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24th APNIC Open Policy Meeting 29 August - 7 September 2007, New Delhi, India _______________________________________________________________________

Dear APNIC members and friends

Did you know that if you are unable to attend our meeting in person you can participate online? For more information please see:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/remote

Contents -------- 1. Meeting checklist 2. Meeting program 3. Sponsorship opportunities 4. Hostmaster consultations 5. Fellowship

1. Meeting checklist --------------------- If you are participating at APNIC 24 in person, please ensure you have:

- Registered online

- Checked your visa requirements and requested an invitation letter if required

- Arranged accommodation

For more details (including New Delhi local information), please see:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/24

2. Program highlights --------------------- - APNIC plenary

Thursday 6 September, 9:00 - 11:00

Listen to key figures in the Internet industry discuss the future of IPv4 and the issues facing organisations making the transition to IPv6.

- Policy SIG

Thursday 6 September, 11:30 - 18:00

Have your say, onsite or online, on important issues facing the addressing community. Some of the key policy proposals at this meeting suggest how the community should deal with the exhaustion of the unallocated IANA IPv4 pool in the next three to five years.

The draft program is available at:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/24/program

3. Meeting sponsorship ----------------------- We would like to thank the following sponsors:

Diamond sponsor: NIXI Ruby sponsor: Afilias Silver sponsors: Juniper, Tulip Bronze sponsors: F-secure, Force 10, Guavus APNIC Silver sponsor: CNNIC, JPNIC, TWNIC

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please see:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/24/sponsors

4. Hostmaster consultations --------------------------- APNIC hostmasters will be available onsite to assist with resource requests and registration issues. For appointment times and online registration please see:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/24/hmc

5. Fellowships -------------- Fellowship applications are officially closed. The second round of partial fellowships have now been awarded. You can view the results at:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/24/fellowship

Any questions? Please contact the APNIC Secretariat at:

meetings@apnic.net

We look forward to your participation at APNIC 24!

Regards

______________________________________________________________________ APNIC Secretariat secretariat@apnic.net Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61-7-3858-3100 PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia Fax: +61-7-3858-3199 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- See you at APNIC 24! New Delhi, 27 August - 7 September, 2007 www.apnic.net/meetings