{"id":40679,"date":"2019-10-31T00:30:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T22:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/algeria\/visit-the-u-s-booth-at-the-algiers-international-book-fair\/"},"modified":"2019-10-31T00:30:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T22:30:06","slug":"visit-the-u-s-booth-at-the-algiers-international-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/algeria\/visit-the-u-s-booth-at-the-algiers-international-book-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit the U.S. Booth at the Algiers International Book Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/a538e386a1f233c.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/a538e386a1f233c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The United States Embassy in Algiers is honored to participate in the 2019 Algiers International Book Fair (SILA) and invites you to visit its booth located at the central pavilion of SAFEX to meet our author and learn about our cultural and education programs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce the participation this year of <strong>Daniel Wilson<\/strong>,\u00a0a Cherokee citizen and author of the New York Times bestselling\u00a0<em>Robopocalypse<\/em>\u00a0and its sequel\u00a0<em>Robogenesis<\/em>, as well as many other books, including\u00a0<em>How to Survive a Robot Uprising<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Clockwork Dynasty<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Amped<\/em>.\u00a0 Daniel Wilson earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as master\u2019s degrees in artificial intelligence and robotics.<\/p>\n<p>During his stay in Algeria, Daniel Wilson will conduct workshops for young Algerian authors and university students in Algiers and Oran.\u00a0 He will sign his book <em>Robopocalypse<\/em>, a novel in which he explores the capacity of robots and portrays a world in which artificial intelligence becomes out of control, at the American booth on November 1<sup>st<\/sup> from 14:00 \u2013 15:00.<\/p>\n<p>The Embassy staff will be on hand at the booth to answer questions and share information about our educational exchange programs that people may be interested in participating in.\u00a0 For more information on our participation at SILA follow our coverage on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram through the hashtag #USatSILA2019<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the United States in Algiers, Algeria.<\/i><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/visit-the-us-booth-at-the-algiers-international-book-fair?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 North Africa <a title=\"Algeria\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/north-africa\/algeria\/\">Algeria<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The United States Embassy in Algiers is honored to participate in the 2019 Algiers International Book Fair (SILA) and invites you to visit its booth located at the central pavilion of SAFEX to meet our author and learn about our cultural and education programs. 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