<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Dear Colleagues, <br><div dir="ltr"><br>First Draft Program shall be
published 30 April 2014. So for those who were yet to submit their
papers, kindly do so as we have only 2 days before we publish the Draft Program.<br><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div><br>The Africa Network Operators Group (AfNOG)<br>
Djibouti 25 May - 6 June, 2014<br>
<a href="http://www.afnog.org" target="_blank">http://www.afnog.org</a><br>
<br>CALL FOR PAPERS<br>===============<br><br>The AfNOG 2014 Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for Presentations and Tutorials for AfNOG 2014.<br><br>We are looking for presenters who would:<br><br>- Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic;<br>
- Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker;<br>- Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics.<br><br>Please submit on-line at:<br><br> <a href="http://papers.afnog.org/user/login.php?event=11" target="_blank">http://papers.afnog.org/user/login.php?event=11</a><br>
<br>CONFERENCE MILESTONES<br>---------------------<br><br>Call for Papers Opens 22 January 2014<br>First Draft Program Published 30 April 2014<br>Final Deadline for Submissions 10 May 2014<br>Final Program Published 20 May 2014<br>
Final Slides Received 27 May 2014<br><br>PROGRAMME MATERIAL<br>------------------<br><br>The AfNOG Programme is organised in three parts, including workshops, tutorials and the conference.<br><br>Topics for tutorials and the conference must be relevant to Internet Operations and Technologies:<br>
<br>- IPv4 / IPv6 Routing and operations<br>- IPv6 deployment and transition technologies<br>- Internet backbone operations<br>- ISP and Carrier services<br>- IXPs and Peering<br>- Research on Internet Operations and Deployment<br>
- Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS, Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware)<br>- DNS / DNSSEC<br>- Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management,<br> Addressing, etc)<br>- Access and Transport Technologies, including Cable/DSL, 3G/LTE,<br>
wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, MPLS<br>- Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, "telepresence",<br> Gaming) and Cloud Computing<br><br><br>CfP SUBMISSION<br>--------------<br><br>Draft
slides for both tutorials and conference sessions MUST be provided with
CfP submissions otherwise the Programme Committee will be unable to
review the submission. For work in progress, the most current
information available at time of submission is acceptable.<br>
<br>All draft and complete slides must be submitted in PDF format only.<br><br>Final slides are to be provided by the specified deadline for publication on the AfNOG website.<br><br>Prospective
presenters should note that the majority of speaking slots will be
filled well before the final submission deadline. The PC will retain a
limited number of slots up to the final submission deadline for
presentations that are exceptionally timely, important, or of critical
operational importance.<br>
<br>Please submit on-line at:<br><br> <a href="http://papers.afnog.org/user/login.php?event=11" target="_blank">http://papers.afnog.org/user/login.php?event=11</a><br>
<br>Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the Programme<br>Committee by e-mail at:<br><br> pc-chairs at <a href="http://afnog.org" target="_blank">afnog.org</a><br><br>We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals.<br>
<br>Noah Maina & Chimwemwe Fredrick<br>Co-Chairs, <br>AfNOG Programme Committee</div></div>
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