Conference Participants

Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Latif
Second Secretary,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Courniche El-Nil, Maspiro,
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 574 7407
Email: abdelatif@yahoo.com

Dr. Alnaser Ledin Allah Abdel Wahab
Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 362 6014
Email: elnaser@mailer.eun.eg
Web: www.eun.eg

Dr. Nabil Ades
Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Aleppo University
Aleppo, Syria
Tel: +963 21 267 0407
Fax: +963 21 264 3823
Email: n-ades@scs-net.org

Dr. Noha Adly
ICT and ISIS Director
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
P.O. Box 138 Chatby
Alexandria 21526, EGYPT
Tel: +20 3 482 0400
Fax: +20 3 482 0405
Email: noha.adly@bibalex.org
Web: www.bibalex.org, www.bibalex.org/isis

Mr. Usama Salama Ahmed
Information Specialist
Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACDD)
Tel: +20 2 671 2050
Fax: +20 2 671 2059
Email: salama.u@arabccd.org / usamasa@hotmail.com
Web: www.arabccd.org

Dr. Faiza Adeeb Al-Bayati
Technical Advisor of Baghdad University Libraries
The Central Library, Baghdad University
P.O. Box 47026 Jadryia
Baghdad, Iraq
Tel: +964 778 7819
Email: faiza_lib@yahoo.com, faiza.albayati@yahoo.com

Prof. Muhammad Al-Raqab
Director
University of Jordan Library
Amman 11942, Jordan
Fax: +962 6 535 5570
Email: lib.man@ju.edu.jo
Web: www.ju.edu.jo

Mr. Mohamed Azzam
Senior Business Development Consultant
E-Learning and Business Solutions Union [eLABs]
Tel: +20 2 333 7294 / +20 2 333 7200
Fax: +20 2 333 7299
email: mazzam@softwarefromegypt.com
Web site: www.elabs.org.eg

Ms. Eglal Bahgat
CultNat Deputy Director
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Smart Village, Kilo 28 Cairo-Alex Desert Road,
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 534 3010
Fax: +20 2 539 2929
Email: Eglal.Bahgat@bibalex.org
Web: www.bibalex.org, www.cultnat.org

Dr. Colin F. Baker
Head of Near and Middle Eastern Collections
The British Library
Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB
UK
Tel: +44 207 412 7645
Fax: +44 207 412 7858
Email: colin.baker@bl.uk
Web: www.bl.uk

Dr. Hoda Baraka
CIT Minister Senior Deputy
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)
Smart Village, Kilo 28 Cairo-Alex Desert Road,
Giza, Egypt
Email: hbaraka@mcit.gov.eg
Web: www.mcit.gov.eg

Dr. Elizabeth A. S. Beaudin
Manager, International Digital Special Projects
Yale University Library
130 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
USA
Tel: +1 203 432 8441
Email: elizabeth.beaudin@yale.edu
Web: www.yale.edu

Ms. Basma Chebani
Automation Librarian
University Libraries / Jafet
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961 1 350 000 Ext. 2603
Email: bc01@aub.edu.lb
Web: www.aub.edu.lb, http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/

Mr. Philippe Chevrant
Département Littérature et Art (Service des Litteratures Orientales)
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Bénédicte Hamaide
Présidence T2 N7
Quai François Mauriac
75706 Paris Cedex 13, France
Tel: +33 1 5379 5222 / +33 1 5379 5215
Fax: +33 1 5379 4180
Email: Philippe.chevrant@bnf.fr
Web: www.bnf.fr

Mr. Philip Croom
Director of Rare Books & Special Collection,
American University in Cairo (AUC)
113 Kasr El Aini St., P.O. Box 2511,
Cairo 11511, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 794 2964 – +20 2 797 6901
Email: pcroom@aucegypt.edu
Web: www.aucegypt.edu

Dr. Kareem Darwish
Assistant Professor,
Information Systems Department,
Cairo University,
Research Scientist, IBM
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 536 1451
Email: kareem@darwish.org
Web: www.ibm.com/eg, www.darwish.org

Mr. John Eilts
Curator for Middle East Collection
Stanford University
Green Library, Room 251
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
USA
Tel: +1 650 736 1815
Fax: +1 650 723 5476
Email: jeilts@stanford.edu
Web: www.stanford.edu

Dr. Hussein Eissa
IT Projects Manager
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)
Smart Village, Km 28 Cairo-Alex Desert Road,
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 534 1029
Fax: +20 2 537 8800
Email: heissa@mcit.gov.eg
Web: www.mcit.gov.eg

Dr. Amgad Abdelhady El-Gohary
Director of Digital Libraries Project
Supreme Council of Universities
Email: aaelgohary@yahoo.com

Dr. Shahira El-Sawi
Dean of Libraries &Learning Technologies
American University in Cairo (AUC)
113 Kasr El Aini St., PO Box 2511,
Cairo 11511, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 794 2964 – +20 2 797 6901
Web: www.aucegypt.edu

Mr. Waleed El-Shobaki
Academic Liaison, Librarian for Middle Eastern Studies,
John Rylands University Library,
University of Manchester,
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PP
UK
Tel: +44 161 306 1520
Fax: +44 161 273 7488
Email: waleed.el-shobaki@manchester.ac.uk
Web: www.manchester.ac.uk

Ms. Zeinab El-Tanahy
Technical Director for ICS Libraries
Integrated Care Society
42 Abdallah Deraz St.
Golf Area, Masr El-Gedida
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 417 2084/5/6/7
Fax: +20 2 417 9821 / +20 2 417 1787
Email: ztanahy@hotmail.com

Dr. Ossama Emam
Human Language Technologies Manager,
Technology Development Center (TDC),
IBM Egypt Branch,
P.O. Box 166 El-Ahram,
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 536 2536 Ext. 1479 Direct:+20 2 536 1479
Fax: +20 2 536 2505
Email: emam@eg.ibm.com
Website: www.ibm.com/eg

Dr. Gillian Evison
Indian Institute Librarian & Head of Research Support (Special Collections)
The Indian Institute Library
The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Oxford OX1 3BG
UK
Tel: +44 0186 527 7083
Fax: +44 0186 527 7182
Email: gillian.evison@bodley.ox.ac.uk
Web: www.bodley.ox.ac.uk

Dr. Hesham Farouk
IT Projects Manager
Arabic Digital Content
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)
27 Mohi El-Din Abul-Ezz St., Dokki
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 534 1039
Email: hefarouk@mcit.gov.eg
Web: www.mcit.gov.eg

Ms. Kity George
Head of Library Sector
Information and Decision Support Center
The Egyptian Cabinet
1 Magles El-Shaab St.
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 7929292
Fax: +20 2 7929222
Email: kgeorge@idsc.net.eg

Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Hamdy
Media Documentation Advisor to the UNESCO
Director, Cairo Library
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 257 3219 / +202 736 2278
Fax: +20 2 736 2280
Email: mohhamdy34@hotmail.com

Dr. Nadia Hegazi
Professor of Informatics, Electronics Research Institute
Senior Expert for International Relations
Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Smart Village, Km 28 Cairo Alex Desert Rd.
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 534 1375
Fax: +20 2 5371010
Email: nhegazy@mcit.gov.eg
Web: www.mcit.gov.eg

Mr. Andrew C. Herkovic
Director of Communications & Development
Stanford University
Green Library, Room 102D
Stanford, CA 94305
USA
Tel: +1 650 725 1877
Fax: + 1 650 725 4902
Email: herkovic@stanford.edu
Web: www.stanford.edu

Dr. Zuhair Jabbour
Head Librarian
Tishreen University
P.O. Box 2077
Latakia, Syria
Tel: +963 41 439 009
Fax: +963 41 427 055
Email:dir-library@tishreen.shern.net

Dr. Abdul Karim A R Kadhim
Deputy Dean
College of Information Engineering, Al- Nahrain University,
Baghdad, Irag
Email: ak_kadhim@yahoo.com

H.E. Dr. Tarek Kamel
Minister,
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology,
Smart Village, Kilo 28 Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road,
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 534 1020
Fax: +20 2 537 1111
Website: www.mcit.gov

Mr. Michael Keller
University Librarian
Director of Academic Information Resources
Publisher of HighWire Press
Publisher of Stanford University Press
Stanford University
Green Library, Room 101
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
USA
Tel: +1 650 723 5553
Fax: +1 650 725 4902
Email: Michael.Keller@Stanford.edu
Web: http://highwire.stanford.edu/~mkeller/

Dr. Hossam Loutfi
Professor, Faculty of Law,
Beni-Sweif University
Beni-Sweif, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 338 6364
Fax: +20 2 335 4738
Email: hloutfi@link.net

Mr. Abdel-Rahim Abdel-Sabor Abdel-Halim Mohamed
Assistant Researcher
ISSR, Cairo University
18 Mohamed Abo Salem St., flat #4
Almaza, Heliopolis
Cairo, Egypt
Email: ar_elmadany@hotmail.com

Dr. Magdy Nagi
Head of ICT Sector Bibliotheca Alexandrina
P.O. Box 138 Chatby,
Alexandria 21526, Egypt
Tel: +20 3 482 0400
Fax: +20 3 482 0405
Email: Magdy.Nagi@bibalex.org
Web: www.bibalex.org

Mr. Hisham Ouf
General Manager, Kotob Arabia Electronic Publishing House
13 El-Shaheed Helmy Kamel St.,
El-Fath Mosque, Heliopolis
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 644 6308 / +20 2 636 4665
Email: h.ouf@kotobarabia.com
Web: www.kotobarabia.com

Mr. Saber Ahmed Saber
Information Specialist & System Administrator
National Water Research Center
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 218 8250 / +20 2 218 9535 / +20 2 444 8219
Fax: +20 2 218 7152
Email: saber@nwrc-egypt.org / Saber_mas@maktoob.com
Web: www.nwrc-egypt.org

Dr. Emad Isa Saleh
Lecturer
Librarianship & Information Science Dept,
Faculty of Arts, Helwan University
Cairo, Egypt
Email: esalh2@yahoo.com

Mr. Simon Samoeil
Curator for Near East Collection
Yale University
Sterling Memorial Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
USA
Tel: +20 3 432 1799
Fax: +20 3 432 7231
Email: simon.samoeil@yale.edu
Website: http://www.library.yale.edu/neareast/

Ms. Lauren Schoenthaler
Staff Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
Stanford University
Building 170, 3rd Floor, Main Quad
Stanford, CA 94305-2038
USA
Tel: +1 650 725 9560
Fax: +1 650 723 4323
Email: lks@stanford.edu
Web: www.stanford.edu

Dr. Ismail Serageldin
Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina
P.O. Box 138 Chatby,
Alexandria 21526, Egypt
Tel: +20 3 487 9993
Fax: +20 3 482 0450
Email: Ismail.Serageldin@bibalex.org
Web: www.bibalex.org / www.serageldin.org

Dr. Samir Ibrahim Shahin
Dean, Faculty of Engineering,
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 2 571 0571
Fax: +20 2 572 3486
Email: sshaheen@eng.cu.edu.eg
Web: www.eng.cu.edu.eg

Dr. Sherif Shahin
Professor of Libraries & Information Science
Faculty of Arts, Cairo University
Head of National Library Section
The National Library and Archives of Egypt
Corniche El-Nil, Ramlet Boulac
Cairo 11638, Egypt
P.O. Box 8, Sabttiya
Tel & Fax: +20 2 575 0620
Email: libmang@darelkotob.org / sherifshn@yahoo.com
Web: www.darelkotob.org

Mr. Owis Sharaf
IT Manager
Egyptian Dar Al-Iftaa
Darrassa, Cairo
Egypt
Tel: +20 2 588 7013 / 26
Fax: +20 2 589 9652
Email: owis_sh@yahoo.com

Mr. Justin Siberell
Director and First Secretary
American Center of Alexandria
3 Pharana St., Azarita
P.O. Box 839 Alexandria
Egypt
Tel: +20 3 487 7287
Fax: +20 3 587 3811
Email: SiberellJH@state.gov

Mr. Stuart K. Snydman
Digital Production Services Manager
Stanford University
Green Library East, Room 245D
Stanford, CA 94305-6066
USA
Tel: +1 650 723 4223
Fax: +1 650 723 9348
Email: snydman@stanford.edu
Web: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/dlp/

Dr. Sohair Wastawy
Chief Librarian / Head of Library Sector
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
P.O. Box 138 Chatby,
Alexandria 21526, Egypt
Tel: +20 3 482 0385
Fax: +20 3 482 0460
Email: Sohair.Wastawy@bibalex.org
Web: www.bibalex.org