Dear colleagues,TERENA invites you to submit your abstract for the international TERENA Networking Conference 2013 (TNC2013). The theme of TNC2013 is 'Innovating Together'.The conference will be held from 3 - 6 June 2013 in Maastricht, Netherlands, organised by TERENA and hosted by SURFnet, the Dutch research and education networking organisation.Papers can now be submitted directly to the TNC2013 website:http://tnc2013.terena.org/submit*Deadline for submission is 30 November 2012.*NOTE: In order to submit your abstract you will first have to login to the website.The website uses federated login, which means that we do not provide usernames/passwords any more; instead you can log in using your own institutional account.If your institution is not listed, you can use one of the guest providers such as Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.TNC2013 is the European networking meeting place, bringing together decision makers, networking specialists and managers from all major European networking and research organisations, universities, worldwide sister institutions and industry representatives. Our aim is to showcase European & global collaboration, as well as global developments, current challenges and recent results within the topics and areas covered by the conference. These include:-NREN 3.0 PPP, best organisational practices, NET+, expanding the user base, new service offerings, clouds, brokering, procurements-Open Science, Big Data big data sets, research tools, open science, library management,supporting collaboration, open education, digital preservation-Creating Solutions end-to-end, top 2 bottom, green IT, social impact, mobile working, accessibility, e-education, e-government, e-health-Creating Infrastructures smart networks, sensor networks, dark channels, dark fibres, optical, applications, SDN, AAI, IPv6, intrusion detection & prevention-And other related areas; such as security, privacy, advanced media, real-time collaboration, Grids, digital rights, storage, IPv6, federations.To select the abstracts for presentation at the TNC2013, all submitted abstracts will go through three comprehensive reviews: (1) double-blind (at least two reviewers), (2) non-blind and (3) participative peer reviews. Authors will receive the result of the evaluations by the reviewers of their abstracts.The conference programme will be made up of keynote speakers, invited speakers and submitted papers.*Further Information*See more detailed information about the Call for Papers, topics and guidelines on the TNC2013 website:https://tnc2013.terena.org/web/participate/guidelinesIf you have any questions concerning the conference website please contact: webmaster@terena.orgConcerning all non-technical questions please contact: tnc2013@terena.orgWe look forward to seeing you in Maastricht in 2013!Important DatesExtended abstracts30 November 2012Notification of acceptance25 January 2013Registration commences25 February 2013Submission of full papers16 April 2013Submission of poster pdf6 May 2013Presentation slides*15 May 2013Conference3 - 6 June 2013 * Please note that presentation slides may be updated by the speaker up to 30 minutes before the presentation.

TIP2013 January 13 - January 17, 2013The Winter 2013 APAN /ESnet /Internet2 technical meeting, known as TIP2013, is hosted by the University of Hawaii, from Saturday, January 12 through Friday, January 18. Plenary sessions will be from 8:30 am to 5 pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; tutorials will be held all day on Sunday and several Workshops will be held both before (Saturday/Sunday) and after (Thursday/Friday) the plenary sessions. A number of co-located workshops, meetings, and gatherings are expected both before and after TIP2013. The event will be held at the East-West Center (located at 1601 East-West Road on the University's Manoa campus). News▶ The Call for Proposals is NOW CLOSED. Review of proposals will take several weeks but we hope to alert successful applicants by 5 October, 2012. Thank you!▶ Keynote speakers have been confirmed for each day of TIP2013: Michael McRobbie (IU) on Monday, Paul Vixie (ICANN) on Tuesday, and Ian Foster (UChicago/ANL) on Wednesday.▶ A Call for Proposals has been issued; all submissions must be received by September 14, 2012 to be eligible for consideration.▶ Registration information will be posted in October.▶ Lodging information will be posted in October. This MeetingPROPOSALS: Descriptions for the focus areas are currently being developed; however, please feel free to submit proposals on the posted topics as they will be duly considered. Submissions for Tutorials (all day on Sunday; 90-minute, 1/2-day and full-day options considered) are being actively recruited; you can email the program committee about these or submit a proposal, indicating a Tutorial/InDepth as "Session Type." In general, if you would like to give a presentation or tutorial, or organize a BoF, SIG, or side-meeting, submit your proposals HERE. If you have questions, please send questions to: tip2013-questions@internet2.eduFocal AreaCo-ChairsNetwork Research and Emerging TechnologiesFrancis Lee Bu Sung, Brian Tierney, and Scott Brim,Network Architecture and OperationsYasuichi KITAMURA, Mike Bennett, and Paul SchopisR&E Network ApplicationsKoji Okamura, Ezra Kissel, and Eli Dart/Lauren Rotman Co-Located Meetings/Workshops ▶ ESCC Meeting, Thursday, January 17 (8:30 AM) through Friday, January 18 (5 PM)▶ Network Performance Workshops: Saturday, January 12 (8:30 AM) through Sunday, January 13 (Noon) AND Thursday January 17 (8:30 AM) through Friday, January 18 (Noon)▶ IPv6 Workshop, Thursday, January 17 (8:30 AM) through Friday, January 18(Noon)▶ OpenFlow Workshop, Saturday January, 12 -- and (TransPAC-sponsored, APAN-only version) -- Thursday, January 17▶ Other workshops under consideration -- will be announced SOON!

Invitation Letters for APAN 35- TIP2013Please note that in order to provide invitation letters required for visa processing to attend the APAN 35 - TIP2013 Meeting, the organizers have set up the following link.https://www.hawaii.edu/tip2013/invitations/This link is also available on the APAN35-TIP2013 web page.Colleagues,Once again, the APAN and Joint Techs meetings will converge in Honolulu to form the Techs in Paradise (TIP) 2013 conference, hosted by the University of Hawaii. By bringing these meetings together into one location, TIP 2013 encourages greater global dialogue, facilitates technical collaboration across the Pacific and provides an important discussion forum for issues of concern to R&E network stakeholders in this region of the world. The meeting will take place from January 13 ? 16, 2013.To ensure a dynamic and thought-provoking program, planning is already underway. We are currently inviting abstract proposals for: a) full or "lightning round" presentations, b) tutorials (90-minute, 1/2-day and full-day), c) lunchtime meetings (SIGs, BoFs and Working Groups), d) posters and e) co-located meetings and workshops. TIP2013 will include two (2) concurrent netcast sessions and, if possible, a third (smaller non-taped) session to increase the number of talks, papers, posters, and side meetings available and expand the opportunities for dialogue across the communities.The following topics have been identified as being of particular interest, although proposals in other areas relating to research and education networking are also invited:-Network Research and Emerging Technologies (including Software Defined Networking / OpenFlow; Security in R&E Networking; Network Performance and Measurement; and "Future Internet")-Network Architecture and Operations (including 100G implementation experiences; IPv6; Network performance and utilization; R&E network infrastructure and connectivity updates; and Pacific Islands connectivity)-R&E Network Applications (including Astronomy; Ocean observatories; Climate and environment; Disaster management; e-Medicine and e-Health; e-Culture and performance; Global collaboration; and e-Learning)Please submit your abstract for review by September 14, 2012 using the link athttp://events.internet2.edu/2013/tip/focus-areas.cfm. Abstracts must include collaborators or intended demonstrations. Submissions will be judged by a formal program committee process based on relevance to posted focus areas and audience areas of interest.Registration for TIP2013 will be announced in Septmber; information on the conference hotel will be announced as soon as it is posted.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email tip2013-questions@internet2.edu or visit the meeting website at: http://events.internet2.edu/2013/tip/We look forward to hearing from you!Jacqueline Brown (APAN), Inder Monga (ESnet), and Steve Wolff (Internet2)on behalf of the TIP2013 Program Committee                    

The program for the eResearch Australasia 2012 emPower eResearch Conference is now available on the conference website! click hereThis year's program is packed to the brim with interesting speakers and topics. Kick start the conference by attending Sunday's BoF sessions starting from 3.30pm, then meet friends and colleagues at the Welcome Reception from 6.00-7.30pm. The Official Opening of the Program is at 8.30am on Monday 29 October. Featured speakers include:Dr Cliff Jacobs - Senior Advisor Geoscience from the National Science Foundation (NSF), USANSF encourages the community to envision and create an environment where low adoption thresholds and new capabilities act together to greatly increase the productivity and capability of researchers and educators working at the frontiers of Earth system science. This initiative is EarthCube. Prof Jeffrey Shaw - Dean, Creative Media from the City University of Hong Kong, ChinaIn a prolific oeuvre of widely exhibited and critically acclaimed works (www.jeffrey-shaw.net). Professor Shaw has pioneered and set benchmarks for the creative use of digital media technologies in the fields of virtual and augmented reality, immersive visualization environments, navigable cinematic systems and interactive narrative.Mr Rudolf Simper - Director, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, FranceRudolf will present the principles of synchrotron radiation research, and then show some key examples of research on societal challenges of advanced materials, life sciences, and energy. Prof Anne Trefethen - Chief Information Officer and a Professor of Scientific Computing at the University of OxfordProfessor Trefethen has worked for almost 20 years in industry and academia with a focus on numerical algorithms and software, computational science and high-performance computing.Don't miss out on the Australian eResearch Forum which will be held on Tuesday 30 October where leading eResearch practitioners and researchers will meet to share ideas on how to help researchers collect, manage, share, process, analyse, store, find and re-use information.The conference has experiences a substantial increase of high quality sponsors this year, all of which share a common interest in eResearch. To see current sponsors, click here.To view the current program, please visit the conference website by clicking here.Don't forget early bird registration closes on Sunday 30 September so register today to ensure you receive the discounted registration. To register now, click here.A flyer with this information is also attached. Please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues. If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the Conference Secretariat on 02 6281 6624 or conference@conlog.com.au.We look forward to welcoming you to Sydney in October. Kind regards, The Conference Logistics TeamConference LogisticsPO Box 6150, Kingston ACT 2604T +61 2 6281 6624 | F +61 2 6285 1336 | E conference@conlog.com.au | W www.conferencelogistics.com.au

 Wednesday 12th Dec 2012 to Friday 14th Dec 2012Singaporewww.ieee-icon.org The 18th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON2012) will be held in Singapore. One day of tutorials and two days of technical presentations are planned for the conference. The conference will also include invited speakers and special sessions. ICON2012 will provide an open forum for researchers, engineers and academia to exchange the latest innovations and research advancements on next-generation computer network architectures, protocols and algorithms (wired, wireless, ad-hoc, mesh, sensor), content networking and multimedia delivery technologies, as well as centralized and distributed networked systems, applications and services. Contributions describing original research, surveys and applications are solicited.The proceedings of ICON2012 will be included in IEEE Xplore. Important DatesSpecial / Plenary Sessions Proposal DueMay 01, 2012Tutorials Proposal DueMay 01, 2012Full Paper DueJune 01, 2012Notification of AcceptanceAugust 15, 2012Camera-Ready Paper DueOctober 01, 2012TutorialDecember 12, 2012ConferenceDecember 13-14, 2012  

Thimphu, BhutanFollowing the successful workshops held in May 2012 in Myanmar, Lao and Cambodia, TEIN3 is to organise another edition in Bhutan.The workshop aims are as follows:- facilitate the establishment of the local NREN DrukREN- convince local research and education communities of the potential of research and education networking- promote the connection of NRENs to TEIN3 and TEIN4 and use of the international connectivityFor more information on the event, please click here.To view the agenda, please click here.For any queries please contact the Workshop Organisers at tein3@sigma-orionis.com

※ This article is in the APAN website.(original: http://www.apan.net/meetings/Colombo2012/ )APAN-34th Meeting Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka25th - 29th August, 2012 The 34th APAN Meeting will be held from the 25th to 29th August 2012, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the paradise of the Indian Ocean.This 5-day event will highlight tutorials, oral presentations and demonstrations covering advanced network technologies and applications. There will be plenty of opportunity to interact with researchers and practitioners from Asia Pacific and beyond during this meeting.APAN 34th programme spans network and application technologies, as well as case studies of advanced networking in areas such as:● Application: Medical, High Definition TV, Middleware, e-Culture and Agriculture.● Technology: IPv6, Network Security, Future Internet Testbed, Unified Communications and Sensor Networks. The Annual APAN Network Research Workshop is held on 25th August, 2012. More... The APAN Cyber-performance, "Dancing Across Oceans - II" will also be an attraction of this programme. If you have any questions, please contact the APAN Secretariat team at sec AT apan.net© Copyright 2009-2012 APAN | sec@apan.net | Last updated: 22 Jun 2012

The 2nd Governors’ Meeting will be held in Colombo, Sri LankaIt will be held just after the TEIN4 Project Meeting on 25th August, and you may find detail meeting information (venue, logistics, reimbursement) in the attached TEIN3/ TEIN4 meeting agenda.Time ScheduleTEIN3 Technical Committee Meeting – Session chaired by David West09.00 – 09.05  Welcome and Introductions09.05 – 09.10  Review of agenda and minutes09.10 – 09.45  TEIN3 Project Manager’s Report – David West, DANTE09.45 – 10.30  Partner Updates10.30 – 11.00  Tea/coffee11.00 – 11.30  TEIN3/TEIN4 transition David West and B K Kim11.30 – 12.00  TEIN3 NOC report – Dr Zhonghui Li,12.00 – 12.30  TEIN3 HRD programme update 2012 – Kanchana Kanchanasut12.30 – 14.00  Lunch14.00 - 15.30  TEIN4 Technical Committee Meeting - Session chaired by B K Kim15.30 – 16.00  Tea/coffee16.00- 17.30  2nd Governors’ Meeting – Session chaired by Francis Lee(Agenda)  - 1. Opening  - 2. Report from TEIN*CC: Budget/Accounting  - 3. Sustainability - TEIN5  - 4. Resolution (if any)  - 5. Closing Other arrangements:1. VenueThe meeting is being held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, ColomboAddress: No. 77, Galle Road, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka.Telephone: +94 112 437 437Fax: +94 112 449 280e-mail: grand@cinnamonhotels.comWebsite: Cinnamon Grand, Colombo 2. LogisticsAccommodation, visa support etc. are obtainable viahttp://apan.net/meetings/Colombo2012/VenueInformation.phpThanks to APAN and local organisers for its organisational assistance. 3. Reimbursement of beneficiary expensesMeeting expenses for one representative of each beneficiary partner will bereimbursed from TEIN3 budgets in accordance with the terms set out in the partners’agreements with DANTE. Up to 4 per diems may be claimed without prior agreementwith DANTE. The per diem for Sri Lanka is 82 Euro per night. The claim form forreimbursements can be downloaded at the following link (when logged in):http://www.tein3.net/server/show/nav.2217Claims must be made in accordance with the instructions on the claim form. 4. TEIN3 ReceptionA TEIN3 reception is being planned, and is likely to take place in the evening eitherno 25 or 26 August. Details will follow. 5. Bilateral Meetings with TEIN*CCTEIN*CC has planned bilateral meetings with all TEIN4 partners during the APANmeetings in Colombo. Please contact with BK Kim to make the meeting schedules. 

1.VENUE OF THE GOVERNORS MEETING:Address: 1st F, Sangam DMC High Tech Industry Center, 1580 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, KoreaWebsite: http://www.teincc.org 2.HOTEL ACCOMMODATION:Special rates have been arranged with the Stanford Hotel Seoul for the guest in the   governors’ meeting and opening ceremony. For your reservation, you can reach the hotel at www.stanfordseoul.com 3.LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETATION:The working language for the meeting is English. Interpretation will be provided only from English to Korean for Korean audiences.4. VISA AND IMMIGRATION INFORMATION:Entry visa may be necessary for participants from some countries to visit Korea. To check the visa requirements, please contact the Korean Embassy in your country. Kindly visit the website of http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/visa/apply/index.jsp for more details.  ● Re inquiries for your invitation letter, you should contact Ms. Bo Young Choi (bbo02@teincc.org).5.ATTENDANCE INFORMATION WITH FOOD PREFERENCEPlease, indicate your attendance with your food preference by 17 April, 2012 to Ms. Bo Young Choi (bbo02@teincc.org) to finalize necessary arrangement INCLUDING FOOD 6.REIMBURSEMENT OF BENEFICIARY EXPENSEMeeting expenses for one representative of each TEIN4 beneficiary partners will be reimbursed in accordance with the terms set out in the partners’ agreements with EC.Flight for economy round trip and per diem for two nights is to be reimbursed for one representative of one partner.  ● Re inquiries for your per diem, please contact Ms. Bo Young Choi (bbo02@teincc.org). 7.TRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORT:From the Incheon Airport (IIAC) to the Stanford Hotel Seoul or Venue (Sangam DMC High Tech Industry Center), take a limousine bus #6012, taxi, or airport train (AREX).  For further information is available at the following url.  http://www.airport.kr/iiacms/pageWork.iia?_scode=C1203020000   Program of 1st TEIN4 Governors Meeting Date: 3 May 2012 14:30 – 17:30Venue: 1F, Sangam DMC High Industry Center, 1580 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul,             KoreaInterim Chair: Francis Lee1.      To introduce Governors2.      Selection of the Chair(s) of the Governors’ MeetingChair: the Chair of the Governors’ Meeting1.      Opening2.      ResolutionsA.      BylawsB.      Selection of the Steering Committee Members3.      Report from TEIN*CC4.      Closing  Program of Opening Ceremony  Date: 4 May 2012 10:30 – 13:30Venue: 7F, Sangam DMC High Industry Center, 1580 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul,Korea 10:30~10:40        Introduction10:40~11:00        Report from TEIN*CC11:00~11:30        Welcome Address (KCC)                                                  Opening Address (TEIN*CC)                                                 Greetings (EC/EU)                                                 Greetings (Seoul City) 11:30~13:30        Luncheon