Call for Papers

Note: The MENOG 7 Call for Papers is now closed. The agenda has now been published. Thank you to all contributors for your presentation proposals.

(Original CfP site follows below.)

The MENOG Programme Committee is now seeking contributions to the programme for MENOG 7.  We invite people to submit their presentation proposals as soon as possible to help us produce the programme in plenty of time.  We would also like to encourage people throughout the Middle East, who have not previously presented their work, to do so.

We are looking for people 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.


Presentation proposals including slides can be submitted online.

MENOG 7 Format

MENOG 7 will run for eight days, and will include opening and closing plenaries, several hands-on technical workshops followed by technical conference sessions, including updates from the RIPE NCC, as well a day of tutorials.

  • Tutorials - 21 October 2010 
  • Conference - 22-23 October 2010
  • Workshops - 25-29 October 2010

Conference Milestones

  • Call for Papers Opens: Now
  • Deadline for Speaker Slide Submissions: 15 September 2010
  • Final Slides: 29 September 2010
  • Final Programme Published: 24 September 2010

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 presentations to be up to 25 minutes in length, meaning three presentations in each session and some time for Q&A.  Longer presentations should be submitted as tutorials.  The technical conference commences  on 22 October 2010.

Expected subject areas for MENOG 7 include:

  1. HTTP and Non-HTTP Content Filtering; Anti-spam
  2. Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) and Localisation
  3. NREN (National Research and Education Networks)
  4. ISP Operations, Peering and Internet Exchange Points
  5. SP Network Security
  6. IPv4 depletion/IPv6 deployment
  7. Datacentres, Applications & Services

Tutorials

Tutorials are 90-minute in-depth technical presentations focused on a particular subject. Tutorials take place on 21 October 2010.

Tutorial instructors are encouraged to also sign up to be a speaker in the technical conference programme.  You can sign up to give a tutorial and/or conference session presentation by following the instructions at the end of this message for signing up as a speaker or instructor.

Examples of tutorial topics:

  • Network security, IPSec, Auditing/Forensics, DDoS Mitigation
  • Routing, Network Design, BGP
  • IPv6 deployment
  • IDN, Localisation
  • Content filtering & anti-spam
  • Network planning, management and traffic engineering
  • Internet exchanges, construction, peering and collocation
  • Operations, NOC, Helpdesk and other support aspects
  • DNS and DNSSEC


If you have an idea for a tutorial subject that is not listed, please feel free to submit it to us.

How to submit your work for MENOG 7

When considering a presentation or tutorial, remember the MENOG audience is mainly made up of technical network operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels.  We aim to offer core skills and basic knowledge in the tutorials. In the conference sessions, presenters should address issues relevant to the day-to-day operations of ISPs and network operators over the next 12-18 months.

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

While the majority of speaking slots will be allocated by 17 September 2010, a limited number of slots may be available after then for presentations that are exceptionally timely, important, 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 maintains the technical standard of MENOG, and does not accept inappropriate materials.  It is expected that every presenter be from a technical background and not a sales or marketing person.  The audience is extremely technical and expects that the speakers are equally 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. This means we try to keep costs for attendees as close to zero as possible. This means we are unable to pay travel costs for speakers.