APNIC news archive
Director General Honoured in Awards
[ 29 November 2001 ]
APNIC Director General Paul Wilson was inducted into the Australian Internet Awards' Hall of Fame, at an awards ceremony on 28 November.
The Australian Internet Awards' Hall of Fame honour is awarded at the "at the judges' discretion to an individual for exceptional contribution to the development and/or accessibility of the internet in Australia".
As a founding staff member of one Australia's pioneering ISPs, Pegasus Networks, Paul was involved in introducing thousands to the Internet. Internationally, Paul has since been involved in many network development activities.
In 1992, he trained delegates at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in online networking. He has worked with the International Development Research Centre on their Pan-Asia Networking project helping to establish the first Internet connections in Mongolia, Cambodia, Maldives, and Bhutan. Paul has also worked on other development projects in Vietnam, Nepal, Singapore and China.
In 1998, soon after APNIC's move from Tokyo to Brisbane, Paul joined as Director General. He has steered APNIC through a period of rapid expanision and has been closely involved in the transition from IANA to the new ICANN structure.
In entering the Australian Internet Awards' Hall of Fame, Paul joins APNIC Executive Council member Geoff Huston, who was inducted in 1996.
Guidelines for assigning IP addresses to mobile terminals
[ 4 October 2001 ]
For your information, the GSM Association has released the following document for public comment. The document "Guidelines for IPv4 Addressing and AS Numbering for GPRS Network Infrastructure and Mobile Terminals - IR.40" now includes recommendations on how to assign IP addresses to mobile terminals.
A presentation summarising the contents of this document was made at the 12th APNIC Open Policy Meeting.[ ppt ]
Discussion and comments should be sent to the SIG Policy mailing list (sig-policy@lists.apnic.net). You can subscribe from the web page by ticking the appropriate box.
Call for nominations to the Address Council
[ 6 June 2001 ]
APNIC has called for nominations of individuals from the Asia Pacific region, to serve on the ASO Address Council. During October 2001, one Asia Pacific Address Council seat will become vacant, and will be filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this open call. The selection process will involve an open election to be held during the APNIC Open Policy Meeting, in Taipei, Taiwan, from 28 to 31 August 2001.
Nominations are must be received by midnight GMT on 31 July 2001. You may nominate an individual by using the online nomination form or by email to nominations@apnic.net.
IPv6 Policy development
[ 5 June, 2001 ]
APNIC has called for comments on two specific issues of IPv6 policy development: Extension of the bootstrap period and Assignments to exchange points. All those interested in IPv6 address policy are encouraged to participate in the discussions.
Important operational advice for organisations with networks currently reverse-delegated by ARIN.
[ 24 May 2001 ]
Changes in the generation of in-addr.arpa zone files by ARIN are scheduled to be implemented on 1 June. For more information, please see the original ARIN announcement and follow-up announcement. Please note these changes will not directly affect reverse delegations held or generated by APNIC.
New ISP Request Form
[ 20 May 2001 ]
This new form includes a comprehensive help system, as well as real-time parsing and validating to help reduce the processing time of requests. The previous ISP Address Request Form will remain available until further notice; however, we encourage you to try the new form.
APNIC Certification Authority project
[ 1 October 2000 ]
As part of a staged approach to implementing a Certification Authority (CA), APNIC is now providing a Pilot CA service and has begun issuing digital certificates on a trial basis to APNIC Members.
Call for Proposals: Document Translation
[ 18 August 2000 ]
APNIC is pleased to call for proposals from members for the translation of APNIC policies documentation.
Address Policy change
[ 1 August 2000 ]
As of August 2000, APNIC's minimum IPv4 address allocation has been reduced from a /19 (8,192 addresses) to /20 (4,096 addresses).
Call for Nominations Asia-Pacific Representatives to the ASO Address Council
[ 27 July 2000 ]
This is a call for nominations of individuals from the Asia Pacific region, to serve on the ASO Address Council. During October 2000, one Asia-Pacific Address Council seat will become vacant, and will be filled for the next three years by an individual nominated through this open call. The selection process will involve an open election to be held during the APNIC Open Policy Meeting, in Brisbane, Australia, from 25 to 27 October 2000. More details are available at the ICANN site.
Public Announcement: Changes in APNIC Address Policy
[ 4 May 2000 ]
All those who ingress filter on any of the following APNIC address ranges - 61/8, 202/7, or 210/7 - should note the following important changes to APNIC address policy which were approved at the recent APNIC Member Meeting in March, in Seoul, Korea.
- APNIC will lower its initial minimum allocation from a /19 to a /20 (this will apply across all address ranges held by APNIC).
- APNIC will begin making allocations from network 61/8 as routine allocations from its total address pool.
These policy changes will take effect on 4 August 2000, three months from the date of the original announcement, to allow the ISP community sufficient advance notice to make any necessary filtering changes. For more detailed information on these proposals and decisions, or other discussion items, copies of presentations and discussion papers are available here.
Next APNIC Meeting to be in Brisbane, October 2000
[ 20 April 2000 ]
APNIC is pleased to announce that the next APNIC Meeting will be held at the Novotel Hotel in Brisbane, Australia, from Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 October, 2000.
This second APNIC Meeting for 2000 will be a forum for discussing technology and policy issues affecting the Asia Pacific Internet community and is open to all those with an interest in the Internet in this region.
At the last APNIC Meeting, held in March during APRICOT, over 150 people attended. Many of you who joined us there in Seoul would be aware of how the APNIC Meeting has grown to complement APRICOT as an important source of training and information on technologies, policies, and procedures specific to Internet addressing.
Those opportunities will again be present in October through a comprehensive program of policy discussions, special interest group meetings, training, and hostmaster clinics. The third day will be the APNIC Member Meeting, where issues of policy and APNIC plans will be voted on. At this meeting, elections will also be held to fill positions on the Address Council of the ICANN Address Supporting Organization.
Brisbane is the home city of the APNIC Secretariat. It is a modern, attractive city, situated close to many tourist attractions, such as Australia's famous Gold Coast. Its ready access to cultural and recreational activities, such as golf and water sports, also help to make it an ideal conference venue.
In the coming weeks, registration, accommodation, visa, and travel information will be provided on this website. Details of the conference venue are available at http://www.novotelbrisbane.com.
More general information about visiting Brisbane is available at http://www.brisbanetourism.com.au.
Please contact us at secretariat@apnic.net if you have any questions or suggestions. We look forward to seeing you in Brisbane in October.
APNIC Annual Members' Meeting
[ 15 March 2000 ]
A full wrap up of the APNIC Member Meeting held in Seoul, Korea on 3 March 2000 is now available.
IPv6 allocation services commence
[ 27 July 1999 ]
APNIC's IPv6 services are now available. Following IANA's delegation of IPv6 address ranges, APNIC is pleased to invite applications from eligible organisations.
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