SIP Forum Opens Call for Presentations for SIPNOC 2023, September 12 – 14, 2023
Primary focus of SIPNOC 2023 to be on the broad Call and Text Authentication ecosystem and the continuing efforts to eliminate illegal Robocalls, Caller ID Spoofing and Robotexts, as well as other related topics; Proposals now accepted for workshops, panels, speaker presentations and “Birds of a Feather” sessions
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The SIP Forum announced today that it has opened the official Call for Presentations for the 12th annual SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC 2023), being held at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, September 12 -14, 2023.
The primary focus of SIPNOC 2023 is on the broad Call and Text Authentication ecosystem and the continuing efforts to eliminate illegal Robocalls, Caller ID Spoofing and Robotexts, as well as other related topics, including the STIR/SHAKEN Framework, Call Analytics and Vetting, Branded Calling and Rich Call Data, International Traceback and STIR/SHAKEN adoption, KYC initiatives, Enterprise requirements and challenges, new SMS Text Authentication initiatives, associated Federal and State regulatory and enforcement actions, and more.
The SIPNOC 2023 agenda is being specifically developed for industry stakeholders in the Call and Text Authentication ecosystem, including telecommunications providers, major backbone operators, interconnect and wholesale solution providers, ISPs, cable operators, wireless network operators and large enterprises, as well as other industry stakeholders including governmental regulators and agencies, equipment manufacturers, contact centers, application providers and data analytics firms.
The SIPNOC conferences attract leading technical and operations personnel from the global carrier community and have earned high praise from attendees for their educational, non-commercial and technical content that focuses on the real-world challenges operators face when deploying SIP services in global IP networks.
To view the official call for presentations, which includes instructions on submitting material and specific SIPNOC policies, please visit https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2023-overview/sipnoc-2023-call-for-presentations/.
Possible topics can include Status and Overview of the SIP Forum/ATIS Joint IP-NNI Task Force; Overview of the STIR/SHAKEN Framework; Status of the Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA); Important Certification Management Considerations and Procedures; Policy Administration; The Regulatory Environment; Current Legislative Actions and Ramifications; Current Enforcement Actions and Policies; The State of International STIR/SHAKEN Adoption and Call Authentication Policies; Call Validation Display Framework; 603+/608/607 SIP Call Blocking Notification Codes; Enhanced CNAM and Rich Call Data; Domestic and International KYC Solutions and Initiatives; Branded Calling; Requirements of the Financial Services Industry; Requirements of the Health Care Industry; Requirements of the Utilities Industry; Emergency Calling (e911) Security Strategies and Solutions; Data Analytics Solutions; STIR/SHAKEN Deployment Best-Practices; Service Provider Case Studies; Considerations for Management, Performance and Troubleshooting; Government Agency Use Cases and Requirements; New SMS Text Authentication initiatives; Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Call Authentication Solutions with Enterprise Customers; Contact Center Requirements; Domestic and International Track and Trace Issues and Considerations; STIR/SHAKEN Security Considerations; Interconnection and Access Reform Challenges; Interoperability topics which may include best practices, issues found, current state of deployed equipment, or tactics for resolving interop issues; Monitoring and Operational Considerations; Testing Considerations and Tools; Standardization Issues and Progress; and Scaling and Capacity Issues.
SIPNOC 2023 offers several different types of speaking opportunities including:
- General Session Talks: A General Session presentation should be on a topic of interest to the general SIPNOC audience, and may be up to 30 minutes long (including time for Q&A).
- General Session Panels: Panels are sessions with a moderator and a team of panelists. The panel moderator should submit an abstract on the panel topic, a list of panelists, and how the panel will be organized. Panel selection is based on the importance, originality, focus and timeliness of the topic, expertise of proposed panelists, as well as the potential for informative and controversial discussion.
- Special Workshops: Special workshops run for 1-1.5 hours, providing time to focus in-depth on a variety of issues important to the SIPNOC community.
- Research Topics: Researchers are invited to present short summaries of their work for industry feedback. Studies presented may be works in progress. Researchers from academia, government, and industry are encouraged to present.
- BOFs: BOFs (Birds-of-a Feather-sessions) are informal sessions on topics which are of interest to a portion of the SIPNOC community. BOFs may be held in break‐out areas or in an unscheduled room. Requests for scheduled BOFs can be made at any time, including on site at the conference.
| SIPNOC 2023 Call for Presentation Key Dates | |
| Presentation Abstracts Due | May 01, 2023 |
| Draft Presentations Due | June 01, 2023 |
| Acceptance Decision and Notifications | June 07, 2023 |
| Draft Program Published | July 01, 2023 |
| Final Agenda Published | August 01, 2023 |
| Final Presentations Due | August 15, 2023 |
| SIPNOC 2023 Call for Presentations General Info To view the official call for presentations, which includes instructions on submitting material and specific SIPNOC policies, please visit https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2023-overview/sipnoc-2023-call-for-presentations/. |
| SIPNOC 2023 General Event Information For more information about SIPNOC 2023, please visit www.sipnoc.org or send an email to sipnocinfo@sipforum.org. |
| SIPNOC 2023 Sponsorship Information For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at SIPNOC 2023, please contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at 203-829-6307 or marc.robins@sipforum.org. |
About the SIP Forum
The SIP Forum is a leading IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that promote and advance SIP-based technology, such as the development of industry recommendations; interoperability testing events including SIPit, and special workshops, educational activities, and general promotion of IP communications standards, services, and technology for service provider, enterprise, and governmental applications. The SIP Forum is also the producer of the annual SIPNOC conferences (for SIP Network Operators Conference), focused on the technical requirements of the service provider community, the STIR/SHAKEN SUMMIT, and other industry events. Other important Forum initiatives include maintaining working groups in SIP trunking, security, IP-based Network-to-Network Interconnection (IP-NNI) and the SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework. For more information about SIP Forum initiatives, please visit: https://www.sipforum.org.
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