Re: Our organization at shows.

[Ali Abdin <ALIABDIN aucegypt edu>]

> 
> > Since we're talking about shows and stuff. Who decides where you go?
> 
> Well, usually we do either submit papers to conferences and then the
> conference flies us, or sometimes we pay to go to the conference
> because we are interested in the program.

Hrmmmm - does COMDEX usually fly people to the conferences?
 
> > For example, there's a gitex conference in the Middle East which is 
> > usually held in the Dubai,UAE or Cairo, Egypt. I believe the next one is 
> > 1st quarter of 2000 at Cairo
> 
> Wow.  Sounds interesting.  Particulary since I read this book from my
> favorite author about his adventures in Egypt.  So, where do we submit
> papers to?

Heh, if you want any books from bookshops here, I'm willing to buy/send 
you some ;) (my university, the only American one here, has its own 
printshop (a la MIT), so it has lots of Egypt-related books) - or you 
could just buy direct from http://aucpress.com

> > The reason I ask is because I live in Egypt, and was wonderin if there 
> > was any consideration you guys would visit?
> 
> I would love to, but Egypt is far from here, so if we could get the
> organizers to ship us there with our laptops, I at least would love
> to go.
> 
> Boy, I am already drooling over it ;-)
> 
> miguel.
> 

Well - the COMDEX is sometime in April 2000, and Gitex I believe is 
sometime in Febuary - unfortunately, I don't think they've started 
advertising for them yet, I read it in PCWorld (Egyptian version(in 
English)) - Coincidentally, they had a review of Windows vs Linux vs BeOS 
- and they naturallyu had a KDE vs GNOME discussion. The article did have 
some errors but it was overall good for public consumption (although they 
appeared to favor KDE more since it was more like Windows)...

One thing though, the MidEast is a HEAVILY Microsoft-oriented 
environment. One of the main reasons, in my opinion is Windows support 
for right-to-left (i.e. Arabic/Hebrew) - It would be cool for a demo of 
Project Pango if people decide to go...

Anyway, I'll post more information once it comes for registration time 
and stuff. :)