Program

Day 1

9:30 – 10:30

 

Registration  

10:30 – 11:00

Welcome speeches

- Prof. Mostafa El Fekki, Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina

- Dr. Khaled El Halaby, President, Arab Federation of Library and Information (AFLI)

- Dr. Stephen Wyber, Manager of Policy and Advocacy, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

10:30 – 11:30

Keynote speaker

Dr. Jose Borghino

Secretary General, International Publishers Association

Publishing Economy – international perspective

11:30 - 12:30

Exhibition Opening and a running coffee break

12:30 - 13:45

 Session 1

  • Mr. Said Abdou, Publishing economic conflicts in Egypt
  • Mr. Khaled Al Aly, Publishing economy in UAE
  • Dr. Prof. Sherif Shahin, Import and distribution of foreign educational books in Egyptian Universities
  • Dr. Fathi Abdel Hadi, Publishing Economy from the authors' perspective 

13:45-14:40

Session 2:

  • Dr. Khaled Azab, Publishing in the Library of Alexandria
  • Dr. Nadjia Gamouh, Academic Publishing in Algeria
  • Dr. Hossam Lotfi, The effect of copyright laws on publishing economy

14:40 – 15:30

 Lunch

19:00 - 21:00

 

Cultural Evening

 

 

                                                            Day 2

10:00 – 11:15

 

 Session 3

  • Dr. Shawky Salem, E-Publishing economy
  • Dr. Abdallah Al Mehdar, Academic Publishing conflicts in Saudi Arabia
  • Dr. Sherine Kiridih, Publishing economy in Lebanon
  • Dr. Yosra Al Saghir, Academic Publishing in Tunisia: economy conflicts and the challenge of electronic environment

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 – 12:45

 

  Session 4

  • Dr. Khaled Al Amry, Academic Publishing – Cairo University
  • Dr. Saif Al Jabri, Scientific publishing in Oman
  • Dr. Hussein Al Benhawy, Economy of Book Fairs

12:45 – 13:15

Closing Session

13:30 – 15:00

 Lunch

15:00 – 16:00

 Tour at the BA