CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The German IPv6 Council invites applications for the INTERNATIONAL IPv6 APPLICATION CONTEST 2009 http://www.ipv6council.de/contest The objectives of this contest are the generation of ideas and applications, which help determine how to introduce IPv6, the Internet of the next generation, on a large scale and use it effectively. The contest also provides an opportunity for the next generation of application developers to gain experience with IPv6. The German IPv6 Council has been founded in 2007 at Hasso-Plattner-Institute in Potsdam assisted by the German federal government and leading representatives of the German Internet industry in order to give a political voice to the new Internet generation IPv6. As the German representative in the international IPv6 Forum, the German IPv6 Council prepares, together with the German federal government, a roadmap for the introduction and popularization of IPv6 in Germany. Its clear mission is to advocate IPv6 by improving technology, market, user, and industry awareness of IPv6 and to create a sophisticated and secure new Internet. The contest invites applications from two categories: 1. APPLICATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS Applications and Implementations should fulfil the following criteria: a. Executable new or expanded IPv6 Software Applications b. Compatibility with the following operating systems: i. Major Linux distributions: Kernel 2.4 or later ii. Windows XP SP1 or later (Home Edition, Professional Edition) 2. IDEAS The sketches of ideas should fulfill the following criteria: a. Be based on the merits and strengths of IPv6 b. Have a clear reference to networks c. Guarantee secure and direct communication, independent of location and status d. Guarantee two-way communication, including the communication between devices, including but not limited to computers PRICES / AWARDS * Applications and Implementations: three major awards; * First Price: 10.000 Euro * Ideas: several prices of 1.000 Euro each SUBMISSIONS * Eligibility: open to companies, groups and individuals of any nationality * APPLICATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS: Upload the complete application, incl. documentation and description (more Details: http://www.ipv6council.de/contest/) * IDEAS: 2 pages (A4) as PDF-Document DEADLINE * April 10, 2009 Submission deadline for Applications and Ideas AWARD CEREMONY * May 14, 2009 Award Ceremony during the 2nd German National IPv6 Summit at Hasso-Plattner-Institut at the University of Potsdam PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA * What contribution is made to create a new internet experience? * How and to what extent will the contribution promote and popularise IPv6? FURTHER INFORMATION * E-Mail Adresse: apc2009-info@ipv6council.de * Website: http://www.ipv6council.de/contes MAILING ADDRESS IPv6 Application Contest 2009 Secretariat German IPv6 Council c/o Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3 D-14482 Potsdam Germany