Report on
8th APNG Camp, 18-20 July 2006
NUS, Singapore

Being a student of Computer Engineering and having special interest in Computer Networks, I found the APNG camp a very good platform to express and present my ideas to various innovators and experts in the field from all around the world. Being a part of APNG camp was a great leap in my networking career and I was able to exchange my ideas and gain more on this field. As I always had a special interest in the networking career, the camp helped me decide the research area and also make me more clear and specific in the practical aspect of the same field. In the camp, I had a good opportunity to discuss about the appropriateness of my research interest and it was also a learning stage to get information from other participants of different countries on the same field.

As I am from a developing country, Nepal where the networking infrastructure is still in the very preliminary stage, the experience I got from APNG Camp will help me enhance network infrastructure in Nepal. Thus, after participating in the camp, I tried to exchange the present internet status of Nepal with the delegates from other countries and to my utmost pleasure, they also suggested what needs to be done and what would be the appropriate methodology.

It was also a nice opportunity to know new things about different culture under a single roof. To represent my country’s costume to all of the participants and to know about their costumes and culture was indeed the happiest moment in the camp.

Before these, the camp was started on 18th of July, 2006 at National University, Singapore. Starting from the brief introduction of APNG Camp from Prof. Lee and the presentation on Digital Archive by Prof. Kilnam Chon till the last day of the Camp, it was fun to be at Singapore. Meeting the pioneers of Internet Technology in Asia Pacific region was a pride feeling for me. It was my first experience to attend the APNG Camp, but I will make the most of it by bringing that experience and exposure to my country and make it a part of innovative global village.

Submitted by:
Archana Bhattarai
Nepal