[apnic-announce] APNIC MEMBER MEETING AND APRICOT2001 UPDATE BULLETIN

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APNIC MEMBER MEETING AND APRICOT2001 UPDATE BULLETIN
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    APRICOT2001 26 February - 2 March 2001
      APNIC Member Meeting 2 March 2001
            Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

HEADLINES

 - REGISTER NOW FOR APNIC MEMBER MEETING
 - REMINDER: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
 - PROXY VOTING FORMS
 - APRICOT2001 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
 - ASO MEETING

Details below...

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REGISTER NOW FOR APNIC MEMBER MEETING
Registration for the APNIC Member Meeting (AMM) and social event is separate
from APRICOT membership. So, if you plan to attend, please remember to
register online as soon as possible, by using our online form at:

    http://www.apnic.net/apnic-bin/registration.pl


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REMINDER: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
Nominations for the APNIC Executive Council close Thursday 15 February. Four
positions on the APNIC Executive Council will be opened for election at the
APNIC Member Meeting. Nominees do not have to be representatives of APNIC
members; however, only APNIC members may make nominations. Members are
welcome to nominate a representative of their own organisation.

For more information and a nomination form, see:

     http://www.apnic.net/meetings/ec-2001-11.html


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PROXY VOTING FORMS
If you are not able to attend the AMM, you can still make your vote count,
by appointing a proxy to represent you at the meeting. But please remember
to lodge your proxy nomination form as soon as possible.

For more information and a proxy form, see:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/proxy2001.html


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(forwarded by APNIC on behalf of APRICOT2001 Secretariat)


APRICOT2001 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

in

The one event where Asia Pacific Internet Infrastructure Engineers gather,
talk tech and learn about the latest tools and techniques

                    26th Feb - 2 March 2001

                  Developing the Next Generation

 ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL INTERNET CONFERENCE ON OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
                         KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
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Last year's APRICOT 2000, in Seoul, was the largest technical conference
gathering of Asia Pacific Internet Engineers and Operators so far.  The
first APRICOT of the New Millennium, APRICOT 2001 will be held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia and is looking to be even more exciting & worthwhile!

Apricot2001  will be hosted by the PIKOM, The Association of the Computer &
Multimedia Industry of Malaysia and the Ministry of Energy, Communications &
Multimedia of Malaysia.

As in the past, the week-long summit will comprise of workshops, tutorials,
conference sessions, Birds of a Feather (BOFs), and other forums, all geared
towards spreading and sharing the knowledge required to operate the Internet
within the Asia Pacific region.  Not forgetting of course, exciting social
events have also been planned for this year's
Apricot.

We have lined up some very distinguished speakers from the internet
community including David Isenberg from Isen.com, Prof Jun Murai from KEIO
University of Japan and Tan Sri Dr. Othman Yeop from the Multimedia
Development Corporation of Malaysia.  Hot topics covered include:

         IPv6
         BGP
         MPLS: Protocols and Applications
         Gigabit Ethernet
         Streaming and Multicast
         Multilingual DNS
         Traffic Engineering & MPLS
         High Performance Routing
         DNSSEC, Bind V9, IPv6 Bind
         Network Security
         APNIC Address Policy pt2
         Optical Networking
         Reverse DNS
         Virtual Private Networks
         Peering & Internet Exchanges
         QoS
         Panel ICANN UPDATE

We are pleased to invite you to participate in this important event. The
full conference program is available on the event site and
registration can be submitted on-line at:

      http://www.regweb.com/Apricot/2001.

Meawhile, sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please log on to:

     http://www.apricot2001.net/participation/sponsorship.html for details.

We look forward to you joining us for the APRICOT2001 in Kuala Lumpur.
Should you have any queries, please e-mail me.


Kind regards,

Molly Cheam
Apricot2001 Secretariat
c/o PIKOM, Association of the Computer & Multimedia Industry Malaysia
Tel:603-7955-2922
Fax:603-7955-2933
e-mail: molly@pikom.org.my


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ASO MEETING
The Address Supporting Organization (ASO) of ICANN will hold an open meeting
on Thursday 2 March from 6.30pm. This is an opportunity to learn more about
the role of the ASO in the global address policy framework and to provide
your input into the ICANN process.


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