• The APRICOT 2025 Program Committee (PC) is seeking contributes for presentations and tutorials for APRICOT 2025. It will held in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, from 19 to 27 February 2025.
  • The program committee is looking for professionals who can provide technical guidance, participate as speakers in technical conferences, organize and moderate panel discussions, and lead informal BoF sessions.

What happened

One of the largest international internet conferences in the Asia-Pacific region, APRICOT (Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies) 2025 Program Committee is seeking contributions for presentations and tutorials. The conference schedule includes three parts: Peering Forum, Tutorials, and Conference Tracks. The topics cover various aspects of internet operations and technology, including but not limited to IPv4/IPv6 routing and operation, routing security, internet backbone services, content delivery network technology and operations, network virtualization, network automation/programming, network infrastructure security, and more.

Specifically, peer individual submissions must consist of a single slide listing the operator’s PeeringDB entry. Draft slides for all tutorials and sessions must be provided along with the CFP submission documents to ensure compliance with the submission requirements. The slides must be original works, and all company confidential markings must be removed.The final slides will be provided before the specified deadline for publication on the APRICOT 2025 website.

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Why it’s important

The APRICOT conference is an important event for the Internet technology community in the Asia-Pacific region.It promotes communication and collaboration between network operators, engineers, researchers, and policymakers. The conference provided a platform for participants to learn and update their knowledge by sharing the latest research findings, technological innovations, and industry trends. It also provides a platform to discuss and resolve issues encountered in internet operations, helping to improve the quality and security of internet services across the entire region. Participants can establish new connections through the conference, expand their professional network, which is beneficial for career development and industry innovation. With the rapid development of internet technology, new challenges are constantly emerging.The APRICOT conference enables industry experts to come together to discuss how to address these challenges.