[AusNOG] APNIC 28 Early Bird Registration Now Open

[Elly Tawhai]

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APNIC 28 Early Bird Registration Now Open
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Hi AUSNOG Community,

APNIC and CNNIC warmly invite you to join us for APNIC 28 at the Grand
Hyatt, Beijing, from 25 to 28 August 2009.

Hosted in one of the most dynamic cities in the region, attending APNIC
28 is an excellent opportunity to develop your networking skills and
build business relationships. 


Early Bird Registration
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Registration for APNIC 28 is opening soon with discounts for early
registration of up to 25 per cent. APNIC and CNNIC are also offering a
fantastic prize of a portable mini PC for early bird registrations.
Note, a convenient gateway is available for credit card payments.

    http://meetings.apnic.net/28/register


Apply for your Visa
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Unless you are a national of Singapore, Brunei, and Japan, you will need
to apply for a visa to enter mainland China. Visas usually last for 30 
days and must be used within 3 months of issue. Note, your passport must
be valid for at least six months after the date you intend to enter to 
country.

    http://meetings.apnic.net/28/beijing/visas


Speak at APNIC 28
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APNIC and CNNIC are looking for informational presentations with
interesting and topical operational content that will benefit the
larger Internet community. If you would like to contribute, here are
some potential topics for you to consider: 

    - Four-byte AS numbers
    - IPv6 real world experiences
    - ISP and carrier services such as:
      - Fibre to the home (FTTH) and other 'all optical' deployments
      - Large network deployments
      - Next Generation telephony

Submit a brief summary of your proposal (two to four paragraphs) or a
set of presentation slides to policy at apnic.net by 31 July 2009.

Final Presentation slides are due on 14 August 2009.


How do I find out more about APNIC 28? 
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For more information about APNIC meetings, and how you can attend,
please see:

    http://meetings.apnic.net


Kind regards,
Elly
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Elly Tawhai                               email:          elly at apnic.net
Senior Internet Resource Analyst/         sip:       elly at voip.apnic.net
Liaison Officer(Pacific), APNIC           phone:         +61 7 3858 3188
http://www.apnic.net                      fax:           +61 7 3858 3199

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