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Dear APNIC members and friends

It is a pleasure to invite you to attend APNIC's 21th Open Policy Meeting, being held in conjunction with APRICOT 2006 from 27 February to 3 March 2006 at Perth International Conference Hall in Perth, Australia.

Contents -------- 1. Registration open 2. Meeting programme 3. Meeting sponsorship 4. Visa application

1. Registration open --------------------- You can now register for APNIC 21, including the APNIC Member Meeting (AMM) and APRICOT 2006 sessions, on the APRICOT 2006 site at:

http://www.apricot2006.net

Register before 14 January 2006 to receive an early bird discount. APNIC members also receive an additional 25 percent discount by choosing the "APNIC Member" option and supplying your APNIC account name on the registration form. If you do not know your account name or need any other help with meeting registration, please contact us at meetings@apnic.net.

2. Meeting programme --------------------- APNIC is working closely with the APRICOT organisers to deliver a first-class programme of conference and training sessions. APNIC is organising one tutorial and one conference track at APRICOT 2006.

The programme includes:

Pre-conference workshops 22 - 26 February Tutorials 27 - 28 February Conference 1 - 2 March APNIC Member Meeting 3 March

The APNIC tutorial track includes "Maximising your IP address potential" and "Practical introduction to IPv6". The APNIC conference track includes IPv6, NIR, IX, DNS operations, Policy, Database, and Routing SIGs. Further details of the prgramme are available at:

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

3. Meeting sponsorship ----------------------- Some sponsorship opportunities are still available. Sponsor organisations are given valuable opportunities to expose their organisation, products, and services to an international audience of Internet leaders. Details of sponsorship options are available in the sponsorship package at:

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

Prospective sponsors are encouraged to send expressions of interest as soon as possible to the APNIC Secretariat at:

meetings@apnic.net

4. Visa requirements --------------------- Some visa applications to Australia can take up to ONE MONTH to be processed. Thereofore, we strongly recommended that you contact your local Australian Consular Offices as soon as possible to determine whether you will need a visa to enter Australia.

You must complete the meeting registration and hotel reservation before submitting the visa application. For help with visa applications, please contact the APRICOT 2006 Australia Executive Committee Office. For more information, see:

http://www.apricot2006.net/visas.html

Useful local information, including accommodation, transport, and sightseeing, is also available at:

http://www.apricot2006.net

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If you have any questions or suggestions about APNIC 21 or APRICOT 2006, please contact us 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------