Dear colleagues With just over a month remaining until UKNOF30, a reminder of some important dates before we head off into the Christmas & New Year break.
Registrations are going extremely well, and it looks like this will be our biggest London meeting so far with 30% currently registered as first time attendees. Presentations on the day will, amongst others, include building and running an Anycast network on a small budget, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Sky will be talking about their next generation Broadband network. A number of network tools will be explained - fast outage detection, managing next generation services and a bunch of free tools by Team Cymru. There are of course more. Please note that although we webcast and record the presentations, we do sometimes receive requests not to record or webcast a particular presentation. If you are interested in all the presentations at UKNOF30, then please attend in person. If any of your colleagues/customers would be interested in attending UKNOF, please pass this email on to them. ACCOMMODATION BOOKING DEADLINE - Monday 22 December ===== We have negotiated rates on behalf of those attending UKNOF30. Further information and booking details of those hotels are at: http://uknof.uk/ccnjf The negotiated rates start at £169 for Double rooms, include breakfast, WiFi and VAT and bookings are flexible (ie, may be cancelled closer to the arrival date - no payment processed on booking, although your card details will be required to place the reservation). Negotiated rates are available until Monday 22 December (although one is only available until 20 December), after which their standard rates will apply. MEETING DELEGATE REGISTRATION DEADLINES - Thursday 8 January ===== To help us with meeting logistics, please register for the meeting as soon as possible. EARLY BIRD (FREE) registrations are available until 8 January 2014, after which time all registrations are chargeable at £50 + VAT (plus Eventbrite fee) for non-sponsor delegates. The EARLY BIRD registration page is at: http://uknof.uk/ftwfz Please note, if you are from a sponsor or potential sponsor organisation, please email [email protected] for your registration instead of registering via the above link. CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS DEADLINE - Wednesday 7 January ===== We are still seeking some additional material. If you have something to submit or suggest, please refer to our Call for Presentations at: http://uknof.uk/dwnbd The final submission deadline is 7th January. MEETING SPONSORSHIP ===== We are thankful to our Gold sponsors Axians Networks (formerly Imtech ICT), Cisco and Corero ; and our Silver sponsors, Solid Optics and ThousandEyes for providing UKNOF27 meeting sponsorship. RIPE NCC are a UKNOF30 Meeting Support sponsor, and Cumulus Networks are sponsoring the post-meeting social event. We are limited in number of attendees by amount of sponsorship funding received and are open to offers for UKNOF30 and future meetings at the Host, Diamond, Platinum Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsor levels for the upcoming meeting in addition to Social Recognition (pre-meeting social) and Supporter Sponsorships (eg, lunch, coffee breaks). We also have annual Patron sponsorships available. If your company wishes to support us, please refer to the sponsorship documentation at: http://uknof.uk/rgvrb INDIVIDUAL PATRON SPONSORSHIP ===== This sponsorship shows your support of UKNOF over a period of a calendar year and enables UKNOF to be more effective in being able to offer it's unique service to the community. As an Individual Patron, your name will be listed on a Patron Sponsor page of the UKNOF website for the whole of 2015. The amount you wish to sponsor is up to you and you may sign up as an Individual Patron at: http://uknof.uk/rbvsf For organisations who would like to become Patron Sponsors, please email [email protected] for further details FUTURE MEETINGS ===== Dates in 2015 for your diaries: UKNOF31 - 20 April, Manchester UKNOF32 - 16 & 17 September, Sheffield We look forward to seeing you in London at UKNOF30 in just over 1 month from now. In the meantime, we wish you a Merry Christmas, Season’s Greetings and a happy and prosperous year ahead. Regards Denesh -- Denesh Bhabuta Event Manager, UKNOF
