09/01/2005
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Riyadh,
Ismail Serageldin, Head of the Egyptian Delegation to the Japan Arab Dialogue involving Japan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, declared himself satisfied by the outcome. The joint overview statement reaffirmed earlier agreements arrived at in Alexandria in March 2004.
06/01/2005
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Cairo
At the closing of the outstanding international panel discussion organized by the Suzanne Mubarak International Women for Peace Movement, Ismail Serageldin delivered an impromptu summation of the activities that was widely appreciated.
05/01/2005
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Cairo
At the end of a two-and-a-half day retreat for the BA managers, in which Serageldin delivered no less than six lectures and moderated the debate among the 120 participants, both staff and director declared themselves satisfied with the results.
23/12/2004
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin celebrated the Aga Khan award for architecture that the BA won in November with a special lecture on the AKAA, its origins, and its philosophy and the other winners of the 2004 Award.
21/12/2004
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Cairo
Ismail Serageldin was the main speaker at the meeting of research institutes interested in Arab Reform. He delivered a luncheon address that was both short and moving, mixing poetry and economics, social and political considerations, he gave a boost to the cause of home-grown reform in the Arab world.
16/12/2004
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin provided a moving and eloquent summation to the North African Consultation for the Commission on Africa, held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina 14-16 December 2004. The text was widely requested and a copy is provided here.
11/12/2004
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin Welcomed Edmonde Charles-Roux and the members of the academie Gongourt and Prof Kopp the historian/biographer of the Goncourt brothers in a celebration of the centennial of the academie Gongourt and its prize (1904-2004).
11/12/2004
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin gave a characteristically rich presentation on the role of engineering and the environment in the next 25 years. His signature use of many slides in a short time left the audience breathless and opened up many avenues for discussion.
10/12/2004
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin invited the Ministers concerned and the key intellectuals of Egypt to meet in a special conference on the reform of Egyptian education (all levels, including research and S&T).
07/12/2004
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Cairo
Ismail Serageldin gave a masterful presentation to the Society of Political economy in which he laid out a ten-point program for the reform of the Egyptian economy. The lecture was very well attended and provoked a lively discussion. Serageldin's full understanding of the issues was evident in both the presentation and the discussion.
01/12/2004
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin inaugurated the Ahram Centerss g-20 consultation on water with a series of incisive comments. The Consultation was being held at he BA. Serageldin reminded the participants of the many other urgent issues tat should also be adopted by the g-20 especially in terms of the negotiations of the Doha round.
28/11/2004
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New Delhi
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) was selected as a winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), one of the most prestigious architectural prizes a building project can win. This particular prize was especially pleasing to Ismail Serageldin who had personally chaired two previous AKAA juries (1983 and 1992). He had also served on three steering committees in the early days of the AKAA and helped set the course of the world-famous triennial prize.
24/11/2004
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Geneva
The Suzanne Mubarak Womens International Peace Movement (SMWIPM) and the Swiss government hosted a major conference on the topic of women defending peace. Ismail Serageldin, a member of the Board of the SMWIPM, participated in the conference, which was chaired by Mrs. Mubarak, and which featured many eminent personalities including Dr. Boutros Ghaly and Nobel Laureate Jody Williams.
02/11/2004
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Alexandria
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies, has awarded the distinction of Fellow to Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria. Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers.
01/11/2004
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Kyoto
Ismail Serageldin was one of forty founding members of this outstanding event that brought together decision-makers, scientists and business leaders to discuss the issues of S&T in Society. The STS forum was a great success, especially given the enormous attention the Japanese government has been giving it. Prime Minister Koizumi spoke at the inaugural session and Former Minister Koji Omi was the driving force behind the whole exercise, ably supported by Dr. Kurakawa, President of the Japan Science Council.
22/10/2004
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New York
Ismail Serageldin Joined a group of distinguished individuals to serve on an advisory committee organized by UN Secretary General (SG) Kofi Annan. The SG met the group for about two hours to discuss the progress of their deliberations. Their primary mandate is to advise the SG on how to strengthen the effectiveness of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD).
12/10/2004
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin welcomed some 650 persons for a gala dinner and an evening show to celebrate the second year of the BA. The reception was given to the many partners of the BA in Alexandria and Egypt as well as the representatives of the 35 international associations of friends who came from all over the world.
11/10/2004
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Alexandria
On October 10, Ismail Serageldin welcomed the ambassadors of over 20 nations and the representatives of the Associations of friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for a business like review of the achievements of the BA in the past two years and the forward design of the next two years. Mrs. Mubarak, who had been detained on official business abroad, sent a message to the participants that was delivered by Ismail Serageldin.
08/10/2004
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Frankfurt
The Arab World being the special guest of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the BA had an important part it eh special; wing devoted to the Arab Theme. The BA had organized the spectacular Culturama of the CULTNAT center, and had a special series of distinguished guests in its special auditorium. This was in addition to the work done on manuscripts and for the digital heritage generally.
06/10/2004
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Vera Cruz, Mexico
At the youth Employment Summit meeting today, Ismail Serageldin moderated an open discussion with about 200 persons in the room, including over ten ministers from various countries. In the process he helped develop a consensus over the next stage of the campaign to create 500 million sustainable livelihoods for youth in a decade.