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Dear Colleagues,
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We are pleased to announce that the "Call for Presentations, Tutorials,
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and Demonstrations" for the AfriNIC-13 Public Policy meeting to be held
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in Johannesburg, South Africa, 20-26 November 2010 is now open.
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This is your call to present at this event and join other presenters
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to deliver tools, knowledge, and know-how or policy ideas related to
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Internet Number Resource Management or IP networking operations to
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participants.
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Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a
session,
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a tutorial or a live technical demonstration. If you are interested in
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presenting, please follow the submission instructions below.
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How to submit:
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Please review all information included on this page before submitting
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your proposal. Your submission should be sent to: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:meeting@afrinic.net">meeting@afrinic.net</a>
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Your proposal should contain the following information:
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* Full Name
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* Email Address
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* Affiliation
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* Short biography
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* Title of Presentation
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* A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation
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* Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available)
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* Length of talk (minutes/hours/days)
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* Need (or not) for sponsorship or assistance to attend the meeting
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(travel and/or accommodation, etc)
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Important Dates:
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* Meeting Registration opens – 01 September 2010
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* Deadline for submissions - 20 September 2010
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* Notification of Acceptance - 01 October 2010
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Guidelines:
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Presentation topics can range from but are not exclusive to:
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- IPv6 deployment
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- Security
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- IDN
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- Mobile IP
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- IXP
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- DNSSEC
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* Presentations will be fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes in length,
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with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each
presentation.
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The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed is 45
minutes.
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The presenter(s) will be required to submit their presentation in
PowerPoint
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2 weeks prior to the event date.
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* Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. A full
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course outline is required.
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* Demonstration facilities will need to be agreed based on available
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resources on-site.
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* AfriNIC will provide the space, tea/lunch breaks and projector
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equipment.
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* Presenters will be responsible for any handouts. There are typically
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approximately 100-150 delegates.
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* All presentations will be delivered with the highest professionalism
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to maximize the value obtained by the attendee.
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* The Meeting Coordination team and the program Committee will make the
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selection decisions.
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* Selected presenters will be contacted by the Events Coordinator to
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coordinate logistics and details
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* Note that proposals are reviewed and accepted on an on-going basis
and
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that presentation slots may be filled prior to this date.
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The audience at AfriNIC meetings is mainly composed of technical
network
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operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels from
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beginners to seasoned professionals.
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*** Presentations that contain any sort of marketing and commercial
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content are usually not encouraged at such meetings.
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Thank you for your contribution.
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Kind regards,<br>
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Diane Nuteau <br>
Event & Sponsorship Coordinator <br>
AfriNIC <br>
t (230) 4666616 <br>
f (230) 4666758 <br>
m (230) 4941944 <br>
e <a href="mailto:diane@afrinic.net">diane@afrinic.net</a>
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w <a href="http://wwww.afrinic.net">http://wwww.afrinic.net</a><br>
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