APNG monthly committee meeting
 10 March 2007
19:00 BKK time (+ 7:00 GMT)  

Chair: Sumith Gamage

Agenda:

  • Sponsorships
  • Fellowship Evaluation
  • Extending APNG program for 4 days (Budget/program)
  • Transferring Exec committee responsibilities to Next generation
  • Taking APNG a more active role in AP regional activities
  • Providing opportunities of the students to take part in organizing AP regional     activities
  • Next online meeting: Saturday, 7th April 2007 @ same time on Yahoo messenger
  • Other related matters?

Minutes

1. Participants:

Sumith, Xiaohui, Dihan, Amaraweera, Rahman, Aadit and Kung (APNG Secretariat)

2. Sponsorships: 

  • At APRICOT, .ASIA promised to sponsor for APNG Camp dinner or costume party
  • Potential sponsor: ISOC
  • Estimated budget submitted to Tommy: Sumith
  • Discussion with Prof. Xing Li for Chinese Sponsorships: Done by Sumith (Need a Chinese for follow-up process. And assigned to Xiaohui. The details of the discussion between Prof. Xing Li and Sumith will be provided later.)
  • Need a separate person to follow up the Sponsorship matters. Earlier, assigned to: Sana.
  • Organizations that we had requested for sponsorships: .ASIA, LK domain, TWNIC, NiCT, ISOC, JPRS whereas TWNIC and JPRS declined our requests.
  • To follow up with: ISOC, NiCT, JPNIC, CNNIC, CSTNET.
  • To prepare the list of organizations that we requested for sponsorship (incl. request date, contact person, person to follow up etc.): Kung
  • Potential sponsors in China: CNNIC, CSTNET plus any telecom companies???
  • International Sponsorship Follow-ups and co ordinations: Dihanmorawaka whereas Amaraweera to follow up with Korean Support through Prof. Lee and/or Prof. Cho Young, Dongguk Uni, Korea.

3. Fellowships Evaluation:  

  • Fellowship Selection Announcement deadline was decided to be 30th April.
  • Problems occurred during evaluation process will be informed to all members by: Dihan.
  • Missing items from applications will be informed to: Kung & Committee Members
  • Committee was expected to submit their evaluation result by 31st March

4. Pending issues: 

Due to time constraints, there are 4 pending issues which will be put into agenda and discussed in next meeting.

  • Extending APNG program for 4 days (Budget/Program).
  • Transferring Exec committee responsibilities to Next generation.
  • Taking APNG a more active role in AP regional activities.
  • Providing opportunities of the students to take part in organizing AP regional activities.

5. Next Meeting:  

Saturday, 24th March 2007

Japan and Korea (GMT+9:00): 21:00pm

Taiwan, China, Malaysia and the Philippines (GMT+8:00): 20:00pm

Thailand (GMT+7:00): 19:00pm

Bangladesh (GMT+6:00): 18:00pm

Sri Lanka (GMT+5:30): 17:30pm

Nepal (GMT+5:45): 17:45pm

Pakistan (GMT+5:00): 17:00pm  

Venue: Yahoo Messenger  

 

Updated: 12 March 2007