<div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">NANOG Community,</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The NANOG Program Committee <span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">is excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for all sessions at NANOG 71 in San Jose, CA, October 2-4 2017.  Below </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">is a summary of key details from the <a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/nanog-71/custom-22-4f71b2f3181e49c1ab199f5d5d405bb8.aspx">Call for Presentations</a> from the <a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/nanog-71/event-summary-4f71b2f3181e49c1ab199f5d5d405bb8.aspx">NANOG 71 meeting page</a>.</span></font></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you in San Jose!</font></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Sincerely,</font></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">L Sean Kennedy</font></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">NANOG Program Committee</font></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c3730217-f67e-6153-8f9d-86aaca31e6ad"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:24pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:19.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,118,197);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NANOG 71 Call for Presentations</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) will hold its 71st conference in San Jose, California. The conference takes place on October 2-4, 2017.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NANOG Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations, panels, tutorials, and track sessions for the NANOG 71 program.  We welcome suggestions of potential speakers or new topic ideas.  Presentations may cover 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 71 submissions can be entered on the</span><span style="text-decoration-line:none;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"> NANOG Program Committee Tool.</a></span></p><div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c3730217-f67e-f6ec-f2c1-95599afe7ec9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(83,118,197);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How To Submit</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Program Committee Tool</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><div><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;white-space:normal"><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#666666">Select “Propose Talk” from the <b>Talks</b> menu</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#666666"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Select the NANOG </font><font face="verdana, sans-serif">71 </font><font face="verdana, sans-serif">meeting in the <b>Meeting</b> menu</font></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#666666">Select the appropriate <b>Session</b> the talk will be presented in (General Session 30-45 minutes; Tutorial 90-120 minutes; Track 90-120 minutes)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#666666">Provide the information requested below<br></font></li></ul><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c3730217-f681-32ba-d1ef-9aee046ad846"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Author's name(s)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Professional or educational affiliation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A preferred contact email address</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A preferred phone number for contact</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submission category (General Session, Panel, Tutorial, or Track)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Presentation title</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Abstract</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Slides in PowerPoint (preferred) or PDF format</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Comments as desired including URL to materials or previous talk</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submitter enters abstract (and draft slides if possible) in </span><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Program Committee Tool</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Any time following Call for Presentations and prior to CFP deadline for slide submission</span></p></li></ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Within 2 weeks</span></p></li></ul><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submitter develops draft slides of talk</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please submit initial draft slides early</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Panel 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:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PC accepts or declines submission</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:dis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  <td height="21" class="gmail-xl65" width="323" style="height:16pt;width:242pt;padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Registration for NANOG 71 opens</span></td>
  <td class="gmail-xl67" width="223" style="width:167pt;padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Thursday, 06/29/2017</span></td>
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  NANOG 71 posted</span></td>
  <td class="gmail-xl67" style="padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Thursday, 06/29/2017</span></td>
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  <td class="gmail-xl67" style="padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Monday, 07/24/2017</span></td>
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  <td class="gmail-xl67" style="padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Friday, 07/28/2017</span></td>
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  <td height="21" class="gmail-xl66" style="height:16pt;padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://pc.nanog.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt">Final presentation submission</span></a></span></td>
  <td class="gmail-xl67" style="padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Monday, 09/25/2017</span></td>
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  <td class="gmail-xl67" style="padding-bottom:5pt;padding-top:5pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday, 10/1/2017</span></td>
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</tbody></table><table style="background-color:transparent;border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="598"><col width="21"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:276pt"><td style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">General presentation advice is provided with our “</span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/presentation/guidelines" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Guidelines for Presenting at a NANOG Meeting</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">”, </span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/presentation" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Present at a NANOG"</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and “</span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/presentation/tips" style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(43,108,162);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tips on Giving a Talk</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">”.</span><br></div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c3730217-f681-fe43-7d4e-6d1a9b1bae4a"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NANOG Program Committee seeks proposals for presentations, panels, tutorial sessions, and tracks in all areas of network operations, such as:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Network Connectivity, Interconnection, and Architecture</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Network Management and Configuration including Automation</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Network Performance, Measurement, and Telemetry</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Data Center and Physical Plant including Cooling and Power Efficiency</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Network Research</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Internet Governance</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Routing and Switching Protocols</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Network Data and Control Plane Security</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Optical and Transmission Technologies</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wireless Networks</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DNS, Transport, and Applications</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Network Operations and Engineering Professional Experiences</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(77,77,77);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c3730217-f682-833c-a7c5-8ffdc72794c9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:3pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">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;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">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;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">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;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Tracks: conference registration fees will be waived for one moderator.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family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