<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>Salaam MENOG community,</div><div><br></div><div>Please take this opportunity of RIPE 75 being in Dubai to participate with talks.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you <br></div><div>---<br></div><div>Call for Presentations </div> <br>A RIPE Meeting is an open event where Internet Service Providers, <br>network operators and other interested parties get together. Although <br>the meeting is mostly technical, it is also a chance for people to meet <br>and network with others in their field. <br> <br>RIPE 75 will take place from 22-26 October in Dubai, UAE. <br> <br>The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from <br>the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather <br>sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at RIPE 75. <br>See the full descriptions of the different presentation formats, <br><a href="https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/.</a> <br> <br>Proposals for plenary sessions, BoFs, panels, workshops and tutorials <br>must be submitted for full consideration no later than *20 August 2017*. <br>Proposals submitted after this date will be considered depending on the <br>remaining available space in the programme. <br> <br>The PC is looking for presentations covering topics of network <br>engineering and operations, including but not limited to: <br> <br>- IPv6 deployment <br>- Managing IPv4 scarcity <br>- Data centre technologies <br>- Network and DNS operations <br>- Internet governance and regulatory practices <br>- Network and routing security <br>- Content delivery <br>- Internet peering and mobile data exchange <br>- Connected Things (aka. Internet of Things - IoT) <br> <br>Speakers <br> <br>Due to UAE law, confirmed speakers will need to submit a copy of their <br>passport and contact information in advance of the meeting. More <br>details are available here: <br><a href="https://ripe75.ripe.net/attend/dctm-requirements" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ripe75.ripe.net/attend/dctm-requirements</a> <br> <br>Please also note that speakers do not receive any discount or funding <br>towards the meeting fee at RIPE Meetings. <br> <br>Submissions <br> <br>RIPE Meeting attendees are quite sensitive to keeping presentations <br>non-commercial, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. <br>Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on <br>operational experience, research results, or case studies. For example, <br>presenters wishing to describe a commercial solution should focus on the <br>underlying technology and not attempt a product demonstration. <br> <br>Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. In general, <br>the time allocated for the different presentation formats is as follows: <br> <br>- Plenary presentations: 20-25 minutes presentation with 5-10 minutes <br> discussion <br>- Tutorials: up to two hours (Monday morning) <br>- Workshops: one hour (during evening sessions) to two hours (Monday <br> morning) <br>- BoFs: approximately one hour <br>- Lightning talks: 10 minutes total for both presentation and any <br> discussion <br> <br>The following general requirements apply: <br> <br>- Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system, <br> <a href="https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/</a> <br>- Lightning talks should also be submitted using the meeting submission <br> system (<a href="https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ripe75.ripe.net/submit-topic/</a>) and can <br> be submitted any time up to and including the meeting week. The <br> allocation of lightning talks will be announced on short notice, in <br> some cases on the same day but often one day prior to the time slot <br> allocated. <br>- Presenters who propose a panel or BoF are encouraged to include <br> speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a <br> neutral facilitator. <br>- All presentation proposals will only be considered by the PC if they <br> contain at least draft presentation slides (slides may be updated <br> later on). For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as <br> well as the names of invited panellists, presenters and moderators. <br> <br>If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, <br>please email pc [at] ripe [dot] net. <br> <br> <br>-- <br>Benno J. Overeinder <br>NLnet Labs <br><a href="http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/</a></div></body></html>