Presentation by Gaurab Raj Upadhaya at APNIC 44 on Wednesday, 13 September 2017

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APNIC Executive Council Report
APNIC 44
14 September 2017

2. Current APNIC EC members
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3. Functions of the APNIC EC
• Represent the interests of Members in the governance of
APNIC
• Oversight of APNIC’s activities
• Consider broad Internet policy issues for APNIC’s strategic
direction
• Set membership fees
• Endorse the policy consensus towards implementation
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4. APNIC EC meetings
• The EC usually meets four times a year
• Three face-to-face meetings held since APNIC 43 AGM
• Joint Board meeting with AFRINIC Board in June 2017
• Next meeting: Brisbane, 7-8 December 2017
• All meeting minutes and the attendance record are on the
APNIC website:
– apnic.net/ec
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5. APNIC EC meetings
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EC members 02/03/17 03/06/17 11/09/17
Gaurab Raj Upadhaya ✔ ✔ ✔
Izumi Okutani ✔ ✔ ✔
Jessica Shen ✔ ✔ ✔
Kams Yeung
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Kenny Huang
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Rajesh Chharia
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Roopinder Perhar ✔ ✔ ✔
Paul Wilson ✔ ✔ ✔

6. APNIC Survey
• The EC commissions the APNIC Survey every two years:
– Independent and anonymous
• Planning of APNIC Survey 2018:
– Discussion on timeline and locations for Focus Groups and individual
interviews
– Focus Groups will start at the end of January 2018
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7. Finances
• Lower membership growth than expected in 2017
– As of 31 August 2017, APNIC has 6,360 Members
– Higher growth of membership from LDCs than anticipated
• Expenses continue to track below budget
• Started discussion on Activity Planning and Budget for 2018
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8. Service Partner
• The EC agreed on a new initiative to encourage
membership development for a limited trial in selected
economies
• More details will be announced in 2018
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9. APNIC Foundation
• Board members appointed:
– Mr Edward Tian (China)
– Ms Sylvia Sumarlin (Indonesia)
– Mr Sharad Sanghi (India)
• Two staff and fully operational
– apnic.foundation
• Funding from Canadian and Australian
governments and Internet Society
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10. Collaboration with APRICOT
• Joint APNIC EC and APRICOT
Board Meeting during APNIC 44
– Signing of APNIC-APRICOT MoU
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11. Member feedback
• We welcome comments, suggestions and questions from
Members, stakeholders and all others with an interest in
APNIC
– EC submission feature on MyAPNIC
– Face-to-face during APNIC conferences
– apnic.net/ec
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12. APNIC 48
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Chiang Mai, Thailand: 5 - 12 September 2019

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