Schedule

Unless otherwise stated, the daily schedule is:

• Start: 09:00
• Morning Break: 10:30 - 11:00
• Lunch Break: 12:30 - 13:30
• Afternoon Break: 15:30 - 16:00
• End: 17:30

Conference Plenary

Monday 6th July 2026

Venue: TBD, Suva

08:30: Registration opens

09:00: Welcoming Remarks

• Fred Christopher, Manager, PITA

ICANN86 Readout

• Save Vocea, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for Oceania, ICANN
• An up-to-date high-level report from the recent ICANN86 meeting. An opportunity for regional technical stakeholders to hear the status of technical topics of interests to inspire discussion and participation in the ICANN process. Special mention around how DNS Abuse mitigation has been addressed at ICANN with related topics to promote digital inclusion.

IP over DWDM: What IP folks should know

• Tashi Phuntsho, FLEXOPTIX
• Coherent pluggable optics such as 400ZR/ZR+ and 800ZR/ZR+ are starting to blur the traditional line between IP routers and DWDM systems. This opens the door to a much simpler network model: remove transponder layers, drive wavelengths directly from router ports into an open line system, gain better visibility into link conditions, and reduce power consumed per bit. This talk will recap coherent fundamentals, discuss what makes IPoDWDM a practical option for both data centre interconnects (DCI) and regional backbone links, and review what IP folks should consider before going optical.

SSH with public keys

• Philip Paeps, Network Startup Resource Center
• A large proportion of security failures are due to passwords. SSH (Secure SHell) is by far the most commonly used protocol for remote access to servers and network devices. This tutorial teaches how public keys can be used with SSH to eliminate the risks associated with passwords as well as to improve the usability of SSH across e.g. jump hosts. We introduce public/private key cryptography, ssh-agent, agent forwarding, multi-hop authentication and SSH key management in a way that is relevant for network engineers operating production internet infrastructure.

Standardising Fibre Network Information for Resilience, Planning and Coordination

• Warren Finch, IXP Development Expert, Internet Society
• The session introduces the Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) and examines the key drivers and practical considerations for adopting common approaches to fibre network information across operators, regulators, infrastructure owners, and emergency response stakeholders.

Threat Landscape from the Incident Response Community Perspective

• Adli Wahid, APNIC
• Discussions around the "threat landscape" often focus on ransomware, infostealers, surveillance, and data breaches, which can appear as business as usual. However, the growing use of AI in vulnerability discovery is increasing pressure on response times and intensifying the urgency to defend networks. This presentation will highlight current challenges, recent case studies and explore potential solutions.

Workshop

Tuesday 7th - Friday 10th July 2026

• Track 1: KINDNS: DNS & DNSSEC operational best practices to improve the DNS ecosystem
• Location: Building Block B, Pacific-Japan ICT Centre, University of South Pacific, Suva
• Instructors: Philip Paeps (NSRC), Champika Wijayatunga (ICANN)
• Workshop Website

• Track 2: Network Monitoring and Management (Train-The-Trainer)
• Location: Building Block B, Pacific-Japan ICT Centre, University of South Pacific, Suva
• Instructors: Dave Phelan (APNIC), APNIC Community Trainer
• Workshop Website

• Track 3: Practical Cyber Security Workshop
• Location: Building Block B, Pacific-Japan ICT Centre, University of South Pacific, Suva
• Instructor: Adli Wahid (APNIC)
• Workshop Overview & Agenda

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