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The Arab and North African Regional Contest (ANARC) at the BA

Alexandria— The opening ceremony of the Arab and North African Regional Contest will be held at the BA, on 23 November 2008. The Arab and North African Regional Contest (ANARC) is a part of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC), which is one of the most important ...

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Workshops on Patents and Intellectual Property Rights at the BA

Alexandria— The BA, in cooperation with the International Development Law Organization, is organizing two training workshops entitled “Patents…Their Importance and Impact on Developing Countries” , 13-15 December 2008 and “Intellectual Property and the Digital Age”, 20-22 December 2008. A ...

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She Stoops to Conquer in a Play Reading at the BA

Alexandria— The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading session in English on Wednesday, 12 November 2008. Participants will read She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. She Stoops to Conquer tells the story of wealthy country man Mr. Hardcastle arranges for his ...

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The Fourth Egypt FIRST LEGO League

Alexandria— Under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Education and the Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) will organize the 4th Egypt FIRST LEGO League (FLL) national tournament at the BA on 28–29 December 2008. ( ...

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Serageldin Gives a Lecture on Edgar Allan Poe at the BA

Alexandria— To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birth, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will be giving a lecture on the diversity of Edgar Allan Poe’s artistic output on Sunday, 21 December 2008. The lecture will give an overview of his works, ...

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