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--></style></head><body lang=en-NL link="#0563C1" vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>*</span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Call for Presentations virtual European Peering Forum 2020*</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>AMS-IX, DE-CIX, LINX, Netnod are happy to host the virtual European</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Peering Forum (EPF) 2020 from the 14th - 16th September 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The event will welcome peering managers and coordinators from networks</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>connected to the host Internet exchanges.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Besides some interesting topical agenda, the three-day event</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>accommodates room for attendees to virtually meet on a one-to-one basis to</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>discuss bilateral peering business opportunities.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The programme committee will be looking for presentations and related to</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>peering and technical topics of interconnection. Your presentation should</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>address</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Interconnection Automation</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Regional Peering</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Interconnection / Peering Internet Governance and Regulatory Topics</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Economic and Product Trends</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Peering / Interconnection strategies</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Interesting findings about Peering / Interconnection</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* 400GE and beyond</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Any other hot topic related to Interconnection / Peering</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Submissions</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>===========</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Presentations must be of a non-commercial nature. Product or</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>marketing heavy talks are strongly discouraged. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Submissions of presentations should be made to the programme</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>committee <epf-pc@peering-forum.eu>. Please include:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Author's name and e-mail address</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Presentation title</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Abstract</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Slides (if available)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* Time requested (max. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>30</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> minutes incl. Q&A</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> but preferable shorter so for example 15 min.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Deadlines</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>=========</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please send in your presentation asap. We decide on a first come first</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>serve basis.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>More information about the event and other activities around the virtual</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>EPF 2020 may be found at </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* <a href="https://peering-forum.eu/">https://peering-forum.eu/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1586607564933665/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1586607564933665/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Best regards, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>On behalf of the EPF organisers, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-size:11.0pt'>AMS-IX, DE-CIX, LINX, NETNOD</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>