Sanaa El-Sayed has been part of the first Diversity in Paleontology Luncheon at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology on 17 October 2018 where she was hosting a round table discussion about "Present Challenges and Future Prospects for Egyptian Women in Vertebrate Paleontology"
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, prof/ Khaled Abd Algafar, received prof/ Mohamed Kenawy - President of Mansoura University, and the research team of the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology center (MUVP). The meeting was attended by prof/ Adel Geneidi- Dean of the Faculty of Science, prof/ Azza Ismail - former Dean of the Faculty of Science,
The Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology center (MUVP) research team at the faculty of science – Mansoura University, was honored by prof/ Mohamed Kenawy – President of Mansoura University on Tuesday 30 January 2018, for discovering a new genus and species of an 80-million-years-old dinosaur called Mansourasaurus.