WEP 2019
The Winter Enrichment Program (WEP), a hallmark event of KAUST, returned on Sunday, January 13 to Thursday, January 24, 2019. Chaired by Professor Valerio Orlando, Head of Environmental Epigenetic Program. #WEP2019 featured 12 days of keynotes, lectures, discussions, master classes, exhibits, and cultural events all relating to the theme of TIME.
Innovating for Tomorrow’s Technology 1/3
Location: Innovation Cluster
Escape Room - Sunday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
KAUST Live Interview with Paolo Sassone
Location: Lobby, Building 20
Opening Keynote: Time of Your Life: You Are What You Eat (and When!)
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Innovating for Tomorrow’s Technology 2/3
Location: Innovation Cluster
Flicker Fusion: Measuring Your Perception of Time 1/3
Location: Bldg. 9 Computer Lab # 2223
Creative Tactics for Communicating Science 1/3
Location: Spine auditorium between buildings 2 & 3
Escape Room - Monday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
KAUST Live Interview with Paolo Di Croce
Location: Lobby, Building 20
A Conversation with Paolo Sassone-Corsi
Location: Spine Auditorium between Bldg 4 & 5
Slow Food: A Global Movement to Change the Food System
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Creative Tactics for Communicating Science 2/3
Location: Spine auditorium between buildings 2 & 3
Slow Food in Saudi Arabia
Location: Spine Auditorium Between 4 and 5
LabVIEW Workshop A
Location: Library - Computer Room
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming Advanced Group 1/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Innovating for Tomorrow’s Technology 3/3
Location: Innovation Cluster
Flicker Fusion: Measuring Your Perception of Time 2/3
Location: Bldg. 9 Computer Lab # 2223
CERN Virtual Visit Course
Location: Library, Computer Lab
Creative Tactics for Communicating Science 3/3
Location: Spine auditorium between buildings 2 & 3
Escape Room - Tuesday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
KAUST Live Interview with Priyamvada Natarajan
Location: Lobby, Building 20
Chasing After The First Black Holes
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Opening of the CERN LHC Tunnel Exhibit
Location: University Library, Level 2, Lobby
LabVIEW Workshop B
Location: Library - Computer Room
KAUST Live Interview with John Ellis
Location: Lobby, Building 20
What are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Film Screening and Discussion: A Brief History of Time (1991)
Location: Cinema
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming Advanced Group 2/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Flicker Fusion: Measuring Your Perception of Time 3/3
Location: Bldg. 9 Computer Lab # 2223
The Time of Genome Editing revolution in Aging, Organ Regeneration and Disease
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Escape Room - Wednesday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
A Conversation with John Ellis
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Geologic and human time scales: How can we salvage our global civilization?
Location: Auditorium Building 20
Opening: Hidden Dimensions of Light Exhibition
Location: University Library
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming Advanced Group 3/4
Location: Harbor Walk
A Conversation with Giulio Tononi
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Escape Room - Thursday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
KAUST Live Interview with Chiara Cirelli
Location: Bldg 20, Lobby
Alumni Lecture Series
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
What is Consciousness? Time, Consciousness and Reality
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming Advanced Group 4/4
Location: Harbor Walk
A Masterclass in Yoga - Friday
Location: Island Recreation Center, Outdoor next to Pure Restaurant
Escape Room - Friday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
A Masterclass in Yoga - Saturday
Location: Island Recreation Center, Outdoor next to Pure Restaurant
Escape Room - Saturday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
Be Mind full or Mindful? Group A 1/2
Location: Bldg 5, Level 5, Room 5220
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 1/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
(Re)Conceptualizing Time
Location: Building 20 Level 2 Rehearsal Room
Intellectual Property; What is It and Why Should I Care
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
Escape Room- Sunday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
KAUST Live Interview with Martin Van Kranendonk
Location: Lobby, Building 20
The Search for Life on Mars
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
The details of this event will be confirmed shortly.
Related Events
Film Screening and Discussion: The Story of Earth (2018)
Watch WEP 2019 Lectures
Time and Creativity Panel
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 2/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
KAUST Live Interview with Rachel Sussman
Location: Lobby, Building 20
LEGO Workshop - January 20, 3-5 PM
Location: Conference Room # 2252, Bldg. 5
Kontinuum: Photography, Time, and Technology
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
LEGO Workshop - January 20 7-9 PM
Location: Conference Room # 2252, Bldg. 5
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: New Students for Credits 1/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Be Mind full or Mindful? Group A 2/2
Location: Bldg 5, Level 5, Room 5220
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 3/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Escape Room- Monday- Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
Pushing the Limits of Science on the Track
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: Advanced PhDs 1/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
KAUST Live Interview with Mani Sarathi, Mark Barnett, and Matteo Parsani
Location: Lobby, Building 20
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: New Students for Credits 2/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 4/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Escape Room- Tuesday - Register your Team
Location: Times Square, Multipurpose Room
Flicker Fusion: How Fast Can You See?
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
Rewinding the Clock on Memory Loss
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: Advanced PhDs 2/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Times of Time: Being Autistic in a Hectic World
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
KAUST Live Interview with Salim Al-Hassani
Location: Lobby, Building 20
LEGO Workshop - January 22, 3-5 PM
Location: Conference Room # 2252, Bldg. 5
Intellectual Property: Search Session
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
Louvre Abu Dhabi: A Museum of the Similarities of Human Experience Over Time
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
LEGO Workshop - January 22, 7-9 PM
Location: Conference Room # 2252, Bldg. 5
Film Screening and Discussion: Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Location: Cinema
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: New Students for Credits 3/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 5/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Be Mind full or Mindful? Group B 1/2
Location: Bldg 5, Level 5, Room 5220
KAUST Live Interview with David Rooney
Location: Lobby, Building 20
A Philosophical Odyssey in The Concept of Time
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
Selling Time: Stories from the Greenwich Observatory
Location: Bldg. 20 Auditorium
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: Advanced PhDs 3/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Masterclass: Trust in Time: Real-World Applications with Blockchain 1/2
Location: Building 19, Level 3, Conference Hall number 2&3
A Conversation with David Rooney
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
KAUST Live Interview with Dava Sobel
Location: Lobby, Building 20
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: New Students for Credits 4/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Masterclass: Trust in Time: Real-World Applications with Blockchain 2/2
Location: Building 19, Level 3, Conference Hall number 2&3
Be Mind full or Mindful? Group B 2/2
Location: Bldg 5, Level 5, Room 5220
Location, Location, Location, and Time
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: Advanced PhDs 4/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42