyptians to the Board of Trustees of the Library complex, a huge cultural complex comprising several institutions...
20/03/2001
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Cairo
Presidential decree 76 for year 2001 was signed today. It spells out how the New Library of Alexandria is to be governed and managed. A high level Council of Patrons, including such luminaries a the President of France and the Queen of Spain, would meet once every three years or so.
12/03/2001
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Cairo
Law No.1 for 2001 was passed by Parliament on the 12th of March and creates a new juridical person attached directly to the Head of State and gives the President the authority to design its supervisory, administrative and financial regulations with enormous latitude to avoid bureaucratization.
11/03/2001
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Alexandria, Egypt
The beautiful design of the Library of Alexandria is taking shape on the edge of the water in the old harbor of Alexandria. The magnificent design is becoming reality and is attracting international attention from many quarters.
09/03/2001
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Wageningen, The Netherlands
Wageningen University, one of the world's leading research in Agriculture and related fields, today named four individuals to a newly created cadre of Distinguished University Professor.
03/03/2001
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Alexandria,
A group of members of the Scandinavia Committee of friends of the Library of Alexandria, led by Prof. Annica Dahlstrom, visited Alexandria. There they met with Ismail Serageldin and Dr. Mohsen Zahran, Director of the Library project.
27/02/2001
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Cairo
A lively debate characterized the meeting sponsored by the Architectural Committee of the Supreme Cultural Council of Egypt. The meeting was a formal seminar linked to an exhibition that had been presented at the "Hanager" exhibition hall in the Opera Complex in Cairo.
07/02/2001
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Lyon, France
For a few days, the city of Lyon became the biotech capital of the world. Some 2000 persons representing Industry, scientists and the civil society, as well as a number of eminent political figures from the President of France to the Commissioner of Health of the EC to the minister of research of China, all attended a densely packed program of thematic plenaries...
28/01/2001
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Cairo
In an address on Biotechnology old and new, Ismail Serageldin sketched out to the students and faculty at the AUC the latest developments on the biotechnology front. He painted a vivid image of a world in remarkable transformation and where the new paradigms of biotechnology work especially in industry...
23/01/2001
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The Hague
Thousands of young people from over 90 countries converged on the Hague for the week on simulation of the United Nations. The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) is now the best known such effort in the world.
21/01/2001
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Cairo
A day long program of German-Egyptian dialogue was organized by the Mubarak Public Library in Cairo around the theme of cultural identity during globalization. A distinguished raft of intellectuals on both sides participated in the event. Ismail Serageldin was among the participants...
08/01/2001
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New Delhi
Poonam Ahluwalia YES summit Director and Ismail Serageldin led a brainstorming session of some 50 activists from NGOs. Government, Private sector and young entrepreneurs to define a work program for the next 18 months to promote Youth employment issues in India.
07/01/2001
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New Delhi
The prestigious Indian Science Congress held its 88th session in New Delhi from January 3-7, 2001 at the new Campus of Pusa. The theme was food, nutrition and environmental security. Opened by the Prime Minister and involving 4200 scientists including over 90 foreign guests, the science congress had a stellar group of presenters and speakers.
01/01/2001
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Minnesota
Minnesota -- Ismail Serageldin has been elected as a fellow of the World Academy of arts and sciences. The academy is dedicated to the advancement of the cause of arts and sciences and by statute can have no more than 500 members worldwide at any time and at present has only 450 members.