[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear Colleagues, We're pleased to announce that the MENOG 5/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will be held in Beirut, Lebanon from 25-29 October 2009, hosted by IDM and OGERO. A call for presentations and tutorials for MENOG 5 has been issued at: http://www.menog.net/meetings/menog5/cfp.php MENOG offers a unique and exciting opportunity to share ideas and experiences with other network operators and network engineers from across the Middle East, to develop cross-regional cooperation and meet with key players in the local and global Internet industry. Presentations on local issues play a central role in the agenda, alongside workshops and tutorials. If you would like to give a presentation, workshop or tutorial, or simply suggest a topic for discussion, please contact <menog-sec@menog.net>. Registration for this meeting will open shortly. Attendance for the conference and tutorials on 28-29 October is free of charge. The program will be held in English. Attendance for the workshops on 25-27 October will be charged at 325 USD. The workshop fee includes lunch for the 3 days of the workshop. Space is only available for up to 25 persons in each workshop. 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