Saturday, January 12, 2013
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
MANDATORY: Opening session James Mcdonald | Building 9 Lecture Hall # 2325 | Special Event |
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Water Sustainability Symposium James Mcdonald | Spine Auditorium - between Buildings 4 & 5 | Special Event |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Jarir Story Going Public – A Family Perspective - Business Leadership Series Muhammad Alagil - Abdullah Almojel | Building 9/ Lecture Hall I # 2322 | Entrepreneurship |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
How to Build a Simple Radar (From Theory to Practical Design) John Lipor - Sajid Ahmed | Building 9 Lab # 4128 | Workshop |
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
WEP 2013 Guitar Classes - Beginners Eghard Volchenk | Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room | Cultural |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arabic Class - Beginners Muhammed Al-Jahsh | Building 9, Classroom # 3221 | Cultural |
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Guitar Classes - Advanced Eghard Volchenk | Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room | Cultural |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WEP Opening Night: Art Installation Inauguration – “The Expanding Club” WEP Team - Janet Echelman | Rotunda, Building 16 and plaza | Special Event |
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Golf Putting Competition Laurence Byrne | Safaa Golf Club | Recreational |
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Keynote - Taking Imagination Seriously Janet Echelman | Building 20 Auditorium | Keynote Lecture |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mathematical Modeling Camp Chris Breward - Ian Griffiths - Ibrahim Hoteit - Thomas Maerz - Sean Bohun | Computer Lab Building 9 Room 2221, 2222 & 2223 | Workshop |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Introduction to Physical Problem-Solving Catherine Newman | Building 9, classroom # 3223 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Science and Collaboration in the 3D Virtual Environment-Workshop Brier Tomlinson - David Denton | Building 9 Classroom 4222 | Workshop |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Postdoctoral Experience - What you should know Aram Amassian - James Calvin - Jean Fréchet - Jelena Bajic - Sam Castaned | Spine Auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5 | Skills |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Anne Vignal's artwork - Exhibition Opening Anne Vignal | Campus Library | Cultural |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Observational Astronomy Course - Stargazing in the Arabian Desert Bianca Basso | Building 9 Room 2322 | Academic Course |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10 Mathematical Problems - Launch of the Online Competition James Mcdonald | Building 9 Lecture Hall # 2325 | Special Event |
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Seed Fund Fall Round 2012 Gala and Award Ceremony Duaa Dawood | Conference Center, Bldg. 19 | Special Event |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Water Theme in Art History - Lecture Anne Vignal | Building 9 Classroom # 3125 | Cultural |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
KAUST Museum Tour Duha Alhusseini | KAUST Museum | Recreational |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
KAUST Museum Tour Duha Alhusseini | KAUST Museum | Recreational |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
KAUST Museum Tour WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
How to Build a Simple Radar (From Theory to Practical Design) John Lipor - Sajid Ahmed | Building 9 Lab # 4128 | Workshop |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Use of Algae and Plants for Detection and Removal of Heavy Metal Pollution in Saudi Arabia- CANCELLED Ali A Al-Homaidan - Rimantas Kodzius | Spine Auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5 | Academic Lecture |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fuel and the Future Claire Morris - Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus | Building 9 Room 2322 (Lecture Hall I) | Academic Lecture |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arabic Class - Beginners Muhammed Al-Jahsh | Building 9, Classroom # 3221 | Cultural |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Basketball Skills Development Rimantas Kodzius | Harbor Sports Club Arena | Recreational |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team - Laurence Byrne | Safaa Golf Club | Recreational |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote - Light and Energy, the Advent of Mesoscopic Solar Cells Michael Graetzel - Kazuhiro Takanabe | Building 20 Auditorium | Keynote Lecture |
Monday, January 14, 2013
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mathematical Modeling Camp Chris Breward - Ian Griffiths - Ibrahim Hoteit - Thomas Maerz - Sean Bohun | Computer Lab Building 9 Room 2221, 2222 & 2223 | Workshop |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Finite Element Modeling with COMSOL Amro Elshurafa | Computer Lab - Campus Library | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Introduction to Physical Problem-Solving Catherine Newman | Building 9, classroom # 3223 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Nanostructured Photosystems for the Generation of Electricity and Fuels from Sunlight - Course Michael Graetzel - Kazuhiro Takanabe | Lecture Hall 2 (Room 2325), Bldg 9 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Painting workshop on water theme Anne Vignal | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Painting workshop on water theme Anne Vignal | Multi-purpose room, Discovery Square | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Science and Collaboration in the 3D Virtual Environment-Workshop Brier Tomlinson - David Denton | Building 9 Classroom 4222 | Workshop |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Modern Drilling Techniques in the Oil & Gas Industry WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Observational Astronomy Course - Stargazing in the Arabian Desert Bianca Basso | Building 9 Room 2322 | Academic Course |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Getting the Most out of Research Conferences and Networking for Scientists Aram Amassian - Jelena Bajic | Spine Auditorium between Bldg 4 & 5 | Skills |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
How to Build a Simple Radar (From Theory to Practical Design) John Lipor - Sajid Ahmed | Building 9 Lab # 4128 | Workshop |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Limestone and Lava Caves in Saudi Arabia John Pint - Sigurjon Jonsson | Building 9 Room 2325 (Lecture Hall II) | Academic Lecture |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The Development of Graduate Education in the Middle East Jamil Salmi - Virginia Unkefer | Building 9 Room 3125 | Workshop |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Women of Arabia: The Leaders Behind the Scenes Ruba Alwajeeh | Building 9, Room 2322: Lecture Hall 1 | Cultural |
3:00 PM - 3:59 PM
Use of Algae and Plants for Detection and Removal of Heavy Metal Pollution in Saudi Arabia- CANCELLED Ali A Al-Homaidan - Rimantas Kodzius | Spine Auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5 | Academic Lecture |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Challenge of Establishing World-Class Universities Jamil Salmi - Virginia Unkefer | Building 9 Room 2322 Lecture Hall I | Academic Lecture |
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Sunset Boat Cruise Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad | KAUST Marina | Recreational |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arabic Class - Beginners Muhammed Al-Jahsh | Building 9, Classroom # 3221 | Cultural |
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Guitar Classes - Advanced Eghard Volchenk | Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room | Cultural |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote - The Human Journey: A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells | Building 20 Auditorium | Keynote Lecture |
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mathematical Modeling Camp Chris Breward - Ian Griffiths - Ibrahim Hoteit - Thomas Maerz - Sean Bohun | Computer Lab Building 9 Room 2221, 2222 & 2223 | Workshop |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Finite Element Modeling with COMSOL Amro Elshurafa | Computer Lab - Campus Library | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Introduction to Physical Problem-Solving Catherine Newman | Building 9, classroom # 3223 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Music Theory - course Corrysuzanne Moriarty | Building 9 Room 3125 | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Music Theory - course Corrysuzanne Moriarty | Building 9 Classroom 3125 | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Painting workshop on water theme Anne Vignal | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Painting workshop on water theme Anne Vignal | Multi-purpose room, Discovery Square | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
SABIC Lecture on Computational Chemistry, Cheminformatics and Chemogenomics Approaches in Modern Drug Discovery Prince Xavier | Building 9 Room 2325 | Academic Lecture |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Science and Collaboration in the 3D Virtual Environment-Workshop Brier Tomlinson - David Denton | Building 9 Classroom 4222 | Workshop |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Observational Astronomy Course - Stargazing in the Arabian Desert Bianca Basso | Building 9 Room 2322 | Academic Course |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SABIC Workshop on Molecular Modelling and Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) Mariya Morar - Miasser Alghamdi - Prince Xavier | Different venues (check resources) | Workshop |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Business Leadership lecture Sheikh Saleh Kamel | Building 9 Room 2325 | Entrepreneurship |
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
SABIC Workshop on Molecular Modelling and Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) Mariya Morar - Miasser Alghamdi - Prince Xavier | Different venues (check resources) | Workshop |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
How to Build a Simple Radar (From Theory to Practical Design) John Lipor - Sajid Ahmed | Building 9 Lab # 4128 | Workshop |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lab to Film: Story-telling in Science April Renee Bailey - Kathryn Furby - Michael L. Berumen | Building 9 Room 3128 | Academic Course |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Limestone and Lava Caves of Saudi Arabia WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
WEP 2013 Guitar Classes - Beginners Eghard Volchenk | Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room | Cultural |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arabic Class - Beginners Muhammed Al-Jahsh | Building 9, Classroom # 3221 | Cultural |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Basketball Skills Development Rimantas Kodzius | Harbor Sports Club Arena | Recreational |
5:29 PM - 6:45 PM
Guitar Classes - Advanced Eghard Volchenk | Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room | Cultural |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team - Laurence Byrne | Safaa Golf Club | Recreational |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote - Virtual Worlds, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Work WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Limestone and Lava Caves of Saudi Arabia WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mathematical Modeling Camp Chris Breward - Ian Griffiths - Ibrahim Hoteit - Thomas Maerz - Sean Bohun | Computer Lab Building 9 Room 2221, 2222 & 2223 | Workshop |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Finite Element Modeling with COMSOL Amro Elshurafa | Computer Lab - Campus Library | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
What Makes the Human Human, “The Cerebral Cortex” WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Observational Astronomy Course - Stargazing in the Arabian Desert Bianca Basso | Building 9 Room 2322 | Academic Course |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SABIC Workshop on Molecular Modelling and Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) Mariya Morar - Miasser Alghamdi - Prince Xavier | Different venues (check resources) | Workshop |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Arabic Calligraphy Lecture WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Discover Saudi Arabia Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:30 PM - 3:59 PM
SABIC Workshop on Molecular Modelling and Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) Mariya Morar - Miasser Alghamdi - Prince Xavier | Different venues (check resources) | Workshop |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
How to Build a Simple Radar (From Theory to Practical Design) John Lipor - Sajid Ahmed | Building 9 Lab # 4128 | Workshop |
2:00 PM - 3:59 PM
Lab to Film: Story-telling in Science April Renee Bailey - Kathryn Furby - Michael L. Berumen | Building 9 Room 3128 | Academic Course |
2:00 PM - 3:59 PM
Limestone and Lava Caves of Saudi Arabia WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Resolving Biogeochemical Processes and Global Change Using Autonomous Platforms WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saudi Architectural Heritage 3-session course WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Calligraphy Booth WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 11:45 PM
Dust of Ages - Lava Caves in Saudi Arabia Field Trip WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Keynote - Legacy of Historical Jeddah WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Sunset Boat Cruise Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad | KAUST Marina | Recreational |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arabic Class - Beginners Muhammed Al-Jahsh | Building 9, Classroom # 3221 | Cultural |
Thursday, January 17, 2013
12:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Dust of Ages - Lava Caves in Saudi Arabia Field Trip WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Historical Jeddah Tour Sami Ben Salah Nawar | Old city Jeddah | Field Trip |
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Historical Jeddah Tour WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Snorkeling Trip Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad | KAUST Marina | Recreational |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
5K Fun Run WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
World Cuisine - Master Class - "Stuffed Potato Paratha" WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Arabic Calligraphy Workshop (Beginners & Advanced) WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 11:45 PM
Observational Astronomy Field Trip - Stargazing in the Arabian Desert WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
2nd Annual Football Tournament WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Arabic Calligraphy Workshop (Beginners and Advanced) WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arabic Class - Beginners Muhammed Al-Jahsh | Building 9, Classroom # 3221 | Cultural |
Friday, January 18, 2013
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Observational Astronomy Field Trip - Stargazing in the Arabian Desert WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Diving Trip Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad | KAUST Marina | Recreational |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WEP Trophy Competition- Safaa Golf Course WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Arabic Class - Beginners Muhammed Al-Jahsh | Building 9, Classroom # 3221 | Cultural |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Creativity - Discovering Your Potential - Moving out of Your Box WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Saturday, January 19, 2013
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
How to Build iPhone/iPad Applications: an Introduction WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Biological Economics and Decision-Making WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
How to Build iPhone/iPad Applications: A Workshop WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Enviro Home WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Becoming a Global Leader WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Fishing Photo Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote - Our Oceans, Ourselves WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Sunday, January 20, 2013
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Biological Economics and Decision-Making WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
How Open Access Is Changing Scientific Communication WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lattices in Wireless Communications: From Theory to Practice WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Building Strong Teams WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
KAUST Museum Tour Duha Alhusseini | KAUST Museum | Recreational |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
KAUST Museum Tour Duha Alhusseini | KAUST Museum | Recreational |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
KAUST Museum Tour WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Fishing Activities in Thuwal - Lecture WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session - International Program Competition for Undergraduates WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Diversity Chairs Project (Decoupage Chair Craft) WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Introduction to Music Theory - Lecture WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team - Laurence Byrne | Safaa Golf Club | Recreational |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote - Lessons from Space Exploration WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Monday, January 21, 2013
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Biological Economics and Decision-Making WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Do we Really Need to be Afraid of Snakes? WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Distributed Strategic Learning for Engineers WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote - Complementarity of nuclear and renewable energies WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Science-Fiction Series: A Scientific Passage to Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak and Platform 9 3/4 WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Saudi Arabia's largest EARTHQUAKE! WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Alternative Career Options - Government Research Laboratory WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:59 PM - 6:30 PM
Diversity Chairs Project (Decoupage Chair Craft) WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 5:16 PM
WEP 2013 Guitar Classes - Beginners Eghard Volchenk | Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room | Cultural |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Keynote - Building a Global Knowledge Society WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Poster Session - KAUST Graduate Student and Postdoc Poster Competition WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote - The Excitement and Challenge of Space and Earth Exploration WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Biological Economics and Decision-Making WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Earth Architecture, Past or Future? WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Dialogue with a Leader - “My biggest failure and what it taught me” WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Piano Recital WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Alumni Lecture Series WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:59 PM - 6:30 PM
Diversity Chairs Project (Decoupage Chair Craft) WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Science-Fiction Series: Tractor Beams: From Star Trek to Reality WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Professional Training through Improvisation WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 11:45 PM
Saudi Arabia's Largest EARTHQUAKE! - Field Trip WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pierre Magistretti & François Ansermet - Music and the Brain in Unconscious Waves (Conference & Scientific Performance) WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
12:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Saudi Arabia's Largest EARTHQUAKE! - Field Trip WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Historical Jeddah Tour Sami Ben Salah Nawar | Old city Jeddah | Field Trip |
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Historical Jeddah Tour WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Snorkeling Trip Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad | KAUST Marina | Recreational |
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
WEP Ultimate Frisbee Clinic Scott Herrington | Thuwal Park | Recreational |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Finding Science in Finding Nemo - Meet Your Red Sea Friends WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Alumni Lunch Stephanie Callens | Yacht Club - Al Marsa | Special Event |
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
KAUST Museum Tour Duha Alhusseini | KAUST Museum | Recreational |
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
KAUST Museum Tour Duha Alhusseini | KAUST Museum | Recreational |
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
KAUST Museum Tour WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
World Cuisine - Master Class - Cooking Demonstration Nadeem Ismail | TBA | Recreational |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
World Cuisine - Master Class - Cooking Demonstration WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Africa Trek: In the Footsteps of Mankind (Movie and Discussion) Alexandre Poussin - Aurelien Manchon | Discovery theatre (cinema) | Cultural |
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cricket Super Sixes Mansoor Siddiqui | Thuwal Park | Recreational |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop in Network Theory and Paradigms in Complex Systems WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lab to film: Story Telling in science WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ultimate Disc Golf Scott Herrington | Thuwal Park | Recreational |
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WEP 2013 Racketlon Tournament Daniel Binham | Harbor Sports Club Arena | Recreational |
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
2nd Annual Football Tournament WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Competitions: Award Ceremony Niveen Khashab | Building 20 Auditorium | Special Event |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Improv Performance Basel Al-Naffouri - Lisa Rowland - Regina Saisi - Tim Orr - Wendy Keyes | Building 20 Auditorium | Cultural |
Thursday, January 24, 2013
12:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Saudi Arabia's Largest EARTHQUAKE! - Field Trip WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Friday, January 25, 2013
12:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Saudi Arabia's Largest EARTHQUAKE! - Field Trip WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Diving Trip Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad | KAUST Marina | Recreational |
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Beach Day Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad - Sean Licciardi | South Beach | Recreational |
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WEP Ultimate Tournament Scott Herrington | Thuwal Park | Recreational |
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Solo Guitar Performance at the Beach Eghard Volchenk | South Beach | Cultural |
Saturday, January 26, 2013
12:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saudi Arabia's Largest EARTHQUAKE! - Field Trip WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Biologically Active Small Molecules John Archer | Building 9, Room # 4125 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course Carsten Svensson - James Stephenson | Building 9, classroom # 3224 | Entrepreneurship |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Monte Carlo Methods and High-Performance Computing Michael Mascagni | Spine Auditorium between Bldg 4 & 5 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) Jean Fréchet - Jelena Bajic | Ledture Hall 1, Bldg 9. | Skills |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
The Art of Chinese Painting - An Invitation to Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Building 9 Room 2325 (Lecture Hall II) | Cultural |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Marketing Tools for a Job Search - Career Action Series Jerry Mcdonald - WEP Team - Andree Graf | Building 9 Room 2322 (Lecture Hall I) | Skills |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saudi Architectural Heritage 3-session course WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Entrepreneur's Guide to Open Innovation and Intellectual Property - Cancelled Terence Mcelwee | Spine Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3 | Entrepreneurship |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Coral Reefs - Underwater Treasure Troves WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Andean Music in Peru and Other Countries Gustavo Quino Quispe - Luis Flavio Siller Rodriguez | Building 9 Room 2322 (Lecture Hall I) | Cultural |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Keynote - The Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project: Understanding the Devastating Tsunami from the 2011 Tohoku, Japan Earthquake James Mori - Hugo Cruzjimenez | Building 20 Auditorium | Keynote Lecture |
Sunday, January 27, 2013
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Biologically Active Small Molecules John Archer | Building 9, Room # 4125 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Beginner's Class A Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
From the Land to the Sea: Terrestrial and Marine Plants of the Red Sea Region Emily Kelly - Maggie Johnson | Building 9, lecture hall 2 (session 1 and 3), Front of Bldg 16 (session 2) | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Interviewing Dynamics - Career Action Series Jerry Mcdonald - WEP Team | Building 9. Lecture Hall 1 # 2322 | Skills |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course Carsten Svensson - James Stephenson | Building 9, classroom # 3224 | Entrepreneurship |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Monte Carlo Methods and High-Performance Computing Michael Mascagni | Spine Auditorium between Bldg 4 & 5 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Seismology Course James Mori - Hugo Cruzjimenez | Building 9 (Check Resources for list of venues) | Academic Course |
12:59 PM - 2:00 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Beginner's Class B Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Securing an Internship Through Web Applications and Social Networking - Career Action Series Jerry Mcdonald - Andree Graf | Building 9. Lecture Hall 2 # 2325 | Skills |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Effective Oral Presentations Erica Jolly - Marcos Bracchitta | Building 19 Conference Center, Hall 1 | Skills |
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Science Fun Fair Alaa Ragab - Damián San Román Alerigi - Elena Kauffmann - Marie-Laure Boulot - Sara Livazovic | Campus spine, Auditorium Bldg 20, Campus library, museum auditorium | Special Event |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Mathematical Soul of Culture: the Ancients Alyn Rockwood | Building 9/ Lecture Hall I # 2322 | Academic Lecture |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lab to film: Story Telling in science WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
10 Mathematical Problems - Results of the Competition James Mcdonald | Spine Auditorium - between Buildings 4 & 5 | Special Event |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Advanced Class Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team - Laurence Byrne | Safaa Golf Club | Recreational |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
Monday, January 28, 2013
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Beginner's Class A Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Discover Reef Check - Course & Diving field trip Cornelia Roder - Jessica Bouwmeester | Building 9 Room 4222 | Field Trip |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Discover Reef Check - Course & Snorkeling field trip Cornelia Roder - Jessica Bouwmeester | Building 9 Room 4222 | Field Trip |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
From the Land to the Sea: Terrestrial and Marine Plants of the Red Sea Region Emily Kelly - Maggie Johnson | Building 9, lecture hall 2 (session 1 and 3), Front of Bldg 16 (session 2) | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Hybrid Computing at KAUST Alain Clo - Florent Lebeau - Saber Feki | Spine Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course Carsten Svensson - James Stephenson | Building 9, classroom # 3224 | Entrepreneurship |
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Managing a Successful Job Search - Career Action Series Jerry Mcdonald | Building 9, Lecture Hall 2 # 2325 | Skills |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Monte Carlo Methods and High-Performance Computing Michael Mascagni | Spine Auditorium between Bldg 4 & 5 | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Problems and Algorithms in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Yulia Medvedeva | Building 9 Room 2322 (Lecture Hall I) | Academic Lecture |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Seismology Course James Mori - Hugo Cruzjimenez | Building 9 (Check Resources for list of venues) | Academic Course |
12:59 PM - 2:00 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presentation of the World Cuisine Competition, by Gastronomic Journalist Guido Barendson Guido Barendson - WEP Team | Building 9/ Lecture Hall II # 2325 | Recreational |
1:30 PM - 2:29 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Beginner's Class B Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Experiences to Remember from Saudi Arabia - OSN TV Network Ahmad Sahab - Salah Sindi | Building 9 Room 2322 (Lecture Hall I) | Cultural |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Secrets of the Royal Mummies, from Tutankhamun to Cleopatra - CANCELLED Alyn Rockwood - Zahi Hawass | Building 9 Room 2325 (Lecture Hall II) | Academic Lecture |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Keynote - The Mystery of the Pyramids - CANCELLED Zahi Hawass | Building 20 Auditorium | Keynote Lecture |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Maaden Gold Mine - CANCELLED WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Sunset Boat Cruise Buthaina El Ramly - Marwa Baawad | KAUST Marina | Recreational |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Advanced Class Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Beginner's Class A Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
From the Land to the Sea: Terrestrial and Marine Plants of the Red Sea Region Emily Kelly - Maggie Johnson | Building 9, lecture hall 2 (session 1 and 3), Front of Bldg 16 (session 2) | Academic Course |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course Carsten Svensson - James Stephenson | Building 9, classroom # 3224 | Entrepreneurship |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Noor for Research Alain Clo | Building 9 Room 2322 | Academic Lecture |
12:59 PM - 2:00 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
1:30 PM - 2:29 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Beginner's Class B Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Keynote - Origins of Our Universe Henry Tye - Ying Wu | Building 20, Auditorium | Keynote Lecture |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thesis and Dissertation Support Workshop Erica Jolly - Marcos Bracchitta | Building 19 Conference Center, Hall 1 | Skills |
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thesis and Dissertation Support Workshop WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sculpture Another Way to Confront Nature Igor Ustinov | Building 9 Classroom 2325 (Lecture Hall II) | Cultural |
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Workshop: Advanced Class Peng Longxi - Ye Han - Chengcheng Tang | Multi-purpose room , Discovery Square | Cultural |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team - Laurence Byrne | Safaa Golf Club | Recreational |
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golf Lessons WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
6:45 PM - 7:10 PM
CANCELLED - Informal Pre-Lecture Concert Wendy Keyes | Building 20, Lobby of Auditorium | Cultural |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Right Brain Alyn Rockwood - David Keyes - Igor Ustinov - Jolin Qutub | Building 20 Auditorium | Special Event |
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Discover Reef Check - Course & Diving field trip Cornelia Roder - Jessica Bouwmeester | Building 9 Room 4222 | Field Trip |
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Discover Reef Check - Course & Snorkeling field trip Cornelia Roder - Jessica Bouwmeester | Building 9 Room 4222 | Field Trip |
9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Visit to Petro Rabigh - CANCELLED Selim Salah Eldeen | TBA | Field Trip |
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course Carsten Svensson - James Stephenson | Building 9, classroom # 3224 | Entrepreneurship |
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Music Theory - course Corrysuzanne Moriarty | Building 9 Room 3125 | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Music Theory - course Corrysuzanne Moriarty | Building 9 Classroom 3125 | Cultural |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
The Mathematical Soul of Culture - The Moderns Alyn Rockwood | Building 9/Lecture Hall II # 2325 | Academic Lecture |
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
World Cuisine - Master Class - Cooking Presentation & Competition Guido Barendson - Marie-Laure Boulot - Nadeem Ismail | Campus Diner | Recreational |
12:59 PM - 2:00 PM
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition - Opening WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The Academic Job Application and Interview process - Insights from our Search Committee James Calvin - Jelena Bajic | Building 9 Room 2322 (Lecture Hall I) | Skills |
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Closing Ceremony WEP Team | Building 20 Auditorium | Special Event |
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Closing Ceremony & Closing Concert Attab Haddad - Joelle Barker - Matt Ridley - Sabina Rakcheyeva - WEP Team - Clement Dumortier | Building 20 Auditorium | Special Event & Cultural |
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Closing Ceremony & Closing Concert WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Closing Ceremony WEP Team | TBA | TBC |
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Closing Concert WEP Team | TBA | TBC |