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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 ---------------------

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 ----------------

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 --------------

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@apricot.net