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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">btNOG-7: Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The following is an open call for presentations for the conference sessions for the 7<sup>th</sup> Bhutan Network Operators Group (btNOG) being hosted as on online event on
<b>16<sup>th</sup> October 2020</b>.</span><b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Important dates regarding the Call for Papers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Call for Presentations Opens 21<sup>st</sup> August 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Final Deadline for Submissions 7<sup>th</sup> October 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Final Programme Published 10<sup>th</sup> October 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Conference Presentation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The btNOG-7 is a half-a-day event that includes technical sessions and possibly panel discussions.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">You are invited to propose talks that you think are relevant to the Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">operational and research community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Note:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">
<i>Any marketing, sales and vendor proprietary content in presentation is against the spirit of btNOG and it is strictly prohibited.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The topics given below are not exclusive. Presentations are expected to be no more than 25 minutes long and with suitable technical content.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
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<span lang="EN-GB">Network Operations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-GB">IPv6 deployment and transition technologies<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Data Center Technologies, Virtualisation</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">COVID-19 related network challenges – network scaling, performance, teleworking, online/distance learning, security<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">Access and transport networks including Cable/DSL, LTE/5G, wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, segment routing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">Network security issues and BCPs<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">SDN, NFV, and network automation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">Content & service delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, Telepresence, Gaming)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">DNS / DNSSEC and RPKI<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">ccTLDs, gTLDs, IDNs</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">IXPs and Peering<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">Internet of Things (IoT) architectures, standards, services, security, addressability, and manageability<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">Open source tools and practices,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span lang="EN-GB">Power system design<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-GB">Any case studies or learning related to operational technologies that you want to share with the community<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Draft slides MUST be provided with submissions otherwise the Program Committee will be unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most current information available at time of submission is acceptable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">All draft slides submitted for PC review must be in PDF or PPT format only.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the btNOG Program Committee by
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:btnog-pc@nog.bt">email</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal">
<span lang="EN-GB">Tashi Phuntsho<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">(On behalf of btNOG-7 PC)</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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