[SIG-IX] Re: [apops] APNIC Internet Exchange Point SIG

[Philip Smith <pfs@cisco.com>]

>Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 14:22:59 +1000
>To: apops@lists.apnic.net, sig-ix@lists.apnic.net
>From: Philip Smith <pfs@cisco.com>
>Subject: Re: [apops] APNIC Internet Exchange Point SIG
>Cc: sig-routing@lists.apnic.net, Hideo Ishii <hishii@gblx.ad.jp>
>
>Hi,
>
>Following on from my earlier announcement, I'd like to let you all know 
>that the mailing list for the Internet Exchange Special Interest Group has 
>now been created.
>
>It is sig-ix@lists.apnic.net, and you can join it by using majordomo in 
>the usual way.
>
>The first meeting of the SIG will be held during APRICOT 2002 in Bangkok 
>at the beginning of March. Hideo Ishii and I welcome suggestions or offers 
>of content for the meeting - the first action item will be ofcourse to 
>appoint a chair and co-chair of the group.
>
>best wishes,
>
>philip
>--
>
>At 19:53 04/10/2001 +1000, Philip Smith wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>You may recall that at the last APOPS session during the APNIC meeting in 
>>Taipei we heard reports from several exchange points and had some 
>>discussion on IXPs within the AP region.
>>
>>Following on from this, Hideo Ishii and I requested that APNIC consider 
>>forming an IXP Special Interest Group as there was clear interest in the 
>>whole topic. I proposed this at the APNIC plenary and the audience agreed 
>>that this was a good idea.
>>
>>The SIG mailing list will be created very soon now, but in the meantime 
>>I'd like to ask for volunteers who would be willing to be chair or 
>>co-chair of the Special Interest Group. As with the other APNIC SIGs, the 
>>chair or co-chair is expected to pull the agenda together for the SIG 
>>meeting, and obviously chair the meeting during the 6-monthly APNIC 
>>conferences... Some work is involved, so would suit motivated IXP 
>>operators or supporters... :-)
>>
>>Anyone who is interested, please let either Hideo Ishii or me know.
>>
>>thanks!
>>
>>philip
>>--

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