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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'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The SIP Forum announced today that it will host<span style='color:#1F497D'> <b>STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT 2020</b></span>, a new two-day, mid-year educational conference focusing on the challenges and opportunities related to the deployment of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework. <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;color:#1F497D'>STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> 2020</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> will be held in Herndon, VA on June 23-24, 2020 at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel, and will build on the success of the SIP Forum’s last SIPNOC 2019 conference.<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'>With the recent signing into law of the<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“</span></strong>Pallone-ThuneTelephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act”</a>, or the “TRACED Act” (S.151), by President Trump on December 30, 2019, there is new urgency surrounding the deployment of STIR/SHAKEN within the telecommunications industry.<em><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></em></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><em><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-style:normal'>STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT 2020</span></b></em><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'> will include </span></em><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>a comprehensive “Certificate Administration and Service Provider On-Boarding” training workshop focused on providing a step-by-step tutorial on service provider registration, testing, and certificate procedures,</span><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'> and expanded coverage on other issues vital to the deployment of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework and the ongoing efforts to combat illegal Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing.<o:p></o:p></span></em></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/2020/02/the-sip-forum-announces-dates-for-the-stir-shaken-summit/">Read the Full <span style='color:#1F497D'>“Dates Set” </span>Announcement here!</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For More Information and to Register<o:p></o:p></span></u></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><span style='color:#1F497D'>STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT 2020</span>,</b> and notification once registration is open<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> please send an email to <a href="mailto:stirshakensummit@sipforum.org"><span style='color:#1F497D'>stirshakensummit@sipforum.org</span></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><span style='color:#1F497D'>STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT 2020</span></b>, including sign-up for early bird registration, in mid-March 2020 online<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>at <a href="https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/stir-shaken-summit-2020/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/stir-shaken-summit-2020/</span></a> and through a variety of membership mailing lists and other outreach efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at <b><span style='color:#1F497D'>STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT 2020</span></b>, please contact me at +1-203-829-6307 or email<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>me at <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'>All best,<o:p></o:p></span></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'>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</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> and STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>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>