The Calligraphy Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing a conference on "Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy", 24-26 April 2004. The framework of the conference will include the following topics: - Hieroglyphic writing (calligraphy study, new trends in phonetic and publishing new texts)
- Heratic writing
-Demotic writing
- Coptic writing
- The language of the Ptolemaic era (linguistic and calligraphy study)
- New studies in the field of ancient Egyptian language grammar
- Writing tools and materials
- The role of writing in establishing cultures and creating dialogue among these cultures.