[oclug] Fwd: Ottawa to Host Global IPv6 Summit

[Dan York]

FYI, I got this note in (since I was writing a column for Enterprise
Linux Mag before it closed and was therefore considered "press") about an
upcoming event in Ottawa...

Dan
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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 11:40:12 -0400
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Dear Dan,

Please find below a press release announcing the next Global IPv6 Summit in Ottawa, Canada.  The IPv6 Forum welcomes media attendance.  Please contact Joya Subudhi at joya at ipv6summit.com or (804) 359-9190 for complementary registration. 
Thank you. 

Dinara Suleymanova

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Contact:
Joya Subudhi
Foretec Seminars, Inc. 
(804) 359-9190
joya at ipv6summit.com				


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ottawa to Host Global IPv6 Summit, May 14 – 16, 2001 

Summit to focus on transition and deployment of IPv6

Reston, VA, April 17th, 2001 – The IPv6 Forum and Foretec Seminars have announced that the next Global IPv6 Summit will be held May 14 – 16, 2001 in Ottawa, Canada at the Chateau Laurier.  At this global summit, industry leaders will report on progress integrating Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) into today's IPv4-based Internet, where it will run concurrently with IPv4 before eventually replacing it. 

Is the Internet robust enough to support the new applications envisioned for wireless handsets, net appliances, always-on and interactive devices?  

"Yes, if we accept the inevitable and begin moving to Internet Protocol version 6 now," said John Klensin, Internet Architecture Board chairman and Internet keynote speaker at the Global IPv6 Summit in Canada.  "It requires planning and effort, but the sooner it's begun the better.  Today's IPv4 is being pushed to the limit."   

IPv6 preserves everything that's good about today's Internet – and adds much more: enormous increases in addresses, mobile user support and automated management, mandatory security and optional service levels. 

"Summit attendees concerned with 3G -- that is, third generation wireless technology -- as well as eHome, eEntertainment and other Next Generation peer-to-peer applications will discover why IPv6 is the protocol of choice," stressed Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum president and vice president at Ericcson Telebit. 

In addition to describing IPv4-IPv6 coexistence and transition experience, speakers in Ottawa will report on pilot deployments, leadership military programs and initiatives in the Far East, where the pressure for IPv6 is great and adoption is government policy. 

Alcatel is the principal sponsor of the Global IPv6 Summit in Canada.  Additional sponsors include: Compaq Computer Corporation, Ericsson, Nokia and Nortel Networks. 
 
For More Information
The IPv6 Forum welcomes anyone interested in the Next Generation Internet to attend the Global IPv6 Summit in Canada.  For more information, or to register for the summit, visit the IPv6 Summit Web site at http://www.foretec.com/IPv6-index.htm. 

For hotel reservations, visit http://www.foretec.com/IPv6-hotel.html. 

Working journalists and industry analysts can receive complementary registration by contacting Joya Subudhi at (804) 359-9190 or joya at ipv6summit.com. 

About the IPv6 Forum
The IPv6 Forum is a world-wide consortium of over one hundred leading Internet service providers, product vendors, and Research & Education Networks, with a clear mission of improving awareness of IPv6 and expediting its deployment.  Global IPv6 Summits are organized by the IPv6 Forum and staged in various locations around the world to provide the industry and market with the best available information on this rapidly advancing technology.  http://www.ipv6forum.com. 

About Foretec Seminars
Foretec Seminars, formed in 1997 as a subsidiary of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), currently manages the Global IPv6 Summit in Canada.  Foretec is also responsible for the Python conference series and various functions of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Secretariat, including arranging IETF meetings. 
http://www.foretec.com. 

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