Alvaro,
> Thanks for the pointers. I'm looking forward to finding somebody who
> wants to "sponsor" me on this issue ... or maybe get me a passport from
> the Holy See.
>
> > The other "pointy bit" is that the letter of invitation needs to
> > indicate the inviter's relationship to the person being invited. I
> > expect that would need to be a tad more specific than merely "he's
> > some guy from Sweden that I heard about on the Internet"...
>
> Rats :-(
This isn't going to be a problem for you. We'll put your stuff in the
works; Andrew or Neil will have to invite you.
--
--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco