To foster understanding and ongoing collaboration around the IPv6 transition, The Cable Show 2011 offers an exclusive set of panel sessions and networking opportunities designed to bring together executives and professionals from inside and outside the cable industry.

The IPv6 Summit is the perfect introduction to IPv6 for cable industry operations, programming, technology and business-strategy specialists, along with industry partners from the consumer electronics, content and information-technology sectors. Through detailed panel discussions and plentiful opportunities for informal conversations, the IPv6 Summit offers an ideal forum for supporting an informed, collaborative approach to IPv6 and its associated demands.

IPv6 Summit Sessions

• The Sixth Time's a Charm: Understanding IPv6 and What it Means
  Tuesday, June 14 | 8:00 am - 8:30 am
  
  The Internet is migrating to a new addressing protocol offering an inexhaustible supply of addresses. But in the transition from IPv4 to IPv6, there’s plenty of detail to address for all participants in the Internet ecosystem. Get a rich perspective on IPv6 from our IPv6 Summit introductory presentation followed by an expert viewpoint from John Curran, the President and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers. More »

• Addressing the Future: Implications and Impact of the IPv6 Migration
  Tuesday, June 14 | 8:30 am - 9:15 am
  
  The movement to a new Internet addressing scheme portends significant changes for web content providers, device manufacturers, network operators and consumers. More »

• What the World Now Knows: Observations from World IPv6 Day
  Tuesday, June 14 | 9:30 am - 10:15 am
  
  On June 8, major website providers are scheduled to engage in a global test of IPv6 by enabling the new addressing protocol on their platforms for a 24-hour period. This first significant test will provide key data and lessons the world Internet community will study in preparation for global IPv6 adoption. Find out what happened, how it worked, and what was learned as cable industry experts and a representative of the Internet Society share key findings and perspectives. More »

For more information on IPv6 read American Registry for Internet Numbers' (ARIN) helpful PDF on the difference between IPv4 and IPv6.

IPv6 Pavilion

This special area of The Cable Show exhibit floor, developed by Comcast and Time Warner Cable, will showcase consumer electronics that utilize IPv6.

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Registering For IPv6 Summit

The IPv6 Summit is included with a full conference registration to The Cable Show 2011 (Summit sign-up is required). Specially discounted Summit-only passes are also available and include the Summit, the Tuesday General Session and a Tuesday-only exhibit floor pass.

If you have already registered for The Cable Show and would like to sign-up for this program, please log back into the registration portal or email cableshow@experient-inc.com to do so.  Log back in »

NEW: IPv6 Summit Lunch Just Announced

Newly added to the IPv6 Summit is a ticketed luncheon, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, from 12:15 to 1:30 pm. The confirmed speaker is Tom Powers, Chief of Staff at NTIA. This lunch, which is only available to IPv6 Summit registrants, is by reservation only. The cost is $40 per ticket. You may purchase your ticket in two different ways:

• Logging back into to the registration portal at www.thecableshow.com/registertoday
• Or by emailing cableshow@experient-inc.com.