Hi everyone, We have just released the call for presentations for APRICOT 2014. Please consider presenting at APRICOT, or encourage a colleague or friend to do so. Also we'd really appreciate it if you would help inform members of your local operations community about this CfP. Many thanks! Philip, Mark, Dean APRICOT PC Chairs -- Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT) 18 - 28 February 2014, Bangkok, Thailand https://2014.apricot.net CALL FOR PAPERS =============== The APRICOT 2014 Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for Presentations and Tutorials for APRICOT 2014. We are looking for presenters who would: - Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic; - Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker; - Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics. Please submit on-line at: http://papers.apricot.net/user/login.php?event=6 CONFERENCE MILESTONES --------------------- Call for Papers Opens: 1 November 2013 First Draft Programme Published: 6 December 2013 Final Deadline for Submissions: 7 February 2014 Final Programme Published: 14 February 2014 Final Slides Received: 21 February 2014 PROGRAMME MATERIAL ------------------ The APRICOT Programme is organised in three parts, including workshops, tutorials and the conference. Topics for tutorials and the conference must be relevant to Internet Operations and Technologies: - IPv4 / IPv6 Routing and operations - IPv6 deployment and transition technologies - Internet backbone operations - ISP and Carrier services - IXPs and Peering - Research on Internet Operations and Deployment - Thai Internet - Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS, Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware) - DNS / DNSSEC - Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management, Addressing, etc) - Access and Transport Technologies, including Cable/DSL, 3G/LTE, wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, MPLS - Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, "telepresence", Gaming) and Cloud Computing 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. All draft and complete slides must be submitted in PDF format only. Final slides are to be provided by the specified deadline for publication on the APRICOT website. Prospective presenters should note that the majority of speaking slots will be filled well before the final submission deadline. The PC will retain a limited number of slots up to the final submission deadline for presentations that are exceptionally timely, important, or of critical operational importance. Please submit on-line at: http://papers.apricot.net/user/login.php?event=6 Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the Programme Committee by e-mail at: pc-chairs at apricot.net We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals. Dean Pemberton, Mark Tinka & Philip Smith Co-Chairs, APRICOT Programme Committee pc-chairs(a)apricot.net