User: jpmcc Date: 2009-02-09 21:44:28+0000 Modified: marketing/www/ooocon2009/cfl/alexandria.html
Log: Sometimes, I'm just too nice File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/ooocon2009/cfl/ ========================================= File [changed]: alexandria.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/ooocon2009/cfl/alexandria.html?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 Delta lines: +40 -2 -------------------- --- alexandria.html 2009-02-07 15:28:06+0000 1.5 +++ alexandria.html 2009-02-09 21:44:26+0000 1.6 @@ -54,7 +54,16 @@ <h3>Location (country, city)</h3> - <p>Egypt, Alexandria.</p> + <p>Egypt, Alexandria. Bibliotheca Alexandrina is located on a superb site + on the historic eastern harbor of Alexandria, almost exactly where the + old library and the royal palace of the Ptolemies once stood, the complex + comprises three main elements: the pre-existing conference center, the + planetarium and the new building.</p> + + <p>Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a center of excellence that has be hosted + several international events in different fields and Wikimania 2009 was + one of the latest related events inside its well equipped Conference + Center.</p> <h3>Special visa or entry requirements (e.g. vaccinations)</h3> @@ -231,6 +240,9 @@ EGP drop in Raml station and from there a taxi for 3 to 4 pounds with luggages can be taken.</p> + <p>Plus <strong>Cairo International Airport</strong> (3 hours away from + Alexandria).</p> + <h3>Internal transport links (within city)</h3> <p>Taxies are most familier and cheap relativly we have our organizing @@ -250,6 +262,16 @@ <p>group of Ofok NGO affiliated members with the partnership of specialized and experienced volunteers.</p> + <ul> + <li>Moataz Sharaawy, Ofok NGO Secretary General</li> + + <li>Abdallah Hendawy, Bibliotheca Alexandrina</li> + + <li>Muhammad Rawash, programs developer</li> + + <li>Ahmed Said, programs developer</li> + </ul> + <h3>Local events that are taking place in parallel (or immediately before/after)</h3> @@ -279,7 +301,23 @@ <p>Why should the Community award OOoCon 2009/2010 to your team?</p> </div> - <p><em>No Reply</em></p> + <p>Egypt is a leading country on the field of ICT ON the MENA Region + where active communities and organizations from users and developers are + formed; working toward improving the ICT culture, specially open source + technologies; several youth groups are acting to spread the usage of Open + Source Softwares. Hosting OOoCon 2009 and 2010 in Egypt will be a great + boost for these efforts and will encourage the usage and the development + of the Open Source technologies and OpenOffice.org specially.</p> + + <p>Our team is a group of experienced members who have a great believe on + the Open Source technology and they are eager to contribute on organizing + such an event, which will find hospitality from Egyptian participants, + organizers and sponsors.</p> + + <p>Choosing Alexandria and Bibliotheca Alexandrina specifically to + grantee giving this event its real value and to present the essence of + the Egyptian culture and heritage on touristic trips and sites which will + make OooCon 2009 and 2010 a unique experience for all participants.</p> <h2>Attachments</h2> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
