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<p class="default" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">Call for Participation</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="default" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#E36C0A">Under the patronage of His Excellency, Prof. Moncef Ben Salem Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research
of Tunisia</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">3<sup>rd</sup> International Platform on Integrating Arab e-infrastructure in a Global Environment, e-AGE 2013</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">12-13 December 2013, El Mouradi Hotel, Gammarath, Tunis, Tunisia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="default" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eage2013.ASRENOrg.net/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://eage2013.ASRENOrg.net/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="default" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="default" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#4F81BD">"Connect, Access, Innovate“<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<u>Connect:</u> Facilitate connectivity through a high-speed network to allow scientists to communicate, collaborate, exchange, and run both data and computational-intensive scientific applications and services. The objective is to scale up broadband dedicated
networks with a growing focus on cross-border connections and regional peering. Several initiatives can be introduced to support reforms, e-Infrastructure sharing, and open access models.
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<u>Access</u>: Enable seamless access to data, services, applications, and resources related to science and education. e-AGE 2013 will be a platform to explore access opportunities and services that can be provided to research communities in a federated context.
Case studies and best practices will be demonstrated on federated access, science gateway, cloud and grid computing, data repositories, and other related resources and services.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<u>Innovate</u>: High-speed networks and wide access represent enabling environments for students, researchers and scientists to innovate for greater competitiveness across industries towards wealth creation through knowledge economy.
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<b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt">Opening, Inauguration & Welcoming remarks</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt">:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">HE Dr. Moncef Bin Salem, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">HE Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Minister of Telecom and IT, Palestine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of ASREN, Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt"> Speakers:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">SH. Eshaa Al-Khalifa, Advisor to the President for eLearning & Information Technology, University of Bahrain, Bahrain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Josh Howlett, Head, International Collaboration, Janet CTO Division, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Patrick Fassnacht, Adviser to DG for MENA, CERN, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Alberto Pérez Gómez, Red.es, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Samia Melhem, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, Chair, e-Development, World Bank, USA (TBC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Greg Cole, PI, Director, University of Tennessee and US National Science Foundation’s GLORAD project, USA (TBC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ilad1"><span style="color:#558ED5">Topics of interest </span></span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Research collaboration in a variety of disciplines including: energy, environment, education, health, climate, water, agriculture, biology,
economy, and other pressing global issues and problems</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cloud and grid computing as well as e-Science applications</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Research repositories, libraries, and contents
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Perspectives on national research and education networking</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The role of regional organizations like EC, World Bank, UNDP, and other development projects and foundations
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<span class="ilad1"><span style="color:#558ED5">Purpose of this Call </span></span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify">To invite scientists, researchers and educators to submit papers to be presented in this conference in special sessions for research papers. Paper contributions are accepted in English. Papers
should be submitted with no more than 8 to 10 pages, and no more than 8000 words. Each paper should include (1) Abstract with no more than 500 words and 7 keywords that refers to the key subjects and concepts that have been developed in the paper (2) Author(s)
biography: First name, Last name, Institution, Full address, Fax, Email, and short CV.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify">Papers should be sent in Adobe PDF or MS-Word to: <span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>Salem Al-Agtash,<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><a href="mailto:alagtash@ASRENOrg.net" target="_blank">alagtash@ASRENOrg.net</a>,<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>Mohamed<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>Jemni,<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="mailto:Mohamed.jemni@fst.rnu.tn">Mohamed.jemni@fst.rnu.tn</a>,<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>or Federico Ruggieri,<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><a href="mailto:Federico.Ruggieri@roma3.infn.it">Federico.Ruggieri@roma3.infn.it</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>before 15 October 2013. After submission all contributions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee to evaluate the pertinence of each submitted paper and the authors will be informed whether their contribution has been selected for presentation
at the conference. <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Call for Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify">To invite renowned speakers and experts to give presentations and participate in panel discussions on latest developments of e-Infrastructures and applications, different aspects of R&E networks,
Telecommunication technologies, Industry and Research, Internet, R&E funding and topics of interest above. Presentation and participation requests to be sent to Yousef Torman
<a href="mailto:torman@asrenorg.net">torman@asrenorg.net</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Call for Particpation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify">To invite representation from academia, research, industry, telecom and networking organizations, NRENs, governments and all people interested in the developments of R&E networks and e-Infrastructures
to join the conference and to share experience and exchange knowledge in relevant aspects. Interested participants can register at
<a href="http://eage2013.asrenorg.net">http://eage2013.asrenorg.net</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="ilad1"><span style="color:#558ED5">Events and Activities</span></span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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ASREN is becoming more visible and more active in the region and beyond. It has developed a new shareholder scheme with more Arab NRENs joining as well as more supporting organizations. Following on the success of e-AGE in 2011 and 2012, e-AGE 2013 will include
main event in 12-13 December and will be preceded with several workshops, tutorials and meetings on 10-12 December 2013.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The 6<sup>th</sup> Event on Euro-Mediterranean e-Infrastructure
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The 3<sup>rd</sup> annual meeting of ASREN</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">CHAIN-REDS Workshop on e-Infrastructures</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Technical Workshops on R&E networking (to be announced)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Moreover<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span> special sessions will be dedicated to specific domains, mainly focusing on experiences in connectivity and e-Infrastructure, applications and services in variety of scientific domains, and case studies with impact
indicators and measures. It is also important to show the benefits of research infrastructure to communities and collaboration. It is still critical to show how research connectivity can promote collaboration and innovation. Different discussions will be stimulated
during e-AGE to drive outcomes and concrete results on practical steps towards developing a regional e-Infrastructure.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#558ED5">Language </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>Arabic and English </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#558ED5">Conference venue </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>Hotel EL MOURADI GAMMARTH 5*, Gammarath, Tunis, Tunisia </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#558ED5">Organizers and sponsors</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Platform will be organized by
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Arab States Research and Education Network GmbH,</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> in cooperation with:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">of Tunisia</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">T</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">alal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Association of Arab Universities</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe Ltd (DANTE)
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Euro-Mediterranean Connect project (EumedConnect3)
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">US Internet2 Special Interest Group Middle East
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">German Jordanian University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Co-ordination & Harmonization of Advanced e-Infrastructures for Research & Education Data Sharing (CHAIN - REDS)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#558ED5">Program Committee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mohamed Jemni, The Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK), Tunisia
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Eshaa Mohamed Alkhalifa, University of Bahrain, Bahrain</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">David West, Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe, UK </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ahmed Dabbagh, Ankabut, UAE</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Salem Al-Agtash, German Jordanian University and Arab States Research and Education Network, Jordan</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Federico Ruggieri, The Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Italy</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Johnathon Chapman, Internet2 SIG Middle East, Georgetown University, Qatar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Helga Spitaler, Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe, UK</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#558ED5">Organizing Committee</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Paper</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">submission:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Salem Al-Agtash</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
</span><a href="mailto:alagtash@ASRENOrg.net" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">alagtash@ASRENOrg.net</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:Federico.Ruggieri@roma3.infn.it"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Federico.Ruggieri@roma3.infn.it</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Yousef Torman,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="mailto:torman@asrenorg.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">torman@asrenorg.net</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sara Al-Eisawi,
</span><a href="mailto:office@ASRENOrg.net" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">office@ASRENOrg.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ola Samara,
</span><a href="mailto:info@ASRENOrg.net" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">info@ASRENOrg.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Phone: +962 6 5100900 ext. 2403 or 4304</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To register, please click
</span><a href="http://www.asrenorg.net/eage2013/en/content/registration-form"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">HERE</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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