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Dear APNIC members and friends

Time is running out to submit nominations to fill four positions on the APNIC Executive Council (EC) Please submit your nominations by close of business Friday 17 February 2006. The nomination form is available at:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/21/ec/nomination.html

In this bulletin:

1. Meeting checklist 2. Online voting for APNIC EC positions 3. APNIC 21 highlights

1. Meeting checklist ---------------------

Less than 2 weeks to go before the meeting, it is important to:

1. Submit your EC nominations 2. Register online 3. Check visa requirements 4. Book your hostmaster consultation

For assistance, please go to:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/21

2. Online voting for APNIC EC positions ----------------------------------------

If you will not be attending APNIC 21 in person, you can still vote in the APNIC EC election. Corporate contacts can vote online via MyAPNIC from 22 February to 1 March 2006.

Information about voting terms and conditions is available at:

http://www.apnic.net/services/myapnic/voting.html

To request a certificate or become a corporate contact, go to:

http://www.apnic.net/services/myapnic/index.html

Proxy voting and onsite voting will also be available. For more information on the APNIC EC election, see:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/21/ec/index.html

3. APNIC 21 highlights -----------------------

* Tutorials

APNIC 21 will begin with two days of tutorials:

Day 1 Maximising your IP address potential Day 2 Practical introduction to IPv6

You can still register for these tutorials at the APRICOT 2006 website:

http://www.apricot2006.net/

* Hostmaster consultations

APNIC hostmasters will be available throughout the meeting to answer any questions you may have about resource requests, database registration, or any other issues. For more information on booking a session, go to:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/21/programme/hmc.html

* APNIC Helpdesk

Please visit our APNIC staff at the Helpdesk at any time throughout the meeting. The Helpdesk is allocated at PCEC, Level 2, next to the APRICOT 2006 registraion desk area.

Further details of APNIC 21 are available at:

http://www.apnic.net/meetings/21

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If you have any questions or suggestions about APNIC 21 or APRICOT 2006, please contact the APNIC Secretariat by email at meetings@apnic.net

We look forward to seeing you in Perth!

Best 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: +61-7-3858-3219 Level 1, 33 Park Road, Milton, QLD http://www.apnic.net

------------------------------------------------------------------------ See you at APNIC 21 Perth, Australia, 27 February - 3 March 2006 http://www.apnic.net/meetings/21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------