<div dir="ltr">NANOG Community,<div><br></div><div>The NANOG Program Committee is excited to announce that we are accepting proposals for all sessions at NANOG 67 in Chicago, IL on June 13-15, 2016.  I have included some key points from the Call for Presentations and the complete text is now available on the NANOG website:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog67/callforpresentations">https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog67/callforpresentations</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Early bird registration is open for NANOG 67 and hotel reservations in the NANOG block are available for those interested in making advance travel plans.  We look forward to seeing all of you in Chicago and are eager to get to work on building a strong program for the upcoming meeting.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog67/home">https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog67/home</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div> Sean</div><div>NANOG Program Committee</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-769193c0-5c7d-5436-abff-e89986ae41e7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,118,197);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">NANOG 67 Call for Presentations</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) will hold its 67th conference in Chicago, Illinois on June 13-15, 2016.  EdgeConneX will be the Local Host at NANOG 67.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The NANOG Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations, panels, tutorials, and tracks sessions for the NANOG 67 program. We welcome suggestions of keynote speakers or topic ideas. Presentations may cover current technologies already deployed or soon-to-be deployed in the Internet. Vendors are welcome to submit talks which cover relevant technologies and capabilities, but presentations must not be promotional or discuss proprietary solutions. NANOG 67 submissions can be entered on the </span><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">NANOG Program Committee Site</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.  </span></p><div><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div></span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-769193c0-5c7f-28c4-25ec-0e8667fd9e41"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,118,197);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">How To Submit</span><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,118,197);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The primary speaker, moderator, or author should submit a presentation proposal and an abstract on the </span><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Program Committee Site</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.  Please upload draft slides as soon as possible so the Program Committee can understand the intended structure and level of detail covered by the talk.  Draft slides are not required for a proposal to be initiated,  but they are usually expected before the Program Committee can definitively accept a submission.  The following information should be included in the proposal:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Author's name(s)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Professional or Educational Affiliation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A preferred contact email address</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A preferred phone number for contact</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Submission category (General Session, Panel, Tutorial, or Track)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Presentation Title</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Abstract</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Slides (attachment or URL), in PowerPoint (preferred) or PDF format</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Timeline for submission and proposal review</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Submitter enters Abstract (and draft slides if possible) in </span><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Program Committee Site</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Any time following Call for Presentations and before deadline for Abstracts</span></p></li></ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">PC performs initial review and assigns a “Shepherd” to help develop the submission.</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Within 2-3 weeks</span></p></li></ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Submitter develops draft slides of talk</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Please submit initial draft slides early</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Panels and Track submissions should provide topic list and intended/confirmed participants</span></p></li></ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">PC reviews slides and continues to work with Submitter as needed to develop topic</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Draft presentation slides should be submitted prior to published deadline for slides</span></p></li></ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">PC accepts or declines submission</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Agenda assembled and posted</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Submitters notified</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">If you think you have an interesting topic but want feedback or suggestions for developing an idea into a presentation, please </span><a href="mailto:nanogpc@nanog.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">email the Program Committee</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, and a representative of the Program Committee will respond. Otherwise, submit your talk, keynote, track, or panel proposal to the </span><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Program Committee Site</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> without delay!  We look forward to reviewing your submission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,118,197);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Key Dates For NANOG 67</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="418"><col width="184"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Event/Deadline</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Date</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration for NANOG 67 Opens</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday, 3/7/2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CFP Opens for NANOG 67</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday, 3/8/2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CFP Deadline #1: Presentation Abstracts Due</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday, 4/4/2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CFP Deadline #2: Presentation Slides Due</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday, 4/29/2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CFP Topic List and NANOG Highlights Page</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday, 5/2/2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Speaker FINAL presentations to </span><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PC Tool</span></a></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday, 5/30/2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On-site Registration</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday, 6/12/2016</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lightning Talk Submissions Open (Abstracts Only)</span></p></td><td style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:7px"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday, 6/12/2016</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Further Presentation Guidelines can be found under </span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/presentation" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">"Present at a NANOG"</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> and some general advice is available in </span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/presentation/tips" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Tips on Giving a Talk</span></a><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br class=""><br class=""></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The NANOG Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations, panels, tutorial sessions, and tracks in all areas of network operations, such as:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Network Connectivity, Interconnection, and Architecture</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Network Management and Configuration including Automation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Network Performance, Measurement, and Telemetry</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Data Center and Physical Plant including Cooling and Power Efficiency</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Network Research</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Internet Governance</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Routing and Switching Protocols</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Network Data and Control Plane Security</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Optical and Transmission Technologies</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Wireless Networks</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">DNS, Transport, and Applications</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Network Operations and Engineering Professional Experiences</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Submissions are welcomed by and for network operators of all sizes. Presentations about difficult problems (and interesting solutions) that you encounter in the course of your job are encouraged.</span></p><div><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span id="docs-internal-guid-769193c0-5c7f-9f7f-237e-16b347e57b94"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The NANOG registration fee is waived for:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">General Session presentations: the conference registration fee will be waived for a maximum of one speaker.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">General Session panels: conference registration fees will be waived for one panel moderator and all panelists.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Tracks: conference registration fees will be waived for one moderator.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Tutorials: conference registration fees will be waived for one instructor.</span></p></li></ul></span></span></div></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>