[sig-db]Call for proposals - APNIC 17

["APNIC Secretariat" <secretariat@apnic.net>]

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APNIC 17 - Call for proposals
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  17th APNIC Open Policy Meeting
  23-27 February 2004
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Dear Colleague,

The following call for proposals is sent on behalf of the Chair of the
Database SIG.

The next Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings will be held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia during APNIC's 17th Open Policy Meeting. The SIGs are
open fora for discussing technical, policy and operational issues
relating to the management of Internet resources within the Asia Pacific
region.

This e-mail is a request for contributions. Proposals are welcome from
anyone interested in the management of Internet Resources in the Asia
Pacific region.

If you would like to take part in any SIGs, please submit a proposal by
19 January 2004, using the online form at:

    http://www.apnic.net/cgi-bin/policy_proposal.pl

Alternatively you can send your proposal in TEXT format to the
appropriate SIG, cc'ing <sig@apnic.net>. Proposals will be forwarded to
the appropriate SIG mailing list by the Secretariat.


SIG presentation types
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a) Informational - typically a status report delivered to convey
   information to the audience (I).

b) Policy proposal - a proposal which requires feedback and community
   consensus before it can proceed (P).

Please mark your submission as either "I" or "P". The requirements below
apply only to policy proposals (P). 


Policy proposal (P) requirements
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Submissions should be:
- in TEXT format
- received no later than 19 January 2004
- relevant to the SIG

SIG archives and guidelines for presenters, including useful
information, helpful hints, and sample presentation templates are
available at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/archive/sigs/


Agenda slots will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, so a
timely submission of your proposal would be welcome and to your
advantage.


More information
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SIG chairs can be contacted at:

    * Address policy SIG   <sig-policy-chair@apnic.net>
    * Database SIG         <sig-db-chair@apnic.net>
    * DNS operations SIG   <sig-dns-chair@apnic.net>
    * IPv6 technical SIG   <sig-ipv6-chair@apnic.net>
    * IX SIG               <sig-ix-chair@apnic.net>
    * NIR SIG              <sig-nir-chair@apnic.net>
    * Routing SIG          <sig-routing-chair@apnic.net>


Regards,
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APNIC Secretariat                              <secretariat@apnic.net>
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)   Tel: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia            Fax: +61-7-3858-3199
Level 1, 33 Park Road, Milton, QLD                http://www.apnic.net
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See you at APNIC 17
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-27 February 2004     www.apnic.net/meetings
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