[rpd] SAFNO-2: Call for Papers Now Open

[Mark Tinka]

The Southern Africa Network Operators Group (SAFNOG)
Mbabane, Swaziland 7 April - 8 April, 2015
http://www.safnog.org <http://www.safnog.org/>

CALL FOR PAPERS
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The SAFNOG 2014 Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for 
Presentations and Tutorials for SAFNOG 2015.

We are looking for presenters who would:

- Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic;
- Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker;
- Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics.

Please submit on-line at:

http://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=22

CONFERENCE MILESTONES
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Call for Papers Opens                  5 February, 2015
First Draft Program Published 7 March, 2015
Final Deadline for Submissions 30 March, 2015
Final Program Published       3 April, 2014
Final Slides Received 5 April, 201

PROGRAMME MATERIAL
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The SAFNOG Programme Committee is organised in three parts, including 
workshops, tutorials and the conference.

Topics for tutorials and the conference must be relevant to Internet 
Operations and Technologies:

- IPv4 / IPv6 Routing and operations
- IPv6 deployment and transition technologies
- Internet backbone operations
- ISP and Carrier services
- IXPs and Peering
- Research on Internet Operations and Deployment
- The African Internet
- Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS, Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware)
- DNS / DNSSEC
- Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management, Addressing, 
etc)
- Access and Transport Technologies, including Cable/DSL, 3G/LTE, 
wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, MPLS
- Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, "telepresence", 
Gaming) and Cloud Computing


CfP SUBMISSION
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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.

All draft and complete slides must be submitted in PDF format only.

Final slides are to be provided by the specified deadline for 
publication on the SAFNOG website.

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.

Please submit on-line at:

http://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=22

Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the Programme Committee 
co-chairs by e-mail at:

    safnog-pc-chairs at safnog.org <http://safnog.org/>

We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals.

Mark Tinka
Co-Chair
SAFNOG Programme Committee.
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