IPv6 Workshop
Room Mistral I

Kurtis Lindqvist (Netnod) and Philip Smith (Cisco)

• Technical Hands-on Workshop
• Hosts
• Network Infrastructure (Dual stack, OSFP, BGP, Transition)

ISP Security Workshop
Room Mistral II

Yusuf Bhaiji (Cisco) and Gaurab Raj Upadhaya (PCH)

• Technical Hands-on Workshop
• ISP Infrastructure Security
• Routers, Servers, Intrusion Detection, etc.

IPv6 Workshop
(continuing)
Room Mistral I

Business Track
Room Mistral I

IPv6 for Business (with TRA)

• Introduction to IPv6 for Business Leaders
• Non-technical Discussion of IPv6 Transition

Kurtis Lindqvist (Netnod) and Philip Smith (Cisco)

Technical Track
Room Mistral II

Broadband Deployment Technologies

Chris Hellberg (Juniper)

IXPs and Peering for Business Leaders
Room Mistral I

• Purpose and Benefits of Peering
• How IXPs Facilitate Peering

Panelists: Gaurab Raj Upadhaya (PCH)
Nigel Titley (Easynet), Remco van Mook (Equinix).

Best Practices in Network Planning and Traffic Engineering
Room Mistral II

Thomas Telkamp (Cariden)

Opening Plenary - Chair: Fahad AlShirawi (MENOG)
Room Mistral I & II

Keynote: Telecommunications Developments in Lebanon
Dr Toufic Chebaro (OGERO)

History of Peering and the Effectiveness of IXes
Kurtis Lindqvist (Netnod)

IXP Session - Chair: Nigel Titley (Easynet)
Room Mistral I & II

Growing an Internet Exchange Point
Henk Steenman (AMS-IX)

Some Past and Present Growth Issues in IXPs in Europe
Serge Radovcic (Euro-IX)

Development of Swedish IXPs
Kurtis Lindqvist (Netnod)

Evolution of NPIX
Gaurab Raj Upadhaya (NPIX)

Technical Operations - Chair: Philip Smith (Cisco)
Room Mistral I & II

Using Open Source Software in Daily ISP Operations
Yaman Hakmi (Cisco)

How Far Have We Come With IPv6?
Gaurab Raj Upadhaya (PCH)

RIPE NCC IPv6 Deployment Experiences
Mark Dranse (RIPE NCC)

32-bit ASN Update
Philip Smith (Cisco)

RIPE NCC Regional Meeting - Chair: Nick Hyrka (RIPE NCC)
Room Mistral I & II

Policy Update and Resource Statistics (Middle East)
Andrew de la Haye (RIPE NCC)

RIPE Labs
Paul Rendek (RIPE NCC)

RIPE NCC Information Services
Mark Dranse (RIPE NCC)

Technical Operations - Chair: Osama Al Dosary (Cisco)
Room Mistral I & II

BeirutIX Update
Dima Saleh (BeirutIX)

Euro-Asian Submarine Cables, an Overview
Giuseppe Valentino (Telecom Italia Sparkle)

Enhancing Collaborative Response to Security Challenges Involving the DNS
Yurie Ito (ICANN)

Routing Table Update
Philip Smith (Cisco)

Closing Plenary - Chair: Paul Rendek (RIPE NCC)
Room Mistral I & II

Keynote: IPv6 Introduction in Lebanon: What Role for TRA?
Dr Kamal S. Shehadi (TRA)

Closing remarks: MENOG Chair and RIPE NCC