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SANOG 44

26-28 July, 2026

Kathmandu, Nepal


SANOG 44 Programme Committee

Committee Chairs

  • Chair : Tashi Phuntsho, Flexoptix GmbH
  • Co-Chair : Dibya Khatiwada, NREN/PCH

    • Committee Members

  • Abu Baker, Yottabyte
  • Abu Sufian, ADN Telecom
  • Devdas Bhagat, Azerion BV
  • David Phelan, APNIC
  • GZ Kabir, BDCOM
  • Karma Jamyang, DrukREN
  • Mohamed Mansoor Zaheer Hussain, The Open University of Sri Lanka
  • Philip Paeps, FreeBSD Foundation
  • Philip Smith, APNOG
  • Pratima Pradhan, BTCIRT
  • Rupesh Basnet, NPNOG
  • Rupesh Shrestha, SANOG Chair


















    • SANOG 44 Call For Presentations (CFP) Announcement

    The following is an open call for presentations for the conference sessions for 44th South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG) meeting being hosted from 26th - 28th July, 2026 in Kathmandu, Nepal.


    Important dates regarding the Call for Presentations:


    Call For Presentations Open: Now

    First Draft Programme Published: 22nd June 2026

    Deadline For Proposals: 1st July 2026

    Final acceptance notification: 7th Jyly 2026

    SANOG 44 Conference: 26-28 July, 2026


    Please submit Online at SANOG Paper Submission System


    Note that any marketing, sales and vendor proprietary content in presentation is against the spirit of the SANOG and it is strictly prohibited.


    Note that proper credit must be given for all content taken from other sources. Evidence of plagiarism is grounds for rejection.


    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.


    Conference Presentation:

    The three days conference will comprise of several sessions, including the Plenary, Technical Updates, Operational Updates and Tutorials.

    These are general sessions and you are invited to propose talks or hands-on tutorials 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.


    Tutorials can be 90mins or 180mins, with hands-on components a core requirement.


    * Network Operations

    * Routing in the IP Core, BGP, MPLS, IPv6

    * Data Center, Switching Technologies, SAN & Virtualization

    * Security, IDS, DoS mitigation

    * Internet Exchange Point, transit & peering

    * Mobile Internet, M2M, Internet of Things

    *DNS, DNSSEC

    *ccTLDs, gTLDs IDNs

    *SDN and NFV

    *Content Caching

    *Network Automation and "Machine Learning”

    *Access and transport networks including LTE/5G, wireless, metro ethernet, DWDM, IPoDWDM

    * Any case studies or learning related to operational technologies that you want to share with the community


    We are looking forward to welcoming you at SANOG 44 in Kathmandu, Nepal