The German IPv6 Council invites applications for the

　　INTERNATIONAL IPv6 APPLICATION CONTEST 2012

德国IPv6委员会为2012国际IPv6应用大赛征集应用程序

　　http://www.ipv6council.de/contest2012

　　As in the previous years, the objectives of this contest in 2012 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 three categories:

　　1. APPLICATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATIONS

　　Applications and Implementations should fulfill the following criteria:

　　a. Executable new or expanded IPv6 Software Applications

　　b.Compatibility with the following operating systems:

　　- Major Linux distributions: Kernel 2.4 or later

　　- Windows XP SP1 or later

　　- Mac OSX 10.5 or later

　　2. STUDENT PAPERS & IDEAS

　　The sketches of ideas should fulfill the following criteria:

　　- Be based on the merits and strengths of IPv6

　　- Have a clear reference to networks

　　- Guarantee secure and direct communication, independent of location and status

　　- Guarantee two-way communication, including the communication between devices, including but not limited to computers

　　3. BEST PRACTICE

　　The entries should fulfill the following criteria:

　　- outstanding and innovative industry & business IPv6 applications and implementations

　　- direct entries are welcome as well as nominations from users and solution providers

　　PRICES / AWARDS

　　- Applications and Implementations: three major awards; First price: 10.000 Euro

　　- Student & Ideas: First price 1.000 Euro

　　- Best Practice: prominent presentation at 5th German IPv6 Summit including widely distributed press releases

　　SUBMISSIONS

　　- Eligibility: open to companies, groups and individuals of any nationality

　　- Applications and Implementations: Upload the complete application, incl. documentation and description

　　- Student papers & Ideas: 2 pages (A4) as PDF-Document

　　- Best Practice: up to 8 pages (A4) as PDF-Document and demonstrations (live demonstrator/video)

　　- more information (Application & Implementation / Student & Ideas / Best Practice)

　　SUBMISSION DEADLINES

　　- October 24 2012

　　AWARD CEREMONY

　　- November 29 2012, Award Ceremony during the 5th German IPv6 Summit at Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam

　　PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA

　　- What contribution is made to create a new internet experience?

　　- How and to what extent will the contribution promote and popularize IPv6?

　　MAILING ADDRESS

　　IPv6 Application Contest 2012 Secretariat

　　German IPv6 Council

　　c/o Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering

　　Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3

　　D-14482 Potsdam

　　Germany

　　FURTHER INFORMATION

　　- E-Mail Address: contest2012(@)ipv6council.de

　　- Website: http://www.ipv6council.de/contest2012/