LACNIC Technical Forum

The LACNIC Technical Forum (LTF) is a space for the LACNIC community to share and discuss Internet technologies and implementations. It takes place within the framework of LACNIC events and includes high-level technical presentations on topics such as cybersecurity, IPv6, DNS, the Internet of Things, interconnection, routing, Content Distribution Networks, and regulations. 

LTF is a space promoted by LACNIC in response to community members’ need to strengthen their technical skills and build capacity to manage their networks.

In 2020, LACNIC began a process to review and update the LTF’s operating mechanism with the aim of improving its scope and technical level, as well as ensuring its growth.

This process was completed in 2021, when the LTF began to operate under a structure comprised of a Program Committee and a broad group of evaluators who cover various areas of expertise.

About the Program Committee

The responsibilities of the Program Committee include:

• Preparing the call for presentations
• Disseminating the call for presentations
• Distributing the presentation proposals among the different evaluators
• Searching for new evaluators
• Searching for guest lecturers with presentation on key or novel topics related to Internet development
• Promoting and supporting new figures of the technical community
• Designing and deciding the final content of the FTL program

The Program Committee is made up by six members:

• Three community representatives (one of them selected by the LACNOG Board, the other two by the LACNIC Board), each serving a two-year term
• Four members of the LACNIC staff

Members of the 2024 Program Committee

About the Group of Evaluators

Evaluation of the proposals that are received is delegated to a group of independent evaluators. These evaluators are summoned at the request of the Program Committee based on their areas of specialization. This is an honorary role.

Evaluators will be responsible for:

• Evaluating the proposals they are assigned by the Program Committee
• Following the Program Committee's guidelines on the criteria to be followed for conducting their evaluations
• Presenting their evaluations to the Program Committee on the agreed date

Prior Editions

More information on prior editions of the LACNIC Technical Forum:

• FTL 2023 - LACNIC 39
• FTL 2022 - LACNIC 37
• FTL 2021 - LACNIC 35
• FTL 2020 - LACNIC 33
• FTL 2019 - LACNIC 31
• FTL 2018 - LACNIC 29