60th Asia Pacific Advanced Network Meeting (APAN60)

Registration Conference

Call for Presentations, Panels, Workshops, Sessions, Training for the APAN60 Meeting

Research and Education have become ever more collaborative, cross-institutional, and international. They depend on advanced, high-quality, and high-performance networks to reach collaborators, teachers, students, as well as access to key research infrastructure. The recent pandemic situation further demonstrated the immense value of networks to support research, education, and societies as they maintain connectivity and communication across cities, nations, and continents.

The Members of APAN have been delivering the National Research and Education (NREN) services to their member institutions for many years, and continually evolve to support the explosion in Research and Education demands.

APAN focuses on actual researchers, educators, and technical support staff, bringing together those who need networks with those who build them. APAN60 will be an in-person conference, and for those with travel restrictions will be able to participate via our online platform.

Important Dates

Submissions due : 4th May 2025
Submission status : 12th May 2025

For Submission

Session Proposal Presentation Proposal

Target Audience

Researchers Educators and students
Network Managers and Engineers
Computing and storage service providers
University administrators and leaders
NREN leaders and developers
Software developers and engineers
Trainers and Workforce developers
Librarians and data managers
Industry suppliers of R&E capabilities

Why you should participate

To learn share, connect and develop new collaborations across the Asia-Pacific region including research and teaching universities; libraries; science and cultural institutions; technology businesses; policy and government staff.
To share discoveries and insights to see demonstrations of modern research and education technologies to participate in workshops and develop your skills.

Submissions are sought on anything related to the use of networks in research and education in any discipline or domain. Suggested areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Education	The areas of interest include the digital learning environment ?? such as Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Analytics (LA), Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) ??eduID, Open Educational Resources (OER) and more.
Science/ Research	Research domains ??e.g. agriculture, telemedicine/health, disaster management, food security, biosciences, physics, humanities and social sciences, arts and culture; Big data, AI/ML, algorithm development; Research Data management and sharing, open access, eResearch;
Technology	Advanced Network design and technologies, SDN, IoT/IoE; HPC, Cloud, Visualisation; Smart campuses, Smart Cities; Infrastructure scalability, performance, and robustness
Marketing & Communication	Content MUST be relevant to National Research & Education Network How to develop brand identity targeting and NREN?�s vision, mission, values and goals. Creating and maintaining a website, social media accounts, newsletters, blogs, podcasts, videos, webinars, and other online platforms that showcase the REN?�s achievements, services, projects, events, and opportunities. Engaging and collaborating with NREN members, partners, influencers, and other stakeholders to raise awareness. How do conduct market research and analysis to understand the needs, preferences, and expectations of the NREN. How to design & Implement marketing campaigns and communications plans that align with NREN?�s objectives and budget using appropriate tools, and methods. In support communities: Network Engineers, Research Software Engineers, Research Librarians, etc.
Governance, Policy and Security	Cyberspace Governance and policy; R&E infrastructure sustainability. Cybersecurity, information security, securing NRENs and institutions

Delivery Choices

The conference will offer a range of delivery choices, including:

Individual presentations
Workshops, training
Meetings
Lightning talks, virtual posters, showcases and demonstrations
Hackathons, Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF)/Special-Interest-Group (SIG) and panel sessions
Any other idea you may have ??we are very flexible!

You will be asked to nominate your preference(s) and suggestions when submitting. The Review committee will evaluate submissions and can help recommend the best choice if you are unsure.

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