Sustainable Development Indicators Conference, 7 and 8 December 2009

The BA Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) organizes a Conference entitled “Sustainable Development Indicators” (SDI) on 7 and 8 December 2009. SDI are meant to track the overall sustainability of a society, with respect to its environmental, social and economic integrity, and they are used as a diagnostic tool to indicate trends in the environment. The SDI Conference tackles several themes including biodiversity, green accounting, environmental policy laws, current practices and environmental risk management. It also addresses the urgency of using these indicators in order to meet the information needs of policymakers. The deadline for registration is 30 November 2009.

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El Sadat digital archive and museum were inaugurated under the auspices of H.E Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak with the presence of H.E Mrs. Gihan El Sadat, in compliance with the BA’s goal to preserve the heritage to all in digital form. The BA International School of Information Science (ISIS), in coordination with the BA Special Projects Department (SPD) have taken the initiative to produce El Sadat digital archive, where the SPD compiled all the content and data about El Sadat and the period of his presidency (1970-1981) and passed them on to be digitized and made available online through the most advanced techniques deployed by ISIS.