<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues, <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br>The Africa Network Operators Group (AfNOG)<br>Tunisia 24th May to 5th June 2015<br>
<a href="http://www.afnog.org" target="_blank">http://www.afnog.org</a><br>
<br>CALL FOR PAPERS<br>===============<br><br>The AfNOG 2015 Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for Presentations and Tutorials for AfNOG 2015.<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=23" target="_blank">http://papers.afnog.org/user/login.php?event=23</a><br>
<br>CONFERENCE MILESTONES<br>---------------------------------------------<br><br>Call for Papers Opens 08 February 2015<br>First Draft Program Published 31 March 2015<br>Final Deadline for Submissions 31 April 2015<br>Final Program Published 10 May 2015<br>
Final Slides Received 17 May 2015<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=23" target="_blank">http://papers.afnog.org/user/login.php?event=23</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<br>AfNOG Programme Committee</div></div>
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