Dear Colleagues: Following the successful Internet Society panels on IPv6 held in San Francisco during IETF 74 and on Securing the DNS held in Stockholm during IETF 75. I want to make you aware of an upcoming ISOC panel scheduled during IETF 76 in Hiroshima, Japan: Subject: Internet Bandwidth Growth: Dealing with Reality Place: Orchid Room, ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hiroshima, Japan Time: Tuesday, 10 November 2009, during the IETF lunch break The possibility of the Internet's impending collapse due to the explosive growth in Internet bandwidth use is a recurring high- profile theme in the popular media. However, the reality of measuring and understanding Internet bandwidth growth and its implications at macro-scales is complex. While policy debates around issues such as "network neutrality" are underway, network operators are already managing their networks to address issues raised by bandwidth-intensive applications. This briefing session will share, in accessible terms, the realities of measuring bandwidth growth on the Internet today, as well as efforts to identify and deal with issues it raises, addressing questions such as: o Is there anything different about bandwidth growth today that will cause problems not faced in the past? o Are there better ways than those currently employed by network operators to manage issues raised by bandwidth-intensive applications? o How does related work underway in the IETF factor into these issues? Panelists will include: o Leslie Daigle, ISOC (Moderator) o Kenjiro Cho, IIJ o Danny McPherson, Arbor Networks o Richard Woundy, Comcast o Lars Eggert, Nokia Research Center, IETF Transport Area Director Online Registration Opens on 30 October 2009. Due to high demand and limited space at previous panel events, the Internet Society is providing advance information about registration. Online registration will be open on 30 October 2009 in two blocks. To account for the broad range of home timezones of IETF participants, half of the available spaces available will be open for registration at 0000 UTC on 30 October 2009 with the remaining spaces made available at 1200 UTC on 30 October 2009. Russ Housley IETF Chair _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf