AP* Retreat, Taipei @ Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei 24 February 2008

1. AP* Retreat, Taipei@Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei24 February 2008 Tommy Matsumoto

2. Agenda • APNG Organization • Current Structure • Vision • Mission • APNG Activities • 9th APNG Camp- Summary • No. of participants/country • Resource personnel • Sponsorship • Report • APNG Camp Status • 10th APNG Camp preparations • What we are looking for? • Future Plans • APNG's Outreach program • Organization of Local Camps in the region

3. Organization Structure

4. Current Structure • APNG Chair • Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut and Tommy Matsumoto • APNG Executive Committee • Paul Wilson, Xing Li, Che-Hoo Chen, Kanchana & Tommy • 10th APNG Camp Chair • Aadit Shrestha, Wit Hmone Tin Lat • APNG Camp Advisors • Ching Chiao, Kilnam Chon, Surasak Sanguanpong • Supporting Organization • Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) • Kasetsart University • Secretariat • Suphitsara Boonrat • Bebz Barry Abonales @intERLab/AIT, Thailand

5. Overview • Vision • To be a core organization of Internet Community in Asia Pacific • To be a stable organization with appropriate resource and fund; and • To be an active and alive organization being operated by Next Generation. • Mission • Learning its history in each county and experience from seniors. • Sharing information among community. • Activating Next Generation (APNG) activity through APNG Camp. • Providing place and opportunity of discussion for developing countries. • Challenging to create new Internet growth opportunity.

6. Overview • Geographical CoverageThe term Asia Pacific is loosely applied in an inclusive way. Any country within the Pacific Rim and in the continent of Asia is welcome to participate in the activities of APNG. • Current Participating EconomiesAustralia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, USA and Vietnam.

7. Current Structure- cont’d • 10th APNG Camp Committee • Date : August 11th -15th , 2008 • Place : Bangkok, Thailand • Venue : Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) • Expected No. of Participants : International : 40 Local : 60 • Camp Chair: Aadit Shrestha, Nepal and Wit Hmone Tin Latt, Myanmar • 21 committee members from 9 countries

8. 10th APNG Committee • APNG Camp Co-Chair • Aadit Shrestha, Wit Hmone Tin Latt • APNG Camp Vice Chair • Sumith Gamage, Xiaohui Shi, Dong-Eon Goo • Program Committee • Committee Chair : Manutsiri Chansutthirangkool • Fellowship Committee • Committee Chair : Rittick Borah • Sponsorship & Promotion Committee • Committee Chair : Sumith Gamage • Local Camp Committee • Committee Chair : Joan M. Vicente

9. APNG Local Camp • Myanmar • Cambodia • Korea • Mongolia • Japan • Taiwan • Malaysia • Bangladesh • Philippines • Vietnam • Thailand • China • Beijing • Xian • Nanjing • Yanji • Sri Lanka • India • Nepal • Indonesia • Pakistan

10. 10th APNG Camp Working Group • Natural Disaster recovery Management and e-Health WG • WG Chair : Shyama SagarikaWickramasekera, Sri Lanka • Live-E & DUMBO WG • WG Chair : Ochiai Hideya, Japan • Internet Culture and Blog WG • WG Chair : Kashif Adeel, Pakistan • Internet Technology WG • WG Chair : Ting Liu, China • Internet History Museum WG • WG Chair : Jayatunga A. Amaraweera , Sri Lanka

11. Activities • APNG Camp every year • 9 successful camps held until 2007 • First camp in Bangkok in 2002 • 30 fellowships awarded on an average in each camp • Asia Internet History Museum • http://www.apng.org/museum/ • Participation in other AP meetings • Take part in related events • Call for “Digital Life Theatre Competition” for APNG promotional video.

12. 9th APNG Camp - Report • Held in China from 27-30 August 2007. • 60 participants • 28 fellows from 13 economies • Speakers from LEARN, Sri Lanka, .ASIA Domain Registry, Taiwan, intERLab, AIT, Peking University, China, Tsinghua University/ Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. • Generous sponsorship from leading organizations. • 9th camp reports at http://www.apng.org/9threports.htm

13. Fellowship Overview • Objective • To provide opportunity to young researchers of developing countries to participate in APNG Camp. • Awarded Package • Fellowship for International ApplicantsFellowship covers registration fees, local accommodation and meal expenses, local transportations and (full/part of) the roundtrip airfare. • Fellowship for Local ApplicantsSpecial fellowship package to encourage local participants which covers registration fees, local accommodation, meal expenses and traveling expenses (train-fare) 106 Fellows granted fellowship since 5th APNG Camp

14. Accomplishment - Feedback from attendants • APNG camp is an opportunity for everyone to learn not only about the Internet, but also about the culture and customs of other countries and a place to form lasting friendships. Aadit Shrestha, Nepal • The camp raises the voice of and provides a good learning experience as well as practical hand-on for the young generation in the Asia Pacific region Chansophea Chun, Cambodia • The workgroup sharing gave a lot of knowledge about technology. We were able to share some thoughts that had never come in mind before. We were also able to understand how each Asia Pacific country differs in the use of the Internet technology. Justinus Andjarwirawan, Indonesia

15. Team building and Costume party • The 9th Camp introduces team building. Five groups were created on the first meeting to explore Xi'an: • History • Transportation • Lifestyle • Entertainment • Food & Beverages • One of the things that make APNG camp interesting and special from any other regular meetings is the fun events that it organizes during the period of the camp. That makes APNG really a “CAMP”. • After a whole day presentation, everyone is having fun in this activity. Singing, dancing and even has a morning exercise representing each countries national dance, classic and modern song in their language.

16. 9th APNG Camp in Xian

17. 10th APNG Camp: preparations • To be held in AIT, Bangkok from 11-15 August 2008 • Online committee meeting each month • Meeting minutes posted on the web the next working day. • http://www.apng.org/news.htm • Fellowships announced • Additional eligibility requirement: 2 pages paper with complete presentation material. • Underway… • Fellowship selection • Sponsorship and fund

18. Future Plans • APNG Outreach Program • Organization of Local Camps in the region • Revitalization of Asia Pacific Internet History Museum with the support and concerted efforts of APNG Fellows

19. Thank you! Contact: APNG Secretariat Email: apng-sec@apng.org URL: www.apng.org Tel: +662 524 6613