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APNIC Report at APAN 56
Che-Hoo Cheng
Infrastructure & Development Director
APNIC
2023-08-25

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APNIC’s Vision & Mission
• Vision:
– “A global, open, stable, and secure Internet”
• Mission:
– To provide essential services as a Regional Internet Registry, and to
support Internet development in the Asia Pacific region

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APNIC & APAN Community
• Most of NRENs/RENs are APNIC members
– A lot of universities too
• Re-engage with APAN community since APAN 44 in Dalian in late 2017
– Conduct APNIC training at every APAN meeting since APAN 45 in Singapore in early 2018
• APNIC is a member of AARNet
– Join eduroam and offer service to eligible APNIC Academy users
– Better connectivity with R&E networks via AARNet (& ARENA-PAC in the future)
• APNIC is using the services of SingAREN for M-Root in Singapore
• Trying best to join eduGAIN through AAF for easy access to APNIC Academy by
R&E community
• Collaborate with WIDE Project very closely on APIDT/APNIC Foundation related
development work including ARENA-PAC & AI3/SOI Asia/APIE Program

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APIDT, APNIC Foundation & APNIC
• APIDT (Asia Pacific Internet Development Trust)
– WIDE Project in collaboration with APNIC
• Trustees: Prof. Jun Murai (WIDE) & Paul Wilson (APNIC)
– Provide funding support for Internet/R&E development projects in AP
– Operate ARENA-PAC as one of the backbone networks for RENs in AP
• APNIC Foundation
– Under APNIC Family
– Do fund-raising from various funding sources
– Manage ISIF Asia Grants
– Manage Internet/R&E development projects
• APNIC
– Execute Internet/R&E development projects
• Training & Technical Assistance
• Internet Infrastructure Support

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APNIC Contributions to APAN 56
• APNIC
– Bronze Sponsor of APAN 56
• Jamie Gillespie
– Chair of Technical Committee
– Co-Chair of Security Working Group
– Did Security Workshop with two 90-min sessions
• Che-Hoo Cheng
– Did “Setting up an IXP” Tutorial with one 90-min session
– A panellist at Panel Discussion on “Challenges of Internet” at Network Engineering Workshop
• APNIC Foundation
– ISIF Asia Grants grantee Tsinghua University did report on “Developing a Collaborative BGP
Routing Analysing and Diagnosing Platform” Project with one 90-min session
– Funding support to APAN for purchase of AV/webcasting equipment
• For future APAN meetings as well

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APNIC Academy – Open to Everybody

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APNIC Academy – Key Features
Online Courses
Webinar courses
Self-paced courses Virtual Labs Technical Assistance
Book an Expert

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eduroam
What is eduroam?
How to access
Complete one of the self-paced online courses
More info
https://academy.apnic.net/eduroam
International secure Wi-Fi network access
Available in more than 100 economies

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Other Key Messages for APAN Community
• Historical IPv4 Address Holders to continue to use the
resources & to enjoy APNIC services by joining APNIC as
Members
• More partnership with universities, RENs and others via
APAN community
– Along with APNIC Foundation
– And APIDT/ARENA-PAC

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APNIC 56 — Save the Date!
https://conference.apnic.net/56
Registration open

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Stay in Touch!
blog.apnic.net
orbit.apnic.net
apnic.net/social

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Thank You!