[Apnic-announce] APNIC 50 to become online-only event
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APNIC 50 to become online-only event
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Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the Asia Pacific
region, APNIC 50 will become an online-only event with the conference
dates set for 8 to 10 September 2020.
https://conference.apnic.net/50
APNIC and the Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh
(ISPAB), the local host of APNIC 50, have met regularly since January
and monitored developments in the hope that the pandemic situation may
improve by the end of the year. However, the health risks have not
eased, and with international borders closed in the region it became
clear that holding the event in Dhaka as normal was going to be
impossible.
For these reasons, the decision was made to move to an online-only
format.
The conference will go ahead online over three days, 8-10 September
2020. The format of the program is currently being finalized and will be
announced in the coming weeks, along with the opening of registration.
The workshop week will not proceed; however, for those interested in
training opportunities there are many online options available through
APNIC Academy’s 2020 Virtual Training Program including webinars,
virtual labs and self-paced courses. Travel fellowships will resume at
the next face-to-face conference.
https://academy.apnic.net/en/virtual-training
APNIC would again like to express its deep appreciation for the
excellent support and efforts from everyone at ISPAB to host the
conference in Dhaka. APNIC understands and shares the disappointment of
the Bangladesh community that the conference could not be held in Dhaka
this time.
We hope to help bring some better news to the community on future
conferences in the coming months, and we hope to see as many of the
APNIC community as possible online at APNIC 50.
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APNIC Secretariat secretariat@apnic.net
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61 7 3858 3100
PO Box 3646 South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia Fax: +61 7 3858 3199
6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD http://www.apnic.net
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