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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">The
Southern Africa Network Operators Group (SAFNOG)</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Mbabane,
Swaziland </span><span class="" tabindex="0"
style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span
class="">7 April - 8 April, 2015</span></span><br
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<a href="http://www.safnog.org/" target="_blank"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">http://www.safnog.org</a><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">CALL
FOR PAPERS</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">===============</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">The
SAFNOG 2014 Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for
Presentations and Tutorials for SAFNOG 2015.</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">We are
looking for presenters who would:</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic;</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker;</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics.</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please
submit on-line at:</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=22">http://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=22</a><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">CONFERENCE
MILESTONES</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">------------------------------</span><span
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Call
for Papers Opens 5 February, 2015</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">First
Draft Program Published </span><span class="" tabindex="0"
style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span
class="">7 March, 2015</span></span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Final
Deadline for Submissions </span><span class="" tabindex="0"
style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span
class="">30 March, 2015</span></span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Final
Program Published </span><span class="" tabindex="0"
style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span
class=""> 3 April, 2014</span></span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Final
Slides Received </span><span class=""
tabindex="0"
style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span
class="">5 April, 201</span></span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">PROGRAMME
MATERIAL</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">The
SAFNOG Programme Committee is organised in three parts, including
workshops, tutorials and the conference.</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Topics
for tutorials and the conference must be relevant to Internet
Operations and Technologies:</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">- IPv4
/ IPv6 Routing and operations</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">- IPv6
deployment and transition technologies</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Internet backbone operations</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">- ISP
and Carrier services</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">- IXPs
and Peering</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Research on Internet Operations and Deployment</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">- The
African Internet</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS, Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware)</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">- DNS
/ DNSSEC</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management,
Addressing, etc)</span><br
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<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">-
Access and Transport Technologies, including Cable/DSL, 3G/LTE,
wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, MPLS</span><br
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Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video,
"telepresence", Gaming) and Cloud Computing</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">CfP
SUBMISSION</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Draft
slides for both tutorials and conference sessions MUST be provided
with CfP submissions otherwise the Programme Committee will be
unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most
current information available at time of submission is acceptable.</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">All
draft and complete slides must be submitted in PDF format only.</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Final
slides are to be provided by the specified deadline for
publication on the SAFNOG website.</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Prospective
presenters should note that the majority of speaking slots will be
filled well before the final submission deadline. The Programme
Committee will retain a limited number of slots up to the final
submission deadline for presentations that are exceptionally
timely, important, or of critical operational importance.</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please
submit on-line at:</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=22">http://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=22</a><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Any
questions or concerns should be addressed to the Programme
Committee co-chairs by e-mail at:</span><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
safnog-pc-chairs at </span><a href="http://safnog.org/"
target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">safnog.org</a><br
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<br style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif">We
look forward to receiving your presentation proposals.</span><br>
<div><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Mark Tinka</span><span
style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>
Co-Chair<br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">SAFNOG Programme
Committee.</span></div>
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