Hi NANOG, CPF for LACNOG 2021 is now open. Feel free to contact me off list if you have any questions. Thanks. HM LACNOG 2021 - Call for Presentations LACNOG, the Latin American and Caribbean Network Operators Group, will hold its LACNOG 2021 conference from 11 to 15 October 2021 together with the LACNIC 36 event.This meeting is scheduled to be held in person in the city of Cali, Colombia (if the evolution of the epidemiological situation in the region allows).Otherwise, this conference will be held online. The LACNOG 2021 Program Committee invites the Internet community to submit their presentation proposals for the event. In line with the spirit of LACNOG, proposed topics must be geared towards Internet development in the region. The following is a non-exhaustive list of some of the topics of interest for the LACNOG 2021 meeting: ● Network operation and professional experiences, success stories ● Internet of Things ● MANRS ● Community Networks ● IPv6 integration and deployment ● Experiences involving botnets, malware, spam, viruses, denial of service attacks and exploit techniques ● IP network architecture, sizing, configuration and administration ● Routing and switching protocols, including unicast, multicast, anycast, SDN, etc. ● End-user applications (e.g., e-mail, HTTP, DNS, NFVs) ● Value-added services such as VPNs, distributed systems, cloud computing, etc. ● Peering, Internet traffic exchange, IXPs ● Network data security and management, attack mitigation ● Network monitoring, performance, measurements and telemetry ● Network automation, evolution and convergence ● Infrastructure and physical transport, including optical and wireless networks ● Legislation, regulations and Internet governance issues ● Research and education Possible presentation formats include: ● Lightning talk: brief, 10-minute presentation (including a space for Q&A) ● Presentation: 20-minute presentation (including a space for Q&A) ● Posters: includes a single-page PDF (A2or smaller) with the basic information of the presentation plus a 2- to 5-minute video with the presentation Deadlines for the 2021 call for proposals will be as follows: ● Reception of proposals: 24June to 23 July 2021 ● Proposals will be accepted until: 23 July 2021 at 23:59 UTC-3 (Uruguay time) ● Evaluation by the Program Committee: 26 July to 8 August 2021 ● Announcement of results: 10 August 2021 ● Deadline for submitting the final presentation: 10 August - 17 September 2021 ● Final presentations will be accepted until: 17 September 2021 at 23:59 UTC-3 (Uruguay time) ● Event date: 11 to 15 October 2021 Applicants must submit a summary and a draft of the slides of their proposed presentation along with a brief biography, for which they must use the form available athttps://eventos.nog.lat/e/lacnog2021 <https://eventos.nog.lat/e/lacnog2021> If your work is selected, you authorize LACNOG and LACNIC to publish your name, photograph, biography and final work in the event program. Speakers presenting their work at the LACNOG 2021 conference will receive a certificate acknowledging their participation. Guidelines for Submitting a Presentation for LACNOG have been prepared that contain a description of the criteria that will be considered when evaluating each proposal, presentation format details and other information. These Guidelines are available at https://www.lacnog.org/guiapresentaciones/ <http://www.lacnog.org/guiapresentaciones/>. Communications with the Program Committee will be handled through pc@lacnog.org <mailto:pc@lacnog.org>. We thank you in advance for your attention and look forward to receiving your proposals for LACNOG 2021. The Program Committee