The American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Room P071, Tel 010 6881 5048 Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdelaziz Alsaud Hall Thurs 5, 9am to 3.30pm: “Cultural Survival in Egypt in the 21st Century,” the 22nd Annual AUC Research Conference, organized by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in cooperation with the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE). Tariq Tawfik, director of the Grand Egyptian Museum, will give the keynote address. Other featured guests include Nathaniel Bowditch, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at AUC; Richard Tutwiler, founding director of RISE at AUC; and Khaled Tarabieh, assistant professor of architecture at AUC.
Falaki Theatre American University in Cairo, Downtown Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 8872 1446 Thurs 5, Fri 6 and Sat 7, 10am-4pm: Part of Cairotronica (3-17 May), a symposium of electronic and new media arts in Cairo. The event includes artist talks and academic presentations, and features guests and directors from electronic and new media art festivals from around the globe, including Roy Ascott (UK, director of Planetary Collegium), Arjon Dunnewind (The Netherlands, director of IMPAKT), Seth Riskin (US), Mike Phillips (US), Tegan Bristow (director of Fak'ugesi, South Africa), Jane Grant (UK) and Victoria Vesna (US). Among the research areas to be discussed are tactical media, activism and hacktivism, artificial life, artificial intelligence, intelligent agents and robotics, databases, data visualization and mapping, text and narrative environments, politics, new media and cultural heritage.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall Fri 6, 5pm: Handarat Al-Wakt (Handling Time), a seminar by Professor of Human Development Hesham Hesham. Fri 6, 6.30pm: The Culturewheel Philosophy Forum introduces Professor of Philosophy Al-Sawy Al-Sawy. Sat 7, 5pm: “The Photography Gathering,” a seminar by photojournalist Mohamed Hashem. Sat 7, 6.30pm: Denik Donyetak (Your Religion is Your World) by Islamic preacher Nader Al-Sheikh and Sarah Abdel-Rahman, a psychological health consultant. Sun 8, 5pm: “A Tour to Southern Korea,” a seminar introducing researcher Amr Mohieddin. The event is part of the Ebn Batouta seminar series. Sun 8, 7pm: “Entertaining Geography,” by Professor Ali Al-Qoureiei. Mon 9, 5pm: “The Skills of building Self-confidence,” a seminar by Professor Khaled Ramzi, an expert in the field of behaviour change. Mon 9, 7pm: “The Sawy Camera Club,” a seminar featuring photographer Karim Nabil. Tues 10, 5.30pm: “The Tuesday Hadith,” a seminar by Islamic preacher Kamal Abou Raya. Tues 10, 6.30pm: Ayamon Maadodat (A Few Days), a seminar by Islamic preacher Amr Abdel-Salam. Thurs 12, 5pm: “The Future of Online Journalism in Egypt,” a seminar introducing researcher Mohamed Ismail. Thurs 12, 6pm: “The Skills of Leadership,” a lecture by Engineer Ahmed Maher.
