1. Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA)
AP* Meeting in Shanghai
August 2002
Kyoko Day
Secretary General
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2. Asia & Pacific Internet Association
Contents
Summary of 2001
Summary of 2002
Membership
Activities
Current Undertaking
APIA & APRICOT
Strategic Focus and Plans for 2002/3
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3. Asia & Pacific Internet Association
Summary of 2001
2001 Characterized by Rethinking & Refocus
Further deterioration in economic environment
Declining membership and revenue
Forced us to change our strategies
examined existing services, sought out new revenue sources and re-structuring the organization
Strategy focused on strategic alliances
by combining our resources, can accomplish more
AP* organizations, MoU with other regional Internet Assoc
US Chamber of Commerce, Conference endorsement
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Summary (up to now)
The negative economic trend continued
Strategies still focused on alliance/partnership
Sought advice from the various stakeholders
Change of Chairperson
Hiro Hotta to Toru Takahashi at the end of Jan 2002
Relocation of the Secretariat Office
Co-locate with Iajapan since February 02
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5. Asia & Pacific Internet Association
Membership (as of 8/26/02)
Members
2 Large, 4 Small, 2 LDC/NPO, and 9 Individuals
Type of members
ISPs, national Internet association, RIR, research org, domain name registry, conference mgt service, national NIC, and individuals
Restructuring funding scheme and new sources of funding are critical for survival
Individual membership & operating expenses
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6. Activities in 2002 (up to now)
Endorsed Conferences
APRICOT 2002 as a Gold sponsor
sharing complimentary registrations with individuals who are in need (East Timor, China, Nepal for 2002)
CommunicAsia-SG held in June 2002
Published Newsletter #7/#8 and e-Update
#7/8 featuring AP* org. and IXs
#9 - to be published later this year
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7. Asia & Pacific Internet Association
Activities of 2002 (cont - 1)
Coordination effort with AP* [ap-star] Org
APNG, APNIC, APAN, APNIC, APTld, MINC, APOPS, APDIP, AP Outreach, and APRICOT
Articles in APIA Newsletters
AGM at APRICOT 2002
Presented a Proposal to APRICOT
APIA provide a legal umbrella to APRICOT
Open Discussion at AGM in March
Open Discussion at IETF in July
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8. Asia & Pacific Internet Association
Activities of 2002 (cont - 2)
Forums at APRICOT 2002 (73 participants)
Internet Industry Country Report
TW, KR, SG, HK, JP, CN, NZ, MY, and KH
IX Panel Discussion
IX Activities Continued
Additional meeting at IETF in Yokohama
objective is security and targeting major IXs
Workshop planned AP Outreach program
Seeking source of funding
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9. Asia & Pacific Internet Association
Activities of 2002 (cont - 3)
Meeting during IETF in Yokohama
IX Operators Forum with the major IXs on 7/16
APIA - APRICOT Joint Meeting on 7/17
APIA & APRICOT Reached a Consensus
to merge the two body
to fill APIA Board with stakeholders from APRICOT
The new APIA Board will lead the way to move forward
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Current Undertaking
APIA - APOPS Jointly Organized Forums
2-day forum on 2 & 3 Sept in Kokura, Japan
Topics on Internet Security, Wireless LAN, IPv6, and IX
Merging with APRICOT
APIA & APRICOT Joint Meeting will be held on 2 Sept to discuss about the next steps
This is a Huge Responsibility for APIA
APIA provides legal umbrella for APRICOT
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APIA & APRICOT Update
4 New APIA Board
Abhisak Chulya, Yong Wan Ju, James Seng , and Philip Smith
Selection Based on
Recommendations by the Members/APRICOT Exco
The Next Steps
Elect Officers
Meet in Kokura next week
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12. APIA & APRICOT Update (cont)
Priorities set for the Interim Board (as Pindar stated)
Stabilize APRICOT Internal Operation
be able to deliver a consistent quality event
minimize financial and operational risks
Strategic Focus and Plans for APRICOT
refine value proposition to participants and sponsors
create the ability to scale year after year
A Success of APRICOT 2003
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13. Asia & Pacific Internet Association
Strategic Focus for 2002
Problems and Issues
financial - negative economic environment and funding model
management - human resources
Strategies - Partnership
emphasis on collaboration and coordination
especially with AP* organization, Industry Assoc, & NICs
Also others, such as other Regional ISPA, ITU-T, APT, and IX operators in the US and Europe
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Plans for 2002
The Next Steps - decided by the new Board
Expected
Focus, shift to APRICOT
IX related forum to be continued
Continued collaboration with other organizations and individuals experts
Formal Election at the next AGM in Taipei
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15. Thank you. Look forward for more collaboration with AP* Org
to -
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