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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">The Global Peering Forum will have its 2020 meeting in San Diego, California/US from April 20-23, 2020.</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none"> GPF (<a href="https://www.globalpeeringforum.org/"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,233);background-color:transparent">https://www.globalpeeringforum.org/</span></a></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,233)">) </span><span class="gmail-s5" style="font-kerning:none">is a global forum that aims to promote and provide opportunities for collaboration on issues related to network interconnection, IXPs, peering, CDNs and more.</span></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s6" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The GPF 2020 Program Committee invites the Latam and Caribbean Internet community and </span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">If you are interested in presenting on a topic, creating or participating in a panel, or have a suggestion of a current interconnection topic for the program committee to explore, please email </span><span class="gmail-s7" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none">pc at globalpeeringforum dot org</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> with your proposed title and an abstract.</span></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Some important information:</b></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- Those interested in making paper presentations should send, within the dates established below:</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">November 27th – Call for Presentations</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">January 6th – Abstracts due</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">January 31st – Presentation slides (draft OK) due</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">February 10th – First set of topics published</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">March 9th – Final Agenda published</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">March 9th – Final presentation slides due</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">April 20th and 23rd – GPF Program Session</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- Full title of the paper to be presented.</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- Extended summary plus a draft of the slides or the entire article if there is one. The extended abstract should be no more than five hundred (500) words. The Program Committee may, at its discretion, request additional or supplementary information.</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- Full name(s), email address and organization belonging to and/or representing the interested party(ies).</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">- Type of work (Short Presentation, Standard Presentation or Tutorial).</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>GPF 2020 Program Committee Members</b></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p9" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);min-height:16px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Marijana Novakovic – GPF Board</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Wouter Van Renterghem – GPF Board</font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p9" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);min-height:16px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Yan Berthier<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Trent Farrell<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Viliyana Ivanova<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Nicole Kangas<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ben Maddison<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Rogerio Mariano<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Emily Park<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></span></span></p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Rogerio Mariano</font></span></span></p></div>