<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Howdy,</div><div><br></div><div>In case you hadn't seen it, there's going to be a SIPNOC conference coming up in April in Washington, DC. It's basically a NANOG-type meeting for SIP folks - a meeting for engineers, not executives. We're looking for SIP network operators (service providers, enterprises, etc.) to present on topics they think other operators may find of interest. For example:</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SIP Trunking or Peering</b> -
topics may include best practices, issues, agreement models, and routing
methods for SIP enterprise trunks, or peering between service providers or
between enterprises</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Applications/content</b> - topics
may include new or novel media, new user service features, new uses of SIP,
storage/recording, or topics about IM, presence, fax, video or telepresence</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Interoperability</b> - topics may
include best practices, issues found, current state of deployed equipment, or
tactics for resolving interop issues</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Routing</b> - topics may include
new or novel mechanisms, best practices, or issues with routing of SIP
sessions/requests/calls</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Security </b>- topics may include
experience with or tactics/best-practices for handling fraud, DDoS, overload
events, AAA, blacklists, SPIT or war-dialers</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Monitoring/Troubleshoooting</b> -
topics may include experiences or mechanisms for monitoring remote or large SIP
networks, measuring or monitoring call quality, or how to reproduce and resolve
issues</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Testing</b> - topics may include
techniques for equipment certification, procedures for testing new
trunks/peers, useful tools or scripts</div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Availability/Disaster-Recovery</b>
- topics may include techniques, architectures or procedures for handling
equipment failures, site/PoP failures, Internet or network transport outages,
or power outages</div><div><br></div><div>The above are just example topics. In general, presentations are being sought by and for SIP network
operators of all sizes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Presentations
about difficult problems (and interesting solutions) that you encounter in the
course of your job are encouraged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><b>The deadline for submitting presentation proposal abstracts is coming up in one week! </b></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">For those planning on submitting something, please note the following SIPNOC CFP Dates of Interest:</span></div><div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="602382720-08022011"></span></font> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="602382720-08022011"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-bottom-width: medium; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: initial; border-left-width: medium; border-left-style: none; border-left-color: initial; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-width: medium; border-top-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-right-width: medium; border-right-style: none; border-right-color: initial; position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-style: solid; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="color: white; "><font face="Cambria">Event/Deadline<o:p></o:p></font></span></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-style: solid; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="color: white; "><font face="Cambria">Date<o:p></o:p></font></span></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">Call for Presentations Opens<o:p></o:p></font></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">20 January 2011<o:p></o:p></font></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">Presentation Abstracts and Draft Slides Due<o:p></o:p></font></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">21 February 2011<o:p></o:p></font></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">Acceptance Decision and Notifications<o:p></o:p></font></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">28 February 2011<o:p></o:p></font></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">Draft Program Published<o:p></o:p></font></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">7 March 2011<o:p></o:p></font></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">Final Presentations and Papers Due<o:p></o:p></font></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">28 March 2011<o:p></o:p></font></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">Final Agenda Published<o:p></o:p></font></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">4 April 2011<o:p></o:p></font></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="355" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-style: solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 3.7in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">Conference Begins<o:p></o:p></font></div></td><td valign="top" width="235" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: initial; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 2.45in; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-right-style: solid; padding-top: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Cambria">25 April 2011<o:p></o:p></font></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></font></div><div> </div><div align="left"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 17px; "><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size: 14px; "><span class="602382720-08022011">To view the official SIPNOC CFP document, detailing important submission policies and guidelines, please visit:</span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 17px; "><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size: 14px; "><span class="602382720-08022011"></span></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 17px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.sipnoc.org">http://www.sipnoc.org</a></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><br><font size="2" face="Arial"></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; ">-Hadriel Kaplan</p><div>SIP Forum Board member</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>