APNIC 62 Call For Presentations
The APNIC Program Committee (PC) is now seeking presentations for the APNIC 62 conference in Mumbai, India. We are looking for content that would suit technical sessions, tutorials, lightning talks, BoFs and panel discussions.
APNIC 62 conference registration is free for selected speakers, however speakers must fund their own travel if presenting in-person. The PC will give preference to in-person presentations over remote presentations.
Key Dates
| Call for Presentations Opens | Wednesday, 15 April 2026 |
| First Round Acceptance | Friday, 15 May 2026 |
| Final Deadline for Submissions | Tuesday, 30 June 2026 |
| Final Round Acceptance | Friday, 17 July 2026 |
| Lightning Talks Deadline for Submissions | Tuesday, 8 September 2026 (12pm UTC +5:30) |
Program Material
The APNIC 62 program is organized in two parts — a workshop week followed by the conference. The three-day conference includes technical sessions, panel discussions, tutorials, and Birds of a Feather (BoF) and Lightning talks sessions.
Topics for conference sessions must be relevant to Internet operations and technologies. The following topics are examples of possible areas of interest.
Core Internet and network infrastructure
- IP core network routing, switching, and transport technologies (such as MPLS, VXLAN, SRv6)
- IPv6 deployment and transition technologies
- Access and transport networks including Cable/DSL, LTE/5G/6G, wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, segment routing
- Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and peering
- DNS, DNSSEC, and RPKI
Network architecture, operations, and automation
- Software-defined networking and network function virtualization
- Network automation and programming
- Research on Internet operations and deployment
- Data centre design, operations, and scaling
Security and resilience
- Cyber security and network security issues, including Network Security Perimeter (NSP‑SEC), Distributed Denial‑of‑Service (DDoS), anti‑spam, anti‑malware, zero trust, and current best practices
Emerging technologies and trends
- Quantum computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in network operations
Policy, governance, and regulation
- Internet governance and regulatory practices impacting network operations
Presentations are expected to last 20 minutes, tutorials are expected to last 90 minutes, and BoFs are expected to last 60 minutes. It's acceptable to submit a talk you've already given or have submitted to another conference.
Lightning Talks
Lightning talks are short talks/presentations on relevant topics that last no more than 10 minutes, including Q&A. This time limit is strictly enforced. Lightning talks are open to all.
Talks on topics that are timely, interesting, or even a little crazy, are invited. The APNIC 62 PC will evaluate all submissions and choose the best submissions. Talks must be relevant to the Internet operations community, as per the program material.
Speakers typically prepare three or four slides. Final slides must be provided with the talk proposal. Please note in your submission if you wish to make a live demonstration.
To submit a Lightning talk, please do so via the conference submission system — please select the LIGHTNING TALK option for your submission.
Submissions
Draft slides MUST be provided with submissions otherwise the PC will be unable to review the submission. For work in progress, the most current information available at the time of submission is acceptable.
All draft slides submitted for PC review must be in PDF or PPT format only. Final slides are to be in PPT format provided one week before the conference starts for publication on the APNIC 62 conference website.
Prospective presenters should note that most speaking slots will be filled well before the final submission deadline. The PC will retain a limited number of slots up to the final submission deadline for presentations that are exceptionally timely, important, or of critical operational importance.
Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the PC by email [apnic-pc @ apnic dot net] or apnic-pc@apnic.net.