The program

Schedule

Sunday Morning Activity - Tiziana Motta Featured
09:00 - 15:30

Itinerary

Join the hosts for an early Sunday morning activity, on a boat tour of Venice and a visit of the Murano glass factory.

09:00 - Departure from NH Laguna Palace (trip by bus to “tronchetto” and trip by boat to Murano)
10:00 - Arrive in Murano, visit to the glass factory
11:00 - Trip by boat to Venice
11:30 - Arrive in Venice
11:30 - Walking tour in venice
13:30 - Lunch
14:30 - Visit to the Basilica of San Marco
15:30  - Free time

Sunday Evening Welcome Social Featured
19:30 - 22:30

Join us for drinks and food in the hotel bar & bistro. 

  • Venue: NH Laguna Palace Hotel
  • Address: Viale Ancona, 2, 30172 Mestre
  • Location: Ground floor of the hotel
Registration and Access to Meeting Room Featured
08:00 - 09:00
Opening and Welcome - Andy Davidson
09:00 - 09:30

House keeping and welcome from the hosts.

( 10 minutes )
Opening and Welcome
Andy Davidson
Asteroid
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Introductions
09:30 - 10:00

One representative from each newly affiliated IXP or prospective member IXP will be asked to introduce themselves and give a very brief summary of developments and issues within their IXP.

Our Members, Patrons and guests will then be given the opportunity to introduce themselves.

( 30 minutes )
Introductions
Andy Davidson
Asteroid
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Euro-IX Update - Bijal Sanghani
10:00 - 10:30
( 20 minutes )
Euro-IX Update
Bijal Sanghani
Euro-IX
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( 10 minutes )
Barry Rhodes
Eileen Gallagher
Internet Neutral Exchange Association
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Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
Public Affairs Session - Bastiaan Goslings
11:00 - 12:20

A panel discussion based on the EU NIS Directive and how it affects IXPs.

Panelists include;

  • Luca Chicchelli - TOPIX
  • Stefan Wahl - ECIX
  • Franck Simon - France-IX
( 25 minutes )
GDPR and Impact on IX Business
Stefan Wahl
ECIX/ Mega-IX
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35th General Meeting Part 1 - Kurt Erik Lindqvist
12:20 - 13:00

* Last Call for Executive Board Nominations *

• Opening of 35th General Meeting
• Agenda approval
• Approval of 34th General Meeting minutes:

 https://www.euro-ix.net/en/about/general-meetings/

• Address from all Board nominees

• Patrons and Members voting

• Audit Committee Selection

( 40 minutes )
General Meeting Part 1
Kurt Erik Lindqvist
London Internet Exchange Ltd., The
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( 10 minutes )
Thoughts on Patron Voting
Greg Hankins
Nokia
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Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Technical Session - Mikael Holmberg
14:00 - 15:30
( 20 minutes )
IXP in a Box
Florian Hibler
Arista Networks
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( 20 minutes )
Euro-IX Website and Tools
Bijal Sanghani
Euro-IX
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( 20 minutes )
Practical Operation Automation with StackStorm
Shu Sugimoto
Japan Network Access Point
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Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Customer Views - Mikael Holmberg
16:00 - 17:00
( 30 minutes )
Something New
Fabio Pelliciardi
Open Fiber
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( 30 minutes )
Customer Views
PJ Gallagher
Fastly
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Venice Gala Dinner - Bijal Sanghani
18:00 - 22:30

We look forward to welcoming you all to an evening of food and fun, at Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal. The hotel is located in the heart of Venice, just a stones throw from St. Mark’s Square!

  • Date: Monday 5 November, Departing from NH Laguna Palace at 18:00; arriving at 19:30 
  • Venue: Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal
  • Address: Piazza San Marco, 1332, 30124 Venezia VE
  • Access: Via boat using the Grand Canal
  • End: 22:30, boat back to the NH Laguna Palace Hotel
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Monday Dinner
Bijal Sanghani
Euro-IX
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Registration and Access to Meeting Room Featured
08:30 - 09:30
Technical Session - Jo Fereday
09:30 - 10:30
( 20 minutes )
Alice at DE-CIX - Through the Looking Glass
Johannes Moos
United Arab Emirates Internet Exchange
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( 20 minutes )
Performance Analysis Tools for BIRD
Maria Matejka
NIX.CZ
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( Lightning Talk )
OpenCDN: a model for CDN cache sharing among ISPs at IX.br
Antonio Marcos Moreiras
NIC.br
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Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
Commercial Session - Marc Bruyere
11:00 - 12:30
( 15 minutes )
Distributed Cost Model at CRIX
Mauricio Oviedo
NIC Costa Rica
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( 15 minutes )
Be our Host - A Guide to Being a Euro-IX Forum Host
Eileen Gallagher
Internet Neutral Exchange Association
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( 15 minutes )
Euro-IX Fraud Incident - Lessons Learnt
Bijal Sanghani
Euro-IX
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( 10 minutes )
EU VAT Rules for EU and Non-EU Members of Internet eXchanges
Pete Taphouse
London Network Access Point
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35th General Meeting Part 2 - Kurt Erik Lindqvist
12:30 - 13:00

• Budget and Activity Plan for 2019
• Presentation of the Euro-IX budget and Activity Plan for 2019
• Approval of the membership fees for 2019
• Standing down of Board members
• Executive Board Elections
• Explanation of voting system (STV)
• Ballot
• Ballot count and results
• Any other business 
• Next General Meeting

( 40 minutes )
General Meeting Part 2
Kurt Erik Lindqvist
London Internet Exchange Ltd., The
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Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Technical Session - Robert Lister
14:00 - 15:30
( 15 minutes )
RPKI, Route Servers and IXP Manager
Barry O'Donovan
Internet Neutral Exchange Association
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( 15 minutes )
RPKI & BIRD 2.0 @ NIX.CZ
Ondřej Filip
NIX.CZ
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( 30 minutes )
Brazil Initiative for a Safer Internet
Julio Sirota
NIC.br
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( 15 minutes )
Optics Trends
Oezguer Ucar
ECI Telecom GmbH
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Lightning Talks - Robert Lister
15:30 - 16:00
( Lightning Talk )
Introduction to PeeringDB API
Arnold Nipper
DE-CIX Management GmbH
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( Lightning Talk )
IX.br Traffic During World Cup 2018 Games
Julio Sirota
NIC.br
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( 10 minutes )
Deploying a White Label IXP with a Partner in Nigeria
Nurani Nimpuno
Asteroid
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( Lightning Talk )
Connectivity Report
Flavio Luciani
Namex
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( Lightning Talk )
Venezia Important Tour Updates
Trefor Davies
London Network Access Point
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Closing - Andy Davidson
16:00 - 16:30
( 10 minutes )
Closing
Andy Davidson
Asteroid
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