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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Egypt is easier on visas than many others in the region,
plus you have good locations like Alexandria, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh,
Cairo, etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Jordan and Lebanon are also quite
open with inter-Arab visa needs, and can grant on the spot visas at
airports for many nationalities. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>-Ahmed</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=netmanb2k@gmail.com
href="mailto:netmanb2k@gmail.com">Hani Abuelkhair</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=operations@sahara.com.sa
href="mailto:operations@sahara.com.sa">Kais Al-Essa</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [menog] MENOG 8: Thank you</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Turkey is one of the best locations<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Hani Abuelkhair</DIV>Sent from my iPhone
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<DIV><BR>On May 24, 2011, at 21:27, Kais Al-Essa <<A
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm">Dear
Nasser,</P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm">Thanks for your
suggestion. We try to balance between two main things:</P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm">- Being in an
easy country is good as it will allow more people to attend the meeting from
around the globe.</P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm">- However, we
have an obligation to try to visit as many countries as possible.</P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm">For Saudi
Arabia, Visas are possible and when we did MENOG6 in Riyadh, we had an
excellent show of visitors who managed to get their Visa on time. Note that
you just need to plan earlier.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm">Having said the
above, we would like to hear your ideas on alternative locations. Our next
meeting is planned for Muscat, Oman.</P>
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وتمحيصه بحثا عن الفيروسات، إلا أن صحارى نت لا تتحمل أي مسؤولية عن أية
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm"><BR>On
5/24/2011 7:57 PM, Nasser Farhan wrote:<BR></P>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#008080 size=2 face=Calibri>Dear MENOG team and
members,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#008080 size=2 face=Calibri>Can I kindly suggest
that these conferences to be held in a visa neutral countries, where visas
are not needed or can be easily and rapidly obtained.
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#008080 size=2
face=Calibri>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#008080 size=2
face=Calibri>Nasser</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228)"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dosary@cisco.com href="mailto:dosary@cisco.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">Osama I. Al-Dosary</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=menog@menog.net
href="mailto:menog@menog.net" moz-do-not-send="true"><A
href="mailto:menog@menog.net">menog@menog.net</A></A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 23, 2011 7:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [menog] MENOG 8: Thank
you</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Salaam MENOG Community,<BR><BR>On behalf of the MENOG
Coordination Team, I would like to thank you for <BR>helping to make the
MENOG 8/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Al-Khobar, <BR>Saudi Arabia such a
success. Special thanks goes to those who to jump <BR>through visa hoops
to join us.<BR><BR>MENOG 8 included one day of plenary conference
incorporating the RIPE <BR>NCC Regional Meeting and four days of hands-on
technical workshops.<BR><BR>The event as a whole received lots of positive
and appreciative feedback.<BR><BR>The meeting was well attended by
participants from seven different <BR>countries. A list of attendees is
posted at:<BR><A href="http://menog.net/meetings/menog8/attendee-list"
moz-do-not-send="true"><A
href="http://menog.net/meetings/menog8/attendee-list">http://menog.net/meetings/menog8/attendee-list</A></A><BR><BR>All
presentations are available at:<BR><A
href="http://menog.net/meetings/menog8/presentations"
moz-do-not-send="true"><A
href="http://menog.net/meetings/menog8/presentations">http://menog.net/meetings/menog8/presentations</A></A><BR><BR>An
overview of sponsors is posted at:<BR><A
href="http://menog.net/meetings/menog8" moz-do-not-send="true"><A
href="http://menog.net/meetings/menog8">http://menog.net/meetings/menog8</A></A><BR><BR>Thanks
once again on behalf of the MENOG Coordination Team.<BR>We hope that you
will also attend MENOG 9 which will be held in Muscat, <BR>Oman in quarter
3, 2011<BR><BR>Kind regards,<BR>Osama I. Al-Dosary<BR>On behalf of the
MENOG Coordination Team<BR><BR>Kais Al-Essa, Sultan AlShamsi, Sandra
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