Time

Sessions                 (Oriental Hall)

9:30 – 11:00

Moderator:

Dalia Abou El Seoud

Integrating people with disabilities in the workforce
Heba Rifaat, Salma El Sayeh, Nikolaos Padiotis and Hana Shahin

The Contravention of Human Rights by the Bretton Woods Institution
Adel Hosny

Testing the presence of religious prejudice among Egyptians     Salma El Sayeh, Farah Shash

The growing popularity of Latin dancing in Egypt 
Karen Beshay

11:00 – 11:20

            
11:20 – 12:00

Opening:

Emily Golson, RHET Chair;

 Keynote address moderated by Dr. M. Dabbour, OSD

Keynote Speaker: Alaa Ibrahim, Astrophysicist and Physics Professor, AUC

12:00 – 1:30

Moderator:

Miral Askar

Reducing stigma associated with people with special needs: A media campaign
Karima Elibrachy, Laila Lashin, Farah Shash, Shorouk Nafie, Zena Sallam, Iman El Bayadi, Sarah Salem

Attitudes towards homosexuals at AUC
Heather Graney, Nadine Rafla, Yomna Zaki, Mireille  Louis

An inside look at street children psychology
Noural Adly

1:30  – 3:00

(Fountain area)

Poster Session

 Photography

Corruption in South Africa: An analysis of causes
Ron Gad, Yara Abd Rabo, Rania El Saqqa

Violence in Africa: Chad and Sudan 
Doaa Rabie, Lina Hassan, Dina Samaha

Egyptian food subsidy: effectiveness and alternatives
Belal Mostafa Gooda

Poverty in Africa: HIV/AIDS analysis
Amira Motawea, Noha Khandil, Mohamed El Messary, Sandy Ghareeb

Mystery in Botswana 
Mianda Khattab, Ola Ismail

Establ Antar: sewage infrastructure design and management
Gamal Fathy,  Mahmoud Abdel Hamid, Mohamed Azzazi

Establ Antar: solid waste management
Rana Alaa, Mohamed Leila, Dalia Abou El Seoud

Eyes that see: a photography project for children in Zawyet Abu Mussalem
Salma El Sayyad

The two sides of life
Hend Khalil

3:00 – 4:30 

Moderator:

Rana Alaa

Paintbrushes and cameras: the advancement of Establ Antar children through art
Yumna Kassim, Perihan Abou Zeid, Katheryn Sullivan, Salma El Sayyad

Creating a community center: earning social capital in Cairo’s Establ Antar
Clarissa Pharr, Soraya El Hag, Kareem El Shanti, Noor Ayman

The Ishraq Program: a life-transforming opportunity
Ahmed Diab

Effects of Muslim Brotherhood policies on Egyptian society and youth
Mohamed Hassan

4:30 – 6:00

Literary session

Moderator:

Samaher Mously

Burnt Bridges
Lindsey O’Connell

With the Dying Sun 
Hanin Omary

Tears in the Sand of Time
Farah Bishouty

A Good Job
Maha Abdel Megeed

Time

Sessions

9:00 - 9:50

Moderator:

Clarissa Pharr

Child labor in Egypt: an analysis 
Hanan Helmy

The hidden Saudi peak oil
Ibrahim Ghanem

Love addiction and bi-polar disorders
Laila Anaam

10:00 – 10:50

Literary session

Moderator: Noor Ayman

Courage or Something Like It
Amal Ibrahim Abdalla

National Security: a political play inspired by a true story
Seifallah Rabie

11:00 – 11:50

Moderator:

Sandy Saied

Egyptian youth writers: Identity defined and explored
Heba El Kayal

The body image of Egyptian youth
Kerstin Hesse

Unemployment among university graduates 
Amira Abdel Nabi

12:00 - 12:50

Moderator:

Mariam Zaher

“New Cairo is not Cairo”: The changing AUC study abroad experience
Ayah Kamel

Steps towards the MDGs: Vaccination in Nepal, implications for ME
Dahlia Farahat

The intrusion of politics on science: a look at global warming
Hesham Hassanein

1:00 – 1:50

Literary session

Moderator: Mohamed Leila

Burning Desires
Janan Osama

Silver Friendships Lost
Omnia  Abbass

2:00 – 2:50

Moderator:

Soraya El Hag

Redefining the Ottoman self: the emergence of Zionism among Jewish youth in late Ottoman society
Laura Goffman

Iran versus Turkey: An analysis of experience
Nada Mahdy

A modified Computer Science curriculum for the twenty-first century
Ahmed El Deeb

3:00 – 3:50

Moderator:

Yahia Alley

Utilizing used engine oil as a concrete admixture    Deena Rizkalla

Probing the spectral evolution of the magnetic star SGR 1900+14
Mohamed Zaghoo and Youssef Abdel Aziz

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: trends of change and potential implications
Nadeem Mansour

4:00  - 4:50

Moderator:

Nour Tarek

Wasted opportunities: the solid waste management problem in Establ Antar
Dahlia Farahat, Omar Omer, Tarek Mubarak, Yahia Alley

Planning for a better life: sewage management in Establ Antar
Deena Rizkalla, Noha Riad, Ahmed El Monoufi

5:00 – 5:50

Moderator:

Sarah Abdelrahman

SAAP: Investing in Egypt’s Scientific Future     Ahmed Nawar, Mai El Masry

Islam, Islamism and the road to modernity
Omar Mahmoud

Directive package for effective scientists
Ahmed El Deeb

6:30 – 6:45

6:45  - 7:30

Moderator: Tarek Mubarak

7:30 – 8:00

Closing speech

Certificate awards and souvenir photographs

Dinner