Dear MENA-SINO Colleagues,
After continuing to monitor the current trajectory and impact of COVID-19, as well as the likely aftermath for our members in the months to follow the peak wave, the MENA-SINO Board of Directors has made the decision that it is impossible to move forward with holding the MENA-SINO Annual Meeting in Cairo.
The health and safety of our members and constituents, and the patients for whom they provide life-saving care, has been, and remains our main concern. Understanding the needs of our members and stakeholders, and supporting them to meet this challenge, is the #1 priority of the Society.
Therefore, the MENA-SINO 5th Annual Meeting as a live event is officially cancelled.
Just as our members are forging ahead taking care of patients, and providing vital service to our communities, MENA-SINO is forging ahead with its mission to provide outstanding educational content to our membership and the field. We are very excited to announce that the Annual Meeting Program Committee, led by MENA-SINO Program Chairs Mohamed Alaa and Farouk Hassan as well as our MENA-SINO scientific program committee , are hard at work crafting a compelling Virtual Annual Meeting.
Respecting of the current situation where most of conference was re-schedulled to another date or re-planned to virtual or hybrid versions, we kindly ask you to stay tuned for details coming soon regarding this new endeavor to be held over the displaced dates for the meeting which was postponed from originally planned (July 1-3, 2020) to Be at (September 25-27, 2020) .
Registration
Online registration is now available, please visit the meeting page to register and for other meeting information.
Hotel and Air
All hotel accommodations made with the Grand Nile Hotel and the InterContinental city stars Cairo Egypt , will automatically be cancelled in the next few weeks. For airline cancellations, please refer to your individual carrier’s customer service team and related cancellation policies. If you purchased travel insurance, please reach out to your carrier.
Industry Support and Exhibits
For our industry partners, we deeply appreciate your support and will be sending a separate communication soon with an opportunity to invest in the Virtual Annual Meeting.
Please stay tuned to MENA-SINO Connect and our website for the latest information.
Stay well, stay safe, and let us know how MENA-SINO can assist you, with COVID-19 or any other issues.
Sincerely,
Ossama Mansour, MD
MENA-SINO President
meetings@mena-sino.com.
The WHO has also put together some helpful advice for the public to spread awareness and educate on some general preventative measures as well as addressing some myths about COVID-19. Please follow the links below to learn more.
