<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=navy> <div class=Section1> Hello Gaurab,<o:p></o:p> Thanks for your kind offer and invitation to SANOG. This would be an excellent opportunity for folks on both sides (SANOG and proposed MENOG) to meet, exchange ideas and learn from each other's experiences.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> In my opinion SANOG and MENOG "together" can function as an important "Internet-Bridge" between <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> (RIPE) and Asia-Pacific (APINIC), and can provide key technical cooperation to the Internet community in this region.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Hope to hear warm interest from other friends in the region.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Malik<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > -----Original Message----- > From: Gaurab Raj Upadhaya [mailto:gaurab@lahai.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 6:23 PM > To: John Leong > Cc: Hytham EL Nakhal; mawan@cmu.edu; ncc-regional-middle-east@ripe.net; > Salman Al-Mannai; Cyndi Mills; Paul Rendek > Subject: Re: [ncc-regional-middle-east] Middle East Network Operators > Group (MENOG) > > Hello Folks, > > Just chiming in.. (wearing my SANOG Chair hat), > > the next SANOG is in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">karachi</st1:place></st1:City> and is scheduled for 27 July - 4 August, > 2006. website is www.sanog.org/sanog8/ > > the program was published last week. www.sanog.org/sanog8/ > program.htm, though like other NOGs, we have paper submission open > for anything that can come up late and is operationally relevant. > > RIPE NCC members are offered automatic discounts on registrations, > and at one of the previous SANOGs, we had a West Asia BoF, to > generate interest. We do have one or two regular participants from > the ME companies. > > If there is interest to have a MENOG or something similiar at > <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bahrain</st1:place></st1:country-region>, then I am happy to offer a few registrations for folks to > come around and see how we do SANOG. > > > thanks. > > > On Jun 22, 2006, at 2:22 PM, John Leong wrote: > > > > Malik, I vote for MENOG. It'll be great if we can make it, > > > of course it'll need a lot of discussion regarding where will > > > it based, rules, who will operate it's website, who could be > > > a member & how,...etc. > > > > > > Here is a suggestion with respect MENOG based on experience with > > the original NANOG: > > > > "Keep it organizationally lightweight with the clear and simple > > goal of technical information exchanges for techies by techies". > > > > All policy issues, excepts for the very important understanding the > > technical implications of such policies, should be handled by > > different groups (e.g. ARISPA, others). The reason to keep non- > > technical policy issues explicitly out of its mandates is, while > > important, the commercial/national politics behind the scene can be > > overwhelming and beyond the scope of the people MENOG should be > > serving. > > > > While policy is outside the mandate of MENOG, it can serve as a > > technical advisory entity to approrpiate policy making groups. > > > > Best regards, > > John Leong > > > > > > > > -- gaurab > > > /////////////////////////////////////////////////////+9779851038080 > gaurab at lahai dot com > <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>