NAMES News

Under the challenging circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, NAMES 7th conference is postponed; a new date to be scheduled for 2021.

Check out the very first Museum Memory contribution by Ms. Shireen Sabanegh, Former Deputy Director of the Children's Museum Jordan.

NAMES 2020 Call for Session Proposals is OPEN; check out the Session Proposal Guidelines, get in touch with your peers to develop an inspiring session proposal to share with us your much-valued experiences, whether it be best practices or lessons learnt. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the final deadline to receive session proposals has been postponed to Thursday, 30 April 2020.

SAVE THE DATE: NAMES 7th Biennial Conference, NAMES 2020, will take place 08-10 September 2020, at Konya Science Center, Turkey, under the theme "Design: What's Next? (مستقبل التصميم في توصيل العلوم).

Do Not miss, EMME Summer School 2019, this optimal opportunity for exchange of knowledge and expertise within a stimulating educational environment, and REGISTER NOW!

This year’s winner will have the chance to participate in the EMME 2019 Summer School, 27-31 October, hosted by The Scientific Center of Kuwait (TSCK).

The Design Squad Global Clubs (DSGCs) is an initiative launched under the umbrella of NAMES Network, and the leadership of Al-Nayzak Organization for Supportive Education and Scientific Innovation. The DSGCs are currently running between NAMES Members in Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabic; the sessions of the current round take place once per week for 12 weeks, from 14 February to 17 April 2019.

NAMES Secretariat Office (SO), hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, is seeking to recruit a Communication Freelancer to be paid per task. Check the job responsibilities and requirements; if this is an opportunity you are seeking and have the right skills for, please send your CV to namesnetwork@bibalex.org.

NAMES Secretariat Office (SO), hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, is looking to hire a Junior Administrator, with some experience, to join NAMES Team. Check the job responsibilities and requirements; if this is an opportunity you are seeking and have the right skills for, please send your CV to namesnetwork@bibalex.org, no later than Wednesday, 20 March 2019!

The 4th edition of the Euro-Mediterranean and Middle East Summer School for Science Communication, EMME 2019, will take place 27-31 October in the capital of Kuwait, where it will be hosted by The Scientific Center of Kuwait (TSCK), one of the first science centers that began operating in the Middle East almost 20 years ago.