[apnic-talk] [apnic-announce] APNIC Member Meeting - Important Informati
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Dear APNIC Member,
As you probably know, the next APNIC Member Meeting will be held as part of
the coming APNIC Open Policy Meeting, to be held in Brisbane, Australia on
Friday 27 October 2000.
This meeting will be open to members of APNIC and to the general public, via
registration at the Open Policy Meeting. For APNIC members in particular,
it is important to be aware of this meeting, and to attend if possible.
Following are some important details.
* Draft Agenda
A draft agenda for the Member Meeting is online now at:
http://www.apnic.net/meetings/programme/docs/members_meeting_agenda.html
Comments and suggestions on this agenda are welcome, by email to
<secretariat at apnic dot net> or <apnic-talk at apnic dot net>
* Executive Council Nominations
An important part of the meeting will be the election of one member of the
APNIC Executive Council, who will serve for a one-year term, replacing
current EC member Mr Kazunori Konishi.
Nominations for this election are open until 13 October, and may be made by
any APNIC Member. For more information, and access to the online nomination
form, please visit:
http://www.apnic.net/meetings/programme/ec-2000-2.html
* Proxy Voting
As usual, APNIC Members who are not attending this meeting may be
represented through proxies appointed in advance. The form for appointment
of a proxy must be submitted by 9am on 25 October, and is available at:
http://www.apnic.net/meetings/programme/docs/proxy2000.html
Note that this form must be submitted to APNIC by fax, and signed by a
representative of a current APNIC Member.
* Meeting Registration
Registration for the Open Policy Meeting is available now, at a discounted
rate for online "early-bird" registrations. This discount period has just
been extended to 30 September 2000, so please be sure to register soon!
http://www.apnic.net/meetings/registration
Also, we urge you to make travel arrangements as soon as possible, because
of current high demand for air tickets to and from Australia.
* Hostmaster Clinics
Throughout the Open Policy meeting (25-27 October) APNIC Members will have
access to our regular "Hostmaster Clinics", where issues relating to APNIC
policies and procedures can be discussed directly with APNIC's Internet
Resource Analysts (Hostmasters).
Advance booking of these sessions is essential, and may be made by email to
<hostmaster at apnic dot net>.
* Member Training
On Wednesday 24 October, APNIC will be presenting its member training
course, "Effective IP Address Management: Asia-Pacific Policies and
Procedures". All are welcome to register for this course, however numbers
are strictly limited. If you wish to attend, please be sure to sign up
soon, through the registration form mentioned above.
Further details of this training are available at:
http://www.apnic.net/training/
* APNIC Open Policy Meeting
Of course, the APNIC Member Meeting is being held within the 3-day programme
of the APNIC Open Policy Meeting, which will provide further opportunities
for education and networking. For up to date information, please visit:
http://www.apnic.net/meetings
Be sure to check the details of social activities planned for the meeting,
and other nearby activities which are listed at:
http://www.apnic.net/meetings/info
I am sure that by attending these meetings, you will receive exceptional
value as an APNIC member, or as a member of the wider Internet community.
See you in Brisbane!
Paul Wilson
Director General.
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