From Philip Smith. Begin forwarded message:

Subject: APRICOT 2005 Fellowship and CFP Announcement

Hi everyone,

Please find below the call for presentations and tutorials for the APRICOT 2005 conference in Kyoto, Japan.

philip --

CALL FOR APRICOT 2005 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND TUTORIALS (Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies) 16-25 February 2005 Kyoto International Conference Hall (KICH) Kyoto, Japan

The APRICOT 2005 Program Committee is seeking contributors to the program.

We are looking for people who would like to:

* Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic; and/or * Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker. * Convene and chair a Birds of a Feather (BOF) session.

You can make a proposal by completing the online form at http://www.2005.apricot.net/cfp.html

SCHEDULE

3 September 2004: Call for Papers Announcement 27 September 2004: All Proposed Session Presentations and Tutorials Submitted 12 October 2004: Presentations and Tutorials Selected and Announced 25 October 2004: Presentation Titles and Abstracts Submitted

4 February 2005: All Speaker Presentation Materials Submitted for Review 21 February to 22 February 2005: Tutorials 23 February to 24 February 2005: Conference

PROGRAM TOPICS

Tutorial and Technical Conference Session topics which have been designated for this year, include:

Tutorial: Wireless Infrastructure Broadcast and Contents Delivery Internet Backbone Operations MPLS and Traffic Engineering Enterprise Security Broadband Network Design InterConnections and Peering Intranet Operations Enterprise Network IPv6 Transition DNS Operations Internet Telephony

Conference: Internet Telephony (organized by APEET) IPv6 - Transition/Network Services/Applications (organized by APIPv6TF) Asia Pacific Peering Security Incident Handling (organized by APCERT) Anti-Spam and Net Abuse (organized by APCAUCE) Internet Routing and Backbone Operations

The program committee will consider proposals in any of these areas, and also in new areas. If you have an idea for a tutorial or session subject that is not listed, please feel free to submit it to us. When considering a subject, remember that the APRICOT audience is mainly comprised of technical network operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels from beginners to multi-year experience.

IMPORTANT NOTE

APRICOT is a TECHNICAL conference. The program committee is charged with maintaining the technical standard of APRICOT, and will therefore not accept inappropriate materials. It is the expectation of both the selection committee and the audience that the presenter be a technical professional not a marketing or sales person.

TUTORIALS

Tutorials are full-day workshops (4 sessions of 90 min. in length) which focus on a particular subject in-depth. They may be presented by a single Instructor, or a team of instructors working together. You can propose a tutorial by completing the online form at http://www.2005.apricot.net/cfp.html

TECHNICAL CONFERENCE SESSIONS

The APRICOT Technical Conference Schedule is made up of 1.5 hour conference sessions, each including up to 3 speakers (therefore allowing 20-30 minutes per speaker). Sessions are chaired by persons of appropriate expertise in the subject matter of the session, and will include ample time for questions from the audience. If you would like to propose a presentation, complete the online form at http://www.2005.apricot.net/cfp.html

FUNDING AND SUPPORT

Only in exceptional circumstances of hardship will APRICOT be able to consider assisting with travel expenses of conference speakers or tutorial instructors. Registration fees will be waived for presenters to attend the portion of the program they are speaking in.

MAKING A PROPOSAL AS A SPEAKER, INSTRUCTOR

If you would like to be considered as a tutorial instructor or conference session speaker, please complete the online form at http://www.2005.apricot.net/cfp.html BEFORE 27 September 2004.

The following information will be requested on the online form.

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1. SPEAKER PERSONAL INFORMATION

First (Given) Name: Middle Name: Last (Family) Name: Title: Company / School / Affiliation: Organization URL: Country: email: Personal URL:

Short Bio (please include enough information that we can determine that you are a qualified speaker on this subject):

2. PROPOSAL CONTENT

Tutorial or Technical Conference Session Presentation (choose one for each submission):

Subject (Choose one from):

Tutorial: Wireless Infrastructure Broadcast and Contents Delivery Internet Backbone Operations MPLS and Traffic Engineering Enterprise Security Broadband Network Design InterConnections and Peering Intranet Operations Enterprise Network IPv6 Transition DNS Operations Internet Telephony

Conference: Internet Telephony (organized by APEET) IPv6 - Transition/Network Services/Applications (organized by APIPv6TF) Asia Pacific Peering Security Incident Handling (organized by APCERT) Anti-Spam and Net Abuse (organized by APCAUCE) Internet Routing and Backbone Operations

Other: (Describe :_____________________)

Title of Entry:

Level of Material (Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced):

Abstract of Entry:

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CONTACT More information on APRICOT 2005 is available at http:/www.2005.apricot.net. If you are interested in further information on the APRICOT 2005 program and call for papers, please contact the APRICOT 2005 Program Committee at <apricot2005-cfp@e-side.co.jp>.