IFMSA-Egypt 3rd PRET - Invitation Package

Contents Welcome Message...................................................2 About IFMSA-Egypt...................................................3 Abour PRET.................................................................4 About TNT...................................................................4 Reasons to attend this PRET.......................................5 Venue and Accommodation...................................6 Registration and Payment........................................8 Transportation & Visa................................................9 Let’s have some fun................................................10 Sponsors...................................................................12 Contact us!..............................................................13

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1. Welcome message Dear IFMSA friends worldwide, Are you eager to experience international exchanges, learn more about IFMSA & SCOPE/SCORE and improve your skills as an exchange officer? To be a certified IFMSA trainer and conduct different trainings? Are you thrilled to go snorkeling in the Red Sea between the exotic fish and coral reefs? To set off on a desert safari and enjoy sand boarding?

This is your opportunity for for a lifetime adrenaline-rush experience, with great honor; IFMSA-Egypt invites you to join us in our 3rd PRET & TNT from 5th to 9th of May in Dahab.

After 2 successful SRTs (now named PRET) and the amazing feedback we’ve got from all the participants who came from all over IFMSA including EMR, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific, IFMSA-Egypt exchange team is really enthusiastic to make another story to tell but even much better, The OC is highly motivated, got the necessary experience, so let us show you what our country has to offer for the environment of this event and what our organization has to offer for the content of this training to be an extraordinary one.

We’ve included in this package all the details concerning the venue, Registration procedures, our exceptional social program and much more details, Hope you will enjoy reading it. We are looking forward to welcome you all to Egypt in May! Warm greetings from Sunny Egypt, On behalf of the organising committee,

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2. About IFMSA-Egypt In 1969, IFMSA-Egypt was established by a group of highly motivated, determined and enthusiastic medical students who wanted to establish a Medical Students’ Association - away from all the political issues that were taking place by then - that aims at empowering all the medical students in Egypt. Throughout the years; each generation in IFMSA-Egypt has done its best to serve the expansion & the development of the association, with the vision of seeing IFMSA-Egypt as one of the largest students’ organizations in Egypt.

And today, reaping the fruits of what our founders and predecessors sowed; IFMSA-Egypt is working to represent more than 82,000 medical students, of which 2,700 are active members in 23 schools of Medicine present all over Egypt. Our active members are working to empower all the medical students through organising more than 150 local and 20 national projects annually, in addition to handling more than 300 exchanges each year.

And when it comes to international events, history has witnessed IFMSA-Egypt’s organizational capacity in AM 1980, the Exchange Meeting in 1996 -later on named March Meeting- AM1998, EMR1, AM 2005, EMR5 and most recently EMR11. In addition, We also managed to organize the 2 SRTs in 2012 and 2013.

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3. About PRET A PRET is an international meeting of the IFMSA. Local Exchange Officers, Local Officers on Research Exchanges, National Exchange Officers, National Officers on Research Exchanges and anyone interested in Exchanges can participate. There will be three days of exchange-related sessions, small working groups and trainings with the main objective to develop SCOPE and SCORE, improve your skills as an Exchange Officer, solve common problems, get to know to IFMSA, share experiences, meet new people, get super motivated and of course, have a lot of fun!!

4. About TNT Training New Trainers (TNT) is training for anyone interested in becoming an IFMSA soft skills trainer. You will learn how to train and inspire others, how to organize and facilitate trainings and much more. You will have the unique chance to become a member of the big and awesome Training Support Division family.

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5. Reasons to attend this PRET 1. Blue hole: One of the best snorkeling spots in the world where you can swim between the colored fish and beautiful coral reefs and enjoy the amazing weather there.

2. Experienced Trainers: We’ll take your IFMSA experience and knowledge to a whole new level as we’re preparing for you different trainings that will suit all the participants, These trainings will be conducted by a group of the best and most experienced trainers in IFMSA including members from the team of officials.

3. Other students’ Exchange organizations: One of the surprises of this PRET that we’ve invited other student Exchange organizations to attend and conduct some session to explain the difference between our programs, find means of fruitful co-operation and exchange the information, tips and solving techniques between us.

4. Yoga classes: Before the sessions, you can enjoy a relaxing yoga class to be in amazing physical and mental state and to be ready for a day full of new information and lots of fun.

5. Essential camping skill classes: As we’re between the magical view of Sinai mountains and the dazzling blue Red Sea makes it a perfect opportunity to learn some survival tips in the desert, how to build the tents and make our camp enjoyable.

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6. Venue & Accommodation About Dahab: Dahab (Which means Gold in Arabic) is a beautiful, relaxing town in the middle of the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). In the old center you find a beautiful beach with a lot of excellent restaurants, hotels and camps.

You can enjoy a lot of activities, like diving, surfing, or trips into the desert. But first of all you will feel the world famous “Dahab-Spirit”: a mixture of deep relaxation and exciting adventures with local culture in one of the most beautiful areas of the world. Dahab leaves nobody cold: even the toughest globetrotters return twice at least.

Sol Hotel: Location: • Hotel located next to 18,000 m2 of private sandy beach overlooking the Gulf of Aqaba.

• 85 Km from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport.

Rooms: • Special view from all room balconies of the sea and the Sinai Mountains.

• High Speed Internet Access.

• Cable Satellite TV channels.

• Direct Dial Phones.

• Comfortable bedding.

• Air conditioning / Individual climate control.

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Hotel website

Other services & facilities: • The hotel offers fully equipped meeting and function space, which is ideal for our training.

• Private sandy beach with direct access to the sea and a wide variety of sports and activities, beach volleyball, diving center, water sports activities heath club and SPA with fitness room sauna, steam and Massage.

• The finest Mediterranean cuisine with an oriental flair, coupled with delicious international dishes • Three swimming pools (one is heated) To check more services, please check the website of the hotel: http://goo.gl/V9FyMx

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7. Registration & Payment Early fees (Before the 10th of April): 100 Euros Late fee (Before the 25th of April): 120 Euros 1. Apply through this form on our website (http://goo.gl/FQXJR1) 2. You’ll receive a Confirmation message for your registration, Invitation letter and further details for payment.

3. Then you have to fill a confirmation sheet for the details of your arrival.

Application Link

The fee is including all trainings, boarding, lodging, materials, transportation and social program.

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8. Transportation & Visa Airport: We will be there for you: Our budget is designed to offer transportation free of charge on the arrival day (5th of May) from both Cairo airport and Sharm Elshiekh airport to the venue and on the departure day (9th of May) back to both airports.

Visa: After the Registration and the Approval by the respective NMO President, Accepted participants will receive an official Invitation Letter to facilitate the Visa Application Process. Visa Coordinator is responsible of providing all the registered delegates with all the information and assistance they will need in order to apply and issue the visa.

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Regarding the categories of countries for entry to Egypt: Group A: Citizens of the following countries are required to be in Possession of a Pre-Arrival Visa: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Cote D’Ivoire, Croatia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, The Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tatarstan, Thailand, Tunisia & Turkey.

Group B: Citizens of the following countries are allowed to apply for Visa upon Arrival: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St. Kitts & Nevis, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America & Venezuela.

Group C: Citizens of the following countries may Enter Egypt for a period of no longer than 3 Months Without Applying for a Visa: Bahrain, Djibouti, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Yemen.

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9. Let’s have some fun In addition to the traditional social program of the IFMSA including the National Food & Drinks Party (NFDP) & both the Opening & Closing Ceremonies, The OC is preparing a lot of surprises for you.

On the second day, We’ll enjoy a Bedouin night and dinner between the mountains of Sinai where we can sing, dance and party. On the third day, We’ll go for a Snorkeling trip to the Blue hole to enjoy swimming between the coral reefs and the amazing colored fish, At night, We’ll have a tour in the city centre where you can sit on a café, smoke shisha, or go to one of Dahab clubs.

On the fourth day we’ll have the National Food & Drinks Party (NFDP), so don’t forget to bring your flags and your traditional food and drink in order to enjoy that crazy night. Finally there will be an optional desert safari trip on the last day before the departure.

We’ll also organise a Post-PRET trip to Cairo to visit the most important touristic sites in Cairo including the Pyramids, Egyptian museum, Khan Elkhalili and much more.

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10. Sponsors Misr University for Science and Technology.

Misr University for science and technology MUST, one of the largest and the leading private university in Egypt, established by the presidential decree 1996, started its activities in September 1996, to offer quality, non-traditional, higher education in almost all major disciplines.

Aiming towards excellence in its field , MUST was born strong and self-motivated to establish a unique organization pursuing a wellplanned and carefully designed mission to fill the gap in the field of higher education in Egypt ,and aspiring for future expansion all over Middle East.

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11. Contact us!

Amr Diaa

Mohamed Esam Vice Head of OC for internal affairs

Vice Head of OC for external affairs

Mostafa ElHenawy

Sec. Gen & Treasurer

Mohamed Abdelwahed Logistics

Islam Abu Ismail Logistics

Mohamed Raafat Logistics

Mohammed Yasser Marketing

Mohamed Elfeky Public Relations

Abdelrahman Raafat Registration

Khaled Ghaleb Registration

Ahmed Elbeshbeshy Social Program

Head of OC

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pret@ifmsa-eg.org

Ahmed Awd