NANOG Community at large, The NANOG Program Committee (PC) would like to remind you that we are now accepting proposals for in-person or live remote presentations at all sessions of NANOG 93, taking place in Atlanta, GA on February 3-5, 2025. Below is a summary of key details and dates from the Call For Presentations on the NANOG website, which can be found at https://www.nanog.org/program/call-presentations/. *Requested Topics: * We are aiming to spotlight presentations throughout NANOG 93 focusing on Automation. Topics can range from best practices, to “what I learned setting up my first automated network”, and/or a panel discussion on how ISPs, Research + Education, Enterprise and other industry sectors have implemented automation. Based on feedback from our recent surveys, we have seen numerous requests for the following topics: ● Network Automation - practical implementations, how to get started ● Kubernetes - implementation and best practices ● Future of Networking - forecast for changes in technology, design, applications ● Research & Education - what research is happening now in network operations ● Security - various protocols of, developments in, problems/solutions ● Optical Networking - technology, practices, deployment options ● Tutorials - at all skill levels, IPv6, BGP, Segment Routing, DNS, MPLS, VxLAN We are looking to schedule* 1,600 minutes of content *between General Session and Breakout Rooms for NANOG 93, and have confirmed 255 minutes to date - so don’t wait! *Presentation abstracts are welcomed now and draft slides should be submitted no later than Monday, 06 January 2025 to be considered for NANOG 93.* Presentations may cover current technologies, soon-to-be deployed technologies, and industry innovation. Vendors are welcome to submit talks which cover relevant technologies and capabilities, but presentations should not be promotional or discuss proprietary solutions. The primary speaker, moderator, or author should submit a presentation proposal and abstract via the Program Committee Tool at: https://www.nanog.org/meetings/submit-presentation/ ● Sign in with your Profile Account ● Select the type of talk you propose to present, and complete the form Timeline for submission and proposal review: ● Submitter enters abstract (and draft slides if possible) in the Program Committee Tool prior to the deadline for slide submission. ● PC performs initial review and assigns a “shepherd” to help develop the submission — typically within 2 weeks. ● Submitter develops draft slides of talk, if not already submitted with the initial proposal. Please submit initial draft slides early — the PC does not evaluate submissions until draft slides are available for review. NANOG Staff is available to assist with slide templates upon request from the submitter. ● Panel and Track submissions should provide a topic list and intended/confirmed participants in the abstract. ● PC reviews the slides and continues to work with Submitter as needed to develop the topic and content. ● *FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE *Draft presentation slides should be submitted prior to the published deadline for slides (06 January 2025). ● PC evaluates submissions to determine presentations for the agenda (posted on 13 January 2025). ● Submitters notified. ● Agenda assembled and posted. ● *Final presentation slides* must be submitted prior to the published deadline for slides (27 January 2025 for in person + live remote presentations). If you think you have an interesting topic but want feedback or suggestions for developing an idea into a presentation, please email the PC ( nanogpc@nanog.org), and a representative will respond to you in a timely manner. Otherwise, submit your talk, tutorial, track, or panel proposal to the Program Committee Tool at your earliest convenience. We look forward to reviewing your submission! *NANOG 93 Calendar of Events* *Date* *Event/Deadline* Nov. 4, 2024 CFP Reminder Announcement Dec. 2, 2024 Call for Proposals Reminder #2 Jan. 6, 2025 DRAFT Presentation Slides Due Jan. 6, 2025 Topics List Published Jan. 13, 2025 Meeting Agenda Published Jan. 27, 2025 FINAL Slides Due Feb. 2, 2025 On-Site Lightning Talk Submissions Open *Final slides for accepted presentations must be submitted by Monday, January 27, 2025.* Materials received after that date, and prior to January 31 may be accepted based on Shepherd availability, but is not guaranteed. Materials received after January 31 will not be accepted. We look forward to seeing you in February! Sincerely, Stevan Plote Program Committee Chair Sent on behalf of the NANOG Program Committee