Today at WEP — Time and History

Undergraduate Poster Competition Exhibition
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibits Center (University Library)

 

Technical Talk: A Conversation with David Rooney
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3


KAUST Live Interview with David Rooney
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | WEP HUB (building 20) Tune in to the KAUST Facebook page or come to the WEP HUB in building 20 to watch the live interview and ask your questions.

 

KAUST Live Interview with Dava Sobel
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | WEP HUB (building 20)Tune in to the KAUST Facebook page or come to the WEP HUB in building 20 to watch the live interview and ask your questions.

 

Lunchtime Lecture: Selling Time: Stories from the Greenwich Observatory
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | WEP HUB (bldg. 20)
Tune in to the KAUST Facebook page or come to the WEP HUB in building 20 to watch the lecture and ask your questions. By Dr. David Rooney, award-winning writer and curator, most recently Keeper of Technologies and Engineering at the Science Museum, London and formerly Curator of Timekeeping at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Book sale and signing after the lecture.

Keynote Lecture: Longitude: A Matter of Time

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Auditorium (building 20) or tune in to KAUST Facebook page to watch this lecture live.. By Dava Sobel, American best-selling author. Book sale and signing after the keynote lecture. Read more

 

Farmers Market
4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Times Square (Discovery Square
The KAUST Farmers Market features locally sourced produce, nuts, seeds, and honey for purchase. Buy products from the market and enjoy fresh, local fare for your next meal! Brought to you by Community Life and the Enrichment Office.

Translating Generations: What defines a generation? How do we bridge the gap? Why it will determine our generation?
7:30 p.m. | Times Square (Discovery Square
Join us for a dialogue to answer these questions with our special guest: Othman Almoamer, MiSK Foundation Initiative Manager.

Workshop: Idea Workout
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (refreshments)
Conference Center, hall 1 (building 19)
By Robert Firth, creative director, Idea Lab, Ithra – The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture.

Masterclass: Trust in Time: Real-World Applications with Blockchain 1/2
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Building 19, level 3, conference hall 2 and 3
During this 2-hour workshop, participants will employ fundamental Lego concepts to design, build and program a robot using Lego EV3 Mindstorm kits.


Film Festival: Louvre Abu Dhabi (2018)

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Cinema

 

The Making of the Film Born a King
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Cinema
With Todd Nims, movie producer of JOUD and Born a King (2019)


Film Festival and Discussion: Longitude (2000)

7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | Cinema
With Dava Sobel, American best-selling author.

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