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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>AMS-IX, DE-CIX, LINX and Netnod are happy to host the 12th European<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Peering Forum (EPF) in Lisbon, Portugal from the 18th - 20st September<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>2017. The event will welcome up to 300 peering managers and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>coordinators from networks connected to the host Internet exchanges.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Besides an interesting topical agenda, the three-day event<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>accommodates room for attendees to meet on a one-to-one basis to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>discuss bilateral peering business opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>The programme committee will be looking for presentations and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>lightning talks related to peering and technical topics of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>interconnection. Your presentation should address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Interconnection Automation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Regional Peering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Interconnection and Peering Internet Governance and Regulatory TopicS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Economic and Product Trends<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Peering/Interconnection Strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Interesting findings about peering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* 100GE and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Submissions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>===========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Presentations must be of a non-commercial nature. Product or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>marketing heavy talks are strongly discouraged. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Submissions of presentations should be made to the programme<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>committee <<a href="mailto:epf-pc@peering-forum.eu">epf-pc@peering-forum.eu</a>>. Please include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Author's name and e-mail<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Presentation title<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Slides (if available)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>* Time requested<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>=========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Presentation Abstract Deadline 17/07/2017 12:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Final Selection of Speakers 28/07/2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Presentation Slides Submission Deadline 04/09/2017 12:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>More information about the event and other activities around EPF12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>may be found at <a href="https://peering-forum.eu/">www.peering-forum.eu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>On behalf of the EPF hosts,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Petra Wensing | Marketing Communications and Event Manager | M +31 6 2231 2849<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>AMS-IX | Frederiksplein 42 | 1017 XN Amsterdam | The Netherlands | T +31 20 305 89 99<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><a href="http://www.more-ip-event.net/"><span lang=NL>www.more-ip-event.net</span></a></span><span lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> | </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><a href="http://www.ams-ix.net/"><span lang=NL>www.ams-ix.net</span></a></span><span lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>