CHI-NOG 06's deadline for the Call for Presentations is next week, March 15th. Please submit your presentation's abstract at http://chinog.org/meetings/*chi-nog*-06/abstract-submission/ <http://chinog.org/meetings/chi-nog-06/abstract-submission/>. All accepted speakers will receive complimentary registration. Early bird registration is already open. The program committee is looking forward to your applications. Thank you. Tom Kacprzynski CHI-NOG PC Chair --------------------------------------------------------- *Call for Presentations* *CHI-NOG* 06 - (Chicago Network Operators Group) May 12th 2016, Chicago, IL The Chicago Network Operators Group (*CHI-NOG*) is a vendor neutral organization. Our goal is to create a regional community of network professionals by presenting the latest technology trends, enabling collaboration and providing networking opportunities. *CHI-NOG* will be hosting its sixth annual conference May 12th, 2016 in downtown Chicago. For more information please see http://chinog.org. The *CHI-NOG* Program Committee is seeking proposals for presentations on relevant networking technologies with a focus on the following topics: * Network Automation/ DevOps * Interconnection/Peering/Cloud Exchanges * Low Latency Networks/Financial Networks * Network Security * Internet Monitoring * Advanced BGP/MPLS Technologies * Software Defined Networking * Cloud Networking Technologies * Network Operation * Academic Research in Networking and Related Infrastructure Fields * Open Source Networking Tools * Optical Networking/Data Center Interconnect * Data Center Fabric * Wireless * IPv6 *Session Format* Each presentation is 30 minutes, which includes a questions and answers. The duration can be extended per individual request to 60 minutes and will be considered by the program committee. Presentations should not contain any marketing material and should avoid discussion of commercial products but rather focus on the underlying technology. *Key Dates* * Presentation Abstract Submission Deadline ------------------- 3/15/16 * Abstract Selection ---------------------------------------------- 3/18/16 * Presentation Full Slides Submission Deadline ----------------- 4/15/16 * Final Selection -------------------------------------------------- 4/29/16 * Conference ------------------------------------------------------ 5/12/16 *Submission* Please submit presentation's abstract proposal by filling out the submission form at http://chinog.org/meetings/*chi-nog*-06/abstract-submission/ <http://chinog.org/meetings/chi-nog-06/abstract-submission/> . Once your presentation is selected please provide the program committee with your photo and a short bio for web publication. All accepted speakers will receive complimentary tickets to the conference. The program committee is looking forward to your submission and attendance at the conference.