WELCOME NOTE TSSA team is honored to invite all IFMSA-Egypt team and LCs to IFMSA Egypt 3rd GA in Tanta. It will be our great pleasure to organize this GA, we promise you that it will be an extraordinary one. We hope that this GA will be a good start for IFMSA Egypt especially after 25th January Revolution; we wish all the best for our association and our lovely country Egypt. We can’t wait till we see you all here in Tanta.

On behalf of Tanta people and TSSA Team TSSA Board

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ABOUT TANTA Tanta is Egypt's 5th largest City, with an estimated 429,000 inhabitants (2008). Tanta is located 94 km (59 miles) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 miles) southeast of Alexandria. It is the capital of the Gharbiya governorate and the main railroad hub of Egypt. The main streets are Al- Bahr (Al-Geish) Street, Al-Galaa Street, Al-Nahhas Street and Saeed Street.

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ABOUT TSSA

TSSA is one of the Oldest LCs in IFMSA-Egypt, since its foundation in 1969, it has been serving Medical Students in the fourth largest faculty of Medicine in Egypt, giving them the opportunity to use their talents and skills and to develop them too.

WHY TSSA

TSSA hasn't hosted any national GAs for long time “two years and half ” and that's why we are applying for hosting this GA which will be a good chance for our new members to get better knowledge about IFMSA-Egypt, its potentials and network. Hosting this GA will help us giving a better image for TSSA and IFMSA-Egypt to our Faculty board helping TSSA and IFMSA-Egypt activities in Tanta.In addition to strengthening the representation of TSSA in IFMSA-Egypt.

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DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION Application for: Hosting the third national GA Proposed by: TSSA [Tanta Students’ Scientific Association] Date: Friday 29th April 2011 Timing: 9:00 am till 9:00 pm

Venue: Tanta Faculty of Medicine main building How to reach: From the bus station or the railway station, you will take a taxi to Tanta Medical Campus and pay 3L.E max. TSSA OC will be waiting for you.

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Facilities: For Presidents’ session and SCs sessions: 6 halls the smallest of them is suitable to accommodate 100 persons For Training sessions: Same halls for SCs sessions For Plenary: Large Hall accommodating 300 persons **All Halls are air conditioned and equipped with technical requirement (Computers, Data shows and Sound systems) in addition to Flip Charts, Markers and Sticky Notes.

Registration Fees: Early Registration: 25 LE

Late Registration: 30 LE

IFMSA-Egypt Board Members: FREE

LCs Presidents: FREE

Registration includes: Attending the sessions and the Plenary Meeting Package (Note – Pen – Printed Agenda) ID Coffee Break after the Prayer Lunch (Sandwich + Fruits “Apple & Banana” + Soda can) after the Training sessions

Social Program If IFMSA Egypt LCs are going to hold “Development Day Meeting” on Thursday 28th April “one day before the GA”, we will have a wonderful night with special social program for the day attendants, it will be a big surprise

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Deadlines: For Early Registration:

Till Monday 25th April 2011 midnight For Late Registration:

From Monday 25th April 2011 midnight till Wednesday 27th April 2011 midnight (for printed ID with names) From Wednesday 27th April 2011 midnight till Arrival (Printed ID without names)

Printing special materials:

Wednesday 27th April 2011 midnight Special requirements in the sessions:

Wednesday 27th April 2011 midnight

Agenda: 9:00 - 9:30 Registration

9:30 - 12:30 SCs /President Sessions

12:30 - 1:30 Prayer and Break

1:30 - 3:00 SCs /President Sessions

3:00 - 5:30 Trainings 5:30 – 6:00 Lunch Break

6:00 – 9:00 Plenary

Contact: All LCs presidents should send their delegates to Omar H. Safa – TSSA Secretary General sec.gen@tssa-egypt.org 010 0 143 724

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