1. Asia Pacific Area Network

2. A Web Portal to Information and Collaboration
APAN Mission
Communicate and share information electronically to facilitate regional understanding, promote confidence among Asia Pacific neighbors, and enhance security cooperation.
A Web Portal to Information and Collaboration

3. APAN Concept Design an easy access website Build a base of partners
Support conference registration
Support exercises and seminar games
Develop collaboration capabilities

4. Users from 63 Countries/*Areas
Who
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati
Laos
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritius
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Mongolia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Palau
PNG
Philippines
ROK
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
France
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Russia
Turkey UK
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
*Taiwan
Thailand
Tonga
Tuvalu US
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Western Samoa
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Finland
As of 1 Oct 01, we have users from 63 countries or areas, 40 of which are within the Pacific area of operations. Perhaps the global nature of APAN capabilities is demonstrated by the 23 countries outside of the region included in this list. While Canada, France and Russia are not surprising, given their frequent attendance and participation in major conferences, Venezuela, Poland and Saudi Arabia users have probably learned of our site by word of mouth.
Users from 63 Countries/*Areas

5. APAN Web Usage Registered Users Daily Users 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001

6. Asia-Pacific Information Backbone
NIDS
PKO
MPAT
SAGIP
PKO
GDIN
APMMC

7. Information Partners Regional Thailand U.S.A.
Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
Global Disaster Information Network – Asia Pacific Working Group
Thailand
Ministry of Defense
Army Training Command
Army Institute of Advanced Studies
Army Secretary’s Office
Supreme Command J-3
National Defense College
Philippines
National Defense College
Armed Forces J-5
U.S.A.
Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
Center of Excellence for Disaster Mgm’t and Humanitarian Assistance
Pacific Disaster Ctr
Center for Civil Military Relations
Partnership for Peace Info Mgmt System
Bangladesh
International Institute for Strategic Studies

8. Elements of Partnership
Exchange of Ideas, Papers and Programs
Cross Linking each other’s Web Sites
Staff Exchanges

9. APAN
Web Site Demo

11. Changed American format to accommodate Asian terms
Changed American format to accommodate Asian terms. Some our Thai customers with names about 30 letters long could not get their user ID to take, and many customers did not understand the first and last name labels.

26. “I cannot overemphasize this website… it may very well be the most significant development in international coordination that has happened for my command. I urge all of you to try to take advantage of it.”
Admiral Dennis C. Blair Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Command