<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear members of the list,<br><br></div><div>For your interest.<br><br></div><div>/chunsing<br></div><div><br clear="all">========<br>Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies<br>
(APRICOT)<br>
18 - 28 February 2014, Bangkok, Thailand<br>
<a href="https://2014.apricot.net" target="_blank">https://2014.apricot.net</a><br>
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CALL FOR PAPERS<br>
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The APRICOT 2014 Programme Committee is now seeking contributions for<br>
Presentations and Tutorials for APRICOT 2014.<br>
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We are looking for presenters who would:<br>
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- Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic;<br>
- Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker;<br>
- Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics.<br>
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Please submit on-line at:<br>
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<a href="http://papers.apricot.net/user/login.php?event=6" target="_blank">http://papers.apricot.net/user/login.php?event=6</a><br>
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CONFERENCE MILESTONES<br>
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Call for Papers Opens: 1 November 2013<br>
First Draft Programme Published: 6 December 2013<br>
Final Deadline for Submissions: 7 February 2014<br>
Final Programme Published: 14 February 2014<br>
Final Slides Received: 21 February 2014<br>
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PROGRAMME MATERIAL<br>
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The APRICOT Programme is organised in three parts, including<br>
workshops, tutorials and the conference.<br>
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Topics for tutorials and the conference must be relevant to Internet<br>
Operations and Technologies:<br>
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- IPv4 / IPv6 Routing and operations<br>
- IPv6 deployment and transition technologies<br>
- Internet backbone operations<br>
- ISP and Carrier services<br>
- IXPs and Peering<br>
- Research on Internet Operations and Deployment<br>
- Thai Internet<br>
- Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS, Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware)<br>
- DNS / DNSSEC<br>
- Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management,<br>
Addressing, etc)<br>
- Access and Transport Technologies, including Cable/DSL, 3G/LTE,<br>
wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, MPLS<br>
- Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, "telepresence",<br>
Gaming) and Cloud Computing<br>
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CfP SUBMISSION<br>
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Draft slides for both tutorials and conference sessions MUST be<br>
provided with CfP submissions otherwise the Programme Committee will<br>
be unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most<br>
current information available at time of submission is acceptable.<br>
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All draft and complete slides must be submitted in PDF format<br>
only.<br>
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Final slides are to be provided by the specified deadline for<br>
publication on the APRICOT website.<br>
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Prospective presenters should note that the majority of speaking slots<br>
will be filled well before the final submission deadline. The PC will<br>
retain a limited number of slots up to the final submission deadline<br>
for presentations that are exceptionally timely, important, or of<br>
critical operational importance.<br>
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Please submit on-line at:<br>
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<a href="http://papers.apricot.net/user/login.php?event=6" target="_blank">http://papers.apricot.net/user/login.php?event=6</a><br>
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Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the Programme<br>
Committee by e-mail at:<br>
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pc-chairs at <a href="http://apricot.net" target="_blank">apricot.net</a><br>
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We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals.<br>
<br>
Dean Pemberton, Mark Tinka & <span class="">Philip</span> Smith<br>
Co-Chairs, APRICOT Programme Committee<br>
<a href="mailto:pc-chairs@apricot.net" target="_blank">pc-chairs@apricot.net</a>
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