Reminder- the RFP closed yesterday but we will continue to accept submissions through the end of the week.
Regards, -Dave On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:47 AM, David Temkin <d...@temk.in> wrote: > Just a reminder that the RFP is still open for NANOG 58! > > Regards, > -Dave > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:02 PM, David Temkin <d...@temk.in> wrote: > >> *Fresh off of a great NANOG 57 in Orlando, your program committee is >> already working hard to provide a world-class program for NANOG 58 in NOLA >> - New Orleans, Louisiana - one of my favorite destinations in the world.* >> * >> * >> *As a reminder, we will be following the same Monday-Wednesday program >> that we started at NANOG 57, with Tutorials beginning Monday morning and >> closing with the Peering Track (and potentially a social) on Wednesday >> evening. * >> * >> * >> *We look forward to seeing everyone in The Big Easy!* >> * >> >> -------------------- >> >> The North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) will hold its 58th >> meeting in New Orleans on June 3rd - 5th, 2013 Verizon Terremark will >> host NANOG 58. The NANOG Program Committee is now seeking proposals for >> presentations, panels, tutorials, tracks sessions, keynote materials, and >> the NOGLab experience for the NANOG 58 program. We invite presentations >> highlighting issues relating to technology already deployed or soon-to-be >> deployed in the Internet. Vendors are encouraged to work with operators to >> present real-world deployment experiences with the vendor's products and >> interoperability via the program and as part of the NOGLab. NANOG 58 >> submissions are welcome at http://pc.nanog.org. >> >> About NANOG >> NANOG is the premier meeting for network operators in North America. >> Meetings provide a forum for information exchange among network operators, >> engineers, and researchers. NANOG meets three times each year, and includes >> panels, presentations, tutorial sessions, tracks, informal BOFs, and a >> NOGLab which features interoperability demonstrations. NANOG attendees >> include operators from networks of all sizes, enterprise operators, peering >> coordinators, transport and switching equipment vendors, and network >> researchers. NANOG attendees will share ideas and interact with leaders in >> the field of network operations, discuss current operational events and >> issues, and learn about state-of-the-art operational techniques. >> >> Materials from NANOG 58 will be archived at: >> http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog58/<http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog55/> >> <http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog55/> >> Key Dates for NANOG 58 >> >> • CFP Opens for NANOG 58: 25-February-2013 >> • CFP Deadline #1: Presentation Abstracts Due: 8-April-2013 >> • CFP Deadline #2: Presentation Slides Due: 29-April-2013 >> • NANOG Highlights Page Posted: 22-April-2013 >> • Preliminary Topic List Posted: 26-April-2013 >> • Meeting Agenda Published: 13-May-2013 >> • Meeting Agenda Final sent to printer: 20-May-2013 >> • Lightning Talk Submissions Open (Abstracts Only): 2-June-2013 >> • Speaker FINAL presentations to PCTool or speaker-support: 31-May-2013 >> • On-Site Registration: 31-May-2013 >> >> The NANOG Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations, panels, >> tutorial sessions, tracks, and BOFs in all areas of network operations, >> including (but not limited to): >> >> - Power and facilities - Topics may include power reliability and >> engineering, green power, power efficiency, cooling, and facilities >> management. >> - Interconnections - Topics may include IXes, intra-building, MMR, >> metro-wide connections, peering, and transit purchasing tactics and >> strategies. >> - Security - Topics may include routing security, route filtering of >> large peers/customers, and inter-AS security and cooperation. >> - DNS - Topics may include using DNS data for network metrics, botnet >> discovery, and geolocation. >> - IPv6 - Topics may include real-world deployment challenges, Carrier >> Grade NAT, NAT-PT implementations that work and scale, and allocation >> strategies. >> - Content - Topics may include Distribution (p2p, IPTV), content >> payment models, content distribution technologies and networks, and >> storage/archiving. >> - Disaster recovery - Topics may include risk analysis, training, >> agencies, planning methods, hardware portability, key tools, transport >> audits, and other lessons learned. >> >> In general, presentations are being sought by and for network operators >> of all sizes. Presentations about difficult problems (and interesting >> solutions) that you encounter in the course of your job are encouraged. >> >> In addition, the Program Committee, through participation with other >> organizations and vendor’s, will be programming a NOGLab experience. >> The topic of the NOGLab will be timely and feature real-world experiences >> faced by operators of today’s Internet. >> >> If you think you have an interesting topic but want some feedback or >> assistance working it into a presentation, please email the Program >> Committee chair (ch...@pc.nanog.org), and a representative on the >> Program Committee will give you the feedback needed to work it into a >> presentation. Otherwise, don't delay in submitting your talk, keynote, >> track, or panel into the NANOG Program Committee tool, located at >> http://pc.nanog.org. For more information about talk types and format, >> please see >> http://nanog.org/presentations/guidelines/talktips.php<http://www.nanog.org/presentations/guidelines/talktips.php> >> <http://www.nanog.org/presentations/guidelines/talktips.php> >> How to Present >> The deadline for accepting abstracts and slides is April 8, 2013 . While >> the majority of speaking slots may be filled by that date, a limited number >> of slots may be available after that date for topics that are exceptionally >> timely, important, or critical to the operations of the Internet. >> >> Complete Presentation Guidelines can be found at >> http://nanog.org/presentations/ <http://www.nanog.org/presentations/> >> <http://www.nanog.org/presentations/> >> The primary speaker, moderator, or author should submit presentation >> information and an abstract online at: http://pc.nanog.org once you have >> done this, you will receive instructions for submitting your draft slides. >> >> - Author's name(s) >> - Preferred contact email address >> - A preferred phone number for contact >> - Submission category (General Session, Panel, Tutorial, or Research >> Forum) >> - Presentation title >> - Abstract >> - Slides (attachment or URL), in PDF (preferred) or PowerPoint format. >> >> We look forward to reviewing your submission. >> >> Talks >> Keynote Presentation: The Program Committee invites speakers to submit >> materials for up to one-hour keynote presentations. Speakers should >> indicate that their submission is for a keynote in their abstracts. Speaker >> must submit slides for a Keynote Presentation. >> >> General Session Talk: A General Session presentation should be on a >> topic of interest to the general NANOG audience, and may be up to >> 30-minutes long (including time for Q&A). Speakers must submit slides for a >> General Session presentation. >> >> General Session Panel: Panels are 60-90-minute discussion sessions >> between a moderator and a team of panelists. The panel moderator should >> submit an abstract on the panel topic, a list of panelists, and how the >> panel will be organized. Panel selection will be based on the importance, >> originality, focus and timeliness of the topic, expertise of proposed >> panelists, as well as the potential for informative and controversial >> discussion. After acceptance the panel leader will be given the option to >> invite panel authors to submit their presentations to the NANOG program >> Committee for review. Until then authors should not submit their individual >> presentations for the panel. >> >> Tracks: Tracks are 90-minute informal agenda blocks on topics, which are >> of interest to a portion of the NANOG community. The 90-minute block can be >> subdivided into a number of smaller, highly related presentations, panels >> or open discussion. A moderator coordinates content within the 90-minute >> block of time, and must submit a detailed outline to the Program Committee, >> including sub-topics and presenters >> Peering >> ISP Security >> Tools >> Typically two tracks or three tracks will be run concurrently. >> >> Tutorials: Tutorials are 90-minute sessions. A presentation from the >> introductory through advanced level on all related topics, including: >> Disaster Recovery Planning >> Troubleshooting BGP >> Best Practices for Determining Traffic Matrices >> Options for Blackhole and Discard Routing >> BGP/MPLS Layer 3 VPNs >> Peering business and engineering basics >> A tutorial submission should include an abstract and slides. >> >> BOFs: BOFs (Birds of a Feather sessions) are informal sessions on >> topics, which are of interest to a portion of the NANOG community. BOFs may >> be held in the hallways, breakout areas or in an unscheduled tutorial room. >> Requests for scheduled BOFs will be take place on site at the meeting. >> >> A typical BOF session may include some structure or presentations, but >> usually is focused on community discussion and interaction. >> >> Frequent BOF topics include: >> R&D collaboration >> Hot-topics in the media >> The less structured nature of BOF sessions allows for the greatest >> flexibility from a timing perspective. >> >> Lightning Talks: A lightning talk is a very short presentation or speech >> by any attendee on any topic relevant to the NANOG audience. These are >> limited to ten minutes; this will be strictly enforced. >> >> If you have a topic that's timely, interesting, or even a crackpot idea >> you want to share, we encourage you to consider presenting it. The Program >> Committee will vote on all Lightning Talk submissions onsite at the >> meeting, and a submitter will be notified about his or her submission one >> day prior to the scheduled talk time. >> >> Submit your lightning talk proposal at http://pc.nanog.org starting June >> 2, 2013. >> >> Research Forum: Researchers are invited to present short (10-minute) >> summaries of their work for operator feedback. Topics include routing, >> network performance, statistical measurement and analysis, and protocol >> development and implementation. Studies presented may be works in progress. >> Researchers from academia, government, and industry are encouraged to >> present. >> >> The NANOG registration fee is waived for: >> >> - For General Session presentations, the registration fee will be >> waived for a maximum of one speaker. >> - For General Session panels, fees will be waived for one panel >> moderator and all panelists. >> - For Tracks, fees will be waived for one moderator. >> - For Research Forum presentations, fees will be waived for one >> speaker. >> - For Tutorials, fees will be waived for one instructor. >> >> * > > >
