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Subject: Re: [uddi-spec] UDDI TC FTF in JULY now confirmed
Daniel, The choice of the airport can be influenced by their customs processing. I heard that SVO is notorious for its inhumane conditions and long waiting time before you can cross the border. I experienced it myself a couple of years ago ;) Is DME any better / worse? Cheers, Max ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Feygin" <feygin@unitspace.com> To: "Luc Clement" <lclement@windows.microsoft.com>; "Max Voskob" <max.voskob@paradise.net.nz>; <uddi-spec@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 3:14 AM Subject: RE: [uddi-spec] UDDI TC FTF in JULY now confirmed > Luc, > > Most "systems" allow you to put in MOW, which is the code covering all of > the Moscow-area airports. SVO is home to most international airlines, while > Swiss flies into DME (British Airways was also thinking of moving there, but > I don't think they moved yet). VKO and BKA serve domestic flights, > international charters and other special-purpose needs, which you probably > don't care for. > > If your system does not accept MOW and you have no direct flight to Moscow > available (I know Luc should have a direct one), then I suggest checking the > DME option in addition to SVO. I used Swiss last week and found the > experience to be quite pleasing. They fly into DME from Zurich and Geneva, > Zurich being the bigger hub with a number of transatlantic connections. > > Daniel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Luc Clement [mailto:lclement@windows.microsoft.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 9:41 AM > To: Daniel Feygin; Max Voskob; uddi-spec@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: RE: [uddi-spec] UDDI TC FTF in JULY now confirmed > > > Daniel, > > I'm in the process of looking at flight itineraries. What airport should > we land at? The "system" give me a choice of 4: > > BKA Bykovo Arpt Moscow Russian Federation > DME Domodedovo Arpt Moscow Russian Federation > SVO Sheremetyevo Arpt Moscow Russian Federation > VKO Vnukovo Arpt Moscow Russian Federation > > Thanks, > Luc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Feygin [mailto:feygin@unitspace.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 16:20 > To: Max Voskob; uddi-spec@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: RE: [uddi-spec] UDDI TC FTF in JULY now confirmed > > Group, > > I'm glad UnitSpace finally appears set to have the honor of hosting the > next FTF. > > Indeed obtaining an invitation is part of the process of getting to > Moscow and I cannot help here other than recommending that you get a > "full visa service", which includes the invitation part of it. Those of > you who work for a transnational corporation (IBM, Microsoft, SAP, etc., > you know who you > are) can most likely obtain an invitation through your company's Russian > subsidiary. > > Visatorussia.com is a legitimate company I've done business with. The > only reason I did not mention them in my earlier email on the subject > was because they do not accept credit cards (or they did not a couple of > years ago when I worked with them). By all other criteria, including > location (both are in Atlanta), visatorussia.com is just like > gotorussia.com, which I did mention. > In analyzing the two visas issued to me at different times with the help > of visatorussia.com and gotorussia.com I had once come to a conclusion > that they are partners whereby one gets all the visas for both of them. > I do not know if this is still the case though or if some other form of > integration was at work. > > You can see a list of travel agencies handling Russian visas throughout > the world at http://www.visatorussia.com/russianvisa.nsf/agents.html. > Curiously gotorussia.com is also listed on this visatorussia.com's page. > > Daniel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Max Voskob [mailto:max.voskob@paradise.net.nz] > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 5:15 PM > To: uddi-spec@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: Re: [uddi-spec] UDDI TC FTF in JULY now confirmed > > > Guys, > > To get a visa you need a special invitation. I'm not sure if Daniel will > provide them. > You can buy them online from > http://www.visatorussia.com/russianvisa.nsf/tourist_visa_support.html > I haven't used their services myself, but they don't look like > fraudsters ;) > > DISCLAIMER: don't blame me if they runaway with your $$$ :))) I gonna > try them myself later when the dates are firm. > > Cheers, > Max > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Bellwood" <bellwood@us.ibm.com> > To: <uddi-spec@lists.oasis-open.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:49 AM > Subject: [uddi-spec] UDDI TC FTF in JULY now confirmed > > > > > > > > > > > > Based on the results of the recent poll, together with input from > > others I've gotten off-line, it appears that while not optimal, we do > > have enough representation to conduct a productive FTF in Moscow on > > July 22-24 > (Tu-Th). > > We will discuss the particulars further at the next Telecon, but > > Daniel > has > > already posted on the VISA requirements, so I would advise you to > > begin > the > > process of getting your travel arrangements in place. I see this > > being a full 3 day meeting, with much time being devoted to working on > > > sorting through the V4 requirements and beginning the design work > > necessary to address them. > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Bellwood Phone: (512) 838-9957 (external); TL: 678/9957 > > (internal) > > Co-Chair, OASIS UDDI Specification TC > > > > > > > >
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