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Thank you FLEXOPTIX for their generous donation – btIX Thank you FLEXOPTIX for their generous donation Posted on 4 September, 2025 | by Karma Jamyang btIX warmly extends its gratitude to FLEXOPTIX for their generous donation of optical transceivers and a FlexBox. This contribution will play a vital role in strengthening btIX’s connectivity. We truly a...

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btNOG9: Call For Presentations
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The following is an open call for presentations for the conference session for 9th Bhutan Network Operators Group (btNOG) Meeting being hosted in-person from 10th to 14th October 2022 in Bumthang, Bhutan.

Important dates regarding the Call for Presentations:

Call For Presentations Open: Now
First Draft Programme Published: 3rd October 2022
Deadline For Proposals: 4th October 2022
Final acceptance notification: 3rd October 2022
btNOG 9 Conference: 10th October 2022
btNOG 9 Workshops: 11th to 14th October 2022

Please submit Online at https://papers.apia.org/user/login.php?event=162

Note: Any marketing, sales and vendor proprietary content in presentation is against the spirit of btNOG and it is strictly prohibited.

Presentations will be accepted on a first come first served basis – so it is important not to delay submitting if you wish to secure a presentation slot.

The btNOG9 conference will be a one day event that includes technical sessions and possibly a panel discussion.

These are general sessions and you are invited to propose talks that you think are relevant to the Internet operational and research community. The topics given below are not exclusive. Presentations are expected to be no more than 25 minutes long and with suitable technical/operational content.
Network Operations
Peering Personals
Routing in the IP Core, BGP, MPLS, IPv6
Security, RPKI, DDoS mitigation
Data Center, Virtualisation
Internet Exchange Point, transit & peering
DNS, DNSSEC
ccTLDs, gTLDs, IDNs
SDN, NFV, Network Automation
5G, IoT, Cloud Computing
Content Caching/Distribution
Any case studies or learning related to operational technologies that you want to share with the community.

Submissions
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Draft slides MUST be provided with submissions otherwise the Program Committee will be unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most current information available at the time of submission is acceptable.
Peering Personals should be submitted now for the btNOG Peering Forum session.
All draft slides submitted for PC review must be in PDF or PPT format only.
The btNOG9 conference will be conducted in English.
btNOG9 conference will strive to provide the features to allow remote participation. However, we encourage you to speak at the conference in-person for the purpose of allowing the audience to actively engage the discussions.

btNOG 9 Users of the system only need a single user account regardless of which hosted conference submissions or reviews are being made for.

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btNOG-8: Call for Papers
The following is an open call for presentations for the conference sessions for the 8th Bhutan Network Operators Group (btNOG) being hosted as on online event on 20th and 21st October 2021.

Important dates regarding the Call for Papers:
Call for Presentations Opens 11th September 2021
Final Deadline for Submissions 9th October 2021
Final Programme Published 15th October 2021

Conference Presentation
The btNOG-8 is a 2-days event that includes tutorials on Day-1, followed by technical sessions and a panel discussion on Day-2. You are invited to propose conference talks and panel discussion topics that you think are relevant to the Internet operational and research community.

Note: Any marketing, sales and vendor proprietary content in presentation is against the spirit of btNOG and it is strictly prohibited.

The topics given below are not exclusive. Presentations are expected to be no more than 25 minutes long and with suitable technical content.
• Network Operations
• IPv6 deployment and transition technologies
• Data Center Technologies, Virtualisation
• COVID-19 related network challenges – network scaling,
performance, teleworking, online/distance learning, security
• Access and transport networks including Cable/DSL, LTE/5G,
wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, segment routing
• Network security issues and BCPs
• SDN, NFV, and network automation
• Content & service delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video,
Telepresence, Gaming)
• DNS / DNSSEC and RPKI
• ccTLDs, gTLDs, IDNs
• IXPs and Peering
• Internet of Things (IoT) architectures, standards, services,
security, addressability, and manageability
• Open source tools and practices
• Power System design
• Any case studies or learning related to operational
technologies that you want to share with the community

Submissions
Draft slides MUST be provided with submissions otherwise the Program Committee will be unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most current information available at time of submission is acceptable.

The submission link is here (https://submission.apnic.net/user/login.php?event=141)

All draft slides submitted for PC review must be in PDF or PPT format only.

Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the btNOG Program Committee by email (mailto:[email protected])

btNOG-8 Users of the system only need a single user account regardless of which hosted conference submissions or reviews are being made for.

is FREE for all and registration is open until the last day of the conference but to maximize your experience register now and read this: https://conference.apnic.net/52/participate/howtoparticipate/

Bhutan Network Operators Group (btNOG) is an informal group set up to provide an educational and operational forum for Internet network operators and users. Every year btNOG coordination team organizes conference with various latest technical topics delivered by the industrial experts. The objective of the conferences has always been that the ICT community can benefit the most and collaborate with each other. However, with the strike of CoVID-19 last year the btNOG-7 had to be delivered virtually.

For the upcoming btNOG conference, we would like to hear your views on the tutorial topics and the mode of delivery, so that your interests, needs and comfort is taken care. Please leave us your feedback and comments by this 2 minutes quick survey.

https://forms.gle/YF4Kv2GeUqfVUHdt5

Thank you. 🙏

btNOG-8 Bhutan Network Operators Group (btNOG) is an informal group set up to provide an educational and operational forum for Internet network operators and users. Every year btNOG coordination team organizes conference with various latest technical topics delivered by the industrial experts. The objective...

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