Monday 29 March, 2010

Time

Event

Location

12:00-02:00 PM

Lunch in honour of the delegates in the Ruler Court by His Highness Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman

Ruler Court

06:30-07:45 PM

Opening Ceremony in Sheikh Zayed Hall, Ajman University of Science &Technology

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

09:00-10.00 PM

Dinner

Tuesday 30 March, 2010

Time

Event

Location

8:00-9:00 AM

Registration

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

Session 1

9: 00-9:20 AM

Chairperson:

 Prof. Nezar  Alsayyad

Co-Chair 

Dr. Mohammed Arar  

Emilio Embasz

GREEN OVER GREY or  ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE:  TOWARDS A PACT OF RECONCILIATION

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

9:20-9:40 AM

Mr Jean-Pierre Lecomte

“Worldwide Network of Port Cities AIVP”

9:40-10:00 AM

           Ros Dunn

“Waterfronts and the remarking of East London”

10:00-10:20 AM

Prof Frederic  Schwartz

“Global Waterfront Architecture and Planning”

10:20-10:40 AM

Eng. Jamal Melhim

The Experiences of the Secretary of Eastern Province (KSA) in the Waterfront Projects

10:40-10:50 AM

Panel Discussion

Session 2      

10:50-11:10 AM

Chairperson:

Prof  Meshary Al Naeem

Co-Chair     :

Dr Rashed AlShaali

Dr Khaled Al-Sallal & Laila Al-Rais

“Investigating comfort ventilation in waterfront urban environment: case of Dubai”

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

1:10-11:30 AM

Dr Amer Adham Mustafa

“Waterfront as a Public Resource:

Observations on Dubai’s Man-Made Islands”

11:30-11:50 AM

Dr Yasser Elsheshtawy

“Cultural Networks: Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a global city”

11:50-12:10

Dr Samia Rab

Bridging past cultural legacies with emerging urban landscapes in port cities of eastern Arabia: The case of Sharjah

12:10-12:30 PM

Panel Discussions

12:30-13:30 PM

Lunch

Session 3

13:30-13:50 PM

Chairperson: 

 Prof Ramy El Diasty

Co- Chair   :

Dr.Ghada Mahmoud Hafez

Kim Herforth Nielsen

“3XN and Waterfront Architecture”  

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

13:50-14:10 PM

Prof Nader Ardalan

“Gulf Region as Microcosm of the World”

14:10-14:300 PM

Prof Mike Jenks

“Designing the Waterfront –

a kilometre inland?”

15:20-15:30 PM

Prof Alan Balfour

“Rivers in  Shanghai and New York”

15:30-15:50 PM

Panel Discussions

15:50-16:00 PM

Coffee Break

Session 4

16:00-16:20 PM

Chairperson:

 Dr. Paul Lister

Co-Chair    :  

Dr David Heesom

Roueida Ayache

“Waterfront: Reflection of change

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

16:20-16:40 PM

Rashad M. Bukhash &

Ahmed Mahmood Ahmed

“The Development of Coastal Facades

(Case Study-The Emirate of Dubai)”

16:40-17:00 PM

Dr Nabyl Chenaf

“Waterfront of Algiers from Le Corbusier to EMAAR”

17:00-17:20 PM

Dr Bouzid Boudiaf

“Algiers and its Waterfront: History, space and culture”

17:20-17:40 PM

Panel Discussion

20.00-22.00 PM

  Dinner    

 Royal Stables  of HH Sheikh Ammar Al Nuaimi, The Crown Prince of Ajman

*Location Map*

Wednesday 31 March, 2010

Time

Event

Location

Session 5

9:00-9:20 AM

Chairperson:

Mr.Kevin Garner

Co-Chair    : 

  Dr Mohamed Abelmonem

Manfredi Nicoletti &

Luca Nicoletti  

“Key aspects of Waterfront development planning”  

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

9:20-9:40 AM

      Prof. Jacques Ganoulis

“Integrated Urban Water and Environmental Management in Coastal Areas”

9:40-10:00 AM

Dr Nada Al Nafea

“The Role of Traditional Coastal Cities on the Local Economy: Case Study of Jeddah and Tripoli

10:00-10:20 AM

Dr.Ghada Mahmoud Hafez

Ajman City Waterfront Strategic Plan

10:20-10:40 AM

Prof Mustafa Al Shawi

“The Impact of Virtual City Models on Real World  Simulation

10:40-10:50 AM

 Panel Discussion

Session 6

10:50-11:10 AM

Chairperson:

 Dr. Anthony Felton

Co – Chair  :

Dr Hoshiar Nooraldin

Koen Olthuis

“Beyond the Waterfront”

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

1:10-11:30 AM

Dr. Raffaele Pernice

“Recent Japanese Waterfront Developments: Global vs Local”

11:30-11:50 AM

Prof Dag Tvilde

“The Waterfront of Oslo as Part of a New Urban Logic”

11:50-12:10

Dr Hoshiar Nooraddin

“Waterfront Liveable Streets: Case of Oslo”

12:10-12:30 PM

Panel Discussions

12:30-13:30 PM

Lunch

Session 7

13:30-13:50 PM

Chairperson:

Prof. Mike  Jenks

Co- Chair   :

MS Tracey Hummer

Patricia Brown

“Reconnecting Places:

Giving the Waterfront back to citizens”

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

13:50-14:10 PM

Prof Lamine Mahdjoubi

“Waterfronts and Urban Sustainability Agenda”

14:10-14:300 PM

Prof Yung Ho Chang

“Water, Design and China”

15:20-15:30 PM

Eng. Saleh Afayezi

Development  of Wadi (Valley) Hanifa ….The Way of the Change

15:30-15:50 PM

Panel Discussions

15:50-16:00 PM

Coffee Break

Session 8

16:00-16:20 PM

Chairperson: 

Prof  Sabah Mushatat

Co-Chair    :

 Dr Bouzid Boudiaf

Prof. Jorge Venegas & Geoffrey Booth

“An Integrated, Transdisciplinary, and Evidence Based Approach for Built Environment” 

Ajman University- Sheikh Zayed Hall

16:20-16:40 PM

Dr. Mohamed Gamal Abel Monem

“Challenging Boundaries: Education, Innovation and New Trends in Architecture and Urbanism”

16:40-17:00 PM

Prof Shih-wei Lo

“How Public Can the Waterfront Be? Urban Interventions in Asian Port City-Shanghai vs Mumbai, Yokohama vs Kao-hsiung

17:00-17:20 PM

Prof Jon Lang

“Waterfront Design as catalyst for urban redevelopment: Battery Park City, New York

17:20-17:40 PM

Panel Discussion

Gala Dinner  Burj Khalifa,Dubai

Thursday 1st April  Desert Safari