<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Dear colleagues,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">AOPF Angolan Peering Forum / AONOG Angolan Network Operators Group, will be hosted in hybrid mode during 08 & 09 of December 2022.</div><div class=""> </div><div class="">The AOPF/AONOG 2022 Program Committee is pleased to invite the Internet community to submit their proposals for the event.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In line with the spirit of AONOG, proposed topics must be geared towards regional Internet development. The following is a non-exhaustive list of some of the topics of interest for the AOPF/AONOG 2020 meeting:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Network operation and professional experiences, success stories</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Internet of Things</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>MANRS</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Community networks</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>IPv6 integration and deployment</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Experiences with botnets, malware, spam, viruses, denial of service attacks and exploit techniques</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>IP network architecture, sizing, configuration and administration</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Routing and switching protocols, including unicast, multicast, anycast, SDN, etc.</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Applications for end users (e.g. e-mail, HTTP, DNS, NFVs, etc.)</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Value-added services such as VPNs, distributed systems, cloud computing, etc.</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Peering, Internet traffic exchange, IXPs</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Network data security and management, attack mitigation</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Network monitoring, performance, measurements and telemetry</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Network automation, evolution and convergence</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Infrastructure and physical transport, including optical and wireless networks</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Legislation, regulations and Internet governance issues</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Research and education</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Possible presentation formats include: </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lightning talk: brief, 10-minute presentation plus 5 additional minutes for questions</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Presentation: 20-minute presentation plus 10 additional minutes for questions</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tutorial: 45-minute presentation plus 15 additional minutes for Q&A.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> </div><div class="">Deadlines for the 2022 call for proposals will be as follows:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Reception of proposals: 18 of November 2022</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Proposals will be accepted until: 30 November 2022 at 23:59 GMT +1 (Angola time)</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Evaluation by the Program Committee: from 18 until 24 November 2022</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Announcement of results: 25 November</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Deadline for submitting final presentations: 01 December 2022</div><div class=""> •<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Event date: 08 & 09 December 2022</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Applicants must submit a summary and a draft of their proposal along with a brief biography and photograph using the following <a href="mailto:pc@aonog.og.ao" class="">e-mail: pc@aonog.og.ao</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Speakers presenting their work at the AOPF/AONOG 2022 conference will receive a certificate acknowledging their participation.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For more information, go to: <a href="https://events.ao.nog.community/event/1/" class="">https://events.ao.nog.community/event/1/</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Communications with the Program Committee will be handled through: <a href="mailto:pc@aonog.og.ao" class="">pc@aonog.og.ao</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We thank you in advance for your attention and look forward to your proposals for AOPF/AONOG 2022.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Your sincerely,</div><div class="">On behalf of the Program Committee.</div></body></html>