APTLD / APNIC Pacific Outreach Program

Introduction to ICANN - Jennifer Northover, Councilor, Internet Society of New Zealand Inc (ISOCNZ)

• history
• constituents
• working groups
• why you should participate
• how to participate

APTLD - Dr Byung Kyu Kim of KRNIC (Korea)

• history
• structure
• why you should participate
• how you can participate

ASO - Paul Wilson, APNIC

- History of IP Address Management

- Introduction to the Regional Internet Registries

- Address Supporting Organisation

Voluntary Reports from Pacific ccTLD's : Niue, Cook Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Solomons, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Norfolk Island (Facilitator: Stafford Guest: ".nu")

Government Advisory Committee (GAC) Government's role in internet governance - Frank March, Senior IT Policy Advisor, NZ Ministry of Economic Development

AFTERNOON TEA

New Zealand's Shared Registry Project: status report -Rick Shera, SRS Working Group, Lowndes Jordan, Auckland

Networking (CSI sponsors)

Wednesday, November 8

APNIC - Paul Wilson and Anne Lord

- Introduction to APNIC

- APNIC Status Report

- Introduction to IP Address Management

- APNIC Policies and Procedures

- How to be an APNIC Member

MORNING TEA

A Coming Issue: Multi Lingual Domain Names - Ray Brownrigg, Victoria University, Wellington

Protection of Famous Names - Trade Marks and the Internet - Bryan Thompson, Partner, A J Park, Auckland

LUNCH

Uniform Dispute Resolution Process - Stafford Guest - Internet Users Society Niue (IUS-N)

Country Code Registries and ICANN - Sue Leader Executive Director - ISOCNZ

• do they need contracts with ICANN?
• Best Practice models

AFTERNOON TEA

Issues for the Internet in the Pacific: Shared Problems - plenary discussion. Chair: Jim Higgins, New Zealand

Networking

Thursday, November 9: Blue Room APNIC training seminar. Organised APNIC. (Attendance By Invitation)