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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I should have probably included the submission link in the CfP
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">😊</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Here it is:
<a href="https://submission.apnic.net/user/login.php?event=126">https://submission.apnic.net/user/login.php?event=126</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Tashi Phuntsho</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">(On behalf of btNOG-7 PC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Tashi Phuntsho <toebinoz@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 21 August 2020 at 12:38 pm<br>
<b>To: </b>npnog <npnog@npnog.org.np><br>
<b>Subject: </b>btNOG-7 (virtual) Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:16.8pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">btNOG-7: Call for Papers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The following is an open call for presentations for the conference sessions for the 7<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Bhutan Network Operators Group (btNOG) being hosted as on online event on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>16<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>October
2020</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Important dates regarding the Call for Papers:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Call for Presentations Opens 21<sup>st</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>August 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Final Deadline for Submissions 7<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>October 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Final Programme Published 10<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>October 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Conference Presentation</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The btNOG-7 is a half-a-day event that includes technical sessions and possibly panel discussions.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>You are invited to propose talks that you think are relevant to the Internet</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">operational and research community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Note:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Any marketing, sales and vendor proprietary content in presentation
is against the spirit of btNOG and it is strictly prohibited.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The topics given below are not exclusive. Presentations are expected to be no more than 25 minutes long and with suitable technical content.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB">Network Operations</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB">IPv6 deployment and transition technologies</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB">Data Center Technologies, Virtualisation</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">COVID-19 related network challenges – network scaling, performance, teleworking, online/distance learning, security</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">Access and transport networks including Cable/DSL, LTE/5G, wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, segment routing</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">Network security issues and BCPs</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">SDN, NFV, and network automation</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">Content & service delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, Telepresence, Gaming)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">DNS / DNSSEC and RPKI</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">ccTLDs, gTLDs, IDNs</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">IXPs and Peering</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">Internet of Things (IoT) architectures, standards, services, security, addressability, and manageability</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">Open source tools and practices,</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">Power system design</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">
<span lang="EN-GB">Any case studies or learning related to operational technologies that you want to share with the community</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Submissions</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Draft slides MUST be provided with submissions otherwise the Program Committee will be unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most current information available at time of submission is acceptable.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">All draft slides submitted for PC review must be in PDF or PPT format only.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the btNOG Program Committee by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:btnog-pc@nog.bt"><span style="color:#044A91">email</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">--</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Tashi Phuntsho</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">(On behalf of btNOG-7 PC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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