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APNIC 20 - IX SIG Call for proposals ____________________________________

20th APNIC Open Policy Meeting 06 - 09 September 2005 Hanoi, Vietnam

Dear Colleagues,

The next IX Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam during APNIC's 20th Open Policy Meeting. This SIG is an open forum discuss Internet Exchange Point technical and operational issues the Asia Pacific region. The SIG is currently planned to have two 90 minute sessions on Thursday 8th September, from 2pm to 5:30pm.

This e-mail is a request for contributions. We are looking for presentations of relevance from anyone who is interested in Internet Exchange issues issues in the Asia Pacific region.

Topics we might want to explore might include, but are not limited to - IX status reports - IX equipment wish-lists - Best configuration practices for IXPs - IX peering policies - IX security

Presentations -------------

There are two types of presentations that can be made at any SIG. These are policy proposals (P) or informational (I) presentations.

Requests to give an informational presentation can be made at any time directly to sig-ix-chair@apnic.net, but we would prefer if you did so by 10th August 2005 to help us plan the agenda. Or if there is a relevant topic you'd like to hear more about, please let us know the topic and/or the presenter's name so we can follow up.

Policy proposals need to be submitted to the IX SIG mailing list in TEXT format 4 weeks in advance of the meeting. If you would like to make a policy proposal to the IX SIG at the meeting in Hanoi, please do so by 10th August 2005, using the on-line form at:

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

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

Requirements for Policy proposals ---------------------------------

Submissions should be:

- in TEXT format - received no later than 10th August 2005 - 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.

See you in Hanoi!

Philip Smith and Che-Hoo Cheng

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