The meeting will be hosted by CenterGate Research Group.
Meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current backbone engineering practices.
The conference draws over 600 participants, mainly consisting of engineering staff from large national service providers, and members of the research and education community. The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree Paradise Valley. Presentations should highlight issues relating to technology already deployed or soon to be deployed in core Internet backbones and exchange points. The deadline for proposals is April 9, 2001. While the majority of speaking slots will be filled by April 9, a limited number of slots will be available after that date for topics that are exceptionally timely and important.