APNOG: The Asia Pacific Network Operators Group

Asia Pacific Network Operators Group

Past Decisions and Resolutions of the APRICOT Board

2019

20190623-1: The Board of Directors reaffirmed their earlier resolution (20170506-1) to support the Internet Protocol Journal for two years, releasing the second funding installment.
20190226-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Yoshinobu Matsuzaki as Vice Chair, Mr. Ole Jacobsen as Secretary and Mr. Raphael Ho as Treasurer for APRICOT until the next AGM.
20190226-2: Following the recent non-availability of the proposed APRICOT 2020 venue in Fiji, the Board agreed that APRICOT 2020 will be held in the backup location, Melbourne, Australia.
20190226-3: The Board agreed that it was imperative to proceed with the establishment of a non-profit entity to support APRICOT.
20190226-4: The Board agreed that the Chair and the APRICOT Project Manager should proceed with finalising the APRICOT 2021 venue by the end of April 2020, and start work on the APRICOT 2022 venue with a view to finalising that by the end of September 2020.

2018

20180227-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Yoshinobu Matsuzaki as Vice Chair, Mr. Ole Jacobsen as Secretary and Mr. Raphael Ho as Treasurer for APRICOT until the next AGM.
20180227-2: Following the Chair's meeting with the legal firm, the APRICOT Board agreed to proceed with converting Asia Pacific Internet Association Pty Ltd into a non-profit organisation. This transition will be completed by 30th June 2018, in time for the start of the new Australian financial year.

2017

20171219-1: The Board of Directors agreed to move forwards with converting Asia Pacific Internet Association Pty Ltd into a non-profit organisation. The Chair of the Board will seek a meeting with the legal firm who will undertake the task.
20171115-1: Following advice from Asia Pacific Internet Association Pty Ltd's accountancy firm, the Board of Directors agreed to explore converting the Australian company into a non-profit organisation. The Board agreed that the Chair of the Board would take up the matter with the Accountant.
20170912-1: The Board of Directors met with the Executive Council of APNIC to endorse the new Memorandum of Understanding between APRICOT and APNIC.
20170825-1: The Board of Directors agreed to the text of a new Memorandum of Understanding with APNIC regarding the partnership between APRICOT and APNIC to deliver the annual APRICOT Summit. The new MoU will be signed at the upcoming APNIC 44 Conference.
20170621-1: The Board of Directors agreed that the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) would be APRICOT's partner to deliver the APRICOT 2019 Summit in Daejeon, Korea. The official announcement will be made at the APNIC 44 Conference in Taiwan.
20170506-1: The Board of Directors agreed, following a formal request, to make a financial donation to the Internet Protocol Journal (IPJ) for the 2017 and 2018 calendar years.
20170412-1: The Board of Directors agreed, following a formal request, to make a financial donation for the 2017 and 2018 calendar years to the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC). This donation allows NSRC to continue their involvement in training and infrastructure support of the Internet operations community (NOGs) in the Asia Pacific region, in-line with APRICOT's goals.
20170228-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Yoshinobu Matsuzaki as Vice Chair, Mr. Ole Jacobsen as Secretary and Mr. Raphael Ho as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20170228-2: The Board of Directors agreed to invite Members Aftab Siddiqui, Jian Zhang and Gavin Tweedie to fill the vacant positions not filled during the 2017 AGM.
20170228-3: The Board of Directors agreed to rebrand the APIA Special Committee as APRICOT, to reflect the primary function of the Special Committee. Asia Pacific Internet Association Pty Ltd remains the holding company and legal entity for APRICOT. This rebrand takes effect immediately.

Past Decisions and Resolutions of the APIA Board

2016

20161003-1: The Board agreed that NPIX would be APIA's partner to deliver APRICOT 2018 in Kathmandu. The announcement will be made during the APNIC 42 meeting in Colombo.
20161001-1: The Board of Directors reluctantly accepted the resignation of Mr. Dean Pemberton from the Board of Directors. The Board agreed to leave Mr. Dean Pemberton's position unfilled until the next AGM.
20160223-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Yoshinobu Matsuzaki as Vice Chair, Mr. Raphael Ho as Secretary and Mr. Dean Pemberton as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.

2015

20151030-1: The Board agreed to the list of volunteers proposed by the PC Chairs to form the Programme Committee for APRICOT 2016.
20150716-1: The Board agreed that NetNam would be APIA's partner to deliver APRICOT 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City. The first in the new model of APRICOT where APIA assumes financial responsibility for the APRICOT event. The formal announcement will be made during the APNIC 40 meeting.
20150304-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Yoshinobu Matsuzaki as Vice Chair, Mr. Raphael Ho as Secretary and Mr. Dean Pemberton as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20150304-2: The Board agreed to appoint Mr Dean Pemberton and Mr Mike Jager as chair and co-chair of the APRICOT Programme Committee, to renew the appointment of Ms Molly Cheam, Mr Ole Jacobsen and Mr Dean Pemberton as chair and co-chair of the APRICOT Management Committee, to appoint Mr Masato Yamanishi and Dr Philip Smith as chair and co-chair of the APRICOT Fellowship Committee, and to reappoint Mr Matsuzaki Yoshinobu as the Chair of the APRICOT Technical Committee.
20150304-3: The Board agreed to hold a monthly teleconference on the second Thursday of each month, following the APRICOT Management Committee meeting.

2014

20140625-1: The Board of Directors agreed to make a financial donation to the Network Startup Resource Center following a formal request. The donation covers the three calendar years from 2014 to 2016 and is designed to further APIA's goals of helping to improve the training and network operations community in the Asia Pacific region.
20140226-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Yoshinobu Matsuzaki as Vice Chair, Mr. Ole Jacobsen as Secretary and Ms. Jian Zhang as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20140226-2: The Board of Directors agreed that, following the member resolution at the 2014 AGM, APIA (Seychelles) Ltd should be wound up, with all assets and memberships transferred to Asia Pacific Internet Association Pty Ltd in Australia.
20140226-3: The Board agreed to hold a monthly teleconference on the second Thursday of each month, following the APRICOT Management Committee meeting.
20140129-1: Following advice from the hosts of APRICOT 2014, the Board resolved to move APRICOT 2014 out of Thailand and directed the Secretariat to investigate venues in our backup location of Kuala Lumpur.

2013

20131224-1: The APIA Board resolved to support the Internet Protocol Journal both financially and materially from 2014 to 2016.
20131210-1: The APIA Board resolved to accept the joint proposal between APNIC and APIA for selection of future APRICOT and APNIC conference locations. This resolution supports the equivalent one made by the APNIC EC.
20131210-2: The APIA Board resolved, following a request, to make a donation to the disaster recovery assistance effort in the Philippines.
20131112-1: The APIA Board agreed with the proposed list of PC members for APRICOT 2014 and APNIC 38.
20130828-1: The APIA Board agreed that, with the imminent closure of APIA's banking facilities in Singapore, a new bank account should be opened elsewhere in the region.
20130610-1: The APIA Board resolved to award the hosting of APRICOT 2016 to InternetNZ. The announcement will be made during APNIC 36 in Xi'an.
20130514-1: The APIA Board agreed to adopt, with immediate effect, an updated APRICOT logo to replace the one used since 1996.
20130424-1: The Board of Directors agrees that Pindar Wong may participate in the Asia Internet History Project on behalf of APIA with the aim of documenting the early history of APIA.
20130227-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Yoshinobu Matsuzaki as Vice Chair, Mr. Ole Jacobsen as Secretary and Ms. Jian Zhang as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20130212-1: The Board agreed to accept the new MoU drawn up between APIA and APNIC. The MoU will be signed by Paul Wilson, Director General of APNIC and Philip Smith, Chair of the Board of APIA at the APRICOT 2013 in Singapore.

2012

20120829-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Paul Wilson as Vice Chair, Mr. Ole Jacobsen as Secretary and Mr. Gaurab Upadhaya as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20120410-1: The APIA Board agreed to refine the process for new membership applications. With immediate effect, any new membership application must be supported (nominated and seconded) by two (2) current members who have had continuous membership for the last five (5) years.

2011

20111011-1: The APIA Board agreed that new memberships to APIA would only be accepted during the period 1st April to 30th November in any calendar year and that all applications for membership must be approved by the Board.
20110829-1: The APIA Board resolved to provide a SG$4000 loan for a period of three years to support the formation of any new Internet Network Operations Group (NOG) being formed in the Asia Pacific region.
20110501-1: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Ms Molly Cheam as APIA's Executive Secretary for a period of two years.
20110318-1: The APIA Board agreed to contribute US$2000 to the Japanese Red Cross to aid with the Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami disaster recovery.
20110223-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Paul Wilson as Vice Chair, Mr. Ole Jacobsen as Secretary and Mr. Gaurab Raj Upadhaya as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20110223-2: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Mr. Mark Tinka and Mr. Jonathan Martin to respectively chair and co-chair the Programme Committee for APRICOT 2012.
20110223-3: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Ms. Molly Cheam and Mr. Ole Jacobsen to respectively chair and co-chair the Management Committee for APRICOT 2012.
20110223-4: The Board resolved to appoint Mr. Paul Wilson to Chair as the Fellowship Committee for APRICOT 2012.
20110223-5: The Board resolved that the hosting of the APRICOT 2013 will be awarded to Singapore with the event hosted by SGNIC.
20110111-1: The APIA Board agreed to continue funding APStar with an Annual Contribution of USD5000.

2010

20100302-1: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Paul Wilson as Vice Chair, Mr. Jonathan Martin as Secretary and Mr. Scott Macdonald as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20100302-2: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Ms. Molly Cheam and Mr. Ole Jacobsen to respectively chair and co-chair the Management Committee for APRICOT 2011.
20100302-3: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Mr. Jonathan Martin and Mr. Mark Tinka to respectively chair and co-chair the Programme Committee for APRICOT 2011.
20100302-4: The Board resolved to appoint Mr. Paul Wilson to Chair as the Fellowship Committee for APRICOT 2011.
20100302-5: The Board resolved that the hosting of the APRICOT 2012 will be awarded to India with the event hosted by ISPAI.
20100209-1: The APIA Board agreed to continue funding APStar with an Annual Contribution of USD5000.

2009

20090826-1 The APIA Board agreed to the look and feel of the joint APRICOT 2010-APNIC 29 website and to launch it at the end of August 2009.
20090826-2: The Board accepted the list of individuals proposed by Programme Chair, Mr. Jonny Martin to be members of the Programme Committee for APRICOT 2010.
20090826-3: The Board agreed to leave the RFP for APRICOT 2012 opened until 31 December 2009. The decision on the host of the APRICOT 2012 will be made and announced during the APRICOT 2010 in Kuala Lumpur.
20090714-1 The Board resolved that the hosting of the APRICOT 2011 will be awarded to Hong Kong with the event underwritten by DotAsia Organisation.
20090610-1 The Board resolved to appoint Mr. Paul Wilson to Chair the Fellowship Committee and to oversee the Secretariat on Fellowship functions.
20090512-01: The APIA Board agreed to appoint the APIA Secretariat to chair the APRICOT Management Committee for APRICOT 2010.
20090512-02: The APIA Board agreed to continue funding APStar with an Annual Contribution of USD5000.
20090512-03: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Mr. Jonny Martin and Dr. Philip Smith to chair and co-chair the APRICOT 2010 Programme Committee respectively.
20090318-01: The Board of Directors elected Dr Philip Smith as Chair, Mr. Paul Wilson as Vice Chair, Mr. Jonathan Martin as Secretary and Mr. Scott Macdonald as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20090210-01: The APIA Board resolved that as from APRICOT 2010, the APstar Retreat meeting will be part of the APRICOT programme and the cost be built into the budget.
20090210-02: The APIA Board agreed that APIA would bear the cost of hosting the APstar Retreat during APRICOT 2009.

2008

20081209-01: In light of the economic climate and the difficulties with getting sponsorship for APRICOT 2009, the Board agreed that individual members would assist in persuading organisations in the region to contribute to the APRICOT sponsorship programme.
20080827-01: The APIA Board agreed in principle that APRICOT 2011 should be co-located with the APAN meeting, and be held in Hong Kong in February 2011.
20080827-02: The APIA Board agreed to renew the Secretariat contract with PIKOM until the end of this calendar year. PIKOM will waive one year of Secretariat fees for calendar year 2009 in lieu of the APRICOT 2010 hosting fee.
20080722-01: The APIA Board agreed to continue supporting the CommunicAsia event even without the actual physical presence of the Secretariat.
20080610-01: The APIA Board agreed to contribute USD 2,500 for ongoing support for the DUMBO-MM project to enable communication for relief workers
20080513-01: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Mr. Paul Wilson to be the APRICOT 2009 Fellowship Committee Co-Chair and to chair the Fellowship Committee with Mr. Suresh Ramasubramanian and Mr. Tom Vest.
20080415-01: The APIA Board agreed to appoint Mr. Suresh Ramasubramanian to be the APRICOT 2009 Fellowship Committee Chair and Mr. Tom Vest to be the co-Chair.
20080225-03 (post-AGM): The Board agreed to appoint Mr. Gaurab Upadhaya and Mr. Jonathan Martin as Chair and Co-Chair of the APRICOT 2009 Programme Committee.
20080225-02 (post-AGM): The Board agreed to appoint Dr. Philip Smith and Mr Jonathan Martin as Chair & Co-Chair of the APRICOT 2009 Management Committee respectively.
20080225-01 (post-AGM): The Board of Directors elected Mr. Gaurab Upadhaya as Chair, Mr. Jonathan Martin as Vice Chair, Dr Philip Smith as Secretary and Mr. Scott Macdonald as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.

2007

20071120-01: The Board resolved to renew the Secretariat contract with PIKOM for another year.
20070903-01: The Board resolved to award the hosting of the APRICOT 2009 to Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) in Manila, Philippines.
20070410-01: The Board resolved to provide an annual funding of US$5,000 to support the AP* Secretariat.
20070226-01 (post-AGM): The Board of Directors elected Mr. Gaurab Upadhaya as Chair, Mr Ole Jacobsen as Vice Chair, Dr Philip Smith as Secretary and Mr Paul Wilson as Treasurer for APIA until the next AGM.
20070226-02 (post-AGM): The Board agreed to appoint Dr. Philip Smith, Mr. Gaurab Upadhaya \& Mr. Suresh Ramasubramanian as Chair of the APRICOT Management Committee, Programme Committee \& Fellowship Committee respectively. Each term lasts for one year.
20070213-01 The Board of Directors resolved to replace Board Director Ms. Kyoko Day with Ms. Molly Cheam as second signatory to the APIA Bank Account.

2006

20060919-01 The Board resolved to renew the Secretariat contract with PIKOM for another year.
20060613-03 The Board resolved that APRICOT 2008 should be held from 20th to 29th February 2008 and be hosted by TWNIC in Taipei, Taiwan.
20060613-02 The Board agreed that APIA should participate in the Internet Pavilion at Telecom World in Hong Kong in December 2006.
20060613-01 The Board thanked WAIA on completion of the successful hosting of APRICOT 2006 in Perth, Australia.
20060227-02 (post-AGM): The Board agreed to appoint Dr. Philip Smith, Mr. Gaurab Upadhaya & Mr. Suresh Ramasubramanian as Chair of the APRICOT Management Committee, Programme Committee & Fellowship Committee respectively. Each term lasts for one year.
20060227-01 (pre-AGM): The Board agreed that the Management Committee Chair, Programme Committee Chair & Fellowship Committee Chair for APRICOT 2007 shall be appointed by the Board.
20060111-01: The Board agreed that seven (7) directors are to be elected at the AGM on 27th February 2006. Four (4) Directors with the most votes will serve for 2 years whereas the other three (3) will serve for one (1) year.

2005

20050809-01 The Board resolved to renew the Secretariat contract with PIKOM for another year.
20050412-01: The Board agreed with the APRICOT Management Committee recommendation that APRICOT 2006 should be held from 22nd February to 3rd March 2006 in Perth, Western Australia.
20050325-01: To ensure adequate internal financial control, the Board resolved to segregate duties as to authorising and recording of APIA cash disbursements. The Secretary will be authorized to sign cheques of APIA and APRICOT bank accounts for any payments upon approval by the APIA Board and notification by the Treasurer. The Secretary will notify the Treasurer and the APIA Secretariat for appropriate postings in the APIA and APRICOT accounts once the cheques have been signed and released to payees.
20050225-01: The Board commends and congratulates the Japan Executive Committee and the e-side team lead by Scott Macdonald on the very successful hosting of APRICOT 2005 in Kyoto, Japan.
20050225-02: Following tradition, the Board agreed that Scott Macdonald assume the role of Chair of the APRICOT Advisory Committee for 2005.
20050224-01: After much discussion with the APRICOT India bid team and much deliberation within the Board and the chairs of the Management, Programme, and Fellowship Committees, the Board resolved to set aside the award of APRICOT 2006 to Bangalore, India, in favour of moving it to another location.
20050224-02: The Board resolved to re-appoint Philip Smith as APRICOT Management Committee Chair for the next year.
20050224-03: The Board resolved to endorse the APRICOT Management Committee recommendation that APJII be awarded the opportunity to host APRICOT 2007 in Bali, Indonesia.
20050111-01: The Board resolved that the site visit to Jeju Island, Korea be deferred. Should the Korean bid to host APRICOT 2007 be accepted, it shall be conditional upon a site visit to determine the suitability of the venue proposed to host APRICOT 2007.

2004

20041214-01: The Board resolved to conduct a site visit to Bali to check the suitability of the venue proposed by the Indonesia bid team to host APRICOT 2007.
20041214-02: The Board resolved to endorse the Next Generation Networking World Asia (NGN World Asia) from 28-29 March 2005 in Thailand.
20041109-01: The Board resolved to meet the host of APRICOT 2006 in Kyoto to get an update of their preparation for the event in India.
20041109-02: The Board resolved that there will be no election of Directors at the AGM 2005.
20041109-03: The Board resolved to work out a mechanism whereby some directors will stay on for more than 2 years to ensure continuity of the APIA Activities.
20041012-01: The Board resolved to endorse SANOG 2005.
20040914-01: The Board resolved that the decision to provide a discount to all APNG Participants attending APRICOT 2005 should be left to the Japanese Executive Committee (JEC) as it will affect the APRICOT 2005 budget.
20040914-02: The Board resolved to support the 7th International Asia Pacific IP Telephony/VoIP 2004 from 17-18 November 2004 in Singapore.
20040914-03: The Board resolved to support the CommunicAsia & Enterprise IT 2005 from 14-17 June 2005 in Singapore.
20040713-01: Replacing resolution 20040224-02, the Board resolved that future APRICOTs will not have any build-ups in the Demonstration Laboratory without full approval of plans and locations by the Board.
20040713-02: The Board resolved to renew the Secretariat Contract with PIKOM for another year.
20040422-01: The Board appointed Treasurer, Kyoko Day and Secretary, Philip Smith to be the authorised signatories for APIA's bank accounts.
20040316-01: The Board elected Abhisak Chulya as Chair, Gaurab Upadhaya as Vice-Chair, Philip Smith as Secretary & Kyoko Day as Treasurer. All Office bearers will serve for 2 years.
20040316-02: The Board resolved to re-appoint Philip Smith as APRICOT 2005 Management Committee Chair.
20040316-03: The Board resolved that it will not support the bid for the dot asiai top level domain.
20040224-01: The Board resolved that the membership terms will be by calendar year. To effect this, memberships from 1st Oct will be current to the end of the following calendar year.
20040224-02: The Board resolved that future apricots will not have any built-ups in the demo lab and will only be part of the social format similar to NANOG.
20040224-03: The Board resolved that during this AGM, the 7 Board Members who will be elected will serve for a 2 year term.
20040224-04: The Board defined the number of votes each membership class was elligible to receive.
20040131-01: Following requests from two of the three organisations bidding to host APRICOT 2006, the Board agreed to extend the deadline for submissions to 15th February 2004.
20040112-01: Following the deferral of bids from India and Hong Kong, and to avoid unnecessary delays, the Board resolved to accept the bid for APRICOT2005 from Kyoto, Japan. This decision shall be formally announced during the closing ceremony of APRICOT 2004.
20040106-01: The Board resolved to merge the bank accounts of APIA and APRICOT.
20040106-02: The Board resolved to register the APRICOT trademark and logo in the US and Singapore, to protect the event and the goodwill that has built up over the years. This supercedes resolution 20031112-05.
20040106-03: The Board agreed that there will be an election for new Board Members at the APIA AGM to be held during APRICOT 2004 in Kuala Lumpur. A call for nominations will be made in February by the Secretariat. Only current financial members at the time of the AGM may be elected and will be permitted to vote.

2003

20031203-01: The Board agreed to accept the MoU drawn up between APIA and APNIC. The MoU will be signed by Paul Wilson, Director General of APNIC, and Abhisak Chulya, Chairman of the Board of APIA, in due course.
20031112-01: The Board resolved that Wong Chew Sim (Alicia) of PIKOM, the APIA Secretariat, be added to the list of enquirers on the APIA bank account. This reaffirms resolution 20031004-02.
20031112-02: The Board resolved that the mailing address for all bank statements and other related documents be changed to the APIA Secretariat Office, care of PIKOM.
20031112-03: The Board has instructed the Secretariat to collect membership dues from the APIA membership. A proposal to revise the APIA membership structure will be presented at the AGM to be held during APRICOT 2004 in Kuala Lumpur.
20031112-04: The Board resolved that APIA will participate in CommunicAsia 2004 and directed the Secretariat to coordinate accordingly. This supercedes resolution 20031022-01.
20031112-05: The Board resolved that the APRICOT trademark be registered and directed the Secretariat to proceed accordingly.
20031112-06: The Board decided that APIA will meet with the chair of APNG during APRICOT 2004 in Kuala Lumpur to discuss future cooperation between APRICOT and APNG.
20031112-07: The Board resolved that the Secretariat would pay site visits to the proposed bid sites for APRICOT 2005 and report back to the APRICOT Advisory Committee and the Board within the next month.
20031103-01: Following requests from two of the three bidders for APRICOT2005, the Board agreed to extend the deadline for bids for APRICOT 2005 until November 8th.
20031022-01: The Board confirms resolution 20030626-01, and further affirms that APIA's participation in CommunicAsia2004 will consist only of marketing activities for APRICOT.
20031004-01: After discussions between PIKOM and the Board regarding the detailed wording, the Board agreed to sign the MoA with PIKOM to implement resolution 20030823-01.
20031004-02: As a result of resolution 20031004-01, the Board resolved to add Wong Chew Sim (Alicia) as enquirer to the APIA bank account, in accordance with resolution 20030825-05.
20031004-03: As a result of resolution 20031004-01, the Board resolved to request Citibank to send the monthly bank statements for APIA to PIKOM, in accordance with resolution 20030823-02.
20030823-01: Following renewed negotiations at the APIA/APRICOT strategic planning event, the APIA Board came to an agreement that PIKOM should host the Secretariat for APIA for a period of one year, commencing on the 1st September 2003. An MoU will be drawn up between APIA and PIKOM to represent this agreement.
20030823-02: The Board resolved that, on activation of resolution 20030823-01, Citibank should send the monthly bank statements for APIA to PIKOM.
20030823-03: The Board resolved to reverse resolution 20030714-02 and maintain the status quo with respect to APIA's official mailing address.
20030823-04: The Board resolved that Toru Takahashi, the Treasurer, and Abhisak Chulya, the Chairman, be signatories of the APIA bank account (this supports resolution 20030714-02).
20030823-05: The Board resolved that on implementation of resolution 20030823-01, PIKOM should elect one individual from their staff to be enquirer of the APIA bank account.
20030815-01: The Board recognised TWNIC's excellent team work and their hard working staff. The Chairman of the Board thanked TWNIC for their hard work in making APRICOT2003 a great success.
20030714-01: The Board agreed to change the official mailing address of APIA.
20030714-02: The Board resolved that the Chairman of the Board, Abhisak Chulya, should be added as signatory to the APIA Bank Account. Citibank will be informed by the Chairman and Treasurer.
20030626-01: The Board agreed that APIA should endorse CommunicAsia2004 and Enterprise2004.
20030610-01: The Board agreed to terminate discussions with PIKOM over the contract for the APIA Secretariat function as no progress had been made and the two sides were as far apart as ever. The Board will consider alternative options.
20030610-02: The Board agreed to hold a strategic planning day for APIA and APRICOT during the APNIC meeting in Seoul in August.
20030610-03: The Board agreed to expand the membership of the Board from 7 to 10, but agreed to postpone any action on this decision until the strategic planning meeting in Seoul had taken place.
20030411-01: The Board ratified Yong Wan Ju's resignation as a Board member. The Chairman thanked Yong Wan Ju for his past contributions and commitment to APIA.
20030411-02: The Board agreed that the proposed draft Secretariat contract with PIKOM needed more work and discussion to clarify outstanding issues, and that PIKOM would not assume the Secretariat function until these discussions had been completed.
20030411-03: The Board agreed that the Secretariat for APIA should not have a representative on the Board. The Board also agreed that it needed a Secretary with responsibilities of a deputy Chair of the Management Committee who could help in secretariat matters, APRICOT issues, and assist the Chairman of the Board.
20030411-04: The Board agreed that it would not sponsor APNG this year as there was no forthcoming plan as per request as to what purposes the sponsorship money would be used for.
20030411-05: The Board agreed that APIA would cover costs towards APRICOT2003 incurred by Robert Berger, the APRICOT Programme Chair, on production of an expense claim.
20030411-06: The Board identified a need to expand the membership of the Board, and to widen the representation to include the whole of the Asia and Pacific region.
20030411-07: The Board welcomed Ole's document describing an outline strategic plan for APIA, and looks forward to further discussion and work on the document.
20030319-01: The Board agreed that APNG's request for sponsorship of future APNG Camps could only be met when APNG demonstrated a plan of what they intended to do with the sponsorship funding.
20030311-01: The Board resolved that the Secretary-General will announce the appointment of PIKOM as APIA-APRICOT Secretariat to the existing members and supporters.
20030311-02: The Board resolved that Philip will work with Kyoko to implement the transition of APIA Secretariat function from Kyoko to PIKOM.
20030311-03: The Board agreed that Ole would work on a document describing the strategic business plan for APIA.
20030311-04: The Board resolved that since PIKOM had been appointed as APIA-APRICOT Secretariat, one person from PIKOM will be included in the APIA Board mailing list. The Board expect that person to take the minutes of the future Board meetings. As they are not the Board members, they will not participate in the decision making discussion.
20030311-05: The Board agreed that it will not fill the position of Secretary at APIA Board at the moment. The appointment of Secretary will be discussed at the next Board Meeting as will the discussion of the appointment of a new Secretary General.
20030311-06: The Board agreed that APIA members who had not yet paid their 2003 membership will be reminded by the Secretary-General and the new Secretariat.
20030224-01: The Board resolved to accept the PIKOM proposal to host APIA-APRICOT Secretarial on the condition that PIKOM update and confirms their original proposal by 27th Feb 2003. The final decision shall be made at the next Board conference call.
20030224-02: The Board resolved to rename the current APRICOT Exco to APRICOT Advisory Committee. The Board sincerely hopes all current members of the APRICOT Exco will continue to serve and support the future APRICOT as part of this new committee.
20030224-03: Following from resolution 20030114-02, the Board resolved to form a new APRICOT Management Committee (MC) and that:
- The APRICOT MC shall be chaired by Philip Smith
- Members of APRICOT MC shall be appointed by the Board
- The APIA-APRICOT Secretariat shall report to the APIA MC
20030224-04: The Board, together with the APRICOT Exco, express their sincere appreciation to Kyoko Day for her contributions to APIA and APRICOT during her term, ending 31st March 2003, as APIA Secretary-General.
20030211-01: The Board approved the design of new business cards for the Board Members, and thanked Hui Leng for her design work.
20030114-01: Following on from resolution 20021021-01, the Board agreed that while sponsoring the annual APRICOT conference made little sense for APIA, APIA should still pay accommodation costs for APIA specific events it holds during APRICOT conferences (such as the AGM, for example).
20030114-02: The Board agreed with a proposal from the APRICOT Executive Committee that an APRICOT organisation committee be formed to oversee the day to day organisational work and liaison required with the local host to make each APRICOT happen.
20030114-03: The Board revised APIA's mission statement to read: "To build human resource infrastructure for the Internet and to foster the efficient, stable, and sustainable development of the Internet in the Asia Pacific region."

2002

20021112-01: Board resolved to re-establish the APRICOT Executive Committee as the APRICOT Advisory Committee, inline with the merger of APIA and APRICOT as agreed in July 2002. The Secretary-General will implement this change, inviting Exco members to join the AC.
20021112-02: Board resolved that backups were not permitted to join the Board conference call in the event that Board members were not able to attend.
20021112-03: Board resolved that there would be no election for new Board members at the next AGM as APIA/APRICOT was in bootstrap mode to create the new organisation. The Secretary-General is to consult the membership on this resolution.
20021021-01: The Board agreed that sponsoring the annual APRICOT conference made little sense as APIA and APRICOT were now one and the same organisation.
20021021-02: The APIA Board agreed to hold a monthly telephone conference call on the second Tuesday of the month, starting from 12th November 2002.
20020903-01: The Board resolved that the APIA/APRICOT organisation should focus on the following:
- 1. On ensuring the stability and the future of APRICOT, and
- 2. Being an information clearing house for AP Internet industry.

APNOG Board Decisions and Resolutions

APNOG Board decisions and resolutions from the formation of APNOG in July 2019 onwards are recorded here.

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