[APNIC Members][Apnic-announce] Invitation to APNIC 17

[APNIC Secretariat <secretariat@apnic.net>]

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Invitation to APNIC 17
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17th APNIC Open Policy Meeting
23-27 February 2004
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Dear APNIC members and friends,

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend APNIC's 17th Open Policy Meeting,
being held in conjunction with APRICOT 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from
23 to 27 February 2004.

As usual, the APNIC Open Policy Meeting will be one of the tracks within
APRICOT. APNIC 17 will include APNIC training, an Internet Routing Registry
(IRR) tutorial, Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings, APNIC Member Meeting
(AMM) and the APNIC social event. A draft schedule is available at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/17/programme


APNIC 17/APRICOT 2004 will be held at the Palace of the Golden Horses in the
Mines Resort City in Kuala Lumpur and will be hosted by the Association of
the Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia (PIKOM). The conference is
expected to attract a wide range of delegates from the Asia Pacific region
and the rest of the world. The programme includes:

    Workshops                 18 - 22 February
    Tutorials                 23 - 24 February
    Conference                25 - 26 February
    APNIC Member Meeting      27 February


Full details of APRICOT 2004, including visitor information, visa
requirements and accommodation information are available on the APRICOT
website at:

    http://www.apricot2004.net

Registration for APNIC 17/APRICOT 2004 will be announced during December.
For the latest information about APNIC 17 please refer to the meeting
website at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings


Contents
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1. Sponsorship opportunities
2. Call for proposals


1. Sponsorship opportunities
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Interested organisations are invited to sponsor APNIC 17. In return for
their support, sponsors will be presented with valuable opportunities to
expose their organisation, products, and services to an international
audience of Internet leaders. Details of sponsorship options are available
from the sponsorship package at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/17/sponsors

Prospective sponsors are encouraged to express interest as soon as possible
by emailing the APNIC Secretariat at <sponsorship@apnic.net>.


2. Call for proposals
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The SIGs are open fora at APNIC Open Policy Meetings during which technical,
policy and operational issues relating to the management of Internet
Resources within the Asia Pacific region are discussed.

The SIG Chairs will issue calls for proposals to the SIG mailing lists
shortly, inviting anyone interested to submit an Informational (I) or Policy
(P) proposal for discussion at the SIGs. Details of discussions held at
previous SIGs can be accessed from the SIG archive at:

    http://www.apnic.net/meetings/archive/sigs

Instructions on subscribing to the SIG mailing lists are also available at:

    http://www.apnic.net/community/lists


If you have any questions or suggestions about APNIC 17, please email us at
<meetings@apnic.net>

We look forward to seeing you in Kuala Lumpur.


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
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See you at APNIC 17
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-27 August 2004       www.apnic.net/meetings
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