Call For Presentations RIPE 70, submission deadline 1 March 2015

[geekgirl at gmail.com (Leslie)]

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 <benno at 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
>
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>
> 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 â?? 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/