<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>A "gentle" reminder that AusNOG 04 is only a couple of weeks away and there is still time to submit a request for a lightning talk!! You know that you want to so do it now :-)</div><div><br></div><div>It's also not too late to register!!</div><div><br></div><div>Mark. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Mark Prior <<a href="mailto:mrp@mrp.net">mrp@mrp.net</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 19 August 2010 11:46:54 AM GMT-02:30<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">ausnog@ausnog.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">ausnog@ausnog.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[AusNOG] Call for Lightning Talks at AusNOG 04</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Colleagues,</span><br><span></span><br><span>With four weeks to go to AusNOG 04 the AusNOG Board is pleased to issue </span><br><span>the call for lightning talks for AusNOG-04.</span><br><span>Please feel free to disseminate within your network.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Call for presentations for AusNOG-04</span><br><span>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-</span><br><span></span><br><span>Four Seasons Hotel</span><br><span> Sydney</span><br><span> September 16th and 17th, 2010.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Lightning Talks</span><br><span>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=</span><br><span></span><br><span>This year we have decided to include a short 30 minute session to test</span><br><span>the waters on including Lightning Talks within the programme. Lightning</span><br><span>talks are short (max 10 minute) presentations on topical material. There</span><br><span>is no requirement for any slides! The organisers would encourage anyone</span><br><span>who hasn't spoken at AusNOG before to take this opportunity to share</span><br><span>some information and/or ideas (the idea doesn't even need to be fully</span><br><span>baked). Maybe you just want to generate some dinner conversation!</span><br><span></span><br><span>There will be a hard limit on time available based on the number of</span><br><span>talks we want to fit in so expect a shepherd's crook to appear from</span><br><span>side of stage if you look like going long :-)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Notes to presenters</span><br><span>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=</span><br><span></span><br><span>By submitting a presentation for consideration in the AusNOG-04</span><br><span>programme, and if selected the presenter will allow AusNOG to:</span><br><span> * Take photographs of the presentation and presenter.</span><br><span> * Record and rebroadcast video and audio of the presentation and</span><br><span> presenter.</span><br><span> * Redistribute, the presentation slides, audio, video, and</span><br><span> photographs electronically, on the AusNOG website, or otherwise</span><br><span> but leaving all intellectual property in the hands of presenter</span><br><span> or rightful property holder where possible.</span><br><span></span><br><span>If you are going to use slides we would appreciate them in advance of</span><br><span>the presentation so that they can be loaded on a laptop on the podium.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Deadlines</span><br><span>=-=-=-=-=-</span><br><span></span><br><span>13th September: Submission of presentation title and presentation</span><br><span> description (a couple of sentences, not War and Peace)</span><br><span></span><br><span>16th September: Presenters notified of their acceptance status as</span><br><span> an AusNOG-04 Lightning Talk.</span><br><span></span><br><span>All submissions must be sent to <a href="mailto:organisers@ausnog.net">organisers@ausnog.net</a>.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards,</span><br><span>Mark.</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>AusNOG mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>