[ncc-regional-middle-east] SANOG VIII Program and Registration Announcement

Dear Colleagues,

South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG) VIII will be held 27 July - 
4 August 2006, in Karachi, Pakistan.

SANOG VIII is hosted by the Networkers' Society of Pakistan (NSP).


Registration
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SANOG VIII registration is now open.

Members of the RIPE NCC qualify for a 10% discount if they register by 
31 June, 2006.

More information and the online registration form can be found at:
http://www.sanog.org/sanog8/registration.htm

Local Fellowships are still available. More information is available at:
http://www.sanog.org/sanog8/fellowship.htm

Registrations originating from Pakistan can be paid by Direct Debit.


Program
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The SANOG VIII program is now online at:
http://www.sanog.org/sanog8/program.htm

Akinori Maemura, Chair of APNIC EC, is the keynote speaker.

The extensive program includes workshops, tutorials, Birds of a Feather 
(BoF) sessions and several key presentations.

APNIC will also hold an Open Policy Meeting Showcase and, for the first 
time in Pakistan, there will a session on Internet Exchanges.

We would like to acknowledge the involvement of APNIC in the development 
of the program content.


Further information
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We hope you are able to make it to this meeting.

Anyone from the operational community interested in Internet operations 
in South Asia is welcome to attend. Participants from West Asia are 
welcome through our established relationship with the RIPE NCC.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks,
On behalf of the SANOG Organizers

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Paul Rendek
Head of Member Services & Communications
RIPE NCC