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SEE THE PRE-BOG EVENTS PROGRAM
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7:00pm
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE DINNER
By invitation only
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8:30am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
9:00amOPENING PLENARY
MARKING THE SUCCESSFUL END OF THE $1 B. GLOBAL CAMPAIGN
CHAIR: Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
MC: Ms. Mika Almog
9:00amOPENING PLENARY
MARKING THE SUCCESSFUL END OF THE $1 B. GLOBAL CAMPAIGN
WE REMEMBER
WELCOMING NEW GOVERNORS
SALUTING GOVERNOR IMPACT THROUGH THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN
Ms. Dafna Meitar-NechmadREALIZING OUR CAMPAIGN DREAMS:
RAISE YOUR GLASSES TO SALUTE OUR GROUP SUCCESS!
Dr. Anita Friedman, Campaign Chair
STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL’S 75th YEAR!
Prof. Ariel Porat, President
OPEN DISCUSSION
Bar-Shira Auditorium<-- BackWednesday
17/05/23
11:00amLAB TOURS: SEE OUR RESEARCH UP CLOSE
A rare opportunity to visit some of the most innovative laboratories in the world and see cutting-edge science in action
* Please bring comfortable shoes for walking around campus
1:00pmLUNCH: SPECIAL CELEBRATION MARKING THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN
2:15pmGANDEL FORUM ON THE MIDDLE EAST
Our renowned annual event presenting the latest happenings in the region.
CHAIR: Prof. Uzi Rabi, Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African
StudiesKEYNOTE SPEAKER: Brig.-Gen.(res.) Dr. Danny Gold, Head of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Research and Development, co-inventor of the Iron Dome and TAU alumnus.
3:30pmINAUGURATION OF THE DAN LAUNCHPAD FOR START-UPS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Izhar Shay, Entrepreneur and former Minister of Science and Technology
Everyone is invited!
7:15pmTHE 2023 DAN DAVID PRIZE RECEPTION AND AWARD CEREMONY
7:15pm Welcome Reception
8:30pm Award Ceremony
Prizes will be conferred upon the nine winners
**Dress code: Semi-formal
**By invitation only
7:15pmTHE 2023 DAN DAVID PRIZE RECEPTION AND AWARD CEREMONY
PRIZE WINNERS:
Saheed Aderinto, USA, Florida International University
Ana Antic, Denmark, University of Copenhagen
Karma Ben Johanan, Israel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Elise K. Burton, Canada, University of Toronto
Adam Clulow, USA, University of Texas, Austin
Krista Goff, USA, University of Miami
Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, USA, University of California, Berkeley
Anita Radini, Ireland, University College Dublin
Chao Tayiana Maina, Kenya, African Digital Heritage
Plaza adjacent to Check Point Building and Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center<-- BackWednesday
17/05/23
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8:30am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
9:00amACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM: ISRAEL@75 – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: In memory of Yehiel Ben-Zvi
Prepare to be surprised by new views on health, work and school.
CHAIR: Prof. Mark Shtaif, Rector
9:00amACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM: ISRAEL@75 – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: In memory of Yehiel Ben-Zvi
PAST
YOUR TEETH OVER TIME: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE OF MODERN HEALTH
Prof. Rachel Sarig, Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Dan David Center for Human Evolution and Biohistory Research, Shmunis Family Anthropology Institute
PRESENT
WORKER POWER? A NEW LABOR LAW FOR SUPPLY CHAIN CAPITALISM
Prof. Hila Shamir, Buchmann Faculty of Law
FUTURE
WHO NEEDS LECTURES? BRINGING VALUE TO CAMPUS LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Prof. Liat Kishon-Rabin, Dean of Innovation in Teaching & Learning
Bar-Shira Auditorium<-- BackThursday
18/05/23
10:00amBREAK
10:30amTOWARD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE CAMPUS: STUDENT STORIES
Hear inspiring stories of students from all sectors of Israeli society who benefit from TAU’s proactive strategy to boost equality on campus.
Three small group sessions will be run simultaneously to enable you to have a real conversation with the students.
11:30amBREAK
12:00pmSPOTLIGHT ON INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS
Attend one of three simultaneous sessions that showcase TAU’s uniquely cross-disciplinary research culture, and hear teams describe their fascinating approaches to research challenges.
12:00pmSPOTLIGHT ON INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS
FUTURISTIC MINIATURE DRONES: LEARNING FROM NATURE
Dr. Bat-El Pinchasik, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Gal Ribak, School of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences
THE SECRETS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN OUR GENES, BIOLOGY AND BRAINS
Prof. Nira Liberman, School of Psychological Sciences, Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences
Dr. Boaz Barak, School of Psychological Sciences, Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience
TBD
TAU CONQUERS “NEW SPACE”
Prof. Meir Ariel, Head of the Nano-Satellite Center, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
TBD
Peretz Naftali Building<-- BackThursday
18/05/23
1:15pmLUNCH
2:30pmANNUAL GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM: THE FRENKEL-ZUCKERMAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ECONOMICS
MODERATOR: Prof. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman Emeritus of the TAU Board of Governors, Former Governor of the Bank of Israel
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies,
Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore; Deputy Chairman, GIC3:45pmINAUGURATION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE PSYCHEDELICS RESEARCH FOUNDED BY JEREMY COLLER, DAVID B. KATZIN, MD-PHD AND DR. DEMITRY REPIN
INAUGURATION OF THE COLLER TERRACE
Everyone is invited!
7:30pm2023 HONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY – RECEPTION
8:30pm2023 HONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY
TAU is proud to honor our 2023 recipients.
8:30pm2023 HONORARY DEGREES CONFERMENT CEREMONY
GEORGE S. WISE MEDAL
Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies
HONORARY DOCTORATE
Prof. Antoine Compagnon, France
Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Collège de France and Columbia University
Prof. Barbara Engelking, Poland
Historian of Polish Jewry during the Holocaust
Mr. Tamir Gilat, Israel
Chairman, Israel Cancer Research Fund
Mr. Morris Kahn, Israel
Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Mr. Attalla Mansour, Israel
Author and journalist
Prof. Nicholas A. Peppas, USA
Chemical and biomedical engineer, University of Texas at Austin
Prof. Pavel A. Pevzner, USA
Computational biologist, University of California San Diego
Ms. Sandra & Mr. Vlad Shmunis, USA
Entrepreneurs and philanthropists
Ms. Olga Tokarczuk, Poland
Writer, activist and public intellectual; Nobel Prize laureate
Miriam and Adolfo Smolarz Auditorium<-- BackThursday
18/05/23
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9:00am
GOOD MORNING GATHERING
9:30amCELEBRATING AN ISRAELI BUSINESS TITAN: AWARDING OF THE 2023 HUGO RAMNICEANU PRIZE IN ECONOMICS
A special ceremony marking 75 years of Israeli economic growth, and the awarding of the Hugo and Valerie Ramniceanu Scholarship in Economics
2023 PRIZE RECIPIENT
Prof. Amnon Shashua, Israeli computer scientist and artificial intelligence expert, serial entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Mobileye and other successful startups.
10:30amBREAK
11:00amSECOND PLENARY PART I:
KADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCHPresentations by the 2023 Award Recipients
CHAIR: Prof. Dan Peer, Vice President for Research and Development
11:00amSECOND PLENARY PART I:
KADAR FAMILY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH2023 AWARD RECIPIENTS
Prof. Marek Karliner, Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Prof. Ron Harris, Buchmann Faculty of Law
Dr. Uri Ben-David, Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Ella Daniel, Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education, The Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities
Bar-Shira Auditorium<-- BackFriday
19/05/23
12:00pmBREAK
12:30pmSECOND PLENARY PART II
CHAIR: Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad, Chairwoman of the Board of Governors
MC: Ms. Mika Almog
12:30pmSECOND PLENARY PART II
COMMITTEE REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS
Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad
STATE OF THE UNION
Ms. Lior Hazan, Chairperson of the Student Union
MAKING EVERY DOLLAR COUNT – USING TAU’S BUDGET AND PHILANTHROPIC DONATIONS WISELY
Ms. Dafna Meitar-Nechmad
OPEN DISCUSSION
Bar-Shira Auditorium<-- BackFriday
19/05/23
1:45pmFESTIVE CEREMONY:
INAUGURATING THE COLTON CENTER FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCHCELEBRATING WITH THE COLTON FAMILY
1:45pm: Lunch Reception
2:45pm: Ceremony
7:30pmTAU FAMILY FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER
Enjoy Friday night dinner with your fellow Governors
*** Transportation will be available from the Hilton Hotel
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8:30pm
ISRAEL AT 75: STREET PARTY!
Pull out your blue & white clothes, put on your dancing shoes, and join in for a fun evening of dinner, dancing and live performances saluting Israel’s 75th birthday and the completion of TAU’s 10-year Global Campaign.
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7:00am
POST-BOG TRIP
Post-BOG Trip: In the Footsteps of Sages and Pilgrims
This one-day excursion will amaze you with an entirely new perspective on the Dead Sea and Judeo-Christian heritage. The trip will focus on the fascinating history of the Dead Sea region, from ancient times through the birth of Christianity, the establishment of the State and up to the present day, and will feature a tour of sites located in a closed military zone – opened by the IDF specially and exclusively for our group.
We will explore topics ranging from archaeology and agriculture to climate and the environment, and enjoy intriguing geopolitical and historical insights from a team of TAU experts who will accompany us throughout the entirety of the trip: Archaeologist Dr. Guy Stiebel, and Middle East scholars Dr. Arik Rodinsky and Dr. Amos Nadan.
Our trip will begin at Qasr al-Yahud on the western bank of the Jordan River – the site where the Children of Israel crossed into the Promised Land after wandering in the desert for 40 years and where, almost 1,500 years later, Jesus was baptized. Located about 20 minutes north of the Dead Sea, Qasr al-Yahud is the third holiest site in the Christian world. With Jordan just yards away, we will be able to wave at the soldiers and tourists on the Jordanian side of the river.
After an exciting tour of the abandoned, yet strikingly beautiful “Land of the Monasteries,” we will continue to more Dead Sea adventures, including a visit to an archaeological dig of an ancient synagogue at Ein Gedi.
We will end our day with a lavish private beach party featuring wine-tasting and music. And for anyone interested in a dip in the Dead Sea – don’t forget your bathing suit!
Please note:
Due to the early hour of departure, a light breakfast will be distributed on the bus.
Parts of the trip will take place in off-road vehicles that are not accessible for the disabled.
*** Space is limited. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.***