Group Meeting, Friday 25th April 2008

Attended by:
Ahmed El-Dorghamy, Ahmed Barakat, Ahmed Talaat, Aliaa Hashem, Azita Azar, Cherif El Tabie, Chitra Kalyani, Connie, Fhar Meiss, Ismail Marmoush, Khaled E, Maged George, Mahmoud Sabae, Mohammed El-Sawy, Mohsen GMO, Moustafa Hussein, Samah El-Laithy, Sherine Meshad, Soha El Sahn

(Please let me know if I missed anyone)

Discussion points

• Mr. Sawy confirmed that Korba event takes place on May 9 (from 8 am to 11 pm?) and we are invited to join the parade.
• Suggestion that we have a booth or a show. Request Will E. and Rostom to perform tricks on bikes if possible.
• Need to be able to rent bikes safely. Sawy said perhaps safer not to suggest rentals.
• Flyers created by Alia, Sherine and Ahmed Hamzawy.

T-SHIRTS/Slogans/ FLAG:

1. La taqtaly al-youm (don't kill me today) (Sawy)
2. La tadfa'a aktar lamma momkin tedfaa aqal (why pay more when you can pay less?) (Sawy)
3. Zahma No (or Zahma X – with illustration of traffic) (Sherine)
4. Zahma ya dunya Zahma (Ismail M.)
5. Brainmapping using pictures (car) + (car) = (traffic). (bike) + (bike) = (cool) (Moustafa)
6. Picture of Benzina with X and another picture of a person eating fuul.(Dorghamy)
7. Arkin Areetak? (??)

AGREED on

T-Shirt:

• "Wasaa Lel-Agal" (make space for the bike / the bike makes space). The T-shirt will have all different slogans (One Less Car/don't give me evil eye etc.) everywhere in smaller or varied sizes with a big "Wasaa lel Agal" in the middle and www.cairocyclersclub.com
• Sleeve: Cairo Cyclers Club logo on one sleeve, and El-Sawy logo on another sleeve. (Korba Festival (mahragan korba?), May 9, 2008?)
• T-shirt colour: Yellow
• Ahmed Hamzawy, could you please design t-shirt soon? Will soon need to print it!
• El-Sawy kindly offered to sponsor T-shirt which will carry the Sawy logo as well. Approximately 300 or 500 t-shirts in 4:4:2 ratio of Medium: Large: X-Large.

WEBSITE:
Cairocyclersclub.com should show group information
Logo: Front page, basic info: who we are, facebook/yahoogroup.
Yehia Decken and Mahmous Sabae requested to update this by next week (May 2)
Up and running in basic format before Korba event.

Other issued related to festival:

1. Antenna with small flag Fee El-Agala Al-Alam (not sure if I got this right?)
   I need to breathe (kaham?).
2. Rehearsal suggested with checking bikes, helmets, t-shirts and route.
   
3. Ahmed Talaat: First-Aid kit
4. Ahmed Barakat CS Graduate will help with website

ROUTE:

• Option one – Agouza - 6 October
• Option two – Agouza - 15th May through Ramsis/Ataba
• Agreed on Option 3 – Agouza – Nile St - Kasr El Nile – Ramsis – Khalifat Mamoun – Marghany – Korba.

TO THINK ABOUT:

• FLYERS that we want to post – need to finalise on one or two, and standardize information? Plus, we could post a flyer. I would like to request Mr. El-Sawy to add the May 9 event in the El-Sawy monthly brochure as a Bicycle Ride to Korba – May 9. Please send information ASAP.
• ROUTE BACK: Road back will most likely be more crowded– need to agree on/organize a time/way to get back for those who would like to go together.