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The North Africa and Middle East Science centers network (NAMES) was launched on 30 January 2006 during a meeting initiated and organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center.The purpose and goal of NAMES are to be achieved through excellence and innovation in informal education and by offering hands-on activities where the audience can indulge in participatory learning.The goal of NAMES is the popularization of science throughout the region by enhancing the public understanding and involvement in science and scientific culture among an increasingly diverse audience.

The purpose of creating NAMES is to foster cooperation between existing science centers and museums in North Africa and the Middle East with the aim of benefiting from all available resources and experiences within the region to further enhance the role of all member establishments. The network also aims to help establish new science centers and museums in all countries of the region.

- On joining the network, members are to abide by the NAMES Internal Regulations.

- To join NAMES, please fill in the Registration Form.

- To join NAMES, new members have to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.

Important Announcement

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center inaugurates the upgraded Planetarium

On 18 October 2009, the BA Planetarium Science Center inaugurated the Planetarium after a huge upgrading. Thanks to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, the Planetarium now operates a cutting-edge full-dome Digistar3 projection system with a rich set of real-time 3D astronomy features and a wide database of celestial bodies that enables the audience to explore the universe as never before.

News Highlight

NAMES 1st General Assembly Meeting at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt

NAMES first General Assembly Meeting took place on 2-3 November 2008 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the initiating and hosting member of the Network. The theme of the conference was “The Role of Science Centers in Establishing Knowledge-Based Societies in the Region“. One of the keynote speakers was Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina; delivering a talk about “Islamic Civilization and Science”. Sub-themes that were tackled in parallel sessions were “Networking and Advocacy” and “Effective Non-Traditional Methods of Science Communication”.