Dear Rajesh and all, Yes, the default backup location for APRICOT has always been KL. For APNIC stand-alone
conferences the default backup is Brisbane. We have indeed received several offers when concern over safety in Thailand was raised. It is good to see such level of community support throughout the region. Thank you! On a slightly different topic, there will be some changes to how we select future
APRICOT/APNIC conference location, to ensure fair rotation among our 4 different sub-regions (East Asia, South Asia, South East Asia and Oceania). Stay tuned for the announcement during APRICOT 2014! Cheers, Sanjaya Deputy DG, APNIC From:
Rajesh Chharia [mailto:rc at cjnet4u dot com] Yes, I too appreciate the efforts of the APIA and APNIC organising team in finalising the location and making arrangements for
APRICOT 2014 & APNIC in such a short time. Dear Sanjaya : Just for my understanding meaning of "made to move to KL, which is the default backup location for APRICOT”. Whether KL is the default location for APRICOT /APNIC ? Just for the record, I indicated too in last week of December 13 to host event in India (Mumbai or Goa or Ahmedabad) as back
up location. Best Regards, Rajesh Chharia +91 98110 38188 President ISPAI (Internet Service Providers
Association of India) Director NIXI (National Internet Exchange
of India)
On 25-Jan-2014, at 06:20 am, Sanjaya Sanjaya <sanjaya at apnic dot net> wrote:
Yes, as Roland said. We looked at other locations in Thailand in full consultation with the local hosts, as they have spent considerable
efforts to plan this event, and also mindful of those who have booked tickets and accommodation (and visa!) as Skeeve said. But people's safety is paramount, so given the latest travel advices from various sources, with a heavy heart a decision was made to
move to KL, which is the default backup location for APRICOT. Time is short and we need all the help to make this a successful event. Technical workshops will still be held, key speakers
have been duly informed and they remain committed to participate. I've never been to the new vanue location but was told the area is nice, so I'm looking forward to seeing you all there! Cheers, Sanjaya Deputy DG, APNIC
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