APNIC 26 meeting report
Meeting update for APNIC 26 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Thank you to everyone who attended or contributed to APNIC 26.
APNIC 26 attendance statistics
- Total number attending: 237
- Economies represented: 33
- APNIC member organizations represented: 70
- Number of Hanoi delegates: 25
- Number of Manila delegates: 20
Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council
During the APNIC Member Meeting (AMM) in Christchurch on Friday, 29 August 2008, an election was held for a regional representative to the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council (NC).Congratulations to the successful candidate Naresh Ajwani.
Naresh Ajwani is President of Sify Technologies Limited, one of the pioneering leaders in the provision of eCommerce and Internet services in India. He is an Executive Council Member with ISPAI (Internet Service Providers Association of India) and brings over 25 years of core operational experience to this position.
Election details are available at: http://www.apnic.net/meetings/26/election
Meeting outcomes
Policy SIG
Nine policy proposals were discussed in the Policy SIG. The following proposals reached consensus and were subsequently approved at the APNIC Member Meeting. These proposals are now subject to a 'last call' for comments:- prop-055: Global policy for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 address space
- prop-061: Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) for documentation purposes
- prop-062: Use of final /8
- prop-064: Change to assignment policy for AS numbers
- prop-065: Format for delegation and recording of 4-byte AS numbers
- prop-066: Ensuring efficient use of historical IPv4 resources
- prop-063: Reducing timeframe of IPv4 allocations from twelve to six months
- prop-050:IPv4 resource transfers
- prop-060: Change in the criteria for the recognition of NIRs in the APNIC region
APNIC Community Request for ICANN to Sign DNS Root
The APNIC community considered ICANN's initiatives toward operational readiness for DNSSEC signing and informed ICANN that the Asia Pacific community supports efforts to sign the root of the DNS and called on ICANN to resolve these issues and to sign the root of the DNS as soon as is realistically possible.MoU (Memorandum of Understanding)
APNIC signed two MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding). One with AusNOG, the other with NZNOG. These MoUs strengthened the relationship between the three organizations as they agreed to collectively work together, share information, and facilitate the development of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand.Meeting sponsors
APNIC offers its deepest thanks to the sponsors of APNIC 26, whose invaluable contributions allowed APNIC to offer a meeting program of a very high standard:http://www.apnic.net/meetings/26/sponsors
Upcoming APNIC meetings
APNIC 27 | 18-27 February 2009, Manila, Philippines |
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APNIC 28 | 24-28 August 2009, Beijing, China |
APNIC 29 | 24 February - 5 March 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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