A Keynote Lecture by Serageldin at KAUST
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Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a keynote presentation on Monday, 21 January 2013, at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Entitled “Building a Global Knowledge Society”, the lecture described the major social and technological forces that are fostering and challenging the creation of a global knowledge society.
The event is part of the KAUST Winter Enrichment Program (WEP) held from 12 to 30 January, under the theme of water in acknowledgement of the UN International Year of Water Cooperation. WEP 2013 hosts over fifteen keynote speakers including Environmental Advocate Philippe Cousteau Jr, Veteran Astronaut Claude Nicollier, and Mars Rover Scientist and Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Charles Elachi.