// Solution 04
CtxCfP

End-to-end Call for Papers management built for the NOG community. From public speaker submissions to blind peer review, acceptance notifications, and seamless handoff to CtxEvent — one pipeline, zero spreadsheets.

API-First Blind Review NOG-Integrated
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ctxcfp — bash — 80×24
ctx@prod:~$ ctxcfp status --event=mynog-2027

■ MyNOG 2027 — CfP Round 1
Submissions: 47 received
Reviews: 32 / 47 complete (blind)
Accepted: 12 accepted
Stage: BLIND REVIEW

ctx@prod:~$ ctxcfp notify --status=accepted
✓ 12 speakers notified via email
✓ Profiles synced → CtxEvent
✓ Speaker Lifecycle updated

ctx@prod:~$ █
// CfP Pipeline

From submission to stage —
zero spreadsheets

01
Public Submission Portal
Magic-link authenticated submission form. Speakers submit without creating accounts. Custom fields per event. Abstract, biography, talk length, topic category.
02
Blind Peer Review
Speaker identities hidden from reviewers. Multiple reviewers per submission. Configurable scoring criteria. Conflict-of-interest detection flags reviewers with known relationships to speakers.
03
Acceptance & Handoff
Automated acceptance and rejection notifications with customisable messages. Accepted speaker profiles sync directly into CtxEvent — no manual data entry, no copy-paste errors.
// Key Features

Built for how
NOGs actually run CfPs

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Conflict-of-Interest Detection
Automatic flagging when reviewers have known connections to speakers (same organisation, previous co-authors, etc). Prevents bias without requiring manual assignment for every reviewer.
📊
CfP Analytics & Trend Tracking
Topic distribution charts, submission volume over time, reviewer completion rates, and score distribution analysis. Export full analytics for post-CfP review by the programme committee.
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CtxEvent Integration
Accepted speakers flow directly into CtxEvent with their talk details, bio, and preferences pre-filled. The session schedule editor in CtxEvent pulls directly from CfP accepted submissions.
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API Integration into Existing Systems
NOGs that already have their own websites can integrate CtxCfP via API. Embed the submission form, feed accepted talks back into your existing schedule system — without joining the hosted platform.
📹
Programme Committee Video Room
Every CfP team gets a dedicated Jitsi video room — one click from the admin panel. JWT-secured, deterministic room name per event. HEAD members are automatically moderators. No external scheduling tool needed.
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Direct Submitter Messaging
Programme committee members can message submitters directly through the platform — request clarifications, ask for slide previews, or send feedback. Full conversation history, no external email thread required.
// Lifecycle Services

Speaker & Topic
Lifecycle Management

CtxCfP goes beyond one-time CfP management. It maintains continuous lifecycle data for speakers and topics across multiple events — even for NOGs that use their own infrastructure via the API.

Speaker Lifecycle
Speaker profile persists across events
Talk history and acceptance rates tracked
Automatic bio updates across submissions
Speaker communication history
Diversity and repeat-speaker analytics
Topic Lifecycle
Topic tags tracked across multiple events
Trending topics identified across NOG CfPs
Duplicate submission detection
Topic gap analysis for programme committees
Community interest signals from historic data

// Lifecycle services are available via API even for NOGs not using the CtxEvent hosted platform

// Infrastruktur · AI Intelligence

NOG topic intelligence powered by NANOG · RIPE · APRICOT · regional NOGs

CtxCfP doesn't just collect submissions — it understands them. A multi-source corpus of 248+ talks from NANOG, RIPE, APRICOT, APNIC, DNOG, UKNOF and AusNOG (2021–2025) feeds a local taxonomy engine that knows the difference between BGP and RPKI, what's trending across the global NOG community this year, and whether a submission was already presented at DENOG last spring.

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Multi-Source NOG Corpus
248+ talks from 8 global NOG conferences indexed and embedded locally. The model understands NOG-specific terminology, technology areas, and regional community discourse — validated across all major RIR regions.
NANOG 81–93 RIPE 82–90 APRICOT 2021–25 APNIC 52–58 DNOG · UKNOF · AusNOG
// Runs on-premise · No cloud dependency
🏷️
NOG Topic Taxonomy
Automatic topic tagging with a taxonomy built from the NOG community — not generic tech categories. Covers routing, security, optical, transmission, and emerging technologies. Submissions get classified and clustered before the programme committee reviews a single abstract.
BGP RPKI IXP IPv6 DDoS DNS Peering MANRS Optical 400G DWDM Transmission
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Speaker ASN Intelligence
When a speaker submits, their ASN is cross-referenced with PeeringDB and RIPEstat. Programme committees see the speaker's actual network footprint — not just their job title — to assess real-world operator experience.
ASN → PeeringDB profile → IX memberships → prefix count
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AI Abstract Quality Scoring
Every submission is scored 0–100 by a locally-hosted Ollama LLM tuned to NOG expectations. Duplicate and variant detection cross-references the full talk history across all CtxCfP events and the global NOG corpus. Speakers receive automated feedback within minutes of submitting.
FRESH VARIANT TRENDING REVIVAL OPPORTUNITY SATURATED OVERUSED
// Runs on-premise · nomic-embed-text 768-dim · pgvector
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Topic Intelligence Dashboard
A real-time programme committee view across all submissions and the global NOG corpus
📊 Quality Distribution
Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor breakdown across all submissions
📈 Rising Topics
Tags with 40%+ higher frequency in the last 90 days vs prior period
🗂 Topic Frequency
Tag × acceptance rate × avg quality score table for programme planning
⚡ Batch Analysis
One-click AI analysis of all unprocessed submissions in parallel
📉 Hype Cycle Positioning
Each topic mapped to its Gartner Hype Cycle phase — Innovation Trigger through Plateau of Productivity — based on 4-year corpus analysis
🌍 Global Provenance
See exactly where and how often each topic was presented: NANOG, RIPE, APRICOT, APNIC, regional NOGs — per year, per region
// Competitive Positioning

Why NOGs choose CtxCfP over generic tools

Generic CfP tools were built for academic conferences or tech meetups — not for the routing and peering operator community. CtxCfP is the only CfP system that understands what NOGs actually need.

Feature CtxCfP Pretalx / Indico Google Forms
NOG topic taxonomy (BGP, RPKI, IXP…) ✓ Generic tags only —
Speaker ASN / PeeringDB context ✓ — —
Cross-event duplicate detection ✓ Per-event only —
Magic-link submission (no account needed) ✓ Account required ✓
Direct CtxEvent handoff (zero manual sync) ✓ Export/import only Manual copy-paste
Self-hostable · You own all data ✓ ✓ (Pretalx) Google owns it
PC Video Room (Jitsi, JWT-secured) ✓ — —
Direct PC ↔ Submitter messaging ✓ — —
// Join Waitlist

CtxCfP is coming.
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CtxCfP is currently in development at 25%. Join the waitlist to be notified when it's ready for your NOG's CfP season.

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