[Please note that dates and venue have been changed] [apology for duplication / thank you for redistribution] Announcement [as of August 3, 1998] Asia Pacific International Forum on White Paper A Regional Meeting on Internet Governance: Administration of IP Addresses and Domain Names August 11-13, 1998, Orchard Hotel, Singapore. Registration is Free of Charge /there may be minimal charge for lunch [www.apia.org for more info on Singapore meeting, www.apng.org for registration www.iwfp.org for overall info on IFWP] We are pleased to announce that a regional meeting on Internet Governance will be held in Singapore from Aug 11th to 13th to discuss about the formation of new self-governance mechanism of Internet. This meeting is positioned as the third in the international workshop series, being organized by IFWP (International Forum on White Paper), an ad-hoc group of industry associations and other interested parties formulated to help reach international consensus on the coordination issues of Internet management led by private sector initiatives. The first workshop was already held in Washington D.C, on July 1-2, with more than 200 participants from North and South America, Europe and Asia. The second meeting was held in Geneva on July 24-25 which co-located with INET'98. Another IFWP meeting is also planned to be held in Argentina, Aug 20-21. The Singapore meeting is jointly organized by local host groups including APNG (Asia Pacific Networking Group), APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Center), APIA Asia & Pacific Internet Association), APPLe (Asia Pacific Policy and Legal Forum), APDIP (Asia Pacific Development Information Program) of UNDP(United Nations Development Program) and PAN (Pan Asia Networking) of IDRC (International Development Research Centre) and SGNIC (Singapore Network Information Centre). Following the release of the US Government's so called White Paper in June, a series of efforts to help create a new global, non-profit, private and neutral organization that will manage such Internet resources as Domain Name, IP Address and Protocols is underway world-wide. This meeting is intended to participate these efforts and raise voices and concerns from Asia Pacific region to the global Internet Community. The purpose of these workshops i s to bring together the diverse stakeholder groups and experts to: 1) learn, identify and articulate the issues, 2) prepare models, set of common principles, structures and general charter provisions for the formation of "New IANA Corporation" or equivalent of that, 3) formulate a process to bring true global perspective and participation to this new self-governance mechanisms by raising regional interests. The event is scheduled on August 11-13, at the Orchard Hotel in Singapore, and will bring together regional experts and stakeholders as well as key members of the international Internet community. Already, a number of people from outside Asia/Pacific region has expressed interest to participate. They include: Mr. Ira Magaziner, Senior Advisor to U.S. President, Mr. Richard Delmas of the European Commission, DG XIII, Dr Tamara Frankel, Moderator of GIAW, Professor, Boston University, Prof. David Farber, University of Pennsylvania, as well as European ISP Association, Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX) and Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) to name a few. From Asia and Pacific region, governments of Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and Indonesia are expected to send their delegations. We are seeking for more groups and parties concerned to join as co-host and participants of this meeting. For those from developing countries, a travel subsidy program is under consideration. We are open to constructive suggestions and proposals for the agenda, structure and topics to be discussed at this very important meeting. For overall IFWP process and information, please see: http://www.ifwp.org Local Co-organizers (as of Aug 3) APNG Chair: Tan Tin Wee tinwee§irdu.nus.edu.sg http://www.apng.org APNIC Chair: Toru Takahashi toru§tokyonet.ad.jp http://www.apnic.org APIA Chair: Jin Hor Hur jhhur§nuri.net http://www.apia.org APPLe Chair: Laina Greene laina§singnet.com.sg APDIP Coordinator: Gabriel Accasina gab§undp.org http://www.apdip.org PAN Coordinator: Maria Ng Lee Hoon MariaNgLeeHoon§idrc.org.sg http://www.panasia.org.sg SGNIC General Manager: Agnes Lee agneslee§nic.net.sg http://www.nic.net.sg IFWP Participating Sponsors (* Volunteer Steering Committee members, As of Aug. 3, 1998） Arizona Internet Access Association (AIAA) Association of Interactive Media (AIM) * Association of Internet Professionals (AIP) * Association of Online Professionals (AOP) * Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA) * Association for the Creation and Propagation of Internet Policies (A- TCPIP) * Camara Argentina de Bases de Datos y Servicios en Linea (CABASE) * Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) * Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Commercial Internet eXchange Association (CIX) * Computer Software and Services Association (CSSA) * Confederation for British Industry (CBI) Educom/Educause * European Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA) * Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Internet Alliance (IA) Internet Law & Policy Forum (ILPF) Internet Service Providers Consortium (ISP/C) * Internet Service Providers of the UK (ISPA-UK) Internet Society (ISOC) * Open Root Server Confederation (ORSC) * Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) * US Council for International Business (USCIB) * For more information on the Singapore Meeting, please see: www.apia.org Or please contact Conference Secretariat: c/o APIA (Asia & Pacific Internet Association) 7th Story RELC Building, 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258352 Tel +65 834-2960 Fax: +65 836-2516 Email: apia-sec§apia.org Conference Venue: Orchard Hotel Singapore ( www.orchardhotel.com.sg) 442 Orchard Road, Singapore 238879 Tel : +65 734 7766 Fax : +65 739 6606 Email : orcharde§singnet.com.sg Accomodations: [following hotels have special conference rate and please indicate that you are attending "AP-IFWP" when making reservation] Orchard Hotel Singapore ( www.orchardhotel.com.sg) Main Conference Hotel 442 Orchard Road, Singapore 238879 Tel : +65 734 7766 Fax : +65 739 6606 Email : orcharde§singnet.com.sg S$145 +++ Superior Single per night (w/ Continental Breakfast) S$168 +++ Deluxe Single per night (w/ American Breakfast) S$190 +++ Harvesters or Premier Club Room for Single S$205 +++ for Double per night ANA Hotel Singapore (www.anahotel.com ) Tel : +65 732 1222 Fax : +65 235 1516 Email: dirsales§ana-hotels.com S$130 +++ Superior room per night (Publish rate: S$300 -) and up The Elizabeth Hotel (www.fareast.com.sg/hotels) 27 Mount Elizabeth, Singapore 228518 Tel: +65 738 1188 Fax: +65 732 3866 Email : elizabpr§pacific.net.sg S$138 +++ Superior Single per night S$148 +++ Superior Twin per night RELC (Regional Language Centre) (www.hotel-web.com) 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258352 Tel: 65-7379044 Fax: 65-7339976 Email: relcih§singnet.com.sg S$97 ++ Single or Twin sharing with American Breakfast [Details are subject to change] < < < Izumi Aizu <izumi§anr.org> > > > Principal, Asia Network Research (ANR) Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ( http://www.anr.org) Secretary General, Asia & Pacific Internet Association (APIA) (http://www.apia.org) also associated with Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita & Tokyo (http://www.hyper.or.jp) and GLOCOM, Tokyo ( http://www.glocom.ac.jp) >>> WRITING THE HISTORY OF THE FUTURE <<< -- Leni Mayo Ph: +61 3 9428 5530 Fax: +61 3 9428 5902 Moniker Pty Ltd E-mail: mailto:leni§moniker.net Internet Domain Names WWW: http://www.moniker.netReceived on Tue Aug 04 1998 - 08:39:04 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Sat Sep 09 2017 - 22:00:03 UTC