Today’s WEP events have a family focus, with the opening of the Science Fair and Meet your Red Sea Friends, a family-friendly exploration of the many species of underwater life found in the Red Sea with Prof. Michael Berumen. We also take a look at how big data is shaping the cities of the future with a keynote lecture by Mike Holland.
Here is a full list of today’s events:
Intensive Lean Startup Program
Conference Center (building 19), Hall 3
8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
How the Mind Works: How Big Data Cognitive Science Unlocks the Mystery of the Human Mind
Engineering Science Hall (building 9), Lecture Hall (room 2322)
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Design and Finance your own Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia
Bldg 2, Conference 2290
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
E-Textiles: Wearable Technology
Ibn Al-Haytham (building 9), (room 4223)
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Workshop: Glorify Nature in the Tingatinga Painting Style
Discovery Square, Multipurpose Room
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meet Your Red Sea Friends
Auditorium Lobby, (building 20)
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
The Science Fair
Discovery Walk
12:30 – 6:00 p.m.
The Promise of Urban Science
Auditorium (building 20)
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Movies @ WEP 2015: “The Age of Big Data” (by Jonathan Fothergill)
Discovery Theater
9:00 – 11:00 p.m.
For more information, visit wep.acadox.com or the WEP 2015 Facebook page
If you have questions related to WEP 2015, please contact the Office of Enrichment at contactwep@kaust.edu.sa