NANOG 43 Brooklyn -- Call For Presenatations

[puts NANOG Program Committee Chair hat on...]

[Note the timeline below--this is an extremely compressed
schedule].  

The NANOG 43 conference will be held in Brooklyn, NY on June
1-3,
2008, to be sponsored by Telx (http://www.telx.com/).  
This is a
particularly exciting NANOG for many attendees because it is
the first
time that NANOG has been held in New York City.  This gives
residents
of that city (and the surrounding areas) an opportunity to
attend
NANOG on their home turf, and perhaps the opportunity to
suggest
content for the conference of particular relevance to the
NYC area.
It gives the rest of us a great reason to visit a city where
mass
transit doesn't shut down at night.  

The NANOG Program Committee (PC) is actively soliciting
talks
for that event and we have an extremely tight submission
schedule.

Some (of the many) ideas that we're considering for this
NANOG
include: 

	 * submarine cable systems.  optics, phsysics, martime
           conditions, economics, services
  
         * interconnections.  IXes, intra-building, MMR,
metro-wide
           connections, peering, transit purchasing tactics
and
           strategies

	 * security.  routing security (hijacking), route filtering
of
           large peers/customers.  inter-as security and
cooperation.  

       	 * dns.  using dns data for network metrics, botnet
discovery,
           geolocation and other fun.  

	 * ipv6.  real-world deployment challenges.  NAT-PT
           implementations that work and scale.  allocation
           strategies. 

In general, we are seeking presentations by and for network
operators
of all sizes.  We want to see presentations about difficult
problems
(and interesting solutions) that you encounter in the course
of your
job.  We know it's always easier to get presentations from
people who
are paid to do it (vendors, marketing people) but attendees
of
previous NANOG conferences tell us that the best
presentations are
frequently by fellow operators.

If you think you have an interesting topic but want some
feedback or
some help working it into a presentation, please email me
and I'll
make sure that someone on the PC gives you the feedback you
need to
work your idea into a presenatation worth giving.  

What do you get if you present?  A free pass to NANOG, rock
star
status among your peers, and a permanent place of fame on
the
Internet.

Also note that NANOG44 will be held in Los Angeles, jointly
with ARIN
on October 12-14.  So mark your calendars.  If you cannot
present at
NANOG43 Brooklyn, the PC is already actively soliciting
talks for Los
Angeles as well.

Key dates for NANOG 43:

      NOW      Web tool open to accept submissions
http://www.nanogpc.org/

 *****   [Rolling evaluation of talks begins]  *****
 *****   [Talks submitted earliest have the best chance of
acceptance]  *****

   14-Mar-08  Deadline for submissions.  Talks submitted by
the
              point will receive full consideration for a
slot at 
              NANOG43.

   31-Mar-08  Draft Agenda Posted

    4-Apr-08  Deadline for late submissions.  Talks
submitted by this 
              deadline may be considered for open spots in
the agenda.

   24-Apr-08  Last scheduled PC call to finalize agenda.

   29-Apr-08  Final agenda posted to NANOG mailing list.

   [Lighting talk evaluations begins]

   01-June-08 - NANOG 43 begins!


thanks,

t.

[that hat was bugging me]

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todd underwood                                 +1 603 643
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renesys corporation                            general
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og

folx,

On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 11:11:31AM +0000, Todd Underwood
wrote:
> 
> The NANOG 43 conference will be held in Brooklyn, NY on
June 1-3,
> 2008, 

and of course, by June 1-3 i meant June 1-4.  several people
at merit
tried to correct me in time, but i was woefully resistant to
their
efforts.  apologies.

also, several people sent me questions about nanog fees. 
attendance
at the nanog conference is not, in fact, free.  the fees
vary based on
how early you register (and if i could find a reference on
the
nanog.org website, i would point to it with normal meeting
registration fees).  i will say that it's quite cheap,
compared to any
similar technical conference and an extraordinary deal. 
i'll let
merit staff post correct pricing for nanog 43.

we're already getting great submissions.  thanks to everyone
who
starting things rolling over the weekend.

t.

-- 
____________________________________________________________
_________
todd underwood                                 +1 603 643
9300 x101
renesys corporation                            general
manager babbledog
toddrenesys.com                               http://www.renesys.com/bl
og

Todd,

Early-Bird Registration, through 04/30/2008 US$450 
Registration, starting 05/01/2008 US$525 
Late & On-site Registration, starting 05/30/2008 US$600

qualifying student fee US$100 
cancellation fee US$35

Randy

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanogmerit.edu [mailto:owner-nanogmerit.edu] On Behalf Of Todd
Underwood
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 12:03 AM
To: nanognanog.org
Subject: Re: NANOG 43 Brooklyn -- Call For Presenatations


folx,

On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 11:11:31AM +0000, Todd Underwood
wrote:
> 
> The NANOG 43 conference will be held in Brooklyn, NY on
June 1-3,
> 2008, 

and of course, by June 1-3 i meant June 1-4.  several people
at merit
tried to correct me in time, but i was woefully resistant to
their
efforts.  apologies.

also, several people sent me questions about nanog fees. 
attendance
at the nanog conference is not, in fact, free.  the fees
vary based on
how early you register (and if i could find a reference on
the
nanog.org website, i would point to it with normal meeting
registration fees).  i will say that it's quite cheap,
compared to any
similar technical conference and an extraordinary deal. 
i'll let
merit staff post correct pricing for nanog 43.

we're already getting great submissions.  thanks to everyone
who
starting things rolling over the weekend.

t.

-- 
____________________________________________________________
_________
todd underwood                                 +1 603 643
9300 x101
renesys corporation                            general
manager babbledog
toddrenesys.com                               http://www.renesys.com/bl
og