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NANOG46 Call for PresentationsThe North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) will hold its 46th meeting June 14-17, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NANOG 46 will be hosted by Comcast. The NANOG Program Committee is now seeking proposals for Presentations, Panels, Tutorials, and Birds of a Feather sessions (BOFs) for the NANOG46 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. NANOG 46 submissions are welcome at http://pc.nanog.org. Conditional acceptance notifications for NANOG 46 will be sent by 19 May 2009. Detail of the submission process, as well as NANOG 46 dates of interest are described below.About NANOGNANOG is the premiere meeting for network operators in North America, and provides a forum for information exchange among network operators, engineers, and researchers. NANOG meets three times each year, and include panels, presentations, tutorial sessions, and BOFs. 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 NANOG46 will be archived on http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog46 Key Dates for NANOG46
Technical ConferenceThe NANOG Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations, panels, tutorial sessions, and BOFs in all areas of network operations, including (but not limited to):
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 (chair@pc.nanog.org), and a representative on the Program Committee will give you the feedback needed to work it into a presentation. TalksPlenary SessionA plenary session talk should be on a topic of interest to the general NANOG audience, and may be up to 30 minutes long (including time for questions and answers.)TracksTracks 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 any number of combinations to suit the theme. A moderator generally coordinates content within the 90-minute block of time.A typical track session includes some presentations, but usually is focused on community discussion and interaction. Frequent track topics include:
PanelsPanel 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. The panel leader should provide an abstract describing the panel theme, list of panelists, and an outline of how the panel will be organized. 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.A panel may be up to 90 minutes long. Lightning TalksA 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. Signups for lightning talks will be accepted during the NANOG meeting. Research ForumResearchers 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.TutorialsProposals are also invited for tutorial sessions from the introductory through advanced level on all related topics, including:
BOFsBOFs (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, break-out areas or in an unscheduled tutorial room by request submitted to at least 30 minutes in advance of desired use with estimated duration notes.A typical BOF session may include some structure or presentations, but usually is focused on community discussion and interaction. Frequent BOF topics include:
Registration Fee WaiversThe meeting registration fee will be waived as follows:
How to PresentThe deadline for accepting abstracts and slides is March 27, 2009. 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.The primary speaker, moderator, or author should submit presentation information and an abstract on-line at: http://pc.nanog.orgOnce you have done this, you will receive instructions for submitting your draft slides. See Presentation Guidelines for complete submission guidelines. All submissions must include:
We look forward to reviewing your submission. |
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