Transportation for International Board members and guests from Tel Aviv hotels: Hilton, Royal Beach, David Intercontinental, and The Norman to the Institute

International Board meeting - Session I
Closed session, International Board members only
Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre

International Board - Session II
Festive Open Session

• Abraham Ben-Naftali: Address of the Chair of the International Board
• Prof. Daniel Zajfman: President's Report
• Prof. Herbert Jäckle and Prof. Jonathan Dorfan: Report of the Scientific and Academic Advisory Committee
• Special tribute in memory of Gershon Kekst, marking the establishment of the Gershon Kekst International Office
• Honoring the Azrieli Foundation for its recent gift for Fragile X research, in the presence of Stephanie Azrieli and Danna Azrieli
  Scientist: Prof. Irit Sagi, Department of Biological Regulation
• Announcement of the Maurice Lévy Research Fellow Chair in Science Teaching
  Incumbent: Dr. Yael Shwartz, Department of Science Teaching
  Supported by: Maurice Lévy, France

Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre

Celebrating Giving
Marking new inscriptions on the International Plaza Donor Wall, the central site for recognition of major gifts on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus
Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
Mario Fleck, President, Brazilian Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Location: The International Plaza

Shuttles depart from The David Lopatie Conference Centre to the Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences

Guided tour of the newly renovated Weizmann House, recently declared an Iconic House
Location: Weizmann Estate
Meeting point: Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences, main entrance

Shuttle to the Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium
Departs from the Weizmann Estate

Ceremony for the conferment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa upon

Prof. Peter Jenni, Switzerland
Milvia Perinot, Switzerland
Yoni Rechter, Israel
Heather Reisman, Canada
Gerald W. Schwartz, Canada
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, United States

Keynote Address: Heather Reisman, Canada

Location: Michael and Anna Wix Auditorium

Transportation for International Board members and guests from Tel Aviv hotels: Hilton, Royal Beach, David Intercontinental, and The Norman to the Institute

International Board - Session III
Open session

• Ido Dissentshik: Report of the Chair of the Executive Board
• Shimshon Harel: Address of the Executive Board Chair Designate
• Shulamit Geri, Vice President for Administration and Finance: Financial and Organizational Update
• Prof. Michal Neeman, Vice President: Recent Scientific Highlights
• Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph, Vice President for Resource Development and Public Affairs: The Weizmann Global Family

Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre

International Board - Session III (resumes)
Open session

• Presentation of the Helen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation to Prof. Nirit Dudovich, Department of Physics of Complex Systems
• Presentation of the André Deloro Prize to Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky, Department of Neurobiology
• Announcement of the Mondry Family Professorial Chair
  Incumbent: Prof. Eran Hornstein, Department of Molecular Genetics
  Supported by: Ira and Gail Mondry, United States
• Announcement of the Aharon and Ephraim Katzir Memorial Professorial Chair
  Incumbent: Prof. Michal Sharon, Department of Biomolecular Sciences
  Supported by: Dr. Merry Sherman, United States

Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre

W-GEM Audit Committee meeting
Committee members only
Location: Presidential Reception Room, The David Lopatie Conference Centre

Transportation from the Institute and the Leonardo Rehovot Hotel to Hangar 11, Tel Aviv Port, in Tel Aviv

Special Celebration
Honoring Tova and Sami Sagol
and marking the establishment of the Sagol Institute for Longevity Research

Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President

Keynote Address:
Prof. Gabriel Barbash, Director, Bench-to-Bedside (BtB) Program

Location: Hangar 11, Tel Aviv Port

Transportation to all destinations available following the dinner

Transportation for International Board members and guests from Tel Aviv hotels: Hilton, Royal Beach, David Intercontinental, and The Norman to the Institute

International Board meeting - Session IV
Combating Alzheimer's Disease by Developing Novel Immune-Therapeutics
Special Scientific Session in honor of the Adelis Foundation
Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President
Mrs. Rébecca Boukhris, Trustee of the Adelis Foundation
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Michal Schwartz, Department of Neurobiology

Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre

International Board meeting - Session V
Special Session Marking a Decade of Achievements of the Women in Science Program

Opening remarks:
Prof. Daniella Goldfarb, President's Advisor for Advancing Women in Science

Greetings:
Ellen Merlo, Chair, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

Panel:
Dr. Liad Mudrik, School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University (panel moderator)
Dr. Maya Bar-Sadan, Department of Chemistry, Ben Gurion University
Dr. Michal Rivlin, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Dr. Asya Rolls, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Dr. Rina Rosenzweig, Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science

Location: Helen and Martin Kimmel Hall, The David Lopatie Conference Centre

Transportation to hotels

Transportation from the Institute and the Leonardo Hotel Rehovot to Sheva in Tel Aviv

Gala Dinner concluding the 69th Annual General Meeting of the International Board

Greetings:
Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President

Honoring:

• The Davidson Foundation, marking its most recent gift for iScience, a new initiative to enrich science education and literacy through modern technology
  In the presence of Karen Davidson and Ralph Gerson, members of the Davidson family
• Ido Dissentshik, outgoing Chair, Executive Board

And special thanks to:

• Lester Crown, outgoing Vice Chair, International Board
• Bob Drake, outgoing Vice Chair, Executive Board; Vice Chair Designate, International Board

Location: Sheva, 19 Hazfira Street, Tel Aviv

Transportation to all destinations, including Ben-Gurion Airport, available following the dinner