NAMES 2008 Conference, 2-3 November

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center, EGYPT

Under the theme "The Role of Science Centers in Establishing Knowledge-Based Societies in the Region", the following sub-themes were tackled:

• Networking and Advocacy;
• Effective and Non-Traditional Methods of Science Communication.

Keynote Speakers were:

• Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt;
• Dr. Farouk Elbaz, Director, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA,
  Adjunt Professor, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt;
• Dr. Shirley Malcom, Head of the Education and Human Resources Programs at AAAS, USA.

NAMES 2008 featured 23 Session Speakers from 17 different countries, 13 Exhibitors, and 950 Participants.

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