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Preliminary Program

Italian Days in Aswan

Friday November 15^th

Scientific Field Visits. Pick-up time at Basma Hotel: 8am. Temple of Kalabsha (morning), Filae Temple (mid-day), Tombs of the Nobles (afternoon). Guided tours with the guides of the Aswan Tour Guide Syndicate (Ahmed Faraman).

Saturday November 16^th, Nubia Museum

9:00 Registration desk opens

9:30 Opening Session (Host: Dr. Rageh Mohamed, Director of the Nubia Museum)

Welcome speeches

• Prof. Dr. Mansour Kabbash, President of Aswan University
• H.E. Mostafa Yousry Attalah, Governor of Aswan
• H.E. Maurizio Massari, Ambassador of Italy in Egypt
• H.E. Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of Antiquities

10:30 Coffee Break

11:15 Session on Keynote presentations

Chairperson: Dr. Francesca Tolve, CNR – International Relations and Agreements Office, Rome

11:15 Keynote presentation I:

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Maksud, Head of the Pharaonic Sector, Supreme Council of Antiquities: The Eastern Gate of Egypt.

12:00 Keynote presentation II:

Prof. Antonio Curci (University of Bologna) and Prof. Maria Carmela Gatto (Yale University): Presentation of the Activities and Results of the Italian-American Archeological Mission in Aswan and Kom Ombo.

12:45 Keynote presentation III:

Dr. Mahmoud Elshendidy, Director General of the Salvage of Nubia Monuments Fund: Valorization and conservation of the prehistoric archaeological sites in Algeria, Egypt and Libya.

13:15 Keynote presentation IV:

Dr. Rageh Mohamed, Director of the Nubia Museum: The UNESCO campaign for the salvaging of the Nubia Temples and the role of the Nubia Museum.

13:45 Closing of the Session on Keynote Presentations

13:45 Lunch break

15:15 Special Session: The International Activities of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR)

Chairperson: Dr. Venice Gouda, National Research Center, Cairo

Dr. Francesca Tolve, CNR – International Relations and Agreements Office, The International Activities of CNR and “Science for DiplomaCY: Multisector Training Programme CNR – MAE DGCS”.

15:45 Session and Round Table Discussion on the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Magdi Mohamed Ali, Faculty of Science, Aswan University.

Speakers (15 minutes each):

• Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abd El Hady, Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University: International Collaboration for Protection of Egyptian Cultural Heritage.
• Dr. Tamara Teneishvili, UNESCO Culture Program Specialist, and Mrs Raffaella Carrera, expert Conservator: The setting-up of the Archives at the Nubia Museum.
• Prof. Dr. Enrico Ciliberto, University of Catania: Conservation of Antique Photographs and Paper Heritage.
• Prof. Dr. Mona Fouad Ali, Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University, A scientific approach to the conservation of printed photos.
• Dr. Venice Gouda, National Research Center, and Dr. Maria Pia Casaletto, CNR Institute for the Study of Nano-Structured Materials: Tailored strategies for the conservation of ancient metals.

Discussion session

18:00 Closing of the Session on the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Poster Session

Poster presentations will be exhibited at the Nubia Museum starting from the morning of Saturday 16^th until the evening of Sunday 17^th.

18:00 Special Poster Presentation:

Dr. Yasser Elshayeb, Director of CULTNAT: The Art of Documenting the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Egypt.

20:30 Social Dinner at the Basma Hotel

Sunday November 17^th , Nubia Museum

9:00 Opening of the Workshop Archaeology and Environment: Understanding the past to design the future - a multidisciplinary approach.

9:15 Keynote presentation

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Maksud, Head of the Pharaonic Sector, Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Dr. Giuseppina Capriotti, CNR Institute for Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Rome: Environmental disasters from ancient Egyptian sources.

10:00 Session and Round Table Discussion on Remote Sensing and Geo-Archeology

Chairperson: Dr. Marina Baldi, CNR Institute of Biometeorology, Rome

Speakers (15 minutes each):

• Dr. Maurizio Fea, Dr. Chris Stewart, Dr. Stefano Gusmano, Team “Satellite remote Sensing in support to Egyptological Research" (CNR – ISMA): How can archaeological research benefit from remote sensing.
• Dr. Sayed Abbas Zaghloul, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences: Evaluating and mitigating the natural and man-made hazards at selected archaeological sites in Egypt using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques
  
• Prof. Dr. Paola Falcioni, University of Roma Tre: Geographical investigation in support of archeological and environmental studies.
  
• Dr. Chris Stewart, Dr. Stefano Gusmano, Dr. Maurizio Fea, Team “Satellite remote Sensing in support to Egyptological Research" (CNR – ISMA): Satellite information in support of archaeological research in Egypt.
  

Discussion session

11:30 Closing of the Session on Remote Sensing and Geo-Archeology

11:30 Coffee Break

12:00 Session on Aswan Historical Sites and the Environment

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Franco Porcelli, Scientific Advisor, Embassy of Italy in Egypt

Speakers (15 minutes each):

• Dr. Magdy Mohamed Ali, Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries, Aswan University: Environmental Impacts on Archaeological sites and Culture in Aswan
  
• Dr. Ilka Klose, Free University Berlin, and Prof. Antonio Curci, University of Bologna: Paleo-landscapes and human settlement in West Bank Aswan
  
• Heleni Porfyriou, National Research Council of Italy, CNR Institute for the Conservation and Valorisation of Cultural Heritage, Rome: Enhancing Historic sites and Landscapes: an Integrated Approach
  
• Dr. Ossama Abd El-Meguid, Director-General of the Children’ Civilization and Creativity Center. Heliopolis: The development of Qobet El-Hawa site: problems and proposed solutions
  

Discussion session

13:30 Closing of the Session on Aswan Historical Sites

13:30 Lunch break

15:00 Session and Round Table Discussion on Geophysical and Environmental Challenges

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Wafaa Amer, Faculty of Science, Cairo University.

Speakers (15 minutes each):

• Dr. Medhat Ibrahim, Head of Spectroscopy Department, National Research Center, Cairo: Some environmental challenges in the aquatic environment of the River Nile
• Dr. Mario Aversa, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome: Geophysical events in the Mediterranean basin: a geomythological approach
  
• Dr. Abdou El-Derby, Faculty of Archeology, South Valley University: Geo-archaeological Defects in Ancient Egyptian Rock-Tombs and Amphitheatre Temples in West Thebes playing a role in their deterioration and damage.
  
• Dr. Laura Genovese, CNR Institute for the Conservation and Valorization of Cultural Heritage: Human impact on water disasters a long-term history.

16:30 Session on Art, Language and the Documenting of Cultural Heritage

Chairperson: Dr. Heleni Porfyriou, CNR Institute for the Conservation and Valorisation of Cultural Heritage, Rome.

Speakers (15 minutes each):

• Dr. Yasser Elshayeb, Director of CULTNAT: Documentation for Sustainable Development
• Mr. Abdel Halim Mohamed, Faculty of Languages ​​and Translation, Aswan University: Italians and Italian language in Egypt in the Twentieth Century
• Dr. Mohamed Wishahi, Visual Cultural Heritage: Photo-Archeography in Egypt dating back from 1850.
  
• Dr. Ahmed Faraman, Tour Guide Syndicate, Aswan: Art as a Source for History
  
• Mohamed A. Shamrouk, Lecturer and Science Simplification Specialist, Cairo University: 6000 years of astronomical observation: does it mean something now?

Discussion session

18:20 Closing of the Session on Art, Language and Documenting Cultural Heritage

Poster Session

Poster presentations will be exhibited at the Nubia Museum starting from the morning of Saturday 16^th until the evening of Sunday 17^th.

9:30 pm After Dinner at the Basma Hotel: Screening of the documentary film The Boiling Mediterranean Sea: Impact of Climatic Changes on the Mediterranean Eco-System, by Eugenio Manghi (presentation by Franco Porcelli).

Monday November 18^th , Aswan University

9:30 Opening Session at Aswan University

10:00 Keynote presentation

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Nady Kamal Aziz, Vice-President of Aswan University for Community Service and Environment Development

Dr. Bruno Marcolongo, CNR Institute of Applied Geology, Rome: The Nile: River of civilization, river of meeting.

Contributed talks:

• 10:45 Prof. Dr. Badawy Ismail Mohamed, Faculty of Archeology, South Valley University, Modern Technology and care of museum archeology and environment.
• 11:10 Dr. Andrea Angelini, CNR Institute of Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage, Rome: Innovative methodologies of photoscanning and photogrammetry in the Egyptian Cultural Heritage: from the hieroglyphs to the archaeological areas.
  
• 11:30 Prof. Dr. Ali Abdel-Motelib, Geology Department, Cairo University: Occurrences of copper and fuel resource as main factors controlling trade routes of Bronze age copper in Sinai and the Eastern Desert of Egypt
  

11:50 Coffee break

12:30 Session and Round Table Discussion on the Egyptian Climate and its impact on Ancient Egyptian Civilization

Chairperson: Dr. Maurizio Fea, Team “Satellite remote Sensing in support to Egyptological Research" (CNR – ISMA), Rome.

Speakers (15 minutes each):

• Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hemdan, Head of Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University: The impact of paleo-climatic changes and fluctuation of Nile floods on Ancient Egyptian Civilization.
• Dr. Magdy Kamal Badir, Director of Regional Training Center, World Meteorological Organization: Climate report of Egypt.
• Dr. Marina Baldi, CNR Institute of Biometeorology: Climate of Egypt between dryness and torrential rainfall: patterns of climate variability.
  
• Dr. Hamdy Abd El Rahman, Chief of Climate Unit, World Meteorological Organization: Study of Climate at  Dabaa area, Egypt.

Discussion session

14:00 Closing of the Session on the Impact of Egyptian Climate

14:00 Closing Sessions: Conclusions and Recommendations

15:30 END OF CONFERENCE