SESAME appoints technical director

Dr Einfeld, who had been responsible for the construction of the synchrotron radiation source ANKA at Karlsruhe, has accepted an offer to become Technical Director of SESAME. He would hold a Professorial position at the Al Balqa Technical University and has been appointed by UNESCO on behalf of SESAME. The government of Pakistan has formally asked for its membership of SESAME, while the UK has formally become on Observer to SESAME. The ground-breaking ceremony for the SESAME building took place on 27 August 2001.