[LACNIC/Napla] Reminder: Call for presentations - FIR 2017 & LAC-IX

[Fabián Mejía]

Do not forget, the CFP will be open until:
Sunday March 12, 2017


Saludos,

Fabián Mejía
El 2017-03-06 a las 11:15, Fabián Mejía escribió:
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>                          CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
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> 
>       REGIONAL INTERCONNECTION FORUM 2017 & LAC-IX'S OPEN MEETING
>                 May 22-26, 2017 – Foz do Iguazu, Brasil
>                          More information:
>                 http://interconexion.lacnic.net
>                       http://www.lac-ix.net
> 
> LACNIC (http://www.lacnic.net) is an international organization based in
> Montevideo, Uruguay, responsible for administrating IP address space,
> Reverse Resolution, Autonomous System Numbers and other resources for
> the region of Latin America and the Caribbean on behalf of the Internet
> community.
> 
> The Regional Interconnection Forum (formerly known as NAPLA), is a
> discussion forum that includes an annual meeting held within the
> framework of LACNIC's main annual event.
> 
> LAC-IX is the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Internet
> Exchange Point Operators and regularly organizes open public meetings
> within the framework of LACNIC's events.
> 
> Due to their similar topics and for the benefit of the attendees, in
> 2017, the Regional Interconnection Forum and the LAC-IX's Open Meeting
> will be held jointly, inside a single room, and under a single agenda.
> 
> The LACNIC 27 event (http://www.lacnic.net/web/eventos/lacnic27) will be
> held in Foz do Iguazu (Brasil) on 22-26 May, 2017, so we are calling the
> Internet community to submit proposals for presentations that could be
> included on the program of "The Regional Interconnection Forum 2017 &
> LAC-IX's Open Meeting".
> 
> The topics of interest for the event include, but are not limited to,
> the following:
> 
> * Internet Exchange Points (IXPs): current status, future projects, new
> services, public policies, multimedia peering,.
> 
> * Regional Connectivity: the role of governments, submarine and
> terrestrial cables, traffic measurements, current and future needs.
> 
> * Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): strategies of deployment and
> presence within the region, peering policies, impact on local and
> regional traffic,
> 
> * Cloud services: impact on local and regional traffic, availability,
> growth, future projects in the LAC region.
> 
> * Other critical infrastructure: DNS root servers, ccTLDs and gTLDs.
> 
> * Technical topics: best BGP routing practices, analysis of faults and
> attacks having major impacts on traffic.
> 
> * Current issues: impact on local or regional traffic of high-interest
> events (e.g., availability / unavailability of services, natural
> disasters, sports events of high interest, etc).
> 
> 
> 
> GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS:
> 
> Those interested in presenting a proposal should send an email to
> comite.fir@ lacnic.net containing the following information in the text
> of the message:
> 
> * Presentation title.
> * General summary.
> * An attachment with a draft of the slides or an extended abstract of
> the article / work submitted. This text should not exceed one thousand
> (1000) words.
> * Estimated time of the presentation.
> * Authors' details (full name, email address and company/organization
> they represent)
> * Specify whether at least one of the authors can guarantee their
> attendance at the event, or whether this depends on the possibility of
> obtaining financial assistance from the event's organizers (see "Speaker
> Benefits").
> 
> In addition, the following considerations should be taken into account:
> 
> * Proposals may be submitted in English, Portuguese or Spanish.
> * Proposals must be submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF).
> * Scanned documents will not be accepted.
> * Presentations may not be longer than 20 minutes. The time allocated
> may be different than requested.
> * The Evaluation Committee may, at its sole discretion, request
> additional information, which must be sent promptly.
> 
> 
> PROPOSAL EVALUATION:
> 
> The Evaluation Committee created for this purpose shall evaluate
> proposals based on the following basic criteria:
> 
> * Originality
> * Value of sharing the experience
> * Technical quality
> * Relevance
> * Possibility of generalized application
> * Presentation
> * Applicability
> * Importance of the development
> 
> 
> THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE IS MADE UP AS FOLLOWS:
> 
> * Roque Gagliano (UY)
> * Milton Kashiwakura (BR)
> * Hernan Arcidiacono (AR)
> * Mauricio Oviedo (CR)
> * Gabriel Adonaylo (AR)
> * Christian O'Flaherty (AR)
> * Carlos Martínez (UY)
> * Fabián Mejía (EC)
> 
> 
> SPEAKER BENEFITS:
> 
> The registration fee will be waived for those authors whose proposals
> are accepted and included in the program. However, speaker travel and
> accommodation expenses will not be covered.
> 
> Those requiring financial assistance to attend the event may apply for
> such assistance when LACNIC opens the corresponding application period.
> Please note that acceptance of a proposal does NOT imply that the
> author(s) will be granted financial assistance, although the submission
> of a proposal may be considered a plus during the recipient selection
> process.
> 
> For more information, please check out the Financial Assistance section
> on the event's website: (http://www.lacnic.net/web/eventos/lacnic27) or
> check with LACNIC staff at becas at lacnic.net
> 
> 
> IMPORTANT DATES:
> 
> * Deadline for proposal reception:
>   Sunday, 12 March 2017
> 
> * Notification of acceptance:
>   Week of March 13, 2017
> 
> * Deadline for submitting the final version of the presentation:
>   Friday, 12 May, 2017
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Fabian Mejia
> Chair
> Regional Interconnection Forum
>