Invitation to CARIBNOG 1 -------------------------------------- August 15th – 20th, 2010 Westin Hotel & Resort 144 Oyster Pond Road St Maarten -------------------------------------- Dear colleagues, members of the Lacnic community. The Caribbean Network Operators Group (CARIBNOG) has the pleasure of announcing and inviting you to participate in the first Regional CaribNOG meeting, CARIBNOG 1, from August 15th – 20th, 2010. The event will be held at the Westin Hotel and Resort in the beautiful island of St. Maarten during the Inaugural St. Maarten’s ICT Week which is being hosted by the Government of St. Maarten and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). The Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) is a community of Network Operators dedicated to exchanging technical information and experiences related to the management of IP networks in the Caribbean region. CaribNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to networking technologies, research and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on practical solutions, training and insight relevant to the region. In St. Maarten, expert speakers from the regional and international technical community will be conducting hands-on workshops, in-depth tutorials and presentations on the following topics: · VoIP: VOIP workshop – Deploying secure small and medium Scale VoIP solutions · LINUX: Configuring and Securing LAMP, creating a secure LAMP application, IP Services and Security · ROUTING: Basics; introduction to OSPF, BGP, VoIP and SIP · CSIRT: Developing a Network Security and Incident Response Team. You are welcome to join us in St Maarten for this inaugural meeting. More detailed information on the event and its program, accommodation, registration, and general information will soon be available on CARIBNOG's website: www.caribnog.org Sincerely, Andre Edwards CARIBNOG 1 Program Committee