We have successfully closed iPOP 2012 7th International Conference/Exhibition on IP Optical. This year gathering about 300 participantsthat is world record of iPOP from US, Europe, China, Korea and Japan.This year we are starting to expand our categories to cloud interworking and SDN. Because IP/optical network transport technologies will good meet to dynamic inter cloud architecture. In addition, iPOP have been leading with controlling technology based on D/C separation network architecture. So this year we world first interworking by SDN and control SDTN(Transport) under multi-AS Multi-vendor and Multi-technology network.
Anyway, Let me thank you all for your kind support and donation for children on behalf of the committee. At the conference, we mentioned that more than 200 children, expected to success in the future, has given up hope to continue their education due to the earthquake disaster last year, and asked for donations in participation fee for the reception. Fortunately, we were able to donate 67,895 yen to the Japanese nonprofit organization Ashinaga (“long-legs”). I hope we can save those children that are forced to abandon their dream to earn a living as much as possible! Thank you very much.

iPOP2012 General Co-Chair
Naoaki Yamanaka, Keio University