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Agenda |
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(Location:Bibliotheca Alexandrina) |
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Day One - SUNDAY, January 15, 2006
15:00 – 16:30 |
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Tour of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina |
17:00 – 17:30 |
Registration
(F3) |
17:30 – 18:00 |
ICT Projects Presentation
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
19:00 – 21:30 |
Gala Dinner (El Farouk Restaurant, Salamlek Hotel, Montazah
Gardens) |
Day Two - MONDAY, January 16, 2006
8:30 – 9:30 |
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Registration and Coffee |
9:30 – 10:00 |
Opening Session:
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director,
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Dr. Sherif El Iskandarany, Deputy Director, Egyptian
Academy of Scientific Research & Technology
Mr.
Justin Siberell, Director,
Alexandria American Center, & Representing the American
Ambassador of Egypt
Dr. Stephen Griffin, Program
Director, Computer & Information Science & Engineering,
National Science Foundation
Dr. Joyce Ray, Associate
Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of Museum & Library
Services
(Middle Hall , Conference Center )
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10:00 – 10:50 |
Which is the Key Word: Digital, Library or
Middle-East?
H. E. Dr. Ahmed Darwish, Minister, Ministry of State
for Administrative Development, Egypt
Evolution of the Telecomm Infrastructure
in Egypt: Enabling Digital Content, Dr. Amr Badawy, Senior Advisor
to the Minister, Ministry of Communication & Information
Technology, Egypt
(Middle Hall , Conference Center
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10:50 – 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
11:15 - 12:45 |
Plenary Session:
Open to Public
Chair: Dr. Hisham El Sherif, Chairman, IT
Ventures
Opening Plenary Presentation,
Dr. John Gage, Chief
Researcher & Vice President
of the Science Office, Sun Microsystems
Keynote Speech,
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director, Bibliotheca
Alexandrina
(Middle Hall , Conference Center
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12:45 – 13:45 |
Lunch Break |
13:45 – 14:30 |
The Digital Library of the Middle East – Contents
and Users
Chair & Moderator: Dr. Joyce Ray, Associate
Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of
Museum & Library
Services
Egyptian Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age,
Dr. Fathi Saleh, Director of CultNat Center, Bibliotheca
Alexandrina
Digital Library Projects of Bibliotheca Alexandrina,
Dr. Noha Adly, Director, ISIS & Information & Communication
Technology Departments
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
14:30 – 15:30 |
The Digital Library
of the Middle East – Contents
and Users
Chair & Moderator: Dr. Sohair Wastawy,
Head of Library Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Electronic Cultural Atlas,
Dr. Lewis R. Lancaster,
Professor, University of California Berkeley, & President,
University of the West
A Digital Library of Cuneiform Tablets,
Dr. Robert
Englund, Professor of Assyriology & Sumerology
, University of California, Los Angeles
Arabic E-Content Initiatives,
Dr. Hoda Baraka, Senior
Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Communication & Information
Technology, Egypt
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
15:30 – 16:00 |
Discussion
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
16:30 – 17:15 |
Small Group Discussions of Vision,
Key Aspects of a Mission Statement
(F3 Halls) |
17:15 – 18:00 |
Reports back to main group
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
18:00 – 18:30 |
Adjourn until reception |
| 18:30 – 20:00 |
Reception ( American Center ) |
| 20:00 – 22:00 |
Dinner (Fish Market) |
Day Three - TUESDAY, January 17, 2006
8:30 – 9:00 |
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Coffee |
9:00 – 10:00 |
The Digital Library of the Middle East -
Technical Architecture & Policy Issues
Chair & Moderator: Dr. Magdy Nagi, Head
of Information & Communication
Technology Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The OAI Protocol for Metadata and Harvesting: Overview,
Dr. Donald Waters, Program Officer for Scholarly Communications,
Mellon Foundation
OAI in Practice,
Mr. Tim Cole, Mathematics Librarian & Professor
of Library Administration, University of Illinois Urbana
Champaign
Extending the OAI Protocol to Digital Assets,
Mr. Kenneth Hamma, Executive Director of
Digital Policy, J. Paul Getty Trust
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3)
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Discussion
(Gad Rausing Auditorium,F3) |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
11:00 – 12:00 |
Small Group Discussions
Work Product:
A set of Key issues or goals
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Building a Shared Vision, Policies and Promoting
Participation
(Meeting Room, F3) |
Content, Collections and Users
(Nobel Room, F3) |
Network Infrastructure
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
Interoperability and Digital Library Standards
(Floating Room, F3) |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Reports Back and Feedback from Full Group
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
14:00 – 15:30 |
Small Group Discussions Continue
Work Product: A
set of action items |
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Building a Shared Vision,
Policies and Promoting Participation
(Meeting Room, F3) |
Content, Collections and Users
(Nobel Room, F3) |
Network Infrastructure
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
Interoperability and Digital
Library Standards
(Floating Room, F3) |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Reports back to main group
( Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
16:00 – 17:00 |
Refinement of Mission Statement and Key Issues or
Goals
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
17:00 – 17:30 |
Wrap-up and Next Steps
(Gad Rausing Auditorium, F3) |
17:30 – 18:00 |
Meeting Adjourned |
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