<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <!-- saved from url=(0063)http://172.16.0.6/csspnewsletter/Temp/11_28_2005_9_10_01_AM.htm --> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml/strict" xmlns:fo = "http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format"><HEAD><TITLE>CSSP Newsletter</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-16"><LINK href="../images//css.css" type=text/css rel=stylesheet> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY background=../images//cssplogo.jpg><A name=up></A> <TABLE id=Table1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=621 align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left><IMG src="../images//csspbanner.jpg" border=0> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=495> <TABLE id=Table2 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0 valign="top"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top background="http://www.bibalex.org/CSSPNewsletter/images/spacer.gif"> <TD vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=3 height=6><IMG height=6 src="../images//spacer.gif" width=615> </TD></TR> <TR background="http://www.bibalex.org/CSSPNewsletter/images/spacer.gif"> <TD vAlign=top align=left width=487 background=../images//spacer.gif height=300> <TABLE align=right> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=left><SPAN class=title1>Volume :</SPAN> </TD> <TD align=left><B>12</B> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=left><SPAN class=title1>Issued :</SPAN> </TD> <TD align=left><B>October 2005</B> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE id=Table3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" background=../images//spacer.gif border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=left><SPAN class=title1> <P align=justify><FONT color=#163e72 size=1>Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), a research center established in July 2003 in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, aims to play a significant role in the progress of science and technology in Egypt. The CSSP will help researchers and scientists to get the best support needed to advance their work through international collaborations.</FONT> </P></SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=left height=5><SPAN class=title1><IMG src="../images//spacer.gif"> </SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><SPAN class=title1>Dear //Name//,</SPAN> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD><SPAN class=txt></SPAN></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=25><BR><BR> <TABLE border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><SPAN class=title1>In our newsletter this volume:</SPAN> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="http://172.16.0.6/csspnewsletter/Temp/11_28_2005_9_10_01_AM.htm#Biotechnology Lecture at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina by Dr.Lawrence Kent">Biotechnology Lecture at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina by Dr.Lawrence Kent</A> <BR><A href="http://172.16.0.6/csspnewsletter/Temp/11_28_2005_9_10_01_AM.htm#The BA Visitors Information">The BA Visitors Information</A> <BR></TD></TR> <TR> <TD background=../images//spacer.gif height=24><IMG height=24 src="../images//spacer.gif" width=36> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" cellpading="0"> <TBODY> <TR class=title2 bgColor=#4274a9> <TD width=5></TD> <TD height=20><IMG height=20 src="../images//spacer.gif" width=1 align=absMiddle> <FONT color=white>&gt;&gt;</FONT> <A name="Biotechnology Lecture at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina by Dr.Lawrence Kent"></A><FONT color=white>Biotechnology Lecture at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina by Dr.Lawrence Kent</FONT> </TD> <TD align=middle><A href="http://172.16.0.6/csspnewsletter/Temp/11_28_2005_9_10_01_AM.htm#up"><FONT color=white><IMG alt=Up src="../images//icon_up.gif" border=0> </FONT></A></TD> <TD width=5></TD></TR> <TR> <TD width=5 bgColor=buttonface></TD> <TD class=txt bgColor=buttonface colSpan=2 height=20> <P> <DIV align=center><BR><B> <P><FONT size=3>Lecture on </FONT><BR><FONT size=5>International Experience with GM Crops <BR><BR>11:30 am, Thursday, 20 October, 2005 </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3>The Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is hosting a lecture by<BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=5>Dr. Lawrence Kent</FONT> <BR><BR>entitled: <BR><BR><FONT size=5>"International Experience with GM Crops - How Can Egypt Secure Similar Benefits from Agricultural Biotechnology?" </FONT><BR><BR>on<BR><FONT size=5>Thursday, 20 October 2005 at 11:30 am. </FONT></P></DIV> <P><FONT size=2>Dr. Kent is an Agriculture Policy Specialist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA where he is responsible for biotechnology transfer to developing countries. <BR><BR>Dr. Kent was a senior-level Agricultural Policy Analyst based in Egypt working on the Agriculture Policy Reform Program cooperating with the National Biosafety Committee to develop new biosafety guidelines. He also cooperated with the Agriculture Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) to study and raise awareness about the potential benefits of transgenic crops for Egypt. </FONT></P> <P> <DIV align=center><FONT size=5>The lecture will be held at the Auditorium at the main entrance of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. </FONT></DIV> <P></P> <P></P></B></TD> <TD width=5 bgColor=buttonface></TD></TR> <TR class=title2 bgColor=#4274a9> <TD width=5></TD> <TD height=20><IMG height=20 src="../images//spacer.gif" width=1 align=absMiddle> <FONT color=white>&gt;&gt;</FONT> <A name="The BA Visitors Information"></A><FONT color=white>The BA Visitors Information</FONT> </TD> <TD align=middle><A href="http://172.16.0.6/csspnewsletter/Temp/11_28_2005_9_10_01_AM.htm#up"><FONT color=white><IMG src="../images/icon_up(1).gif" alt=Up width="15" height="19" border=0> </FONT></A></TD> <TD width=5></TD></TR> <TR> <TD width=5 bgColor=buttonface></TD> <TD class=txt bgColor=buttonface colSpan=2 height=20> <P><A href="http://www.bibalex.org/English/visitors/visitorinfo/info.htm" target=_blank><IMG alt="visitors info" hspace=3 src="../images//BA.jpg" align=left border=0> </A>Information about the BA location, admissions, opening hours, guided tours and more is available on the BA website. </P> <P align=right><A href="http://www.bibalex.org/English/visitors/visitorinfo/info.htm" target=_blank>more...</A> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P> <P></P></TD> <TD width=5 bgColor=buttonface></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left background=../images//spacer.gif><BR><SPAN class=title1>Important Links:</SPAN> <UL> <LI><A class=Important href="http://www.bibalex.org/biovisionalexandria/" target=_blank>BioVisionAlexandria</A> <LI><A href="http://www.bibalex.org/English/researchers/CSSP/cssp.htm" target=_blank>CSSP Home Page</A> <LI><A href="http://www.bibalex.org/SuperCourse/Index.htm" target=_blank>Supercourse</A> </LI></UL><BR>To view all CSSP newsletters : <A href="http://www.bibalex.org/English/researchers/CSSP/archive.htm" target=_blank>CSSP Newsletter Archive</A></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top align=left background=../images//spacer.gif><BR><BR><A href="http://www.bibalex.org/CSSPNewsletter/comments.aspx?Mail=//EMail//">Click here to provide your feedback or comments</A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=10><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE id=Table4 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=footer vAlign=top>Bibliotheca Alexandrina - P.O. 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