Muscat will join 200 cities around the world to host its first ever Twestival on Thursday, 25th March 2010 and will do so in style!

Muscat will have the honor of hosting the world’s first ever Twestival on a catamaran.

Shinas Catamaran

Dubbed as a unique confluence of land, water and air, Oman Twestival 2010 promises to stand out among all the Twestivals. For starters, it will be held on sea on board Hormuz, the world’s fastest catamaran, thanks to the generosity of National Ferries Company. Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate of Oman will be providing onboard hospitality, giving Oman’s growing and enthusiastic twitter community a flavour of genuine Omani hospitality.

ABOUT TWESTIVAL

Twestival is a community gathering of the members of the twitter community – an event held on the same day of the year across several cities of the world synchronized in the real world.

Oman Twestival 2010 supports ‘Education’ through ‘Concern Worldwide’ - a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization that reaches to out-of-school children such as girls, orphans, street children, working children, children affected by conflict, children affected by HIV and AIDS, and children with disabilities. Concern’s education programs currently reach over 700,000 people in 25 countries across the regions of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

The first global Twestival was held on 12th February 2009 across over 202 cities with the cause of providing clean water. It managed to raise over US$ 250K for ‘Charity – Water’ to provide more than 55 wells in Uganda, Ethiopia and India having a direct impact for over 17,000 people.

HOW TO ATTEND OMAN TWESTIVAL 2010

To attend Oman Twestival 2010, please click here to register your participation. Click here to view invite and see who’s going.

Location Map: Port Sultan Qaboos Parking

Please note that to board the ferry, you need to report at Port Sultan Qaboos parking at 4.30pm. The ferry will leave the Port at 6pm and should arrive back at 8pm. Light snacks will be served during the trip.

Oman Twestival has enjoyed fantastic media coverage, in Oman and abroad. We thank the media for their support and encouragement.

Times of Oman: Oman Twestival: A unique confluence of air, water, land
Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Click here to read this report online.

Oman Daily Observer: Oman Twestival 2010 to be held on Thursday
Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Oman Tribune: Oman Twestival: Sultanate’s Tweeters to meet on Thursday
Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Muscat Daily: Oman to host first ‘Twestival’
Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Oman Twestival Muscat Daily

Gulf News: Oman hosts country’s first Twitter festival
Monday, 22 March 2010
Click here to read the report.

Oman Twestival 2010 is made possible thanks to the generosity of the following corporate partners.

• National Ferries Company
• Oman Air
• Omantel
• Wunderman Oman - MENACOM Group

NATIONAL FERRIES COMPANY
The National Ferries Company operates Shinas and Hormuz, two of the world’s fastest diesel-powered passenger ferries that link Muscat with Khasab. The 65-metre, multi-purpose passenger vessels carry 208 passengers and 56 cars. Once out at high seas, they show their mettle with a top speed of 51 knots (100 km per hour). Both Shinas and Hormuz are state-of-the-art vessels with many unique features in terms of performance, comfort and safety.

Here is a video of Shinas:

“We are delighted to support Oman Twestival 2010 by providing Oman’s tweeps a unique choice of venue onboard our world-class catamaran. We would also like to celebrate this global event as a tribute to Oman’s maritime legacy,” says Mr Mehdi Al Abduwani, Chairman of National Ferries Company.

OMAN AIR
The world’s first airline to offer in-flight web and mobile connectivity, Oman Air is committed to offer travellers new heights of luxury, comfort and service. The only airline in the region to have an official presence on Facebook, Twitter and a corporate blog, Oman Air is committed to extend its social media engagement by being a part of local community events such as Oman Twestival 2010.

“As an active corporate social media participant in Oman, Oman Air is glad to be a part of Oman Twestival 2010. The event will go a long way in placing Oman on the global stage while giving a huge fillip to social media in the Sultanate,” adds Mr Mohammed Mubarak Al-Shikely, General Manager Marketing, Oman Air.

OMANTEL
Omantel is the pioneer of total communications solutions in the Sultanate of Oman. We have the widest choice of state of the art services with the broadest network coverage. We listen to understand your needs and value feedback. We strive to deliver on our promises.

Omantel (as both Omantel and Oman Mobile) has offered the full spectrum of telecommunications solutions to the people and businesses of Oman since the dawn of the Renaissance in 1970. Over the years, as the pioneering telecommunications supplier, we have striven to connect even the most remote communities to each other and to the rest of the world. As a pillar of the Omani economy, Omantel has been a leading player in Oman’s progress and national development.

OTHER PARTNERS
Wunderman Oman, a part of MENACOM Group, the largest Marketing and Media organization in the Middle East, is also supporting Oman Twestival 2010.

HOW TO PARTNER OMAN TWESTIVAL 2010

While sparing no efforts to make the event memorable, the organizers of Oman Twestival 2010 are requesting support from Oman’s corporate firms to make the event a grand success. While supporting a noble cause by raising donations for charity, it will also be a great opportunity for them to embrace the opportunities offered by social media in Oman.

For sponsorship and partnership enquiries, kindly contact omantwestival@gmail.com.