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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIP Forum Members:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>There$B!G(Bs still time to<span style='color:#1F497D'> s</span>ubmit your proposal for SIPNOC 2017 general sessions, panels, and $B!H(BBirds of a Feather$B!I(B sessions addressing the deployment of SIP in service provider environments!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To view the official call for presentations, which includes instructions on submitting material and specific SIPNOC policies, please visit <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2017-overview/sipnoc-2017-call-for-presentations/">https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2017-overview/sipnoc-2017-call-for-presentations/</a></span>. To submit, visit <a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sipnoc2017"><span style='color:#1F497D'>https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sipnoc2017</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Topics can include SIP peering, SIP trunking, Emergency Services, Congestion Control, Scaling and Capacity Issues, SIP-based applications, Routing, Security, SIP-Network Operations Center Best Practices, IPv6 deployment challenges, User-agent Configuration, Standardization Issues and Progress, HD voice deployments, Video Interoperability, WebRTC and SIP, FoIP/T.38 Deployment, Testing or other issues facing SIP network operations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 offers several different types of speaking opportunities including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>General Session Talks: A General Session presentation should be on a topic of interest to the general SIPNOC audience, and are generally 30 minutes long (including time for Q&A). <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>General Session Panel Discussions: Panels are sessions with a moderator and a team of experts. The panel moderator should submit an abstract on the panel topic, a list of panelists, and how the panel will be organized. Panel selection is based on the importance, originality, focus and timeliness of the topic, expertise of proposed panelists, as well as the potential for informative and controversial discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SIPNOC $B!H(BSuper-Sessions$B!I(B: These run for 1-2 hours, providing time to focus in-depth on a variety of issues important to the SIPNOC community. Topics can include a review of SIP RFCs and standards development, the regulatory environment, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Research Topics: Researchers are invited to present short summaries of their work for operator feedback. Topics may include call routing, network performance, statistical measurement and analysis and protocol development and implementation. Studies presented may be works in progress. Researchers from academia, government, and industry are encouraged to present.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>BOFs: Birds of a Feather sessions<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>are informal sessions on topics which are of interest to a portion of the SIPNOC community. BOFs may be held in break$B!>(Bout areas or in an unscheduled room. Requests for scheduled BOFs can be made at any time, including on site at the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"MS PGothic","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 General Info<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 event details are located at <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2017-overview/">https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2017-overview/</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>And registration for SIPNOC 2017 is officially open!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Special early-bird<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>pricing for SIPNOC 2017 is now in effect through September 15, 2017. The regular SIPNOC 2017 $B!H(BAll-Access$B!I(B<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>conference registration fee is $1195, but for a limited time attendees can save $200 and pay only $995 for three days of conference proceedings. This fee includes a special Wireshark Training Workshop the first day of the event on November 28, a Welcome Reception that evening with food and drink; breakfast, lunch and break refreshments and snacks during the conference; and a special dinner $B!H(BBeer and Gear$B!I(B networking reception the second night of the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple'>Individuals from SIP Forum Full Member companies save even more ($</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#943634'>300</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple'> off the regular price to be exact with special early-bird pricing)! Please contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at <a href="mailto:marc.robins@sipforum.org">marc.robins@sipforum.org</a> to obtain the exclusive Full Member discount code.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Register today at <a href="https://www.regonline.com/sipnoc2017"><span style='color:#1F497D'>https://www.regonline.com/sipnoc2017</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>SIPNOC 2017 Sponsorship Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>There are still a number of great sponsorship opportunities available! For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at SIPNOC 2017, please contact Marc Robins.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>