[apnic-announce] APIA call for nominations - Interim Board of Directors
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Dear Colleague,
During the past week, meetings have been held between APIA and APRICOT
to discuss the future of these organisations. These meetings finally
resolved that APIA and APRICOT should merge into one body.
The APNIC EC has supported this merger as a sensible practical step to
increase the stability of both organisations, and strengthen their
contribution to the Internet community of the Asia Pacific.
The operation of APRICOT will now become the responsibility of the APIA
Board of Directors. Therefore, APIA has decided to open nominations to
a new Interim Board of Directors, which will take responsibility for
implementing the merger.
Following is APIA's call for nominations. If you are interested in the
future of the APRICOT conference and APIA organisation, you may nominate
by following the instructions below.
For more information, please see:
APIA: http://www.apia.org
APRICOT: http://www.apricot.net and http://www.apricot2003.net
Best regards,
________________________________________________________________________
Paul Wilson, Director-General, APNIC <dg at apnic dot net>
http://www.apnic.net ph/fx +61 7 3858 3100/99
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Call for Nominations for Member of APIA Board of Directors
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APIA is requesting nominations to serve on the Interim Board of
Directors. This is an interim position to serve for 7 months until the
next AGM to be held during APRICOT in Taipei at the end of February
2003. However, the tasks set for the Board are important as the new
Board is expected to carry out the responsibility to develop plans for
merging APIA and APRICOT. They will play a major role in setting the
foundation for the future of APIA/APRICOT.
Background:
At the end of February this year, APIA submitted a proposal to APRICOT
Exco for APIA to provide a legal umbrella for APRICOT so that APRICOT
operation can be stabilized and quality of the event will be ensured.
On 17 July during IETF meeting in Yokohama, we held an open meeting with
the stakeholders of APRICOT to discuss about our proposal. The consensus
was to merge APIA and APRICOT; however, the detail still needs to be
worked out. This is a major directional change for APIA, and the task
to develop the plan is expected to be carried out by the new Board.
Functions and Responsibilities of the Directors:
The main function of the Directors of APIA is listed at
http://www.apia.org/board.htm. APIA and APRICOT are looking for an
individual who will dedicate time and energy to accomplish the
organization's mission and objectives and be actively involved in our
management. We are looking for someone with a serious time commitment,
critical analytical skill, and expertise in the industry to guide us
through the tough times. Vast industry contacts and innovative ideas
would help us build APIA/APRICOT a strong organization.
Qualification of Nominee:
To be consistent with the current by-laws, the nominees need to come
from the membership. However, an individual who is interested in
serving as a board member can become APIA member to be qualified. (The
individual membership fee is US$50.)
Procedure:
APIA Member organization can nominate one individual representing the
organization. The individual members can self-nominate for the
position. The selection of individuals to fill four vacancies will be
done by the current APIA Board Members in consultation with APRICOT Exco
Members. The information to send APIA Secretariat should include:
Name of Nominee:
Country of residence:
Member Organization/Individual Name:
Email Address:
Biographical information:
Motivation for nomination:
Name of nominating individual: (it can be self-nominated)
Organization:
Email Address:
The nominations must reach APIA office at least by the midnight (Tokyo
time) of 8th of August, 2002. APIA can be contacted at kyoko at apia dot org.
For more information, please visit http://www.apia.org. If you have any
questions, please contact kyoko at apia dot org. We look forward to hearing
from you soon.
Regards,
______________________________________
Kyoko Day - Secretary General
Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA)
http://www.apia.org
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