Greetings folks, A lightning talk is a 10-minute presentation or speech by any attendee on any topic relevant to the NANOG audience. If you have a something that's timely, interesting, or even a crackpot idea you want to share, we encourage you to consider presenting it. For those of you aspiring to give a full talk at a future NANOG, this is a great way to test drive the podium and get in front of the crowd! While we've previously had two or three days of lightning talks during a conference, at NANOG50 we will only be doing lightning talks *one* day: Tuesday 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM. The sooner we see yours, the better the chance to get up on stage to fill one of three openings. So... you're interested? Simply visit http://pc.nanog.org/lightning/ and submit your abstract before 5:00PM EST on Monday Oct 4. While you're waiting for a response, get your slides ready to go should your talk be selected. The Program Committee will vote on all Lightning Talk submissions onsite at the meeting, and a submitter will be notified about his or her submission on Monday evening. See you all in Atlanta next week! - Dani Roisman (for the NANOG PC)