The New Internet - what it is, how it will affect us (including gamingand simulation communities), and what challenges and mega-opportunitiesit presents is the topic at the North American IPv6 Summit 2004, thepremier event for the Internet Protocol version 6, or IPv6 (the oldInternet is IP version 4). Leaders from industry and the Department ofDefense will report on how the transition to the new protocol will takeplace, what products and services already exist, and how to takeadvantage of the many benefits of the new system, including improvedsecurity and mobility, automated network management, peer-to-peercommunications and a host of new business applications resulting fromthe almost unlimited availability of IP addresses.The conference is June 14-17 in Santa Monica, CA - see www.usipv6.com.