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Tentative Program

Tuesday, 7 April

 

8:00-9:00 (60 min)

Registration & Reception of Participants

 

9:00-9:45 (45 min)

Opening Ceremony

  • Opening Speech by NAMES President
  • MAAP 2025 & 2026 Awards Ceremony
  • Local Guest Speech
 

9:45-10:45 (60 min)

Keynote Speech 01

Prof. Nidhal Guessoum
Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Space Science at American University of Sharjah
 

10:45-11:00 (15 min)

Ice-Breaker

 

11:00-12:00 (60 min)

Exhibition Fair Opening & Refreshments Break

 

12:00-13:00 (60 min)

Presentations Panel 01

  1. المتحف المستدام والمجتمع الشريك: إعادة التفكير في التفاعل كركيزة للبقاء والنمو الثقافي
    (The Sustainable Museum and the Partner Community: Rethinking Interaction as a Pillar for Cultural Survival and Growth)
    Shaimaa Alhawawy, Miskhat, KSA
  2. Re-Humanizing Science Museums: Why the Arab Region Must Bring Back the Human Sciences
    Massa Mufti, Sonbola NGO (Lebanon), Syria
  3. الجميع له الحق بالتعلم: البناء المجتمعي الفعال للمدراس الأقل حظًا
    (Everyone has the right to learn: Effective community building of disadvantaged schools)
    Tumadhir Almusidi, Miskhat, KSA
 

13:00-14:00 (60 min)

Lunch

 

14:00-15:00 (60 min)

House of Commons

Let us debate the future of science engagement!

Leaders

  • Mikko Myllykoski Heureka
  • Finland Samar Kirresh
  • AlElieh, Palestine

MakerSpace

Session 01

Hands-On Innovation: Using Tinkering to Bring STEAM to Life

Leader

  • Rasha Dababneh, CMJ, Jordan
 

15:00-15:30 (30 min)

Refreshments Break at the Exhibition Fair

 

15:30-16:30 (60 min)

Workshop 01

Beyond exhibits: Creating Science Content for Digital Age

Leader

  • Mohammad Essam, Science Street LLC, Egypt

Workshop 02

من حقهم! (Their Right!)

Leader

  • Abdul-Aziz Afifi, Mishkat, KSA

MakerSpace

Sessions 02:

Making & Tinkering Summer 2025 Workroom

 

16:30-17:30 (60 min)

Interactive Tour 01

MakerSpace

Sessions 03

Cultural Manifestations: Tinkering with tiling and tessellation

 

17:30-20:00

Free Time

 

20:00-22:00

Gala Dinner (Abdallah Alsalem Cultural Center)

Wednesday, 8 April

 

9:00-10:00 (60 min)

Presentations Panel 02

  1. From Curious Kid to Global Impact Maker
    Mehmet Akın Bulut + 3 Collaborators, Turkey
  2. من زائرة إلى موظفة: رحلة الانتماء في مشكاة
    (From Visitor to Employee: A Journey of Belonging to Mishkat)
    Hatoon Althaydi, Mishkat, KSA
  3. Learning by Doing: My First Field Experience
    Yasmeen Almusbeh, Mishkat, KSA
 

10:00-11:00 (60 min)

Workshop 03

Lessons from Student Voices: What Kids Teach Us About Museum Design

Leaders

  • Fatima Alabdullaziz, KSA
  • Samet Tuna, Turkey

MakerSpace

Session 04

Initiating spaces

Session 05

الصُّنْع كفعل تمكين: إعادة بناء مساحات الصُّنّاع (Making as an Act of Empowerment: Rebuilding MakerSpaces)

Directors Session

(Exclusive; by invitation)
 

11:00-11:30 (30 min)

Refreshments Break at the Exhibition Fair

 

11:30-12:30 (60 min)

Keynote Speech 02

Dr. Rana Dajani
Professor Molecular Cell Biology, Social Entrepreneur, Global Thought Leader, Writer, Founder of We Love Reading
 

12:30-13:30 (60 min)

Lunch

 

13:30-15:00 (90 min)

Presentations Panel 03

  1. Ciência Viva: weaving science networks for 30 years
    Pedro Russo, Ciência Viva, Portugal
  2. Beyond the Building: New Models for Revenue, Reach and Resilience
    Craig Bloxsome, Scitech, Australia
  3. إدارة مصادر الدخل: نحو نموذج مالي هجين ومستدام
    (Managing income sources: Towards a hybrid and sustainable financial model)
    Laith Alsous, CMJ, Jordan
  4. Impact Programmes: from sponsorship to partnership
    Mikko Myllykoski, Heureka, Finland

The Outreach Session

  1. Science Beyond Museums: Building Trust in the Global South
    Md. Arafat Ali, National Museum of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
  2. كيف نبني إستراتيجية وصول مجتمعي فاعلة ومستدامة
    (How We Build an Effective & Sustainable Outreach Strategy)
    Motasem Yassin, CMJ, Jordan
  3. TBD
    Fatema Alsubai, Fatem Alqallaf, Mohammed Alfares, TSCK Samar Kirresh, AlElieh, Palestine
 

15:00–15:30 (30 min)

Refreshments Break at the Exhibition Fair

 

15:30–16:30 (60 min)

Roundtable Session:

تحديات توطين المعرفة: دور التعريب والترجمة في تأصيل التواصل العلمي (Challenges of Knowledge Localization: The Role of Arabization and Translation in Establishing Scientific Communication)

Leader

  • Leader: Reham Aldous, Mishkat, KSA

MakerSpace

Session 06:

Is AI tinkering?

 

16:30–18:00 (90 min)

Interactive Tour 02

MakerSpace

Session 07:

Curves under pressure: the making of arches

 

18:00–20:00 (90 min)

Networking Snacks at the Exhibition Fair

 

20:00-22:00

Nocturne

Thursday, 9 May

 

9:00-10:00 (60 min)

Confession Session

Let Us Share Our Marketing Mistakes!

Leader

  • Mohamed Alfares, TSCK

Mini Science Festival

 

10:00-11:30 (90 min)

Presentations Panel 04

  1. Creative Science Communication in the UAE: The Artist-in-Residence Model
    Dr. Enas Qudeimat, NYU Abu Dhabi’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, UAE
  2. Using ‘Social’ Virtual Reality to Foster Environmental Awareness: A Case of Mission Red Sea
    Ibtihal Alghusen, ilmi Science Discovery and Innovation Center, KSA
  3. Using Art to Build Community Engagement
    Marwa Gaber, PSC, Egypt
  4. Adventures in AI: What We Learned
    Tom Rockwell, Exploratorium, USA

Mini Science Festival

 

11:30-12:00 (30 min)

Refreshments Break at the Exhibition Fair

Mini Science Festival

 

12:00-13:00 (60 min)

Interactive Tour 03

Mini Science Festival

 

13:00-13:30 (30 min)

Conference Reflection & Closing Ceremony

 

13:00

Farewell Lunch & City Tour