Colleagues, Here starts the AusNOG 2019 Call for Presentations. I'm sure you have all been waiting with bated breath! AusNOG 2019 will be held on the 5th and 6th of September at Sofitel Melbourne. As usual we are making a call for people to submit proposals for talks at AusNOG 2019 that would be of interest to the Internet operations community, ie technical presentations and not sales talks. Previous year's feedback has strongly suggested that AusNOG participants prefer to hear from operators. So, we are especially looking for operators to share what they know! (for example, sharing experiences about the NBN, deployments, or things that truely impact operations). Notes to presenters =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Preference will be given to presentations that result in actual operational outcomes. Speaking slots are typically 30 minutes, including Q&A time, although we can accommodate a limited number of requests for 45/60 minute slots. We would also entertain requests for 15 minutes. There will be a call for lightning talks (5 minutes) closer to the event. By submitting a presentation for consideration in the AusNOG 2019 programme, and if selected the presenter will allow AusNOG to: * Take photographs of the presentation and presenter * Record and rebroadcast video and audio of the presentation and presenter * Redistribute the presentation slides, audio, video, and photographs electronically, on the AusNOG website, or otherwise but leaving all intellectual property in the hands of presenter or rightful property holder[1]. Presenters receive complimentary registration while those not selected will be offered registration at the early bird rate. Deadlines =-=-=-=-= 21 June: Submission of presentation title, presentation description (300 words), and presenter biography (150 words) 19 July: Presenters notified of their acceptance status as an AusNOG 2018 presentation. 16 August: Submission of final presentation slides as PowerPoint, Keynote. Provision of a recent digital photograph (<500k) of the presenter. All submissions MUST be sent by email to organisers AT ausnog DOT net. [1]: AusNOG accepts that some speakers are unable to allow us to archive their presentation due to company or corporate policy, and if the situation arises AusNOG will delete all copies in its possession after the presentation. Cheers Terry