APTLD Update: January 2006

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APTLD Update January 2006

• Lim Choon Sai
• For APTLD
• Singapore
• July 2006

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Introduction

• What is APTLD?
• Activity in 2006
• Future plans
• Upcoming Meetings
• Thanks

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What is APTLD?

• Asia Pacific Top Level Domains Association
• Regional Organisation for ccTLD Managers in Asia
  and the Pacific
• Cooperation and information sharing between ccTLD
  managers
• 25 ccTLD managers are members more to come
• Secretariat based in Wellington, New Zealand

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Activity in 2006

• Meetings
• Annual General Meeting held in Wellington, New
  Zealand in association with the ICANN meetings in
  March
• Second Members and Board Meeting held in Hong
  Kong (June 06).
• Final Members and Board meeting expecting to be
  held in Sri Lanka (September 06). Focus on IDNs.

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Activity in 2006

• Established new groups
• Training Working Group working to develop
  training programme for ccTLDs
• Expanding staff support
• Appointment of APTLDs inaugural General Manager
  made in June 2006

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New General Manager

• Don Hollander
• Extensive experience in Pacific ccTLD development
  and relevant industries
• Outreach mission to engage more ccTLDs within
  APTLD
• Strong Commercial and NGO experience
• Based in Wellington, New Zealand

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Future Plans

• Better understanding of training needs to make
  APTLD more relevant to ccTLD members
• Development of services and benefits available to
  members through APTLD
• More active use of surveys and reports to share
  information relevant to ccTLD managers

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Future Plans

• Expand the content available to members through
  the APTLD website
• Expand remote participation options for APTLD
  meetings through better use of Internet
  technologies

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Upcoming Meetings

• September 2006 Sri Lanka
• February 2007 TBD but possibly in association
  with APRICOT in Bali, Indonesia

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Thank You

• Lim Choon Sai
• For the APTLD Board Secretariat
• LIM_Choon_Sai_at_ida.gov.sg
• www.aptld.org sec_at_aptld.org