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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
54th Board of Governors Meeting
May 19-23, 2024
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Sunday, May 19, 2024

Sde Boker  
4:30 pm  Board Committee Meetings
Kedma Hotel

6:30 pm   Departure from hotel

6:50 pm  Our Time to be Together 
Welcome gathering at the Pinto Vinyard (near Yerucham) with President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz

9:00 pm    Return to hotel

9:00 pm   Gathering of the Ben-Gurion Society
(by invitation only)
Zuak Studio, Yerucham


Monday, May 20, 2024

8:00 am   Departure from hotel

9:00 am  Visit to the Nova Festival Memorial Site
With Lt. Col. Daniel Elbo Arama, IDF Medical Corps, commander of the IDF's Arava Regional Medical Center and a BGU Emergency Medicine PhD student
Western Negev

Marcus Family Campus, Beer-Sheva 
11:00 am   Remembrance and Rebuilding: Opening Plenary Session
Presidential Address: Prof. Daniel Chamovitz
Rector’s Annual Review: Prof. Chaim Hames
Board Procedures: Lloyd Goldman, Chairman of the Board of Governors
Joya Claire Sonnenfeldt Auditorium

12:15   Robert St. John Chair in Objective Middle East Reporting Award
Recipient: Yonit Levi, journalist and Channel 12 News chief anchor 
in conversation with columnist and Channel 12 commentator Nadav Eyal
Joya Claire Sonnenfeldt Auditorium

1:00 pm   Let’s Talk: Sharing experiences from Israel and Abroad over Lunch
With the Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer Department of Social Work and Kathleen and Rob Spitzer
Zlotowski Student Center 

2:30 pm   BGU Electives: Breakout Sessions
Choose a subject for an immersive lesson with a BGU faculty member
Departure from outside the Zlotowski Student Center 

3:30 pm   Resilience in Action: BGU's Response to October 7th
Interdisciplinary research showcase
Annual Zlotowski Event
Dr. Oren Wacht, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine 
Dr. Talia Meital Schwartz-Tayri, Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer Department of Social Work
Dr. Galit Katarivas Levy, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Yaniv Belhassen, Department of Tourism & Leisure Management
Shir Haetzni, Executive Director of Negev Prime, Yazamut 360
W.A. Minkofff Senate Hall

4:30 pm  Return to hotel
5:30 pm  Break
6:45 pm   Departure from hotel

Sde Boker 
7:00 pm   Oasis of Hope
Celebratory dinner saluting BGU students’ resilience and initiative
Moderator: President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz
Sde Boker Campus 

9:00 pm    Return to hotel

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Sde Boker
8:15 am   Departure from hotel

8:30 am   Inauguration of the Ben-Gurion Visionary Way
Chamber music, physical activities, and a stroll in the Old Man's footsteps along the cliff overlooking the Zin Valley
Sportswear recommended

11:00 am   Early lunch

12:00 noon  Break at hotel

2:00 pm      Departure from hotel

Marcus Family Campus, Beer-Sheva 
3:15 pm   Antisemitism: What can we do about it?
Irene and Hyman Kreitman Annual Event
A conversation between Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism, and Joanne Moore, BGU Board member and international development consultant
W.A. Minkoff Senate Hall

4:15 pm   Recognizing our Loyal Friends and Supporters
Hosted by Jeff Kaye, VP for Public Affairs and Resource Development, and Toni Young, Chair of the Development Committee
Unveiling of new President’s Pillars by Lloyd Goldman, Chairman of the BoG, and President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz
Outside the Jusidman Science Center for Youth

5:00 pm   BGU Student Kaleidoscope
Student Union Fair
Outside the Zlotowski Student Center
 
6:00 pm   Conferment Ceremony of Honorary Doctoral Degrees
Degree Recipients:
Prof. Allan M. Brandt, USA
Prof. Michael M. Crow, USA
Yehudit Ravitz, Israel
Katharina von Schnurbein, Germany
President’s Award recipients:
Nili Margalit, Israel
Medical Centers in Southern Israel:
Soroka University Medical Center
Barzilai University Medical Center
Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital
6:00 pm Reception
6:30 pm Ceremony
Joya Claire Sonnenfeldt Auditorium
The Ceremony will be followed by a dinner reception at the Zlotowski Student Center

9:00 pm   Return to hotel

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

8:30 am   Departure from hotel 

Sde Boker Campus 
9:00 am   BGU Shark Tank: The Next Big Exit
Student entrepreneurs from the Leaders Program pitch their ideas to a panel of “sharks”:
Maggy Camp, France
Andrea Goren, USA
Melinda Goldrich, USA
Dr. Doron Markel, Israel 
Moderator: Dana Gavish, Head, Yazamut 360 Entrepreneurship Center
George Evens Family Auditorium

10:15 am   Learning from the Past: Public Health Crises in Historical Perspective
Annual Halpérin Event
Michel Halpérin Memorial Research Prize Ceremony
Recipients:
Prof. Ayelet Harel, Conflict Management & Resolution Program
Prof. Ron Dudai, Department of Sociology & Anthropology

and a conversation between Prof. Allan M. Brandt, Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Prof. Nadav Davidovitch, Head, School of Public Health
George Evens Family Auditorium 

11:00 am  BGU Electives: Breakout Sessions
Choose a subject for an immersive lesson with a BGU faculty member
Departure from the George Evens Family Auditorium

12:00 noon   Lunch with students
Esther and Michel Halpérin Student Center

1:00 pm   BGU Radio Live
BGU researchers discuss humanity’s most pressing issues on-air
Prof. Edo Bar-Zeev, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research
Prof. Ilana Nisky, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Ayelet David, Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry & Pharmacology
Hosted by: Prof. Simon Barak, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research 
and Dr. Buzi Raviv, Director, BGU Radio
George Evens Family Auditorium 

2:00 pm  Academia in Transition
A conversation between two presidents: Prof. Michael M. Crow, President of Arizona State University, and Prof. Daniel Chamovitz, President of Ben-Gurion University
George Evens Family Auditorium

2:45 pm  Return to hotel for break

5:45 pm  Departure from hotel

6:30 pm  Sunset Over Mamshit
Closing event at the Nabatean town declared a UNESCO world heritage site
Here Comes the Sun: performance by Israeli singer-songwriter Danny Robas

9:30 pm    Return to hotel

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Farewell Breakfast

Optional Post-Board Volunteering 

11:00 am  Busses to Tel Aviv area depart the hotel
1.  To Ben-Gurion Airport and Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station
2.  Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station



Be sure to check back for updates and further details as we continue working on the program.
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