[menog-announce] MENOG 12 Call for Presentations, 5-14 March 2013 in Dubai

[Osama I. Al-Dosary]

MENOG 12 Call for Presentations

Are you an experienced network operator willing to share your expertise 
and unique insight with peers in the Middle East? Please do at MENOG 12, 
which takes place from 5-14 March 2013 in Dubai, UAE. The program includes:

- Tutorials: 5 March
- Conference Plenary: 6 March
- Peering Forum: 7 March
- Workshops : 10-14 March

The MENOG Program Committee (PC) is seeking submissions for network 
operators and researchers in the Middle East to teach a technical 
tutorial or lead a workshop and/or give a technical presentation during 
the conference.
Submission topics include:

     IPv6 deployment
     HTTP and non-HTTP content filtering; anti-spam
     Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and localization
     NREN (National Research and Education Networks)
     ISP operations, peering and Internet Exchange Points
     ISP network security
     Data centers, applications and services
     DNS
     IP Address Management

If you would like to be considered for the MENOG 12 program, please 
submit your proposal AND draft slides online, here:
http://papers.menog.org/paper/user/login.php?event=13
The deadline to submit is 28 January 2013.

Guidelines for Submissions:
When considering a presentation or tutorial, remember that the MENOG 
audience is mainly comprised of technical network operators and 
engineers with varying experience levels. Please note that 
marketing/commercial content will not be considered.
Tutorials should focus on teaching core skills and basic knowledge. A 
tutorial session is 90-minutes long.
Conference presentations should address issues that ISPs and network 
operators could face over the next 12-18 months or in their day-to-day 
operations.
Conference presenters should plan for a 20-minute presentation followed 
by a 5-minute Q&A period.

Notification of Accepted Presentations:
The MENOG PC will confirm whether your presentation proposal is accepted 
by 4 February 2013. Late submissions that are exceptionally timely or of 
critical operational importance will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Funding and Support:
MENOG is a not-for-profit event that aims to keep the cost of attending 
as low as possible for attendees. For this reason, MENOG is unable to 
subsidize the cost of travel for speakers.

/On behalf of the coordination committee.

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regards,
-Osama I. Al-Dosary