Contacts

ORGANIZERS	OFFICIAL ADVISOR TO THE RALLY: MR. BRIAN MILTON
Rally Office Organizer Login Contact teri.rivard @trx-management.com for further details.	Marco Polo Rally 219 Valley Road Cos Cob, CT 06807, USA Phone +1 978 996 2094 (new) Fax +1 773 496 6683 (new) Email: rally @ it-careernet.com www.it-careernet.com/RALLY2000	International Phone Prefixes
See Org Structure for Details >>>	Roger Krieger Event Coordinator Contact details above	Afrikaans, English, German (about)
your COUNTRY CONTACT:	To list your country, please go to ORGANIZER SIGN-UP See Org Structure for Details
Italy	Mario Giardini 149, V. T. Arcidiacono Rome, 00143, Italy Tel: +39 335 80 76 772 Fax: +39 06 79 32 19 08 email: mariogiardini @yahoo.it; mario. giardini @ericsson.com	Languages: English / Spanish fluent I have been planning long range UL flights across Europe. The last one was during 2002, Rome - Granada round trip, 3000 Miles. Italian, UL pilot with approx 1000 Hs flight experience, actually Corporate Vice President of a TELCO.
Belgium	Sam Rutherford www.prepare2go.com Brussels Belgium eMail: sam @ prepare2go.com	Sam was an officer in the British army, flying helicopters, for over 8 years. He organised and lead the London to Sydney Overland Expedition (www.lsoexped.com). He gained personal experience in over 70 countries worldwide. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society,
Canada	McCulloch Jet Inc David McCulloch Canada mcjet @ca.inter.net usadavid @hotmail.com	David McCulloch is a Long distance flyer has flown around the world North Pole etc , I have taken my own light plane to 80 countries, I presently have light twin engine plane.
	Teri Rivard, President TRX Sports & Event Management eFax: +1 514-379-1973 Phone:+1 416-624-8374 Fax: +1 905-576-9320 Cell: +1 416-624-TERI teri.rivard @ trx-management.com www.trx-management.com
South Africa	Martin Walker 208 Gale Street, Durban 4001 South Africa Phone +2731 301 2495 Fax +2731 305 4819 Cell +2782 441 2366 email: mwalker @ iafrica.com
United Kingdom	Anna Markey 2 Old Sarum Cottages, Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3SD England amarkey @ hotmail.com Phone +44 07803 901601	Languages: French, Italian Part-time assistance in organisation. Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) IT Consultant BA Hons Middle Eastern Studies Microlight pilot and JAR SEP licence
	Robin Taylor Coteau, Crete Road West Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7AA, UK TAYLORRedbreast @ aol.com Phone +44 07702 151212	English Nick Bowles Webcraft UK Ltd, The Business Neuk, Drumlithie, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. AB39 3YS, UK Phone +44 1569 740310 \| Fax +44 1569 740201 nick@webcraft.co.uk http://www.micropages.co.uk James Pearce 5 Fairpiece, Wherwell Hants SP11 &JD, UK Phone. +44 1264 860846 pearcejim@aol.com
Lebanon	Oussama Rawdah, President Cosmos Aviation Club P.O. Box 13-6539, Chouran Beirut, 1102 2130 Lebanon Phone: country code 961-3-430305 eMail: orawdah @ yahoo.com	English Long-time pilot and project management & logistics consultant. Middle East Flight Clearances
India	Dr. Hamid A Kazi, Chairman Nitin Jadhav Vice Chairman Ishwar Ratnam Soaring Society of India 7, Shagufa Apartments 45, Sahakar Road, Jogeshwari West Mumbai 400102, Maharashtra, India Cell country code 9869132575 -Kazi Cell country code 9821615656 Jadhav Fax country code 25125599 drkazi @rediffmail.com ratnamv @rediffmail.com airportking @rediffmail.com or our society email soaringsocindia @rediffmail.com or soaringsocindia @hotmail.com	English Dr. Kazi "I am the chairman of Soaring Society of India and Aviation Tourism Development Co-operative Society Limited which is the first registered co-operative in maharashtra for aviation and tourism development and is approved by the commissioner of co-operation government of maharashtra," Oct. 25, 2002 Ishwar Ratnam I am a Flight Dispatcher having F.A.A Flight Despatcher's license and working with an international 121 Flag carrier in Mumbai, India for the past ten year's. See Org Structure
Pakistan	Javed Nawaz 166 A Gulberg 3, Lahore, Punjab Gulberg, Pakistan Phone: 92 42 5868657 - 968 794009 Fax: ( 968 ) 703090 md @agrodev.com	English Currently setting up first ever Microlight Club in Oman with Mr. Said Barwani. We maintain excellent relations with Government in Pakistan. Honorary Counselor Of Pakistan in Oman.
Oman	Said bin Suleiman al-barwani Post Box No 2427 PC 112 Muscat, PC 112 Oman Phone: 968 9361930 / 783166 Fax: 968 783166 biladi @omantel.net.om	English, Arabic We are already in the process of registering a Microlight flying Club in Oman See Org Structure
United Arab Emirates	Mohammed Ghanem P.O. Box 6808, Dubai United Arab Emirates Phone: 971 50 6452425 Fax: 971 4 2654892 URL: www.avuae.org.ae mghanem @emirates.net.ae	English, Arabic Director General & Sport Aviation - Emirates Aviation Association See Org Structure
	Noor Ahmed Khan Jazira Aviation Club P.O. Box 2355 Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates Phone: 009717-2446416/ 0097150-6270085 Fax: 009717-2351310 NoorA @alfuttaim.co.ae	English, Arabic See Org Structure
Malaysia, India, Burma, Vietnam and China	Captain Sivaraman 747 Pilots Malaysia Airlines Selangor Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Phone (011) 603 787 63069 Fax (011) 603 787 71211 captsiva @hotmail.com	English, Bahasa Malaysia I have flown the route from PARIS TO SINGAPORE like four times in 1990, in a Cessna 402 at low levels but I have been regularly flying these routes since then at 'high level'. I am also familiar with India, Burma, Vietnam and China where we have stations. Learn more about Captain Sivaraman
Malaysia	Mr. Abu Harris Abu Hassan 27, Jalan M4, Taman Merbok, Ayer Keroh, Melaka 75450, Malaysia Phone 60 163105905 Fax: 60 62314119 anythinkcreative @johordt.com	Involved in the Jalur Gemilang II - Round The World with Solo Driver to 118 Countries using our national car. (In progress) SELAMAT DATANG ANYTHINK CREATIVE See Org Structure
China	Jason Bahnsen Beijing China Phone: +86 135 1100 3272 jason.bahnsen @ db.com	Canadian/Australian living in Beijing with significant experience with this sort of event having flown a Mooney round the world last year. I would like to help out with orgainising the event on the ground here in Beijing. Feb 04

United States	Donald C Lindemann 465 E. 5th St., New Richmond, WI 54017, USA Phone +1 715 246-7936 Cell +1 612-868-3007 Pager: 1-888-948-7289 Fax: +1 612-871-8189 Souuperman @aol.com	English
Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway	Mats Ekman Storgatan 41, Alvesta Småland 342 30, Sweden Phone +46 472 10053 Cell 070 5310053 Fax +46 472 10053 mats.ekman @rollingstone.se	English, Swedish Pilot with MEAir Co, Private Pilots License in 1971. Started flying Ultra Light in 1981. Ultra Light Instructor 1993. RANS Dealer in Sweden 1994. SONEX Dealer 2001.
United Kingdom	Robin Taylor Coteau, Crete Road West Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7AA, UK TAYLORRedbreast @aol.com Phone +44 07702 151212	English Nick Bowles Webcraft UK Ltd, The Business Neuk, Drumlithie, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. AB39 3YS, UK Phone +44 1569 740310 \| Fax +44 1569 740201 nick@webcraft.co.uk http://www.micropages.co.uk James Pearce 5 Fairpiece, Wherwell Hants SP11 &JD, UK Phone. +44 1264 860846 pearcejim@aol.com
Czech Republic and Bali	Alexandre (Sacha) de Ridder Korunni 73, Vinohrady 130 00 Prague, Czech Republic Tel +420 603 240 198 (Czech Rep.) Tel +62 (0)81 338 741 042 (Bali) GSM: +420 603 240198 alderi @post.cz	English, Czech, French, Spanish, Italian South-East Asian distributor of Ultralights. Assist transiting SEA countries: Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Associated with flying Clubs operating in most of those countries.
Brasil and South America (Portuguese)	Claus Leisler Kiep Av.Ipiranga, 200 - B - 1118 - São Paulo -SP - BRASIL Phone (0055 -11) 255 33 39 Fax (0055 -11) 255 33 39 leisler @unisys.com.br	German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French German national resident in Brasil. Mechanical engineer and business administration. Glider pilot, PPL and UL. I was the AVID Aircraft dealer in Brasil, long cross country flights and working with ultralights on beaches and tourist resorts. Member of the board of brazilian Experimental and Ultralight Associations.
Portugal	Nuno Martinho Meleiro Rua Alexandre Herculano,v.38, Lagos, Algarve, 8600-530 Lagos, Portugal nuno_martino @hotmail.com Phone: 351 936263756	English, Portuguese See Org Structure
France (Francaise)	Etienne Maradene 81 Rue de Souteiranne 30320 Poulx, France Phone: 33 466750854 Maradene @aol.com	English, Chinese, French
Finland	Peter von Walzel Sockenbackav. 35 F 49 FIN-00370 Helsinki Phone +358 9 553521 Fax +358 9 553521 GSM +358 40 5910338 peter.v.walzel @kolumbus.fi IOPA - Finland	English, Finnish, German, Swedish PPL (Privat Pilot Licence) in Finland 1976 English studies Oxford, England in autumn 1977, Diploma Starting wheelchair carrier in 1981 Founder of Ultra-Air Industries in 1984, President & CEO Ultralight Pilot Licence, Finland 1984 Test pilot for own imported ultralight aircraft's 1984 - 1990 Member of the International Wheelchair Aviators since 1987- Founder of AOPA-Finland in 1989 (Aircraft Owner & Pilot Association), President US-PPL in Atlanta, USA 1990 Founder member of "Die Rolli Flieger" in Germany 1991 Founder of Scandinavian Wheelchair Aviators Association 1996, President Helsinki Inventors' Association, Executive Vice President (Business), 1999- Total flying hours: 432 hours
FLIGHT CLEARANCES	Overflight Limited The Flight Clearance Specialists
	Mr. Dave Gannon, Mr. Paul Portnoi 1 Earles Meadow, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4HP, United Kingdom Phone +44 (0) 1403 275835 Fax: +44 (0) 1403 268451 www.overflight.co.uk Brian: "Overflight's experience in India, and if they mean it, Syria, would be extremely useful to you. (...) You will need a professional agent, and Mike Blyth and Olivier Aubert say they're good. ..."	"Our previous experience for both Mike and I goes back to the early 80's with round the world single-engine record flights, hot air balloon races and various races and rallies. Included in more recent times are the World Vintage Aircraft Rally from U.K. to Australia, Brian's flight from U.K. to Australia, Colin Bodhill again U.K. to Asutralia, Jennifer Murray in a Robinson round the world as well as the most recent London to Sydney air race."
Middle East Flight Clearances	Lebanese CAA is willing to help secure all necessary flight & security clearances for a rally route - Greece/Cyprus - North Lebanon - Syria (& if needed, Jordan, KSA, UAE/Oman).
	Country Contacts act as your initial point of contact for general information regarding the Marco Polo Rally in their respective countries. Please contact the Rally Office for registrations, central coordination, or issues that might have any financial or legal bearing.