I passed for about 5 minutes interview with just the several basic questions: why were you here, did you pack by yourself, did anyone give you anything (yes, conference materials), what sort of conference materials (no, no need to show, just tell with words). <br>
I mentioned that I used the time in Israel to read a book with funny short stories by the Israeli satiric writer Ephraim Kischon, the lady was impressed and flattered. No CDs were mentioned.<br><br>Vassia<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 2:50 AM, aude <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aude.wiki@gmail.com">aude.wiki@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Aug 9, 2011, at 2:42 PM, Roan Kattouw <<a href="mailto:roan.kattouw@gmail.com">roan.kattouw@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 8:12 PM, maarten deneckere<br>
> <<a href="mailto:maartendeneckere%2Bwikimania@gmail.com">maartendeneckere+wikimania@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Btw, make sure you have something with you with the logo of the<br>
>> conference,<br>
>> to prove you attended it.<br>
>><br>
> +1. I had the feeling Timo and I had an easier time at TLV because I<br>
> wore the Wikimania 2011 t-shirt. One security person recognized it<br>
> immediately, another asked which conference we'd attended and I could<br>
> just point to my chest and say 'that one'.<br>
><br>
> Short of the t-shirt, the lanyard helps too, of course.<br>
<br>
</div>I used my Wikimania bag as a carry on item with the logo clearly<br>
visible.<br>
<br>
No one asked me any questions whatsoever at TLV. They just stamped my<br>
passport!<br>
<br>
Nor did anyone scrutinize or care about any of my electronic items<br>
(GPS, laptop, ...) or ask me to turn them on. They just put them<br>
through x-Ray and swab tested stuff. They also didn't care about my<br>
Arabic language reading materials that I take on the plane. :)<br>
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Aude<br>
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<br>
<br>
><br>
> Roan Kattouw (Catrope)<br>
><br>
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