[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, We're pleased to announce that registration is now open for the MENOG 5/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting. The event will be held in Beirut, Lebanon from 25-29 October 2009 and is hosted by IDM and OGERO. The agenda can be found online at: http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog5/agenda.php Registration ------------- The meeting is open to everyone, although you must register to attend. Please register online at: http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog5/registration.php Attendance ----------- Attendance at the conference and tutorials on 28-29 October is *free of charge*. Workshops will be held from 25-27 October. Each workshop costs US$ 325 per person, including lunch. Places are limited to 25 attendees per workshop. At MENOG 5, the two workshops are: - An Introduction to IPv6 - Service Provider Infrastructure Security Presentations and Tutorials ---------------------------- A call for presentations and tutorials for MENOG 5 has been issued at: http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog5/cfp.php All sessions, tutorials and workshops will be held in English. Sponsorship ------------ If you would like to gain exposure for your organisation's products or services by sponsoring parts of this event, there are various sponsorship packages available. For more information, please see: www.menog.net/sponsorship.php More Information ---------------- The meeting will take place at the Mövenpick Beirut Resort. More details about the hotel can be found at: http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog5/venue.php For information about MENOG 5, please see: http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog5/index.php Information about the RIPE NCC and RIPE NCC Regional Meetings can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional/ If you have any questions, please email <menog-sec@menog.net>. Regards, The MENOG Coordination Team Sultan AlShamsi, Fahad AlShirawi, Osama I Al-Dosary, Sandra Gijzen, Gaurab Raj Upadhaya, Paul Rendek, Therese Saliba Khairallah, Philip Smith, Salam Yamout