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.
WEP-Library ePoster Exhibition- Sunday
Location: University Library
Innovating for Tomorrow’s Technology 1/3
Location: Innovation Cluster
Opening Keynote: Time of Your Life: You Are What You Eat (and When!)
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
WEP Opening Night Reception
Location: Times Square
The Night of the AdEaters® about TIME - Sunday
Location: Times Square
Innovating for Tomorrow’s Technology 2/3
Location: Innovation Cluster
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group A 1/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Flicker Fusion: Measuring Your Perception of Time 1/3
Location: Bldg. 9 Computer Lab # 2223
WEP-Library ePoster Exhibition- Monday
Location: University Library
Creative Tactics for Communicating Science 1/3
Location: Spine auditorium between buildings 2 & 3
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group B 1/4
Location: Harbor Walk
A Conversation with Paolo Sassone-Corsi
Location: Spine Auditorium between Bldg 4 & 5
Film: À la recherche des femmes chefs (2016)
Location: Cinema
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
Film: 'Ratatouille'
Location: Cinema
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming Advanced Group 1/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Film: The Lunchbox
Location: Cinema
Innovating for Tomorrow’s Technology 3/3
Location: Innovation Cluster
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group A 2/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Flicker Fusion: Measuring Your Perception of Time 2/3
Location: Bldg. 9 Computer Lab # 2223
WEP-Library ePoster Exhibition - Tuesday
Location: University Library
Creative Tactics for Communicating Science 3/3
Location: Spine auditorium between buildings 2 & 3
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group B 2/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Film: Big Bang Machine (2015)
Location: Cinema
Opening of the CERN LHC Tunnel Exhibit
Location: University Library, Level 2, Lobby
WEP-Library ePoster Competition - JAN 15
Location: University Library
Film: 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman'
Location: Cinema
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
Film: Source Code (2011)
Location: Cinema
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group A 3/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Flicker Fusion: Measuring Your Perception of Time 3/3
Location: Bldg. 9 Computer Lab # 2223
Reinventing Al Jazari's Time Machines 1/4
Location: University Library, Sea View Room, Level 3
WEP-Library ePoster Exhibition - Wednesday
Location: University Library
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
KAUST Live Interview with Joao Antunes
Location: Lobby, Building 20
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group B 3/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Film: The Fabric of the Cosmos
Location: Cinema
Geologic and human time scales: How can we salvage our global civilization?
Location: Auditorium Building 20
KAUST Live Interview with Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Location: Lobby, Building 20
Film: The House with a Clock In Its Walls (2018)
Location: Cinema
Film Screening and Discussion: The Age of Adaline (2015)
Location: Cinema
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming Advanced Group 3/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Film: 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
Location: Cinema
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group A 4/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Reinventing Al Jazari's Time Machines 2/4
Location: University Library, Sea View Room, Level 3
A Conversation with Giulio Tononi
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
WEP-Library ePoster Exhibition - Thursday
Location: University Library
Time is Rhythm: Traditional West African Drumming for Beginners Group B 4/4
Location: Harbor Walk
Film: What Are Dreams?
Location: Cinema
Alumni Lecture Series
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Film: Alice in Wonderland
Location: Cinema
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
Music Through Time
Location: Discovery Square
Film: Fermat's Room (2007)
Location: Cinema
A Masterclass in Yoga - Friday
Location: Island Recreation Center, Outdoor next to Pure Restaurant
Film: Modern Times
Location: Cinema
Film: Blade Runner (1982)
Location: Cinema
Film: Back to the Future
Location: Cinema
Film: Back to the Future Part II
Location: Cinema
Firqat Al Sharq – Live in Concert
Location: Discovery Square
Film: Back to the Future part III
Location: Cinema
A Masterclass in Yoga - Saturday
Location: Island Recreation Center, Outdoor next to Pure Restaurant
Film: Mon Oncle (1958)
Location: Cinema
Film: Yellow Submarine (1968)
Location: Cinema
Film: Journey to Mecca
Location: Cinema
The Night of the AdEaters® about TIME - Saturday
Location: Cinema
Film: Boyhood (2014)
Location: Cinema
Reinventing Al Jazari's Time Machines 3/4
Location: University Library, Sea View Room, Level 3
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 1/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Undergraduate Poster Competition Exhibition - Jan 20
Location: University Library
Intellectual Property; What is It and Why Should I Care
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
KAUST Live Interview with Martin Van Kranendonk
Location: Lobby, Building 20
The details of this event will be confirmed shortly.
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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
Film: WALL·E (2008)
Location: Cinema
Film: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Location: Cinema
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: New Students for Credits 1/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Masterclass: Science of Storytelling 3/5
Location: Spine auditorium between Buildings 4 & 5
Undergraduate Poster Competition Exhibition - Jan 21
Location: University Library
Pushing the Limits of Science on the Track
Location: Bldg 20 Auditorium
Film: Tooned
Location: Cinema
Science Fair Competition
Location: University Library
Reinventing Al Jazari's Time Machines 4/4
Location: University Library, Sea View Room, Level 3
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
FILM: Cars (2006)
Location: Cinema
From Knowledge to Value: The Role of Technology and Innovation in Maintaining a Competitive Edge
Location: Auditorium, Building 20
Sidewalk Music in Times Square
Location: Discovery Square
Film Screening and Discussion: McLaren (2017)
Location: Cinema
Film: Sully (2016)
Location: Cinema
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
Undergraduate Poster Competition Exhibition - Jan 22
Location: University Library
Flicker Fusion: How Fast Can You See?
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: Advanced PhDs 2/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Undergraduate Poster Competition
Location: University Library
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
Film: Arrival (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
Undergraduate Poster Competition Exhibition - Jan 23
Location: University Library
A Philosophical Odyssey in The Concept of Time
Location: Spine Auditorium between Buildings 2 & 3
Film: Louvre Abu Dhabi (2018)
Location: Cinema
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
Farmers Market - Wednesday
Location: Times Square
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
Undergraduate Poster Competition Exhibition - Jan 24
Location: University Library
Scientific Writing for Academic Success: Advanced PhDs 4/4
Location: Bldg. 9 Classroom 3131 ≤ 42
Farmers Market - Thursday
Location: Times Square
Farmers Market - Friday
Location: Times Square