[AusNOG] APRICOT 2010 Call for Papers

[Jonny Martin]

[Apologies for duplicates]

Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies
(APRICOT)
23 February - 5 March 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://www.apricot2010.net

CALL FOR PAPERS
===============

The APRICOT 2010 Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for
Presentations and Tutorials for APRICOT 2010.

We are looking for people and proposals that would:

- Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic; and/or
- Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker; and/or
- Convene and chair a Birds of a Feather (BOF) session.

Please submit proposals on-line at
http://submission.apricot.net/paper/user/login.php?event=22

CONFERENCE MILESTONES
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Call for Papers Opens:             12 October  2009
First Deadline for Submissions:    30 November 2009
First Draft Programme Published:    7 December 2009
Final Deadline for Submissions:    14 February 2010
Final Programme Published:         15 February 2010
Final Slides Received:             19 February 2010

PROGRAM MATERIAL
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The APRICOT Programme is organised in three parts, including
workshops, tutorials and the conference.  The APNIC Policy SIG and
Annual Members Meeting will be held during the APRICOT conference.

Topics for tutorials and conference would include amongst others
relevant to Internet Operations and Technologies:

- IPv4 / IPv6 Routing and operations
- IPv4 address runout / IPv6 deployment and transition technologies
- Backbone operations
- ISP and Carrier services
- Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware)
- Peering / IXPs
- Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management,
   Addressing, etc)
- Access and Transport Technologies, including broadband deployment,
   Cable/DSL, wireless, WiMax, metro ethernet, fiber network, MPLS
- Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, "telepresence",
   Gaming)

CFP SUBMISSION
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Draft slides for both tutorials and conference sessions MUST be
provided with CfP submissions otherwise the Programme Committee will
be unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most
current information available at time of submission is acceptable.

Final slides are to be provided by the specified deadline for
publication on the APRICOT website.

While the majority of speaking slots will be filled by the first
submission deadline, a limited number of slots may be available up to
the final submission deadline for presentations that are exceptionally
timely, important, or of critical operational importance.

Please submit on-line at
http://submission.apricot.net/paper/user/login.php?event=22

Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the Programme
Committee by e-mail.

We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals.

Jonny Martin & Philip Smith
Co-Chairs, APRICOT Programme Committee
program at apricot.net