“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” SESSIONS

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Women in IT (WinIT)
Coordinators: Vivien Chiam (IDRC) and Laina Raveendran Greene (GetIT)
Room:             Makati
Time:               6:30 - 9:30pm
There will be dinner served, sponsored by Ascend Communications. There will
be a keynote speech by Dr Amelia Ancog, Undersecretary for Science and Technology, Philippines. Following dinner, there will be a panel discussion on “The importance of networking in the IT revolution.”

The panel will comprise:
Ms Janet Stenzel, Executive Director of PECC
Ms Barbara Dooley, Executive Director of CIX
Ms Vivien Chiam, ASEAN coordinator for the Cn_Asian Businesswomens network
Ms Lee Tuthill, Counsello, WTO
The panel will be moderated by Mrs Lilia Ramos.

*TLDs
Coordinator:  Toru Takahashi , International Association of Japan                         [toru@tokyonet.ad.jp]
Room:            Rizal B
Time:              8:00 pm   9:30 pm
This BOF is a follow on to the BOF held at the Kuala Lumpur APNIC meeting. The intent is to provide an informal setting in which people and organizations interested in discussing national top-level domain issues can do so.

PGP Key Signing
Coordinator:  Mathias Koerber, Singnet [mathias@singnet.com.sg]
Room:            Rizal C
Time:              8:00 pm   9:30 pm
This BOF will be used for people to exchange “Pretty Good Privacy” public  keys.

Internet Telephony
Coordinator: Ronald Weaver  [rweaver@netrue.com]
Room:           Rizal A
Time:             8:00 pm   9:30 pm                                                                    

How ISPs can become Telcos -  through Internet Telephony                     Providing a bridge between the Internet infrastructure and today's telecommunications system, Internet Telephony is an exciting new technology. By implementing IP telephony technology, ISPs are able to get into the most profitable industry - telecommunications services. This special session will give you insight into IP telephony technology and explore various business opportunities. You can have your questions answered by industry experts. Find out:

1. What products are available for a production system today, and what technologies are still in demo stages?
2. What is Quality of Service for single IP phone calls and for global Internet telephony networks?
3. How much money can ISPs make from IP solutions?
4. How much of an investment is needed to get started?

APOPS
Coordinator:  Barry Raveendran Greene, Cisco [bgreene@cisco.com]
Room:            Rizal C
Time:              8:00   9:30 pm
This BOF will provide an informal and friendly meeting place where the operational people of the various networks in the AP region can get together to relate common experiences/difficulties/tips/techniques.

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