Opening Speaches

• H. E. Dr. Hany Helal; Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
• H. E. Dr. Yousry Elgamal; Egyptian Minister of Education

Keynote Speaker

“Islamic Civilization and Science”

• Dr. Ismail Serageldin;
  Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
  

Exhibition Fair

Session (A): Advocacy on Global Level Versus Regional Strategies: the Challenges and the Benefits

CHAIR

• Walter Staveloz; Director of International Relations, Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
                   

SPEAKERS

• Mike Bruton; Past-President, Southern African Association of Science and Technology Centers (SAASTEC), South Africa
• Asger Hoeg; Director, Experimentarium, Denmark
• Habiba Chaabouni; Head, Genetics Laboratory, University of Tunis, Tunisia
• Lesley Lewis; CEO, Ontario Science Center, Canada
  (video presentation)

Science Research Centers of the Future

• Dr. Farouk Elbaz; Director, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University

Session (B): Empowering Our People With Science And Its Languages

CHAIR

• Vincenzo Lipardi; President, European Network of Science Centers and Museums (ECSITE)

SPEAKERS

• Per-Edvin Persson; Director, Heureka – the Finnish Science Center
• Rana Elkaliouby; Research Scientist, Media Laboratory
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Hassan Dweik; Executive Vice President and Director of Science and Math Museums, Al-Quds University
• Julia Tagüeña Parga; Former Executive Director, Red POP

 

Session (C): Networking for sharing experiences and mutual understanding

CHAIR

• Mohamed Hedi Ben Ismail; Director General, Tunis Science City

SPEAKERS

• Tengku Nassariah Ibrahim; President, Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centers (ASPAC)
• Catherine Franche; Executive Director, European Network of Science Centers and Museums (ECSITE)
• Ingit Mukhopadhyay; Director General, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM)
• Iman Elkafass; Chairperson, Step Up Consultations, Trainings, and Educational Services, Egypt
  

Science Centers: Making Connections

• Prof. Shirley Malcom; Head, Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Session (D): Non-Traditional methods of Science Communication: Looking Across the Globe for Activities To Go

CHAIR

• Ingit Mukhopadhyay; Director General, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM)

SPEAKERS

• Ingit Mukhopadhyay; Director General, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM)
• Julia Tagüeña Parga; Former Executive Director, Red POP
• Per-Edvin Persson; Director, Heureka – the Finnish Science Center
• Mike Bruton; Past-President, Southern African Association of Science and Technology Centers (SAASTEC )

Session (E)

CHAIR

• Mijbil Almutawa; chairman & Managing Director, The Scientific Center of Kuwait

SPEAKERS

• Asger Hoeg; Director, Experimentarium, Denmark
• Hans Nyman; Vice Chairman, Friends of Alexandria in Sweden
• Sue Evans, President, StratREAL Foundation USA
• Fekry Hassan; Science City Project, Egypt

Session (F): Non-Traditional Methods of Science Communication: Think Globally, Act Locally

CHAIR

• Julia Tagüeña Parga, Former Executive Director, Red POP 

SPEAKERS

• Alan Draeger; Associate Director, Traveling Programs, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) 
• Serif Kaynar; President, Turkey Science Centers Foundation
• Bill Booth; Acting Director of Exhibits Services, Exploratorium, USA
• Vincenzo Lipardi; President, European Network of Science Centers and Museums (ECSITE)

CHAIR

Hoda Elmikaty; Director, BA Planetarium Science Center, and President of NAMES

On the Establishment of a Knowledge Society in the Arab Region: The New Challenge

• Prof. Ridha  Methnani; Professor of Science Communication, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Tunisia

The University as a Vehicle to Enhance the Role of Science Centers in a Knowledge-Based Society

• Dr. Mohamed M. Awny; Director of Technology Management Program, College for Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain

The 20th International Planetarium Society Conference (IPS 2010)

• Prof. Tom Mason; President Elect, International Planetarium Society; and Director, Armagh Planetarium