BOFs
Birds of a Feather meetings (BOFs) are informal meetings that are convened for a variety of purposes such as exchanging information and discussing new ideas or particular issues. They can be proposed and convened at short notice and there is no formal requirement for submission of papers or posting to mailing lists (however, the results of BOFs are reported to the Member Meeting session of each APNIC Meeting).
BOFs serve as a means to conduct ad hoc and informal meetings, and also as a useful means to gauge interest in a particular topic or idea prior to the establishment of a new SIG.
BOFs are also an important part of the process of forming a new Special Interest Group (SIG). When a new SIG has been recommended, a preliminary BOF should be held to determine interest in the proposed subject area, the readiness of individuals to volunteer as chair, and to develop a charter. A new SIG cannot be created unless a BOF has been held.
| BOF | APNIC meetings where BOFs have met |
|---|---|
| APOPs | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | |
| Certificate Authority (CA)/PKI | 23 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| CRISP/EPP | 19 | 17 |
| Distributed DNS | 14 |
| Exchange points | 10 (Note: Internet Exchange Point discussions now take place the IX SIG) |
| Internet Routing Registry | 14 |
| Internet Self-Regulation | 10 |
| Membership agreement | 11 | 10 |
| Membership Petition |
30 |
| Multihoming techniques | 10 |
| PGP Keysigning Party | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 |
| Network abuse (spam/hacking) | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Training | 22 | 12 |
APNIC Conferences
It is a very interesting time for the Internet, with new approaches being proposed to manage IPv4 address exhaustion, encourage IPv6 adoption, or just make things more efficient for everyone. The community decides how Internet resources are managed. As a member of the community, you can propose changes to APNIC's policies to ensure they suit the community's needs.
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