Can someone let me know the details about the dorm address? I am concerned that a full postal address will be required for visa-on-arrival and want to make sure I have that to complete the form and be permitted to enter the country.
Also, I arrive 14:15 on the 16th at Terminal 2 of Cairo International. How long should it take to get to where the bus is supposed to be picking us up at terminal 1, and when after that arrival time is the next bus scheduled?
Brian McNeil
Wikinews administrator & accredited reporter
Collège Saint Marc Dormitories - Port Said Street, Shatby, Down Town Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
(thanks to Majorly, I think)
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
Can someone let me know the details about the dorm address? I am concerned that a full postal address will be required for visa-on-arrival and want to make sure I have that to complete the form and be permitted to enter the country.
Also, I arrive 14:15 on the 16th at Terminal 2 of Cairo International. How long should it take to get to where the bus is supposed to be picking us up at terminal 1, and when after that arrival time is the next bus scheduled?
Brian McNeil
Wikinews administrator & accredited reporter
Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
From immediate personal experience: nothing is required for visa on arrival at cairo but 15 USD (or 83 EGY or 10 UK). Not sure in euro.
Have fun! Bring cash! And water!
Phoebe Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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Collège Saint Marc Dormitories - Port Said Street, Shatby, Down Town Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
(thanks to Majorly, I think)
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
Can someone let me know the details about the dorm address? I am concerned that a full postal address will be required for visa-on-arrival and want to make sure I have that to complete the form and be permitted to enter the country.
Also, I arrive 14:15 on the 16th at Terminal 2 of Cairo International. How long should it take to get to where the bus is supposed to be picking us up at terminal 1, and when after that arrival time is the next bus scheduled?
Brian McNeil
Wikinews administrator & accredited reporter
Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
Also, I arrive 14:15 on the 16th at Terminal 2 of Cairo International. How long should it take to get to where the bus is supposed to be picking us up at terminal 1, and when after that arrival time is the next bus scheduled?
The next bus scheduled is 16:00, but only if you booked it...
I'd have to say, "consider this an attempt to book it" :-)
I guess, based on what you said about your arrival time, that means you'll be arriving and looking for the guy in the Wikinews T-shirt.
Brian.
-----Original Message----- From: wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Al Tally Sent: 14 July 2008 10:05 To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Dorm details
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
Also, I arrive 14:15 on the 16th at Terminal 2 of Cairo International. How long should it take to get to where the bus is supposed to be picking us up at terminal 1, and when after that arrival time is the next bus scheduled?
The next bus scheduled is 16:00, but only if you booked it...
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
I'd have to say, "consider this an attempt to book it" J
I guess, based on what you said about your arrival time, that means you'll be arriving and looking for the guy in the Wikinews T-shirt.
Brian.
I am arriving at 16:10, so won't be able to get the 16:00 bus. I'll have to get the next one which is 20:00.
If you don't get the bus, try for the Turbine train from Cairo to Alexandria. It hardly costs anything and will let you reach Alexandria in just 2 hours.
Akash
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Al Tally majorly.wiki@googlemail.com wrote:
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
I'd have to say, "consider this an attempt to book it" J
I guess, based on what you said about your arrival time, that means you'll be arriving and looking for the guy in the Wikinews T-shirt.
Brian.
I am arriving at 16:10, so won't be able to get the 16:00 bus. I'll have to get the next one which is 20:00.
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Sorry, but it cheers me up to know I won't be the only one hanging around in the airport for a while. The fact that I've over an hour to wait for the bus, and to clear visa/customs requirements, makes the "how long from T2 to T1" question a little less pressing.
For other points to - belatedly - note, this list is not detailed on http://lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/ , I would not have known about it had Majorly not told me.
For the first day of the conference, I'd like to know exactly how early I can get access to the facilities. Wikinews does a daily print edition, courtesy of Craig Spurrier (also attending), and I would like to run off copies of this and make them available to attendees as they turn up and register. I've mentioned this in the past and when I've finished with this morning's client I will be haranguing my fellow Wikinewsies to make sure there are a good number of stories on Wednesday and Thursday to go in the print edition. I will also be bringing my notepad and MP3 recorder to make sure that from Alexandria I can write up reports on the first day. I am taking it for granted that WiFi will be available. Organisers and WMF staff, please let me know if there is anywhere I can find you to get soundbites/quotes for my reporting on the event.
For an idea of the sort of coverage I'd like to see, refer to the following URL
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_Netherlands_2007_held_on_wi kis_and_education
I will not have a camera at my disposal, so other attendees who are taking and uploading photos please let me know where to find them.
Brian
-----Original Message----- From: wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Al Tally Sent: 14 July 2008 10:19 To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Dorm details
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
I'd have to say, "consider this an attempt to book it" :-)
I guess, based on what you said about your arrival time, that means you'll be arriving and looking for the guy in the Wikinews T-shirt.
Brian.
I am arriving at 16:10, so won't be able to get the 16:00 bus. I'll have to get the next one which is 20:00.
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
For other points to – belatedly – note, this list is not detailed on http://lists.wikimedia.org, I would not have known about it had Majorly not told me.
It is on that list (the Meta page, that is).
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:45 AM, Al Tally majorly.wiki@googlemail.com wrote:
2008/7/14 Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org:
For other points to – belatedly – note, this list is not detailed on http://lists.wikimedia.org, I would not have known about it had Majorly not told me.
It is on that list (the Meta page, that is).
....and you should never use that as your sole place to look for the list. https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo is the more complete one (does not include the private ones whose administrators have specifically turned advertising off).
It's also noted on the bottom of the (*sigh* still not completed) FAQ. http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Brian McNeil brian.mcneil@wikinewsie.org wrote:
Can someone let me know the details about the dorm address? I am concerned that a full postal address will be required for visa-on-arrival
For me no. I bought a seal at Thomas Cock before the immigration (15USD), wrote an entrance card (there was in a column for address in Egypt but I left it blank, just I was too lazy to check my first hotel's address), and it did worked. Just for your information.
and want to make sure I have that to complete the form and be permitted to enter the country.
Also, I arrive 14:15 on the 16th at Terminal 2 of Cairo International. How long should it take to get to where the bus is supposed to be picking us up at terminal 1, and when after that arrival time is the next bus scheduled?
Brian McNeil
Wikinews administrator & accredited reporter
Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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