BoFs

Birds of a Feather meetings (BOFs) are informal meetings which 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 Open Policy 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, 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
Multihoming techniques 10
PGP Keysigning Party 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10
Network abuse (spam/hacking) 20 | 17 | 14 | 12
Training 22 | 12