The APNIC 60 Program Committee (PC) is seeking presentations, panel discussions, Lightning Talks, and tutorials — particularly content that will suit technical sessions — for the APNIC 60 conference, which will be held from 4 to 11 September 2025 in Da Nang, Viet Nam.
APNIC 60 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 Papers open | Now |
| First round acceptance | 26 May 2025 |
| Final deadline for submissions | 30 June 2025 |
| Final round acceptance | 14 July 2025 |
Program material
The APNIC 60 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.
- IP core network routing and switching
- IPv6 deployment and transition technologies
- Access and transport networks including cable / DSL, LTE / 5G / 6G, wireless, metro Ethernet, fibre, and segment routing
- Cybersecurity and network security issues such as NSP-SEC, DDoS, anti-spam, anti-malware, and Best Current Practices
- Software-defined networking, network function virtualization, and network automation
- Content and service delivery (multicast, voice, video, telepresence, gaming) and cloud computing
- DNS / DNSSEC and RPKI
- Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and peering
- Internet of Things (IoT) architectures, standards, services, security, addressability, and manageability
- Smart city architecture, security, and addressing
- Research on Internet operations and deployment
- Quantum computing
- AI in network operations
Lightning Talks
You can also submit a topic for a Lightning Talk. These short talks/presentations, in which speakers typically prepare three or four slides, are open to all and last no more than 10 minutes, including Q&A (this time limit is strict).
Talks on topics that are timely, interesting, or even a little crazy are invited.
To submit a Lightning Talk, please select the ‘LIGHTNING TALK’ option in the submission system.
Submission
Prospective presenters should note that the majority of 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.
You must include draft slides with your submission in PDF or PPT format only.
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