• Selamat datang di APRICOT 2026 di Jakarta, Indonesia! • Join us for anexciting lineupof technical conference sessions covering all aspects of Internet operations. • APRICOT 2026 highlights The conference kicks off on Monday with theOpening Ceremony and Plenary. • Keynote speakersMukhammad Andri Setiawan, Chief Information Officer at Universitas Islam Indonesia, will explore the impact of an AI-driven industrial shift on the role of the network engineer, andJim Cowie, founder of theInternet History Initiative, will share lessons from the worlds of library science and digital preservation that are relevant to the network operator community. • Monday also includes theAPRICOT Plenarywith presentations on deep space networking, happenings at the IETF, BGP in 2025, and how AI is a teacher and a trickster. • On Tuesday, get an update on Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and connectivity during twoAPRICOT Peering Forums.
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- APRICOT 2026, the Asia‑Pacific Internet conference, opened in Jakarta with a plenary featuring keynotes from Mukhammad Andri Setiawan on AI‑driven industrial change and Jim Cowie on digital preservation. The three‑day event covered deep‑space networking, IETF updates, BGP trends, and AI’s role in operations. Tuesday highlighted Internet Exchange Points and LEO network resilience, while Wednesday focused on network management, security, and segment routing tutorials. Thursday concluded with APNIC AGM sessions and updates on the APNIC Secretariat. Parallel Special Interest Groups discussed routing security, cooperation, and NIR statistics, and two policy proposals-Prop‑164 and Prop‑168-were slated for debate at the APNIC Open Policy Meeting.
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