Daily recap
Welcome to the first daily recap of LACNIC 29!
This Monday 30 April, more than 500 participants joined us for the start of the event at the Hotel Hard Rock Cafe in Panama City, where highlights included four tutorials and the Peering Forum which were held in parallel.
The morning began with a session for newcomers attended by 120 participants. Oscar Robles, LACNIC CEO, welcomed everyone to the event, after which members of the LACNIC staff presented a brief overview of the activities scheduled for the week.
Tutorials
During the morning, the hands-on tutorial Changing Internet Policies was offered in the form of a workshop to explain and share ideas on the topics currently under discussion in the region. Guided by Public Policy chairs Juan Peirano and Paola Pérez together with LACNIC policy coordinator Gianina Pensky, attendees worked in groups and exchanged opinions about some of the policy proposals that will be presented at the Public Forum.
The Advanced IPv6 tutorial began in parallel and continued throughout the rest of the morning and the entire afternoon. Led by instructors Alejandro Acosta, Alejandro D´Egidio, Jordi Palet, Enzo Picero, and Ariel Weher, the tutorial reviewed the operation of the protocol and addressed topics such as transition mechanisms, IPv6 in xDSL networks, IPv6 addressing plans and others.
During the tutorial on Resource Administration / Mi LACNIC, Sergio Rojas and Rodrigo Zambrana of LACNIC provided an in-depth explanation of the features offered by Mi LACNIC, the resource management system launched last year by LACNIC.
Another event highlight – the Peering Forum – took place throughout the day. This year was the first time that the Forum was divided into half a day of conferences and half a day of meetings to negotiate interconnection agreements.
At the start of the activity, LACNIC announced an agreement with Google to work on strengthening digital markets in countries of Central America and the Caribbean by developing different training initiatives. In each of the three countries where the experience will be implemented (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Trinidad and Tobago), LACNIC and Google will offer a one-and-a-half-day course on interconnection and a half-day workshop on entrepreneurship and digital marketing.
The Peering Forum provides network operators and other industry members the chance to meet, share ideas and experiences, and discuss future Internet interconnection activities.
In the afternoon, activities included the BGP/RPKI tutorial, which was divided into two parts. During the first session, instructors presented an introduction to the BGP protocol, as well as recommendations and current best practices for carrier/ISP environments and end-user organizations. In the second part, they shared some trends in routing security.
The day ended with a welcome cocktail at the Bits Rooftop Lounge, where attendees were able to share a relaxed moment with their colleagues from around the region.
We invite you to join us tomorrow at 13:30 UTC for the opening ceremony. We also remind you that you can visit the LACNIC stand, where throughout the week we will be providing information about LACNIC services and activities.
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Thanks for reading,
The LACNIC Team.
Welcome to the second daily recap of LACNIC 29!
Tuesday 1st May started with the LACNIC 29 opening ceremony with the participation of the following authorities:
- Wardner Maia, Chairman of the LACNIC Board
- Irvin A. Halman, General Manager of the National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG) and President of the Latin America and the Caribbean Electronic Government Network (GEALC Network)
- Ariel Graizer, President of LAC-IX
Wardner Maia recalled that the LACNIC 12 event had been held in Panama in 2009 and highlighted the growth of LACNIC's membership base from close to 1,200 members at the time to more than 7,700 today. He also highlighted the work done with regards to IPv6, noting that 91% of the organization’s 7,700 members have been assigned IPv6 addresses by LACNIC and that 42% of these are being announced. “However, our commitment is to continue working to connect the 40% of Latin American and Caribbean citizens who are still not connected to the Internet,” added the chairman of the LACNIC board.
Next up was keynote speaker Lee Howard with his presentation Some Predictions about IPv4, IPv6, and Your Boss. During his presentation, Howard analyzed metrics for assessing the risks, competitiveness and cost of implementing IPv6, and offered relevant information to encourage companies to make IPv6 a priority.
Also during the morning, a panel on IPv6 Deployment Strategies was held with the participation of Enzo Picero (ZGH SpA), Miguel Álvarez (Ufinet) and Alejandro D´Egidio (Telecentro), moderated by Alejandro Acosta of LACNIC.
Parallel activities included the FIRST training course and the meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Internet Exchange Point Operators. During this first day of activities organized together with FIRST, the leading global computer security incident response organization, Marteen Van Horenbeeck, board member at the organization, presented the Basic Course on CSIRTs.
Public Policy Forum
The Public Policy Forum began at 11:30 local time and continued throughout the day.
After some opening remarks and a brief presentation of the meeting agenda, it was time to introduce Ariel Weher, co-chair elect whose term will begin once the Public Forum in Panama City is over.
Following is a list of the policy proposals presented at the forum and their outcomes:
- LAC-2018-4: Review and correction of errors in the IPv6 policy. After considering the comments heard in the room and those submitted on the policy list, it was decided that the proposal had reached consensus and would enter the last call for comments period.
- LAC-2018-7: Clarification of IPv6 sub-assignments for IPv6 . Consensus was not reached, so this proposal will be sent back to the list for further discussion.
- LAC-2018-1: Proposal to create a Global Internet Registry (GIR). Consensus was not reached, so this proposal will be sent back to the list for further discussion.
- LAC-2018-5: Registration and validation of “abuse-c” and “abuse-mailbox”. Consensus was not reached, so this proposal will be sent back to the list for further discussion.
- LAC-2018-3: IP-based geolocation. After considering the comments heard in the room and those submitted on the policy list, it was decided that the proposal had reached consensus and would enter the last call for comments period.
- LAC-2018-6: Simplification of the PDP. The proposal was abandoned by the author.
- LAC-2018-10: Simplifying the PDP (Mailing List + Forum Option) After considering the comments heard in the room and those submitted on the policy list, it was decided that the proposal had reached consensus and would enter the last call for comments period.
- LAC-2018-2: Update the policy on transfers due to mergers/acquisitions Consensus was not reached, so this proposal will be sent back to the list for further discussion.
- LAC-2018-8: Update to the policy on IPv4 assignments to End Users Consensus was not reached, so this proposal will be sent back to the list for further discussion.
- LAC-2018-9: Update to the policy on initial IPv4 allocations to ISPs After considering the comments heard in the room and those submitted on the policy list, it was decided that the proposal had reached consensus and would enter the last call for comments period
For more information on these proposals, go to: https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/list
To subscribe to the Policy Mailing List: https://mail.lacnic.net/mailman/listinfo/politicas
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Thanks for reading,
The LACNIC Team
Welcome to the daily recap of the third day at LACNIC 29!
Wednesday morning kicked off with the LACNIC Technical Forum. The forum's new format allowed addressing topics previously outside the scope of the technical debates at these meetings, among them DNS and HTTP2.
Morning highlights included the presentation by keynote speaker Nicolás Waisman, To Live and Die for Threat Modeling. Waisman began his talk by recalling the early days of computer security to help participants understand how attackers have been adapting to changes in technology.
Likewise, within the framework of the Technical Forum, LACNIC signed a cooperation agreement with LAC-IX and the Internet Society to work jointly and coordinate activities to promote the development of Internet traffic exchange points in the region and encourage their adoption of best practices. The three organizations plan to work together to generate cooperation mechanisms and establish common programs for developing IXPs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In parallel, the FIRST Symposium met for its second day of activities during which attendees participated in a plenary session and discussed various topics related to computer security incident management.
In the afternoon, keynote speaker Job Snijders gave a presentation titled Global Routing Security - Challenges & Solutions. Snijders' presentation addressed routing system security and several issues which may be caused by operational errors or malicious activities.
Finally, attendees had the chance to participate in the ASO review, the purpose of which was to review the structural implications of the issues identified by consultancy firm ITEMS International. A team comprising LACNIC staff and members of the community will prepare a final report detailing, among other things, the outcomes of the consultation and the region's final proposal. The LACNIC Board will ratify the report before submitting it to the NRO for collective consideration together with the proposals of the other RIR communities.
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Thanks for reading,
The LACNIC Team
Welcome to the fourth LACNIC 29 daily recap!
During the morning, the RIR updates were presented, along with reports from the IANA, the ASO AC, and the NRO. Other important activities that began in the morning included the LAC Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) meeting, the meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Internet Exchange Point Operators, and the LAC-AAWG forum.
Highlights of the second day of the LACNIC Technical Forum included the presentation by keynote speaker Bob Hinden: IPv6, Internet Security, and the Internet of Insecure Things. Hinden spoke about IPv6 and the current challenges it is facing, as well as various security issues stemming from the IoT.
The day also welcomed the Peering tutorial, the tutorial on IPv6 for Decision Makers, and the special session titled Be Part of the Future of the Internet: Start Using Your IPv6 Prefix, where participants discussed the best way to announce IPv6 prefixes consistent with current industry best practices.
Likewise, the IT Women session was held during the afternoon before a full house. Adriana Rivero, Head of Community Development, shared the initiatives LACNIC is currently working on to promote diversity and address the digital gender divide. Then Maria Julia Morales of Observatic presented the results of a survey conducted among those who are part of the IT Women list.
Thanks for reading,
The LACNIC Team.
