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Subject: [apnic-talk] [apnic-announce] CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR SPECIAL
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APNIC OPEN POLICY MEETING
(In conjunction with APRICOT2001 Kuala Lumpur, 26 February - 2 March 2001)

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs)
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Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are an open public forum to discuss topics of
interest to APNIC and the Internet community in the Asia Pacific region.
APNIC is organising a conference track for APRICOT2001, featuring six SIGs.

We are pleased to invite interested members of the Internet community to
submit proposals for presentations in the following SIGs:

   - Address Policy (New Technologies)
   - Address Policy (Procedures)
   - IPv6
   - Routing
   - Reverse DNS
   - Database and Certification Authority (DB&CA)

Descriptions of these SIGs are listed below to guide you on the range of
appropriate topics. You are also encouraged to refer to the minutes from the
SIGs held during our previous meetings, available at:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/programme/minutes/
 and
http://www.apnic.net/amm2000/sigs.html

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HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?

If you would like to present a topic at one of the upcoming SIGs, please
send us a proposal. Your proposal should:

  - be related to the topics indicated below
  - be less than 1000 words long
  - describe your perspective on the topic including
    its pros/cons from various aspects
  - indicate the time required (in most cases there
    will be a time Limit of 15 minutes per presentation,
    not counting question time)

Please send your proposal to <sig&#167;apnic.net> by 19 January, 2001.

The proposed schedule of following actions is:
    2 Feb         Acceptance of topics notified to proponents
    16 Feb        Presentation slides submitted to APNIC and SIG Chair
    27 Feb-1 Mar  Presentation of paper at SIG

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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE MEETING?
As follow-up to the SIGs, APNIC has established mailing lists to allow SIG
participants to continue discussion and develop their ideas further.

You can subscribe to the SIG mailing lists using our new web interface at:

       http://www.apnic.net/lists/subscribe.html

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SUMMARIES OF SIG TOPICS

SIG: ADDRESS POLICY (NEW TECHNOLOGIES)
This SIG will focus on the address policy implications of technological
innovations and developments in best practice. Major issues affecting the
Asia Pacific Internet community include cable and ADSL deployments, GPRS
infrastructure, and 3G mobile phone address requirements.

SIG: ADDRESS POLICY (PROCEDURES)
This SIG is forum for developing policies and procedures relating to the
management and use of Internet address resources by APNIC, NIRs, and ISPs
within the Asia Pacific region. This SIG will include topics such as
assignment and allocation criteria, confederations, and request evaluation
principles.

SIG: IPv6
This SIG will review the status of IPv6 implementations around the region
and raise  various issues relating to IPV6, including its relevance to
today's Asia Pacific Internet environment, hardware and software
developments, operational experiences, IPv6 routing and multihoming issues,
and deployment plans.

SIG: ROUTING
This SIG will examine important issues of Internet routing and policy in
this region and globally, such as Internet routing table growth,
de-aggregation of provider blocks, routing stability and flap damping, best
configuration practices for ISPs, Internet exchange points, and the Internet
Routing Registry.

SIG: REVERSE DNS
This SIG will examine developments in policies and procedures for reverse
DNS operations in the Asia Pacific region. It will include topics such as
reverse delegations for IPv6 networks, dynamic updates, secure DNS, and
legacy transfers from other databases.

SIG: DATABASE AND CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY (DB&CA)
This SIG will examine developments in the operation of APNIC's Whois
database and discuss related policy issues affecting registration practices
and database security. It will include topics such as the handling of
private information in the APNIC database and will provide an update on the
APNIC Certificate Authority trials that are currently underway.


Comments are welcomed and appreciated.

We look forward to your participation.

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