<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">Diane Nuteau <<a href="mailto:diane@afrinic.net">diane@afrinic.net</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">August 17, 2010 04:56:23 AM GMT+04:00</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica"><b>[AfriNIC-rpd] Call for Presentations</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Dear Colleagues, <br> <br> We are pleased to announce that the "Call for Presentations, Tutorials, <br> and Demonstrations" for the AfriNIC-13 Public Policy meeting to be held <br> in Johannesburg, South Africa, 20-26 November 2010 is now open. <br> <br> This is your call to present at this event and join other presenters <br> to deliver tools, knowledge, and know-how or policy ideas related to <br> Internet Number Resource Management or IP networking operations to <br> participants. <br> <br> Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, <br> a tutorial or a live technical demonstration. If you are interested in <br> presenting, please follow the submission instructions below. <br> <br> How to submit: <br> <br> Please review all information included on this page before submitting <br> your proposal. Your submission should be sent to: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:meeting@afrinic.net">meeting@afrinic.net</a> <br> <br> Your proposal should contain the following information: <br> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br> <br> * Full Name <br> * Email Address <br> * Affiliation <br> * Short biography <br> * Title of Presentation <br> * A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation <br> * Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available) <br> * Length of talk (minutes/hours/days) <br> * Need (or not) for sponsorship or assistance to attend the meeting <br> (travel and/or accommodation, etc) <br> <br> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br> <br> Important Dates: <br> <br> * Meeting Registration opens – 01 September 2010 <br> * Deadline for submissions - 20 September 2010 <br> * Notification of Acceptance - 01 October 2010 <br> <br> Guidelines: <br> <br> Presentation topics can range from but are not exclusive to: <br> <br> - IPv6 deployment <br> - Security <br> - IDN <br> - Mobile IP <br> - IXP <br> - DNSSEC <br> <br> * Presentations will be fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes in length, <br> with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation. <br> The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed is 45 minutes. <br> The presenter(s) will be required to submit their presentation in PowerPoint <br> 2 weeks prior to the event date. <br> <br> * Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. A full <br> course outline is required. <br> <br> * Demonstration facilities will need to be agreed based on available <br> resources on-site. <br> <br> * AfriNIC will provide the space, tea/lunch breaks and projector <br> equipment. <br> <br> * Presenters will be responsible for any handouts. There are typically <br> approximately 100-150 delegates. <br> <br> * All presentations will be delivered with the highest professionalism <br> to maximize the value obtained by the attendee. <br> <br> * The Meeting Coordination team and the program Committee will make the <br> selection decisions. <br> <br> * Selected presenters will be contacted by the Events Coordinator to <br> coordinate logistics and details <br> <br> * Note that proposals are reviewed and accepted on an on-going basis and <br> that presentation slots may be filled prior to this date. <br> <br> The audience at AfriNIC meetings is mainly composed of technical network <br> operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels from <br> beginners to seasoned professionals. <br> <br> *** Presentations that contain any sort of marketing and commercial <br> content are usually not encouraged at such meetings. <br> <br> Thank you for your contribution.<br> <br> Kind regards,<br> <br> Diane Nuteau <br> Event & Sponsorship Coordinator <br> AfriNIC <br> t (230) 4666616 <br> f (230) 4666758 <br> m (230) 4941944 <br> e <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:diane@afrinic.net">diane@afrinic.net</a> <br> w <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://wwww.afrinic.net">http://wwww.afrinic.net</a> </div> _______________________________________________<br>rpd mailing list<br><a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net">rpd@afrinic.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd</a><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>