[lacnog] call for presentations - IX (PTT) Fórum 10 - http://ix.br/ixforum/

[Antonio M. Moreiras]

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Call for presentations
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We invite the participants of IX.br (PTT), Autonomous Systems, vendors,
and the Internet community to present at the IX (PTT) Forum 10. The
event will be held on December, 5 and 6, in São Paulo, Brazil. More
details can be found at http://ix.br/ixforum/.

IX.br (PTT) Forum is the meeting of Brazilian Autonomous Systems. The
event address issues that are relevant to the development of the
Internet in Brazil and around the world, focusing on its technical
infrastructure and on the role of Internet Exchange Points.

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Sending proposals
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We will receive proposals by email < events @ ix.br > , containing:

      - subject:
        IX (PTT) Forum 10 - proposal - [title of its proposal]
      - full title of the work to be presented
      - abstract (abstract) extended up to 500 words, and a draft of the
slides
      - time required for the presentation
      - full name of the authors, e-mail, mini-curriculum, organization name

The proposals will be selected by an evaluation committee, which may
request clarification or additional information.

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Important dates / deadlines
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Important dates:
      - limit for sending proposals: October 12, 2016.
      - notification of acceptance or not of the proposal: October 18, 2016.
      - full versions of the presentation, in PDF format: November 18, 2016.

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Topics suggested
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A non-exhaustive list of suggested topics for presentations follows:
      - optical technologies
      - network management and configuration automation
      - 2Tbps and beyond at IX.br: challenges to manage growing traffic
      - growth of IX.br Rio de Janeiro, RJ: from less than 1Gbps to 250Gbps
      - BGP communitis
      - Implications of RFC 7947 and RFC 7948 for IX.br
      - solutions and good practices related to the safe use of BGP
      - solutions to mitigate DDoS attacks on an Internet Exchange
      - best current practices for participants of an Internet Exchange
      - sustainability of Internet Exchanges in general and in
particular IX.br
      - influence of the Internet Exchanges in the financial equation of
the networks
      - influence of the Internet Exchanges in the technical quality of
the networks
      - CDNs and other types of caches on the Internet and Internet
Exchanges
      - how to improve the decentralization of IXPs in Brazil
      - OpenCDN project from NIC.br
      - successful cases of IX.br use by ISPs or other networks
      - importance of the presence of public services (issuance of NF,
DETRAN, IR, etc.) in the various Internet Exchange Points
      - importance of the presence of financial services (banks,
brokers, etc.) in the various Internet Exchange Points
      - importance of the presence of e-commerce in the various Internet
Exchange Points
      - implications of the presence of international Autonomous Systems
in IX.br São Paulo, SP, and other IXPss
      - statistics for 2016 Olympics
      - Internet quality measurement
      - development of optical fiber and submarine cables in Brazil
      - evolution of the deployment of IPv6 in the Internet infrastructure
      - online games in IXPs
      - IoT and IXPs
      - SDNs and IXPs

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Sponsorship
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There are still sponsorship quotas available for IX (PTT) Forum 10. But
note that sponsorship *does not guarantee* approval
for presentation proposals. You can be our sponsor contacting the
NIC.br's events team by e-mail: events @ NIC.br.


Best Regards,
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Brasil Internet Exchange team - IX.br
Brazilian Network Information Center - NIC.br