The Nineteenth Meeting for the Specialized Advisory Committees at the BA
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Alexandria—
The specialized Advisory Committees will hold its nineteenth meeting at the BA on 16 October 2008, chaired by Dr. Mohsen Youssef, Director, BA Dialogue Forum. The committees give impetus to the BA's artistic, cultural, and scientific mission through dialogue and exchange of expertise with university professors and intellectuals.
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, stated that these meetings discuss the Committees members’ ideas and proposals on the future plans and activities of the BA . He added that the BA is also keen to benefit from the members’ wisdom and views, which helps the BA accomplish its mission and objectives.
Dr. Serageldin maintained that Committees members also help develop the collections of the BA through recommending references, publications, and other knowledge mediums for the Library to make available for researchers and visitors. He said that disseminating the mission of the BA and its activities targeting international and local audience, and spreading the awareness on services provided by the BA to researchers and knowledge seekers would not be accomplished without the guidance of distinguished intellectuals on the Egyptian cultural and scientific arena.
It is worth mentioning that the Committees' membership is for one year only to increase the participation of intellectuals and scholars from different fields. The committees meet around four times a year.