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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear SIP Forum Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SIPNOC 2019</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Dates Have Been Set!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The SIP Forum has just announced that the ninth annual SIP Network Operators Conference </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>will be held in Herndon, VA on December 3-5, 2019 at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SIPNOC 2019</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> will continue and expand its focus on the <a href="https://www.sipforum.org/activities/nni-task-force-introduction/">SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework</a> and the expanding efforts to combat the Robocall epidemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.sipforum.org/2019/04/the-sip-forum-announces-dates-for-sipnoc-2019-the-ninth-annual-sip-network-operators-conference/">Read the Full Announcement here!</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For More Information and to Register<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To receive more information about <b>SIPNOC 2019,</b> and notification once registration is open<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> please send an email to <a href="mailto:sipnocinfo@sipforum.org">sipnocinfo@sipforum.org</a><span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The SIP Forum will release further details about <b>SIPNOC 2019</b>, including sign-up for early bird registration, in May 2019 at its conference website <a href="http://www.sipnoc.org">www.sipnoc.org</a> and through a variety of membership mailing lists and other outreach efforts. In the interim, archived information about the prior SIPNOC event (SIPNOC 2018)<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>is available for viewing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at <b>SIPNOC 2019</b>, please contact me at +1-203-829-6307 or email <a href="mailto:marc.robins@sipforum.org">marc.robins@sipforum.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>All best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>*************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Marc Robins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>President and Managing Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>SIPNOC Program Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Director, SIPconnect Certification Testing Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>SIP Forum LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.sipforum.org/">https://www.sipforum.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Mobile: 203-829-6307<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>SkypeMe! marcrobins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>*************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>