<div dir="ltr"><div style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"><tbody style="display:block"><tr style="height:auto;display:flex"><td style="white-space:nowrap;padding:0px;vertical-align:top;width:1230.17px;line-height:20px;display:block;max-height:20px"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:1230px"><tbody><tr><td style="display:flex"><h3 style="overflow:hidden;font-size:0.75rem;font-weight:inherit;margin:inherit;text-overflow:ellipsis;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:rgb(95,99,104);line-height:20px"><span><span name="Vincent Celindro" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:bold;display:inline;vertical-align:top;letter-spacing:0.2px;line-height:20px">Vincent Celindro</span> <span style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><<a href="mailto:vcelindro@nanog.org" target="_blank">vcelindro@nanog.org</a>></span></span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div style="padding:0px;display:flex"><span id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-:17l" title="Nov 21, 2019, 5:57 PM" alt="Nov 21, 2019, 5:57 PM" style="vertical-align:top;margin:0px;font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:rgb(95,99,104);display:block;line-height:20px">Thu, Nov 21, 2019, 5:57 PM</span><div title="Not starred" style="display:inline-block;height:20px;margin-left:20px;outline:0px"><span style="display:inline-flex;height:20px;text-align:center;width:20px;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:none;outline:none"></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:flex"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:2px 0px 0px 2px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" style="background:url("https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/-shEvx-z5X_fEDdygs_6-SdWItpUTEcgMhdi64S2gEQdlAw7AgDLgZgL9knwTZcLnco2HBKyc3r6-IyG2unMtUnM5sWrGcndeo8hVM0DtNVTZs1l-XeGQZwZSfEmbsM=s0-d-e1-ft#https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/1x/reply_black_20dp.png") 50% 50%/20px no-repeat;height:20px;margin:0px;vertical-align:middle;width:20px;opacity:0.54;display:inline-block;padding:0px"></div><div id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-:17w" style="display:inline-flex;border-radius:0px 2px 2px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;height:20px;line-height:18px;min-width:0px;outline:none;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:none"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" style="background:url("https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/mJzqsKRuAD8-RYamBI_7Gla-DDFv4vv104YshicxGbhIJ5c3poYrP_gV04dbMWFm4s90taCnijsbl0VRAhekiWC7qT8PwfU6Xsec1h5RCLfjmwpvJVHZju6oO6hoPRN0ehot=s0-d-e1-ft#https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/1x/more_vert_black_20dp.png") 50% 50%/20px no-repeat;height:20px;width:20px;margin:0px;vertical-align:middle;opacity:0.54;display:inline-block;padding:0px"></div></td></tr><tr style="height:auto;display:flex"><td colspan="3"><table cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;white-space:nowrap;width:1503px"><tbody><tr><td style="overflow:visible;text-overflow:ellipsis;display:flex;line-height:20px"><div style="overflow:hidden;max-width:92%;display:inline-block"><span style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(95,99,104);font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.3px;line-height:20px">to <span dir="ltr" name="NANOG-announce" style="vertical-align:top">NANOG-announce</span>, <span dir="ltr" name="nanog" style="vertical-align:top">nanog</span></span></div><div id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-:17v" style="display:inline-flex;margin-left:4px;vertical-align:top;border:none;outline:none"><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/2/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" style="background:url("https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/nb89mgvybzzZndT14BkrHFj720uLPihffvG-uYJWQeuNOIlAaEuJX2OF5zIeJW93m-jWsL29Bj47NrnC15FWxViax_xXJyrsYcybpLzsTh6neG4exOtFrkvICM9US-nnLQGMhxz4X00a=s0-d-e1-ft#https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/1x/arrow_drop_down_black_20dp.png") 50% 50%/20px no-repeat;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;height:20px;width:20px;border:none;margin:0px 0px 0px auto;display:flex;opacity:0.54"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-:17h" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div></div><div id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-:17u"></div><div id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-:17j" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-:17i" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><p id="m_-9084714106662163627m_3361329243183565467gmail-m_-6591012615798076490m_-5316121524818007441gmail-docs-internal-guid-e5de6006-7fff-2260-b626-def384dbd1b4" dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear NANOG Community,</span><br></p><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In NANOG tradition - The NANOG Program Committee (PC) is excited to announce that we are accepting proposals for all sessions at NANOG 79 in Boston, Massachusetts, June 1st - 3rd, 2020.<br></div><div>As mentioned during the community meeting at NANOG 78 in San Francisco, the Call For Presentations, CFP,  is now open all year round, for current and future meetings. </div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Below is a summary of key details and dates for the CFP, which can also be found at </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog-79/submit-presentation/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog-79/submit-presentation/</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Given by many of the industry’s top minds, presentations at NANOG meetings are meant to spark the imagination, encourage dialog, and drive new solutions to our greatest networking challenges. The PC is currently seeking proposals, and also welcomes suggestions for speakers and topics. Presentations may cover current technologies, soon-to-be deployed technologies, and industry innovation. Vendors are welcome to submit talks which cover relevant technologies and capabilities, but presentations should not be promotional, or discuss proprietary solutions. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We understand you may have concerns regarding the COVID 19 coronavirus. To date, the areas of the world most impacted by the virus are outside the North American region, which NANOG serves. The NANOG Board of Directors and executive team are closely watching the latest news reports as information about the virus rapidly changes, and how this may or may not impact the upcoming conference. There is no information at this time that suggests we should cancel NANOG 79, but we assure you we'll keep the entire NANOG community up to date as information changes, and we learn more.<br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The primary speaker, moderator, or author should submit a presentation proposal and abstract via the Program Committee Tool at: </span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/meetings/submit-presentation/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">https://www.nanog.org/meetings/submit-presentation/</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Sign in with your Profile Account</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Select the type of talk you propose to present, and complete the title and abstract</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Timeline for submission and proposal review:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Submitter enters abstract (and draft slides if possible) in Program Committee Tool prior to the deadline for slide submission.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">PC performs initial review and assigns a “shepherd” to help develop the submission — within 2 weeks.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Submitter develops draft slides of talk if not already submitted with the initial proposal. Please submit initial draft slides early — the PC does not evaluate submissions until draft slides are available for review. A NANOG slide template as well as presentation guidelines are available here. </span></p><a href="https://www.nanog.org/participate/presentation-guidelines/" target="_blank">https://www.nanog.org/participate/presentation-guidelines/</a>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:9pt">Panel and Track submissions should provide a topic list and intended/confirmed participants in the abstract.</span><br></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">PC reviews the slides and continues to work with Submitter as needed to develop the topic.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Draft presentation slides should be submitted prior to the published deadline for slides (April 13th, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">PC evaluates submissions to determine presentations for the agenda (posted by May 18th, 2020).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Agenda assembled and posted.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Submitters notified.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Final presentation slides must be submitted prior to the published deadline for slides (May 25th, 2020).</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;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 email the PC (</span><a href="mailto:nanogpc@nanog.org" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">nanogpc@nanog.org</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">), and a representative will respond to you in a timely manner. Otherwise, submit your talk, keynote, track, or panel proposal to the Program Committee Tool at your earliest convenience. We look forward to reviewing your submission!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Key dates for NANOG 79:</span></p><br><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:currentcolor;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="140"><col width="484"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(221,221,221)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Date</span></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(221,221,221)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Event/Deadline</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">March 2, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span>CFP</span> Opens </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">March 30, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Standard Registration Begins</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">April 13, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span>CFP</span> Deadline: Presentation Slides Due</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">May 4, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span>CFP</span> Topic List & NANOG Meeting HIghlights Page posted</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">May 11, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Late Registration Begins</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">May 18, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">NANOG 78 Agenda Posted </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">May 25, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Speaker FINAL presentations DUE (NO CHANGES accepted after this date)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;white-space:pre-wrap">May 31, 2020</span></font></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(0,0,0);overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Lightning Talk Submissions Open, Onsite Registration Begins</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Final slides must be submitted by Monday, May 25th, 2020, and no changes will be accepted between that date and the conference. Materials received after that date may be updated on the website after the completion of the conference. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We look forward to seeing you in Boston in June!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Sincerely,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Vincent Celindro - PC Chair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">On behalf of the NANOG Program Committee</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>