[eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Fwd: Speech cancellation requ

[Anne Jacko <anne.jacko@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott and PC,

Another cancellation. Thanks.

Anne Jacko

Eclipse Foundation

503-784-3788

From: Valery Abu-Eid [mailto:vladrin@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 2:47 PM
To: registration@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Speech cancellation request

 

Hello,

Unfortunately I will not be able to participate in the EclipseCon conference because last week I was rejected a VISA to the US by the USA Consulate in Saint Petersburg - Russia, they didn't explain much other than my visit to the US might pose the threat of staying illegally in the country, and it seems that the semi-official invitation that I asked from EclipseCon registration managers, many additional documents and contact people weren't enough to convince them. It's just that in Russia, visiting Europe as a tourist is ten times easier than participating in a industrial/academic conference in the US when you travel on your own.

Very sorry for the inconvenience, but I tried all I could to participate in the conference.

P.S. I have one short talk at the OSGi DevCon, the URL of my talk is: https://www.eclipsecon.org/submissions/2009/view_talk.php?id=407

Best Regards,
Valery Abu-Eid