[Chapter-delegates] news release: Leading experts highlight regional opportunities in IPv6 deployment

[Gerard Ross]

Hello

For your information, here is a press release we are about to issue  
regarding the INET Asia Regional Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

Regards
- Gerard

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Gerard Ross
Senior Manager, Outreach and Coordinated Communication
Internet Society
Email: ross at isoc.org


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Press release - for immediate distribution
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LEADING EXPERTS HIGHLIGHT REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN IPV6 DEPLOYMENT

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 July 2009 - Leading Internet experts from  
around the world will gather in Kuala Lumpur on 20 July to address one  
of the most important Internet developments currently underway in the  
region.

Led by the Internet Society, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific  
IPv6 Task Force and the Malaysian National Advanced IPv6 Centre of  
Excellence, the INET Asia Regional Conference brings together  
influential regional and international experts from industry,  
government, the technical community, and the private sector under the  
theme "IPv6: The next step".

Implementing IPv6 will ensure the Internet-based services and  
capabilities of organizations, governments and other organizations  
will continue to reach the ever-growing number of people around the  
world with access to the Internet. Until now, most of the Internet has  
operated using Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses. However,  
with the free pool of IPv4 addresses expected to be depleted within a  
couple of years, the need to increase deployment of the far more  
abundant IPv6 addresses is growing everyday.

"The technical community has been pushing for the move to IPv6 for  
many years now," explained Rajnesh Singh, manager of the Internet  
Society's Regional Bureau for Asia. "In the last year or so, the need  
to deploy IPv6 has become an issue that has received widespread media  
and public attention, and the level of awareness on IPv4 to IPv6  
transition issues has now become mainstream."

A high-level event such this highlights the potential for business,  
industry, and governments in this region to show strong leadership in  
the next stage of global IPv6 adoption and deployment.

During the event, diverse speakers will share critical knowledge and  
expertise on the business and economic perspectives of IPv6, future  
applications and services that can evolve and benefit from IPv6, and  
important IPv6 success stories from the region.

The INET Asia Regional Conference is on 20 July 2009, at the Berjaya  
Times Square Hotel and Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from  
09:00 - 17:50 (UTC+8). For more details, including agendas, speaker  
details, please see:

  http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/inet/09/kualalumpur.shtml

Additional information about the Internet Society's efforts around  
IPv6 and INET meetings are available at:

  http://www.isoc.org/ipv6
  http://www.isoc.org/inet


About the Internet Society
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The Internet Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to  
provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and  
policy. With offices in Washington, D.C., and Geneva, Switzerland, it  
is dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of  
the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. More  
information is available at: http://www.isoc.org

Media Contact:
Gerard Ross
Internet Society
ross at isoc.org
+41 22 809 0361