Just a reminder that this deadline is coming up! We can't wait to see your submissions :)
Leslie On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 5:57 AM, Benno Overeinder <be...@nlnetlabs.nl> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > Please find the CFP for RIPE 70 below. > > The deadline for submissions is 1 March 2015. > > Please also note that speakers do not receive any extra reduction or > funding towards the meeting fee at the RIPE Meetings. > > Kind regards, > > Benno Overeinder > for the RIPE Programme Committee > http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/ripe-meetings/pc > > ---------------------------------------- > > Call for Presentations > > A RIPE Meeting is an open event where Internet Service Providers, > network operators and other interested parties get together. Although > the meeting is mostly technical, it is also a chance for people to meet > and network with others in their field. > > RIPE 70 will take place from 11-15 May 2015 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. > > The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from > the RIPE community for the plenary session presentations, BoFs (Birds of > a Feather sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at > RIPE 70. The PC is looking for presentations covering topics of network > engineering and operations, including but not limited to: > > - IPv6 deployment > - Managing IPv4 scarcity in operations > - Commercial transactions of IPv4 addresses > - Data centre technologies > - Network and DNS operations > - Internet governance and regulatory practices > - Network and routing security > - Content delivery > - Internet peering and mobile data exchange > > Submissions > > RIPE Meeting attendees are quite sensitive to keeping presentations > non-commercial, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. > Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on > operational experience, research results, or case studies. For example, > presenters wishing to describe a commercial solution should focus on > the underlying technology and not attempt a product demonstration. > > The RIPE PC accepts proposals for different presentation formats, > including plenary session presentations, tutorials, workshops, BoFs > (Birds of a Feather sessions) and lightning talks. See the full > descriptions of these formats at > https://ripe70.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/ > > Presenters who are proposing a panel or BoF are encouraged to include > speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a > neutral facilitator. > > In addition to presentations selected in advance for the plenary, the > RIPE PC also offers several time slots for "lightning talks", which are > selected immediately before or during the conference. > > The following general requirements apply: > > - Proposals for plenary session presentations, BoFs, panels, workshops > and tutorials must be submitted for full consideration no later than > 1 March 2015, using the meeting submission system at > https://ripe70.ripe.net/submit-topic/submission-form/. Proposals > submitted after this date will be considered on a space-available > basis. > > Important Dates regarding RIPE 70 can be found at: > https://ripe70.ripe.net/programme/important-dates/ > > - Lightning talks should also be submitted using the meeting submission > system (https://ripe70.ripe.net/submit-topic/submission-form/) and > can be submitted just days before the RIPE Meeting starts or even > during the meeting week. The allocation of lightning talk slots will > be announced in short notice – in some cases on the same day but > often one day prior to the relevant session. > > - Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. See more > information on time slot allocations per presentation format at > https://ripe70.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/. > > - Proposals for talks will only be considered by the PC if they contain > at least draft presentation slides (slides may be updated later on). > For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as well as > the names of invited panellists, presenters and moderators. > > - Due to potential technical issues, it is expected that most, if not > all, presenters/panellists will be physically present at the RIPE > Meeting. > > If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, > please email pc [at] ripe [dot] net. > > > -- > Benno J. Overeinder > NLnet Labs > http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/