[apnic-talk] [apnic-announce] APNIC 14 - Update Bulletin #4

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APNIC 14 - Update Bulletin #4
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14th APNIC Open Policy Meeting
3-6 September 2002
Kitakyushu, Japan


Dear Colleague,

This is an update announcement about the 14th APNIC Open Policy Meeting,
with reminders of some important events and dates.

In this bulletin:

    - Register now
    - Meeting programme
    - APNIC Member Meeting
    - Hostmaster consultation
    - Whois v3 enquiry desk
    - Meeting sponsors


Register now
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APNIC encourages prospective delegates to register as soon as possible
as this helps with planning for the meeting. The "early bird"
registration discount for the meeting is no longer available, however
online registration with a secure credit card payment facility is still
available at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/registration

A list of attendees can also be viewed from the registration form.


Meeting programme
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The meeting programme for APNIC 14 has now been finalised. It includes
APNIC Training plus a wide range of tutorials, SIGs, BOFs and the APNIC
Member Meeting.

  Tutorials
    Whois v3 - What's new in the APNIC Whois Database?
    RPSL - Practical tools for ISPs
    Multihoming - An introduction to BGP
    IPv6 - An introduction
    Building IXes - An Asia Pacific perspective
    DNSSEC - An introduction

  SIGs
    Address Policy
    Database
    IPv6 (Technical)
    IX
    Reverse DNS
    Routing

  BOFs
    Distributed DNS
    Network abuse
    IRR

Details of all of the meeting sessions, policy proposals and other
presentations can be accessed at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/14/programme


APNIC Member Meeting
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The APNIC Member Meeting (AMM) on Friday 6 September will provide a
forum for the discussion of member issues, however please note that the
AMM is open to all. The agenda for the AMM is available at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/14/amm


Hostmaster consultations
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APNIC Hostmasters will be available during APNIC 14 to meet with APNIC
members to discuss issues relating to resource requests and
registrations. Registrations for Hostmaster consultations are now open
and should be made as soon as possible. A schedule of the available
Hostmaster consultation sessions and the online registration form are
available at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/14/hm


Whois v3 Enquiry Desk
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Whois users are invited to visit the Whois v3 Enquiry Desk at APNIC 14
to ask questions about the APNIC Database, which was upgraded to RIPE v3
software on 20 August 2002. APNIC Hostmasters and technical staff will
be available at the Enquiry Desk during the morning and afternoon tea
breaks and lunches from Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 September 2002. No
bookings are necessary.


Meeting sponsors
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APNIC wishes to thank all those organisations who have pledged support
for APNIC 14. Without their valuable support it would not be possible to
offer a meeting programme of such a high standard. The following
sponsors have very generously supported the Open Policy Meeting and we
look forward to their participation in the meeting:

  Gold sponsors
    Cisco Systems
    France Telecom
    Juniper Networks
    NTT Communications

  Silver sponsors
    China Telecom
    Korea Network Information Center
    Taiwan Network Information Center

  Supporting sponsors
    Microsoft

Some sponsorship opportunities are still available at APNIC 14. Details
of the sponsorship options and the benefits are available in the
sponsorship package at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/14/sponsors

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If you have any questions or suggestions about APNIC 14, please email us
at <meetings@apnic.net>


Best regards,
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APNIC Secretariat                              <secretariat@apnic.net>
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)   Tel: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia            Fax: +61-7-3858-3199
Level 1, 33 Park Road, Milton, QLD                http://www.apnic.net
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See you at the 14th APNIC Open Policy Meeting
Kitakyushu, Japan 3-6 September 2002    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/
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