Jim Reid has asked me to forward the following message about this event:
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6UK is of course happy for UKNOF members to attend. However we'd
*really* like to reach the customers of the UKNOF membership. Although
the ISP/telco sector should be aware of the v4 run-out, the message
may not have reached other sectors of British business. And these are
the guys who may most need what 6UK can offer. So if UKNOF members
could pass on details of the lauch event to their customers, that
would be wonderful.
Hope you can help. Ta.
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6UK Launch
Promoting the adoption of the new Internet Protocol in the UK
The Internet is the foundation of current and future communications
infrastructure. Everything using the Internet has a unique identifier,
its IP address. Most devices on the Internet use IPv4 addresses.
However the number of IPv4 addresses which can be issued is drying up
and is expected to be exhausted in 1-2 years.
Future growth of the Internet will then depend on wide use of IPv6
addresses. These are unlikely to ever run out. Although some
organisations have started to plan and deploy IPv6 in their network,
much remains to be done. Everyone using the Internet today needs to
prepare for the introduction of IPv6 before the crunch point when no
more IPv4 addresses will be available.
6UK is a non-profit membership organisation which has been set up to
raise awareness about IPv6 in the UK and provide education and
guidance on how to prepare for it.
The event will launch 6UK to UK business, government, academia and
Internet stakeholders. It will cover what IPv6 is, what the business
case and strategies are and how the UK is positioned to take advantage
it. An overview of 6UK and panel session is designed to allow the
audience to ensure that 6UK will meet their needs for information and
cooperation.
Who should attend?
Senior managers and technologists from UK business, policy makers,
academics and service providers.
The event is free to attend.*
Date: Thursday 11 November 2010
Venue: The Gallery at Imagination
South Crescent
25 Store Street
London, WC1E 7BL
Full details and registration:
http://www.6uk.org.uk/6uk-launch-event/
Generously supported by:
Cable and Wireless Worldwide
A10 Networks
Nominet
Agenda
12:30 - 13:30 Registration/coffee
13:30 - 13:45 Welcome & Introduction
Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and
Creative Industries
13:45 - 14:15 Keynote Address
Vint Cerf, Google
14:15 - 14:30 The IP addressing crunch
Jim Reid, 6UK
14:30 - 15:00 IPv6: The global picture, new economies and the position
of UK
Vesna Manojlovic, RIPE NCC
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee
15:30 - 16:00 IPv6: The business case & migration planning
considerations
Tom Klieber, Comcast
16:00 - 16:15 6UK Overview
Nigel Titley, 6UK
16:15 - 17:15 Panel Session
Vint Cerf, Google
Nigel Titley, 6UK
Tom Klieber, Comcast
Jeremy Sharp, JANET(UK)
Latif Ladid, EU IPv6 Forum
17:15 - 18:30 Drinks
*6UK reserves the right to decline registrations and admission.
