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ISOC @ APNIC 26

APNIC 26 was held in Christchurch, New Zealand over five days in late August. APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the Asia Pacific region.

The meeting brought together the Asia Pacific Internet technical community and interested parties to discuss Internet numbering related issues, as well some wider Internet issues. A series of workshop and tutorials were also held during the meeting. Rajnesh Singh spoke on ISOC’s perspectives on Internet Governance during the Internet Governance hui.

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ISOC @ SANOG 12

Rajnesh Singh and Sabrina Wilmot (from ISOC’s membership department) attended the South Asian Network Operators Group (SANOG) meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal. The agenda included technical training, as well as a two-day conference. ISOC has been a regular sponsor of SANOG, in line with its capacity building efforts. SANOG also provided ISOC with an opportunity to engage with its Nepal Chapter members.

Rajnesh presented an update on ISOC’s activities at the conference, and Sabrina facilitated an ISOC Nepal Chapter meeting earlier in the week. As an outcome of the chapter meeting, an ISOC Nepal working group has been formed to plan out the chapter structure and the activities it wishes to engage in. Later in the week Rajnesh and Sabrina had a joint meeting with the working group to discuss an action plan going forward.

Further details on SANOG 12 are available here.

SANOG 13 will be held in Lahore, Pakistan from 15 to 22 January, 2009.

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ISOC @ APNG 10 Camp

Regional Bureau Manager, Rajnesh Singh, attended the 10th APNG Camp held at AIT (Asian Institute of Technology) in Pathumthani, Thailand.

From the APNG website:

Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) is an Internet organization dedicated to the advancement of networking infrastructure in this region and to the research and development of all associated enabling technologies. Its mission is to promote the Internet and the coordination of network inter-connectivity in the Asia Pacific Region. It also represents the “Asia Pacific Next Generation” raising the voice of the Next Generation of the region.

Through its activities, it has spawned off a number of Asia Pacific organizations including Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA), Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) and Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). Today, APNG represents the region at the Coordinating Committee for Inter-Continental Research Networking (CCIRN), and is the leading voice of Internet networking in the Asia Pacific Region.

APNG Camps were set up to bring together future Internet community leaders (the “Next Generation”) so that they may interact with senior Internet community leaders and build capacity, share information, and enhance and grow their contacts and networks. The camp is primarily targetted at developing countries from the region, but enjoys wide participation from economies in the Asia Pacific region, as well as outside. The camps are held at regular intervals around the region. The 2008 camp had over 100 participants and the papers presented by the camp fellows covered topics ranging from blogging and digital divide issues to technical issues such as Internet security, IPv6 and traffic analysis. This is the second year that ISOC has sponsored the APNG Camp. More details on the 10th APNG Camp can be found here.

Singh provided an overview of ISOC’s activities and highlighted opportunities for engagement. He later facilitated a session on Internet Governance, its importance and role today, and how one can participate in the Internet Governance process.

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