Meeting program

Work on the APRICOT 2010 conference programme will start in August 2009 with the initial call for papers.

If you are interested in the APRICOT 2010 conference and would like more information, please email apia-sec@apia.org.

About the APRICOT audience

The APRICOT audience is mainly comprised of technical network operators and professional engineers with experience levels ranging from (almost) newbie to seasoned, senior technical management. APRICOT audiences always include native speakers of a dozen or more languages, so written materials and presentations should be adjusted appropriately. Each year, the majority of APRICOT attendees travel internationally and commit considerable sums relative to their local economies to participate in APRICOT; they expect the highest possible quality in presentation content and delivery.

APRICOT conference plenaries, sessions and tutorials

APRICOT Conference Sessions last for 90 minutes each. They can be either Plenary format - known as APOPS - (everyone in the main conference room) or arranged in three parallel sessions (covering more specialist topics). There are a maximum of 4 presentations per session, with each presentation lasting no more than 20 minutes.

APRICOT Tutorials are 90 minute or 180 minute detailed technical presentations focusing on a particular subject in depth. Tutorial sessions are intermingled with the main conference, giving delegates a variety of opportunities for acquiring in-depth skills in a range of Internet engineering and operational topics.

Historically, tutorials have focused on core operational skills and basic protocol knowledge, with conference sessions highlighting day-to-day operations and recent/emerging issues within a 12-18 month time horizon.

Important note

APRICOT is a technical and operational conference. Marketing and commercial content is limited to that appropriate for, for example, designated demo areas and is otherwise restricted from the official program. The Program Committee and Track Chairs are charged with maintaining the technical standards of APRICOT, and will therefore not accept inappropriate materials. To the greatest extent possible, all official conference materials will be designed and presented in a vendor-neutral format. APRICOT attendees are technical professionals, and proposed conference materials should be appropriate to the audience. All sessions will provide time for Q&A, and presenters should be prepared to receive detailed technical questions, and to provide appropriately detailed technical responses.

The APRICOT Programme Committee reserves the right to withdraw speaking invitations or to disallow presentations that are inconsistent with the goals and standards set forth in this call for proposals.

APRICOT funding and support

APRICOT is a not-for-profit event. Every effort is made to keep attendance fees low in order to reach diverse target groups from both developed and developing countries in the Asia Pacific region. Registration fees are waived only for Workshop and Tutorial Instructors. It is generally impossible for APRICOT to underwrite travel expenses for any speaker. Only in circumstances of exceptional hardship will APRICOT be able to consider assisting Workshop or Tutorial Instructors with travel expenses; and even in those instances, only covering discount economy airfares and hotel rooms. A small number of conference fellowships will be made available (on the basis of personal and local need) to prospective conference attendees from the Asia Pacific region. Additional information about these fellowships will be made available closer to the meeting.

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Thanks for your interest in APRICOT 2010!

Philip Smith, for the APIA Board