Automating and Securing the Global Ecosystem
Conduct secured business, expand partnerships, and collaborate
Join us for our Annual Members Meeting on 17-20 July in the beautiful historic area of Montréal in mid-summer, the best time of year to explore the city!
We have an action-packed week, bringing the MEF community together to network with industry peers and progress valuable MEF works in the areas of services, APIs and certifications!
Montréal Highlights
- Special "Spotlight on SASE" session, including new SASE certifications for SD-WAN, SSE and ZT and progressing our SASE and ZT standards
- Advance view of the MEF "Secure Network-as-a-Service Industry Blueprint" currently in development, to be launched at our Global NaaS Event (GNE) 2-4 October Dallas, TX
- GNE preview, MEF's new annual flagship event, who will be there, what will happen and why you should attend
- Hear the the latest forecasts for global LSO API adoption - 120+ companies are now participating in this amazing success story
- Preview and plan for the new LSO "Fergie" release
- Board of Directors Elections - have a front-row seat to select MEF's 2023-2024 senior leadership
- Birds of Feather - considering Intent-based Networking (IBN) strategies for enterprise-facing APIs
- Ample networking time during breaks and evening cocktails!
Turn Ideas into Action
More ways to engage with the MEF community – Networking, social activities
Committee tracks to influence and move forward the future of MEF works and influence
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Who Am I Joining?
Senior executives from the Board, Technology Advisory Board and members
Leadership, committee chairs, senior staff
Commercial, product, and technical contributors from service providers, LSO solution providers, technology vendors
Meeting/Badge Registration
Register here for the opening plenary
1050 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, Quebec, H3A-2R6
+1 514 284 1110
25 minutes from Montréal's Trudeau International Airport
Located downtown, on the elegant Sherbrooke Street West near McGill University, the luxury Hotel Omni Mont-Royal dominates the Golden Square Mile’s historical district and walking distance to Old Montréal restaurants & nightlife!
MEF special rate is $259 CAD + Tax
Book by Friday 23 June
Rate available 3 days pre/post based on availability
Need Travel Approval?
Need assistance with travel justification? MEF can provide support; please contact Tom Dickson tom@mef.net with your requirements.
Wiki & WiFi Access and Assistance
Members need a Wiki account to access agendas and materials. Signup here or contact tom@mef.net for assistance. Non-members may register for the Opening Plenary which will be available to all via Zoom.
Committee meetings will be conducted face-to-face with Zoom and recordings for remote attendees – attendee links will be found on the committee agenda pages.
WiFi access: SSID: MEFFORUM password: mefforum
Committee Activities Preview
Commercial and Business Committee (CBC)The Commercial and Business Committee will be holding its third MEF Showcase milestone day with a wide range of LSO API and LSO Blockchain use cases reviewed and discussed. The attendance in the second milestone day in the recent Rome meeting was very high and demonstrated how valuable this new collaborative framework is for a wide range of our members. | Digital Services Committee (DSC)The longest serving committee in MEF that defined the now ubiquitous Carrier Ethernet services, the Digital Services Committee will be running working sessions to advance MEF work to define a wide range of standardized services that can be used to maximize interoperability, consistent terminology in the industry and enable business and operational automation (LSO). |
LSO Committee (LSOC)The LSO Committee sessions are where you'll want to be to help shape LSO automation as we move toward the Fergie release and beyond, including active work on Product APIs and Schemas, Service Ordering, and Service APIs and Schemas. These sessions are especially valuable if your company has already begun automating their business processes, as you can help direct the work to include what has already been done. | Test and Certification (TCC)A focal point for the TCC is development of the new SASE certification program, with individual SD-WAN, SSE and ZT components. Participants will get all of the details including timelines for a beta program and general availability. A new edition of the LSO API certification is also underway. The TCC will also explore next steps in the highly successful MEF Onboarding & Interop Testing (OIT) Service and will be considering go-forward plans for MEF Professional Certifications. |
Interested in more details on Committee activities? Email Tom Dickson tom@mef.net
Montréal Meeting Agenda & Committee Activities | See Links Below (all times are in North American EDT)
Mon 17 July | Pre-meeting Sessions | ||||
| 7:30-8:30 | Registration Opens & Breakfast | ||||
| 8:30-12:00 | Digital Services Projects | LSO Projects | |||
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch | Leadership Lunch Meeting | |||
| 1:30-5:30 | Digital Services Projects | LSO Projects | Test & Certification Projects | ||
Tue 18 July | Pre-meeting Sessions | Opening Plenary | ||||
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast | ||||
| 8:30-10:15 | New Participant Session (8:30-9:30) | Board of Directors Meeting | |||
| 10:15-10:45 | Networking Break | ||||
| 10:45-12:00 | Digital Services Projects | LSO Projects | |||
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch & Networking | ||||
| 1:30-3:00 | Opening Plenary Part I | ||||
| 3:00-3:20 | Networking Break | ||||
| 3:20-5:00 | Opening Plenary Part II | ||||
| 5:00-6:00 | Board Elections | ||||
| 6:00-7:30 | Welcome Reception Sponsored by
| Board of Directors Meeting | |||
Wed 19 July | Committee Tracks | ||||
| 07:30-8:30 | Breakfast | ||||
| 8:30-10:15 | Spotlight on SASE - Cross Committee Session | ||||
| 10:15-10:45 | Networking Break | ||||
| 10:45-12:30 | Spotlight on SASE - Cross Committee Session | ||||
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch & Networking | ||||
| 1:30-3:15 | Digital Services | Test & Certification | Commercial & Business | LSO | |
| 3:15-3:45 | Ice Cream Sundae Break Sponsored by
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| 3:45-5:30 | Digital Services | Test & Certification | Commercial & Business | LSO | |
| 5:30-6:00 | Networking Break | ||||
| 6:00-7:00 | Birds of a Feather - Intent-based Networking (IBN) for Enterprise Automation | ||||
Thu 20 July | Committee Tracks | Closing Plenary | ||||
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast | ||||
| 8:30-10:15 | Digital Services | Test & Certification | Commercial & Business | LSO | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Networking Break | ||||
| 10:45-12:30 | Digital Services | Test & Certification | Commercial & Business | LSO | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch & Networking | ||||
| 1:30-3:15 | Digital Services | Test & Certification | Commercial & Business | LSO | |
| 3:15-3:45 | Networking Break | ||||
| 3:45-5:00 | Closing Plenary Log In for ICS | ||||