FYI<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>e-AGE 2011</b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> Call for Participation</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u></p><p><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Under the Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p><p><b><i>1<sup>st</sup> International Platform on Integrating Arab e-infrastructure in a Global Environment<br>
</i></b>12-14 December 2011, Amman, Jordan<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://eage2011.ASRENOrg.net/" target="_blank">http://eage2011.ASRENOrg.net/</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Objective:</span></b><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">To promote opportunities for cooperation between networks of research and education in the Arab countries, Europe and North America; to launch the third phase of the EUMEDCONNECT project; and to expand the framework of effective participation of e- infrastructure linking the Arab Organizations for research and education to the world. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p> <u></u><u></u></p><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Main events:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The fourth Event on Euro-Mediterranean e-Infrastructure </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The annual meeting of the US Internet2 Special Interest Group, Middle East </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The first annual meeting of ASREN </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:.25in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Moreover special sessions will be dedicated to specific domains such as Digital Cultural Heritage, Global Warming, Economic Crisis, Climate Change, and Energy.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Submission deadline: </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#548DD4"><b>November 15 , 2011 (full papers, short papers, demonstrations, special sessions)</b> <u></u><u></u></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With the following keynotes and panel discussions on the </span><span style="color:#1F497D">e-AGE</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D">2011</span><span style="color:black"> platform: </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Inauguration:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Royal Statement</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Opening:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Welcoming remarks</span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- HE Mr. Atef Tell, Minister of Information and Communications Technology</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Director Mario Campolargo, Directorate of Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures, DG Information Society and Media-European Commission</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of ASREN</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Invited Lecture</span></i><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- HE Dr. Khaled Toukan, “e-Infrastructure based research: SESAME Case Study”, Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources, Jordan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p> <u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Opening Address</span></i><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Director Dr. Faeqa AlSaleh, Directorate of Education and Research, League of Arab States</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Secretary General Dr. Sultan Abu-Orabi, Association of Arab Universities</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:black">- </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Deputy Director Najat Rochdi, “e-Infrastructure: the backbone for local development”, Policy, Communication & Operation, UNDP, Geneva</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">President and CEO Dave Lambert, “Highlights on the US Internet 2 advanced networking consortium”, Internet2, USA </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- General Manager Niels Hersoug, “Overview of Experiences: Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe”, Dante, UK</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Chair of e-Development, Ms. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Samia Melhem, “<span style="color:black">Best practice cases of eGovernment projects”, ICT Sector Unit, World Bank <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Chief of ICT Policies, Mr. Ayman El-Sherbiny,”Regional Backbone Initiatives”, United Nations - ESCWA, Lebanon</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- UNESCO</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Keynotes</span><span style="color:black">:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Federico Ruggieri, “e-Infrastructure as means for advancing research and education”, INFN, Italy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Paul Lefrere, “Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures - anticipating user needs”, Open University, UK<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Salwa Nassar, “Grid and High Performance Computing Technologies in Egypt: Opportunities”, National Research Center, Egypt<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Dae Young KIM, “Highlights on APAN and its community in this Asia-Pacific region”, APAN, South Korea </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- HE Professor Isam Zabalawi, “The Role of e-Infrastructure in Reshaping Higher Education”, Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Dr. Antonella Fresa, DC-NET and INDICATE Technical Coordinator, “Towards a Digital Cultural Heritage e-Infrastructure”, Italy </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Yves Poppe, Canadian Research and Education Networking: CANAREI, Canada<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Hanan Malkawi, “e-Infrastructure based Science Applications – Case Study”, Yarmouk University, Jordan</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Tapio Varis, “Global eLearning and cultural literacy”, University of Tempera, Finland</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Director Florencio Utreras,”RedCLARA2: An Advanced Collaboration Tool for Latin America”, CLARA, Chile</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">- </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Professor Rainer Herpers, “Visualization through e-Infrastructure”, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Director Margaret Ngwira, “Enabling Researchers and Research Collaboration in Africa”, Ubuntu Net Alliance, Malawi<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Dr. Yousef Nusseir, “Regional Integration for Building the Information Society”, Director Information and Communication Technology Division, UN-ESCWA<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Roberto Barbera, “Trends in Grid Computing”, University of Catania, Italy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Johnathon Chapman, "Scientific Research, Internet2 - Special Interest Group in the Middle East", Qatar </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Director John Dyer, Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association – TERENA, Netherlands</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Dr. Salem Al-Agtash, “Towards an Integrated Arab e-Infrastructure”, ASREN, Jordan<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Dr. Mohamad Saraireh, “Center of Excellence for Library Services: Experiences”, Yarmouk University, Jordan </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Mohamad Rafet, “e-Library project at the Association of Arab Universities”, Egypt</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Professor Christos Nicolaou, “LinkSCEEM-2: HPC infrastructure for the Eastern Mediterranean”, LinkSCEEM, Cyprus</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-indent:35.4pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Panel Discussion:</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Federica Tanlongo, GARR – Italian Research and Education Network</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Ayman Bahaa, Egypt University Network</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Serkan Orcan, Perspectives on the Turkish Research and Education Network, ULAKBIM Experience</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- David West, Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Sa’ed Awienat, Qatar Foundation</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Redouane Merrouch, Moroccan Research and Education Network, CNRS experiences</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Ahmad Dabbagh, ANKABOUT experiences in the United Arab Emirates</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- ( ), Experiences of Saudi Arabia in developing Research and Education Network</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Dahir Hassan, Perspectives on the Somalian Research and Education Network</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Yousef Torman, the Jordanian University Network - JUNET </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="text-indent:.5in">
<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Conference venue</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D">Four Seasons, </span><span style="color:black">Amman – Jordan </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Topics of interest</span></i></b><span style="color:#548DD4"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> - e-Infrastructures in the fields of: </span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Storage and hosting of content delivery </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Network communication tools </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Network computing resources, including</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">GRID computing and coordination within NREN community for CPU use </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> - Research and Education in the fields of: <br> - Educational challenges in the 21st Century </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Education for all in the digital age </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Schools – eLearning, eContent, distance education </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- E-Learning / Tele-teaching /e-research </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Virtual Learning Environments </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Digital Repositories </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> - Innovative Applications and technologies </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> - Energy conservation </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Resource protection </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Food and water production and distribution </span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Waste management <br>
- Information sharing and knowledge </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Weather prediction and control </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Natural resource management </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Climate change </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>and presentations of practical experiences in e-Infrastructure and grid context</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Language</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> <br></span><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black">English <br> <br></span><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Travel</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> <br>
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</span><span style="color:black"> <br></span><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Organizers and sponsors</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> <br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">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><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> in cooperation with: </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Jordanian Ministry of Information and Communications Technology</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Association of Arab Universities</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe Ltd (DANTE) </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- European Euro-Mediterranean Connect project (EumedConnect3), </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- US Internet2 Special Interest Group Middle East, </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Jordanian University Networks</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Yarmouk University</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- European Euro-Mediterranean Grid support project (EMEDGRID-Support)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Coordination and Harmonization of Advanced e-Infrastructure (CHAIN)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Program Committee</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Salem Al-Agtash, Yarmouk University, Arab States Research and Education Network, Germany</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Federico Ruggieri, The Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Italy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Ralf Danzer, Saarland University of Applied Sciences, Germany</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Roberto Barbera, University of Catania, Italy</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Paul Lefrere, Open University, UK</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Tapio Varis, University of Tempera, Finland</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Rainer Herpers, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Jomana Amara, Defense Resources Management Institute, Naval Post Graduate School, USA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Amjed Al-Fahoum, Yarmouk University, Jordan</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Organizing committee</span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Salem Al-Agtash, Yarmouk University, Arab States Research and Education Network</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Yousef Torman, The Jordanian University Network</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- David West, Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe Ltd </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Sara Al-Eisawi, Arab States Research and Education Network</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Jonathon Chapman, US Internet2 Special Interest Group Middle East, </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Federico Ruggieri, The Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Haithem Qaisi, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Mustafa Nassereddin, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Karam Abdullatif, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Khaled Jayossi, Association of Arab Universities</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Kamal Freig, Association of Arab Universities</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Natalie Keuroghlian, European Euro-Mediterranean Connect project </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Federica Tanlongo, GARR, Italy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">- Valentino Cavalli, Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Important dates </span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> November 15, 2011 Submission deadline </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> November 25, 2011 Notification of acceptance </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> December 5, 2011 Camera ready due</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> December 12-14, 2011</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> Conference</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">Registration fees </span></i></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Authors 150 Euro</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">ASREN Members 200 Euro</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">ASREN non-members 250 Euro</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Special arrangements are made for sponsors, partners, keynote speakers, panelists, and EUMED/Internet2 group members</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#548DD4">For more information and paper submission, please contact</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Paper submission - send email to one of the following members:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">- Salem Al-Agtash - <a href="mailto:alagtash@yu.edu.jo" target="_blank">alagtash@yu.edu.jo</a>; <a href="mailto:alagtash@ASRENOrg.net" target="_blank">alagtash@ASRENOrg.net</a>, <br>
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">- Federico Ruggieri – <a href="mailto:federico.ruggieri@roma3.infn.it" target="_blank">federico.ruggieri@roma3.infn.it</a> <br>
</span><span style="color:black"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Registration, payment, reservations and others<br> -</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sara Al-Eisawi</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">, <a href="mailto:office@ASRENOrg.net" target="_blank">office@ASRENOrg.net</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">: <a href="tel:%2B962%206%205509222%20ext.%202403" value="+96265509222" target="_blank">+962 6 5509222 ext. 2403</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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