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Distinguished Guest Lectures
| Lori B. Andrews |
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Professor Lori B. Andrews, distinguished Professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chairman of the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future and Director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology, was the guest of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 15 September 2004, where she delivered a lecture on “The Many Faces of Human Cloning”. |
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| Mahathir Mohamed |
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Malaysia's former prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamed, who relinquished his post last year after twenty-two years in power and after transforming his country from an exporter of rubber and tin into an Asian economic tiger, was the guest of the city of Alexandria during the first week of September 2004. While in Alexandria, Mahathir gave two lectures at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 5 and 6 September. The first lecture focused on human resources development and the Malaysian experience, while the second dealt with interaction between cultures and civilizations. Mahathir concluded his visit by holding a press conference on 7 September at Alexandria University.
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| Michel Rocard |
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Veteran French politician and former Prime Minister of France, Michel Rocard, was the guest of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 16 June, 2004, where he delivered a lecture entitled Europe, America & the Middle East. Michel Rocard spoke in English. |
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| Vinton G. Cerf |
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Vinton G. Cerf, chairman of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and widely known as one of the "Fathers of the Internet" was the guest of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 30 May, 2004, where he delivered a lecture entitled "All the World's Libraries at our Fingertips".
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| Jean-Marie Lehn |
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1987 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Jean-Marie Lehn, was the guest of the BioVisionAlexandria 2004 Conference held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from 3-6 April 2004, where he delivered a lecture entitled "Supra-molecular Chemistry: Some Contributions to Life Sciences" during BioVision Nobel Laureates' Day on 3 April.
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| Ahmed Zewail |
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Egyptian 1999 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Ahmed Zewail, was the guest of the BioVisionAlexandria 2004 Conference held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from 3-6 April 2004, where he delivered a lecture entitled "BioVision at the Interface" during BioVision Nobel Laureates' Day on 3 April.
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| Ryoji Noyori |
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2001 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Ryoji Noyori, was the guest of the BioVisionAlexandria 2004 Conference held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from 3-6 April 2004, where he delivered a lecture entitled "Asymmetric Catalysis: Roles in Biomedical Science and Technology" during BioVision Nobel Laureates' Day on 3 April.
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| Sherwood Rowland |
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1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Sherwood Rowland, was the guest of the BioVisionAlexandria 2004 Conference held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from 3-6 April 2004, where he delivered a lecture entitled "The Changing Atmosphere in 2004" during BioVision Nobel Laureates' Day on 3 April.
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| Umberto Eco |
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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina played host on 1 November, 2003, to the renowned Italian novelist and scholar Umberto Eco, who gave a lecture in English, on varieties of literary and geographic memory. |
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