Yes, We Can: Political Change in the U.S. and the Middle East
With Professor Menachem Blondheim, Dr. Eitan Alimi, and Dr. Alex Yacobson

Jewish Studies in the Age of Globalization: Relevant? Controversial? Meaningful? With Prof. Yerachmiel (Richie) Cohen, Prof. Galit Hasan-Rokem

The Ibero-American World and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (in Spanish)

La Shoah par Balles (in French) With Father Patrick Desbois

Tour 1
Blue is Beautiful – a tour of the Armenian Quarter and its famous Armenian art and ceramics. Please dress modestly.
Suitable for moderate walkers.

Tour 2
Between Orient and Orientalism – learn about Middle Eastern architecture from the days of the Mandate until today.  The track includes: The Scottish hostel, St. John's, Mishkenot Sha'ananim, The King David Hotel, the YMCA building, Beit Shmuel and the Hebrew Union College.
Suitable for easy walkers.

Tour 3
Musrara – A Neighborhood on the Seam – A tour of the paths of the Musrara neighborhood, where Jews and Arabs, secular and religious, rich and poor, Ashkenazim and Sephardim live side by side. The tour includes a visit to "the Museum on the Seam".
Suitable for good walkers.

Festive Opening Reception in honor of the 72nd meeting of the Board of Governors
In the presence of the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat
Maiersdorf Faculty Club, Mt. Scopus

• Visit the Brain Exhibition at the Bloomfield Science Museum. A special guided tour with Professors Shlomo Bentin, Shaul Hochstein, as well as with Prof. Peter Hillman, founder and scientific director of the museum.  Arrival via bus from hotels or meet at museum lobby.

Bloomfield Science Museum

• Meet the Next Generation.  A unique session with PhD students at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation (ICNC), at which they will present their current and future research directions with the help of posters, films and slides. Arrival via bus from hotels or meet at ICNC.
  
  The Alexander Silberman Institute for Life Sciences
  Edmond J. Safra campus

Gallery open
'Feeling and Meaning – Seeing Art through Touch', special exhibit for the visually impaired and general public
Max and Iris Stern Gallery, Faculty of Humanities, Mt. Scopus

Exhibit Opening: Impressions from Five Continents 
Drawings of Bernice Beare Rosenberg
(lunch included)
Belgium House, Edmond J. Safra campus

Executive Committee Meeting (members only)
Bronfman Reception Center, Sherman Administration Building, Mt. Scopus

First Plenary Session

• Opening remarks by Mr. Charles H. Goodman, Chairman
• The Current Situation at the University by Prof. Menachem Magidor, President
• The Academic Year by Prof. Sarah Stroumsa, Rector
• Greetings from Mr. Steven Schwager, Chief Executive officer, JDC, marking the Jubillee Celebration of the Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare
• Election of the new Chairman of the Board of Governors

Litwinsky Senate Hall, Mt. Scopus

From Brain Research to Brain Repair

A symposium in honor of the launch of the new Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences with Nobel Laureate Prof. Bert Sakmann, Prof. Gerald Fishbach, Prof. Hagai Bergman, Prof. (Emeritus) Marta Weinstock–Rosin, Prof. Nissim Benvenisty, and Prof. Eilon Vaadia; moderated by University President Prof. Menachem Magidor.

The Ezequiel Liwerant- Fomento Mexico Hall, Mt. Scopus

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Daniel Sperling, Federmann School of Public Policy & Government and Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine

On Property from Personhood, Symbolic Existence and Motivation to Donate Organs

Second Plenary Session

• Report of the Endowment Funds Committee, by Mr. Moshe Vidman, Chairman
• Report of the Budget and Finance Committee, by Mr. Avraham Asheri, Chairman
• Report on physical developments by Vice-President and Director-General Mr. Elhanan Hacohen
• Report of the Campaign Cabinet by Ms. Barbara Mandel, Co-Chairperson
• Nominations

Litwinsky Senate Hall, Mt. Scopus

Brain, Art & Creativity
Participants will present recent research on the unique capability of the human brain to create and enjoy art, the creative process of transforming an idea to art and ways to generate a fruitful dialogue between artist and scientist.
With Michal Rovner, Prof. Idan Segev, and Prof. Hanoch Gutfreund; moderated by Dr. David Witztum.
Dan Wassong Auditorium, Yitzhak Rabin Building

9:30 – 11:15 am

Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Truman Institute (members only)
Truman Institute, Davis Building, Mt. Scopus

Dedication of inscriptions on the Trustees and Founders Walls
Bronfman Family Reception Centre, Mt. Scopus

Festive Lunch in honor of the Lerner Family
The Annette & Theodore Lerner Family Indoor Sports Complex, Mt. Scopus

Dedication of inscriptions on the Wall of Benefactors & the awarding of
the Abe Gray Prize
Guest lecturer: Prof. Ronen Feldman
The Nancy S. and Lawrence E. Glick Observation Plaza

Fourth Plenary Session: Electing the President

• The National Library
• Address by the recipient of the Ben-Porath Prize, Prof. Menahem Kister
• Guest Speaker (to be announced)
• Address by the outgoing President
• Election of the new President
• Vision Statement by the President Elect

Handler Auditorium, Truman Institute, Davis Building, Mt. Scopus

Neuroscience and Ethics
A roundtable discussion with Prof. Haim Sompolinsky, Prof. Hermona Soreq, Prof. Naftali Tishbi, and Dr. Amir Amedi; facilitated by University Rector Prof. Sarah Stroumsa. Among the topics to be discussed: Is there really such a thing as free choice; ethical issues in brain research; can and should we read minds and to what end; can we achieve virtual immortality; is society changing beyond recognition – and where should we draw the line?
Litwinsky Senate Hall

Meeting of the International Board of Overseers of the Rothberg International School (Members only)
Abba Eban Hall, Truman Institute, Davis Building, Mt. Scopus

Dedication of the Oleg Evdokimenko Student Garden
Scopus Student Village, Mt. Scopus

Dedication of the León y Teresa Kovalivker Wing in the Argentina Building
Scopus Student Village, Mt. Scopus

Dedication of the Wilbush Patient-Centered Medical Forum
The Stanley B. Prusiner Medical Information Center at the Muriel and Philip Berman Medical Library, Ein Kerem campus