Call for Presentations

Call for Papers

Note: The Call for Papers for MENOG 10 is now closed, and the final programme has now been published.

The MENOG Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for the MENOG 10 programme. We would like to invite presentation proposals to be submitted as soon as possible to help us produce the programme in plenty of time. We would also like to encourage network operators and researchers throughout the Middle East, who have not previously presented their work, to do so.

We are looking speakers who would:

  • Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic; and/or
  • Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker.
  • Share their local experience with any of the fields of interest for MENOG.


Submissions must be sent online.
http://papers.menog.org/paper/user/index.php?event=2

MENOG 10 Format

MENOG 10 will run for 8 days, and will include 5 days of hands-on technical workshops, one day of tutorials followed by 2 day Technical Conference sessions (including updates from the RIPE NCC)

  • Workshops: 22 - 26 April
  • Tutorials: 29 April
  • Plenary Conference: 30 April and 1 May

Conference Milestones:

  • Call for Papers Opens: Now
  • Deadline for Speaker Slide Submissions: 5 April 2012
  • Final Programme Published: 15 April 2012
  • Final Slides: 22 April 2012

 

Technical Conference

Each technical session in a MENOG Meeting lasts 90 minutes - multiple sessions can cover one subject area, if there is demand. A 90-minute session allows either 3 or 4 presentations per session, including time for Q&A. Maximum presentation length is 25 minutes.

Expected subject areas for MENOG 10 include:

  • IPv6 deployment
  • HTTP and Non-HTTP Content Filtering; Anti-spam
  • Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) and Localisation
  • NREN (National Research and Education Networks)
  • ISP Operations, Peering and Internet Exchange Points
  • SP Network Security
  • Datacentres, Applications& Services

Paper Submission

When considering a presentation or tutorial, remember that the MENOG audience is mainly comprised of technical network operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels from beginners to multi-year experience. There is a strong desire to offer core skills
and basic knowledge in the tutorials and to address issues relevant to the day-to-day operations of ISPs and network operators over the next 12 - 18 months in the conference sessions.

Draft slides for both tutorials and conference sessions MUST be provided with CfP submissions. The Programme Committee will not consider a presentation proposal without accompanying draft slides.

While the majority of speaking slots will be allocated by 15 April 2012, a limited number of slots may be available after then for presentations that are exceptionally timely or of critical operational importance.

Important Note

MENOG is a technical conference so marketing and commercial content is not allowed within the programme. The programme committee will maintain the technical standard of MENOG, and will therefore not accept inappropriate materials. It is expected that the presenter be a

technical person and not a sales or marketing person. The audience is extremely technical and expects that the speakers are themselves very knowledgeable. All sessions provide time for questions, so presenters should expect technical questions and be prepared to deliver insightful and technically deep responses.

Funding and Support

MENOG is a not-for-profit event that is trying to make the event only as close to zero cost as possible for attendees; therefore MENOG is unable to pay the travel costs of speakers.