Rocky Mountain 2011 IPv6 Summit

Now is the Time for IPv6

The Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force (RMv6TF) hosted our 4th annual IPv6 Technology Conference.

When/Where:

• Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver Colorado
• April 25-27, 2011

Why Attend:

• To learn about IPv6 to gain practical information to help you with your IPv6 transition

• To help your organization with their government mandate or business requirement for IPv6

• To prepare you for the proper way to deploy dual-stack networks and operating systems

• To ensure that you have a career path in network technology that spans the next 10 years

• To collaborate with others in the IPv6 field

The transition to IPv6 has already begun and its completion is inevitable. We want you to be ahead of these technology trends rather than reacting after the ball is already rolling. You need to know more about IPv6 to be able to understand how the powerful wave will transform communications over the next 20 years.

What The Attendees Receive:

• Three-day educational event

•       Optional - One entire day of pre-conference tutorials (for an additional fee)

•       Two-day general session on IPv6 - tracks for various audiences

•       Additional hands-on sessions on 3rd day - See below for details

• Lunch and refreshments provided

• Find out what IPv6 is all about

• Learn about the benefits of using IPv6

• Learn about IPv6 technology from the experts

• Gain valuable information to prepare you and your organization for this new wave of Internet innovation

Agenda and Presenters:

We had a top-notch set of IPv6 experts and industry leaders who shared their knowledge and experience with us this year.  Following is a list of the agenda and the presenters that we had this year.  This link also provides links to download the presentations that were given during the conference.

Here is a more detailed agenda of the event, the speakers, and their presentation topics.

Day 1: April 25, 2011

The first day of the event was an optional pre-conference tutorial (for an additional fee).

Information on the one-day optional pre-conference tutorial class - Now Full!  Registration Now Closed!

Day 2: April 26, 2011

The second day contained two tracks (one for enterprises and one for service providers and content providers).

9:00-10:00 - Keynote Address: Richard Jimmerson - ARIN / Internet Society - IPv6 Deployment Determines the Future of the Internet
10:00-10:15 - Break

Enterprise Track
10:15-11:00 - Jeff Carrell - Network Conversions - Implementing IPv6, The Nuts and Bolts of it
11:00-11:45 - Shannon McFarland - Cisco Systems - Enterprise IPv6 Deployment Overview
11:45-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-1:45 - Paul Zawacki - Oracle - IPv6 Address Planning Considerations for the Enterprise
1:45-2:30 - Kiran Chittimaneni - Google - Case Study Enterprise IPv6 at Google
2:30-3:15 - Ciprian Popoviciu - TechnoDyne - IPv6 is easy – IT is Hard
3:15-3:30 - Break
3:30-4:15 - Ed Horley - Groupware Technology - Deploying IPv6 in a Microsoft Enterprise Network
4:15-5:00 - William Dixon - Microsoft - Live Demo - Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 DirectAccess

Service Provider Track
10:15-11:45 - Chris Grundermann, Ken Sexton and Aaron Hughes - Panel : In depth IPv6 Routing Protocols
11:45-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-1:45 - Brandon Ross - Torrey Point Group - Pros and Cons of various methods of converting IPV4 address allocations into IPV6
1:45-2:30 - Salman Asadullah - Cisco Systems - Service Provider IPv6 Deployment
2:30-3:15 - Barry Dykes - ViaWest - IPv6 – The Fuel of the Future
3:15-3:30 - Break
3:30-4:15 - Daniel Massey - Colorado State University - 6Watch: An IPv6 Monitoring Infrastructure
4:15-5:00 - Prakash Suthar - Cisco Systems - Designing LTE Networks with IPv6

5:00-6:30 Beer and Gear - Expo - Drawings

In the exhibit hall we had free hors d'oeuvres and refreshments (cash bar).  The attendees had an opportunity to talk to the event sponsors and learn about their IPv6 products and services.  There was also a drawing for various items, but had to be present to win.  Cisco Press gave away a variety of their IPv6 books.  Groupware Technology also graciously contributed to the drawing by giving away an Apple iPad. 

Day 3: April 27, 2011

The third day was a single track in the grand ballroom.

9:00-10:00 - Keynote Address: Barry Greene - ISC - New Opportunities for Criminal Growth - Forecasting Cyber-Crime during the IPv6 Transition
10:00-10:15 - Break
10:15-10:45 - Waliur Rahman - Verizon - IPv6 Enablement for Enterprises
10:45-11:15 - Asoka De Saram - A10 Networks - IPv6 Transition Technologies
11:15-11:45 - Jeremy Duncan - Salient Federal Solutions - The Importance of IPv6 Test and Evaluation in the Enterprise
11:45–1:00 - Lunch
1:00-1:30 - Jeff Hartley - Brocade - NAT Deployment Observations
1:30-2:00 - Thomas Maufer - Mu Dynamics - Managing the Transition of Your Applications to IPv6
2:00-2:30 - Shelia Frankel - NIST - Guideline for the Secure Deployment of IPv6
2:30-3:00 - John Baird - DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program Office - Critical Success Factors for a successful IPv6 Deployment
3:00-3:15 - Break
3:15-3:45 - Owen Delong - Hurricane Electric - IPv6 – Light at the end of the Tunnel
3:45-4:15 - Timothy Winters - UNH/IOL - Current state of IPv6 CE router capability
4:15-5:00 - Chris Tuska, John Brzozowski and Karthik Sundaresan - Panel – IPv6 in the Home

Additional IPv6 Hands-On Lab Experience:

Hands-on Lab: Build an IPv6 Network

Participants will configure an IPv6 based network system utilizing IPv6,  DHCPv6, IPv6 routing, and OSPFv3, and dual-stack IPv4/IPv6. The lab network will have multiple brands of network infrastructure devices for  an interoperability view (HP and Cisco). In addition, various network  connected peripherals such as WLAN, IP camera, and a printer will be a  part of the lab. The IPv6 hands-on lab network will be connected to the  Internet, enabling viewing other IPv6 networks.

In order to participate in these labs, participants will be required to  provide their own laptop with any operating system that has support for IPv6, a wired Ethernet interface, and serial port (either RS-232 port or your supplied USB-to-RS-232 adapter) capability.

A working knowledge of IPv6 is helpful but not required, as lab  configurations will be fully detailed.

There will be two sessions of the IPv6 Hands-on Lab (HoL) on Wednesday April 27, 2011.

Seating is limited. Sign-up will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Visit www.ipv6hol.com for lab sign-up.

Sponsors:

The IPv6 Summit is supported by the generosity of many organizations.  The IPv6 Expo was located in the large Imperial Ballroom near where the presentations took place.  These great organizations were at the event to share with us directly their IPv6 technology, solutions, and services with the conference attendees.

Platinum Sponsor:

GOLD Sponsors:

SILVER Sponsors:

BRONZE Sponsors:

If you are interested in being a sponsor of our event next year we would be very interested in speaking with you about the benefits to being affiliated with our event.  You will get to meet the people attending the event and be able to share with their your message.  Please contact Scott Hogg at "scott {at} rmv6tf.org" - 303-949-4865.

Hotel/Travel:

The 2011 Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit will be hosted at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Denver Colorado.  (1750 Welton Street, Denver, CO  80202).

Previous IPv6 Summit Events:

You can find out what this year's IPv6 Summit is like by looking at the following links to previous year's conference details.  We are going to be building on the successes of our last two events and making substantial improvements to put on a professional and informative conference.

2010 IPv6 Summit:

To see last year's 2010 Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit please click here.

2009 IPv6 Summit:

To see last year's 2009 Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit please click here.

2008 IPv6 Summit:

To find out more about the inaugural 2008 Rocky Mountain IPv6 Summit please click here.