AFRINIC-19 - Speakers Guidelines

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Speakers Guidelines

Guidelines for speakers

The AFRINIC-19 programme committee seeks speakers from all regions to deliver presentations during plenaries on a number of Internet related topics such as:

IPv4 / IPv6 Routing and operations
IPv6 deployment and transition technologies
Internet backbone operations
ISP and Carrier services
Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware)
Peering / IXPs
DNS / DNSSEC
Research on Internet Operations and Deployment
Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management, Addressing, etc)
Access and Transport Technologies, including broadband deployment, Cable/DSL, wireless, WiMax, metro ethernet, fiber network, MPLS
Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, "telepresence", Gaming)
Internet Goverance

What to submit?

Your proposal should contain the following information:

Full Name
Email Address
Affiliation
Short biography
Title of Presentation
A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation draft slides for the presentation
Length of talk

Guidelines

Your submission should be sent via our online form.

Presentations will be fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation.
The maximum time allotted per presentation should not exceed 45 minutes.
The presenter(s) will be required to submit their presentation in PDF format, 3 weeks prior to the presentation date.
Presentation facilities will need to be agreed upon, based on available resources on-site
AFRINIC will provide the facility, tea/lunch breaks and sound/projector equipment.
Presenters are responsible for any handouts. There are typically approximately 150-180 delegates.
Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length.
We do not encourage presentations with marketing and commercial content.