2008 Conference Program

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SATURDAY, APRIL 12
ORIENTAL HALL 9am to 9.30 am   Ali Hadi Welcome to Conference
  9.30 to 10.30   Assem Ragab Egypt: The growing regional investment hub
  10.30 to 11.30   Larry Diamond Can the whole world become democratic?
  11.30 to 12.30   Mark Welland From Research to Commercialisation: Science for Society
  2 to 5.30 1 Amr Shaarawi Nanotechnology: Advanced Materials and Applications
BLUE ROOM 2 to 3.30 2 Helen Rizzo Challenges to democratization in the MENA region (Diamond Roundtable)
  4 to 5.30 3 Ahmed Kamaly Galal Amin: The Myth of Arab Economic Development
801 FLAC 2 to 3.30 4 Amani Elshimi Undergraduate research across the curriculum
- 4 to 5.30 5 Amani Elshimi Integrative Learning and Learning Transfer across the Curriculum
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
ORIENTAL HALL 9.30 to 11 6 Hatem Elayat Is Egypt Ready for Nuclear Energy?
  11.30 to 1 7 Hassan Azzazy Is There a Role for Immunotherapy in Controlling Hepatitis C Virus Infection?
  2 to 5.30 8 Alaa Ibrahim Nourishing New Stars in Space Astrophysics
BLUE ROOM 9.30 to 11 9 Khaled Dahawy Accounting in Egypt: Past, Present and Future
  11.30 to 1 10 Susan Kollin Jumpcuts in Theory: Rethinking Nation, Race and Time in American Film
  2 to 5.30 11 Mike Reimer Historical Perspectives on Religion
801 FLAC 9.30 to 11 12 Rose Aslan Exploring Arab Literary Heritage: Themes in Classical Arab Poetry - Grads
- 11.30 to 1 13 Jessica Mutter Reflections on North African History: Dynasties of Medieval Islamic North Africa - Grads
- 2 to 3.30 14 Helen Rizzo Problematising Development - Grads
- 4 to 5.30 15 Khaled El-Ayat Using Brain Computer Interface (BCI) to Assist the Severely Handicapped - Grads
MONDAY, APRIL 14
ORIENTAL HALL 9.30 to 11 16 Ossama Hosny Infrastructure Management: Future Challenges
  11.30 to 1 17 Ahmed Darwish Use of Geographic Information Systems in Education
  2 to 3 18 Pandeli Glavanis Celebrating Bedouin Culture and Contributions to Egypt
  3 to 6 19 Salah Arafa Role of NGOs in Building Bridges Between the University and the Society & In-Service Learning
BLUE ROOM 9.30 to 1 20 Mona Said and
John Salevourakis
Economic Change and Social Stratification in the Middle East
  2 to 3.30 21 Mona Kamel Hassan The Role of Egyptian Culture in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
  4 to 5.30 22 Nora Abdel Wahab Factors Affecting Af Language Acquisition: Problems and Suggestions
801 FLAC 9.30 to 12 23 Sanaa Makhlouf Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education
  12 to 1 24 Mohamed Abou-Zeid Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Education
  2 to 3.30 25 Magda Mostafa Academic Integrity and Design: Inspiration vs Plagiarism
  4 to 5.30 26 Sean McMahon The Oslo Regime of Biopower: Producing Palestinian "Terrorism"

Coffee breaks will take place between 11 and 11.30 on Sunday and Monday and between 3.30 and 4 Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Lunch will be served at 1pm each day.