[AusNOG] AusNOG-05 Call For Presentations

[Terry Manderson]

Call for presentations for AusNOG-05
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
 
Four Seasons Hotel
    Sydney
    15 & 16 September, 2011
 
Theme: Network survivability in the face of natural disasters
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
 
In recent times a large number of events, both man made and environmental, 
have stretched many Australian network's staff and capabilities to near 
breaking points.

This year AusNOG is adopting the theme of “Network survivability in the 
face of natural disasters”. 
 
Now is the time for you to submit your network operations topic that 
will be presented to your peers at AusNOG-05! Your topic will highlight 
or identify efforts that ensures internet-working operations in Australia 
keep on working.
 
Focus areas
=-=-=-=-=-=-
 
Internet operations can be a broad topic and the presentation selection 
committee will be short-listing presentations in the following focus areas:
 
* Improving the redundancy/resiliency/sustainability of your network
* Making leaps in service or network availability
* Taking the network operations BCP to the next level
* Using 'offline' communications tools to keep the network working

Topics not related to the theme are also welcome for presentation 
at AusNOG-05 as long as they are of interest to the network operator
community.  Naturally, presentations of a marketing nature are not 
welcome at this technical event.
 
Notes to presenters
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
 
Preference will be given to presentations that result in actual operational 
outcomes.
 
Session speakers should be prepared to present for 30 minutes. Keynote 
speakers will be expected to present for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Short 
presentations of strong operational content are also acceptable.
 
Once the final slides are submitted, changes will only be permitted where 
the presentation requires the most up to date information or data.

By submitting a presentation for consideration in the AusNOG-05 programme, 
and if selected the presenter will allow AusNOG to:
    * Take photographs of the presentation and presenter.
    * Record and rebroadcast video and audio of the presentation and        
      presenter.
    * Redistribute, the presentation slides, audio, video, and photographs
      electronically, on the AusNOG website, or otherwise but leaving all           
      intellectual property in the hands of presenter or rightful 
      property holder where possible[1].


 
Deadlines
=-=-=-=-=-
 
24th June: Submission of presentation title, presentation description (300 
           words), and presenter biography (200-400 words)
 
29th July: Presenters notified of their acceptance status as an AusNOG-05 
           presentation.
 
2nd September: Submission of final presentation slides as Portable Document 
             Format (pdf), PowerPoint, or Keynote. Provision of a recent                       
             digital photograph (<500k) of the presenter.
 
All submissions must be sent to organisers at ausnog.net.

A separate call for lightning talks will be made closer to the 
AusNOG-05 event

[1]: AusNOG accepts that some speakers are unable to allow us to archive 
their presentation due to company or corporate policy, and if the situation 
arises AusNOG will delete all copies in its possession after the presentation.