14/04/2002
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Cairo
The President of Egypt today announced the postponement of the inauguration of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), the new Library of Alexandria, from its planned date of April 23, 2002 to a yet unspecified date. The president explained that given the dramatic circumstances in the region and the death of suffering of so many and the mourning and grief that were so generalized, it would be inappropriate for festivities and fireworks, for whatever reason.
05/04/2002
Science magazine today published an essay by Ismail Serageldin who called for scientists to take up the cause of justice and the environment. He wrote eloquently of the need to abolish hunger and to reduce the growing divide between rich and poor.
26/03/2002
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Alexandria
The Egyptian libraries association conference, opened its proceedings with honors to a number of individuals, starting with their host, Ismail Serageldin , the new Librarian of Alexandria. This was the 6th National Conference for Librarians and Information Specialists, with the theme of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Window of Egypt on the World.
23/03/2002
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Alexandria
The Conference and exhibition, was held by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in cooperation with the Association of Ferdinand de Lesseps for the Suez Canal. The exhibition was about the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, with facsimile pictures of that important event.
19/03/2002
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Alexandria
At the conclusion of the international biotech conference Federico Mayor and Philippe Demarescaux of Biovision declared a new partnership with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) to hold alternating year events. Biovision, Europes largest forum for the life sciences, holds an international gathering every two years. The BA would therefore follow up on its event every two years on an alternating schedule.
16/03/2002
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Alexandria
The conference Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and North, under the auspices of Dr. Yousef Wali Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt, was well attended. Participation included many international figures of prominence such as the Secretary general of OECD, and Federico Mayor, Gordon Conway, Rudy Rabbinge, Marc van Montagu, and Magdy Madkour, Adel Beltagy, Jennifer Thompson, and Ismail Serageldin among other notables.
04/03/2002
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Alexandria
The international conference Architecture and Heritage as a Paradigm for Knowledge and Development closed today with a major address by the Host and chairman Ismail Serageldin. The conference was organized by the Work Program on Architecture and Heritage for Region V for the UIA in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
03/03/2002
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Alexandria
A special meeting of concerned scholars was organized at the BA by the Alexandria Governorate, UNESCO and the Alexandria community to address the preservation of Alexandria's architectural heritage.
15/02/2002
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Boston, Mass
Ismail Serageldin brought an audience of about 1700 scientists to their feet after delivering a passionate address on the role of science in addressing the problems of world poverty and hunger. Serageldin's keynote address to the AAAS was heavily illustrated with forceful images that reinforced his message of humanity and hope.
20/01/2002
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Kuwait
AFESD HQ were the venue where Ismail Serageldin delivered his special address on the challenges of the global revolution and the need for the Arab world to make major changes to adapt to it. The hard-hitting address was very well received by the select audience who attended the event.
15/01/2002
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Cairo
Ismail Serageldin spoke twice today at the Cairo Book fair. First in a stunning slide-illustrated lecture on the Library of Alexandria old and new, and then in a panel on Globalization with Sayyed Yassin and George Khoury of DW. Both interventions were very well received.
10/01/2002
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Kuwait
The Qurein Cultural Festival of Kuwait selected Ismail Serageldin as man of the year. The National council for culture selected the Librarian of Alexandria for the breadth of his interests and achievements. He promised to deliver a special address in Kuwait.
01/12/2001
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Alexandria
Upon return from a tour of the UK, France and Greece, Serageldin expressed admiration for the efforts of the friends associations and their efforts on behalf of the BA. During the trip he gave a number of lectures including a special address at the House of Commons on Globalization after the WTO round in Doha.
01/12/2001
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Alexandria
The organizers of the Youth Employment Summit (YESS 2002) a large conference due to take place in Alexandria next September met at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina with about 50 NGO activists in Egypt to discuss the future plans for the Summit in Egypt.
05/11/2001
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Alexandria
Reflecting on the lessons learned from the soft opening, Serageldin announced today that there would be a special library set up for the very young (5-11 years old), a felt need not addressed by the young people library designed for the 12-18 year olds.
30/10/2001
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Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin, Librarian of Alexandria declared himself very pleased with the results of the experimental opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which attracted about 6-7000 visitors every day.
01/10/2001
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Alexandria
First Lady Suzanne Mubarak welcomed 1200 guests in a simple ceremony that marked the experimental or soft opening of the new library of Alexandria. She delivered awards to the many who have contributed to bringing the library to this stage and to the representatives of the many associations of friends that had come for the occasion.
08/09/2001
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Alexandria
On the eve of the new soft opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Ismail Serageldin hosted some 70 of Egypts leading intellectuals in for a dialogue on the future of the Library and what their thoughts were on what it should do for them and for Egypt.
01/09/2001
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Alexandria
The first Lady and chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina met with the Egyptian members of the board of trustees to discuss the plans for the soft opening of the Library and the next steps in the librarys development.
07/06/2001
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Aarhus University, Denmark
Ismail Serageldin, selected by Aarhus University as the best lecturer in the world, delivered two lectures at the university today. He spoke in the morning on the Library of Alexandria and in the afternoon on the University of tomorrow. Both lectures were well attended and very well received.