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IPv6 Workshop, Internet Resource Management (IRM) policy discussion

and APNIC 30 Remote Participation in Hong Kong

APNIC is hosting an IPv6 workshop (Tuesday - Wednesday, 24 - 25 August 2010),

Internet Resource Management Policy Discussion (Wednesday, 25 August 2010),

and the APNIC 30 Remote Participation meeting in Hong Kong (Thursday, 26 August

2010). Internet Society Hong Kong (ISOC-HK) is pleased to be the local host of these

events.

We warmly invite you to attend these events in Hong Kong. Refreshments

and lunch is provided during all sessions. Please join us for one or more of these

events.

Please note that the IRM and the APNIC 30 Remote Participation sessions are FREE of

charge.

However there is a subsidized cost for the IPv6 workshop. (Please see below)

IPv6 Workshop

This course provides an understanding and hands-on exposure to IPv6, its

structure, operation, and technical features. IPv6 addressing and

architectures is discussed in detail, and the issues related to the deployment,

transition, and co-existence with IPv4 are examined.

This course also includes hands-on IPv6 configurations on host computers,

as well as IPv6 network building and configuration scenarios. Participants are advised

to bring their own laptop or the hands-on exercises.

IRM / Policy Training

This training course focuses on understanding the structures, processes, procedures

and policies involved in requesting, allocating and managing Internet addresses

(IPv4 and IPv6) and Autonomous System (AS) numbers. The course also includes

aspects of APNIC Whois Database and managing Reverse DNS Delegations. (FREE of

Charge)

Remote Participation for APNIC 30

If you can't attend APNIC 30 in Gold Coast, Australia, you can still

participate in important policy discussions by attending the event

remotely via the Hong Kong Remote Participation (FREE of Charge).

We are broadcasting a day of APNIC 30 Policy SIG as a live, interactive session.

Consequently, participants in Hong Kong can watch proceedings and comment or ask

questions.

To be a part of this event, you need to REGISTER online.

* To register for the IPv6 workshop and/or IRM Policy Discussion, please visit

http://submit.apnic.net/cgi-bin/registration.pl?event_id=331

 * To register for the APNIC 30 Hong Kong Remote Participation, please visit

http://submit.apnic.net/cgi-bin/registration.pl?event_id=333

Please register quickly so that the logistics can be finalized:

Session 1:  IPv6 Workshop

Date     :  Tuesday and Wednesday, 24 - 25 August 2010

Time     :  09:00-17:30 (Tuesday)

            09:00-12:30 (Wednesday)

Venue    :  UR5, City U SCOPE Centre Admiralty

            8F United Centre, 95 Queensway

            Admiralty, Hong Kong

Fee      :  APNIC Members HKD 1,500 (Onsite), AUD 175 (Online)

              ISOC-HK/ HKIX/ DotAsia Members  HKD1,500 (Onsite) 

              [please refer to below Notes for the details]

             Others           HKD 2,000 (Onsite), AUD 230 (Online)              

Session 2:  IRM / Policy Training

Date     :  Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Time     :  13:30 - 17:00

Venue    :  UR5, City U SCOPE Centre Admiralty

            8F United Centre, 95 Queensway

            Admiralty, Hong Kong

Fee      :  FREE of Charge

Session 3:  Policy SIG - Remote Participation

Date     :  Thursday, 26 August 2010

Time     :  09:00-15:30   

Venue    :  Function Room 1, Level 3,

                Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong   

Fee      :  FREE of Charge

Please note that there will be a free shuttle bus from Admiralty

MTR Station Exit A to Cyberport (round trip) at 8:15am (details to be confirmed)

Local Host Contact

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Matthew Hui, Program Coordinator

Internet Society Hong Kong

Mobile Phone:  852-6594 2807

Email:  matthew@isoc.hk

General Notes:

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- Training courses run from 09:00 to 17:30

- Lunch and refreshments provided

- Seats are limited and the registration is on a "first come first served" basis.

IPv6 Workshop Notes:

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- Training certificate is provided upon successful completion of the

training course.

- Participants are advised to bring their own laptop computers (for hands-on lab sessions)

- Online payment by credit card includes a 20% discount

- Members of Internet Society Hong Kong (ISOC HK) and co-hosts are entitled to the same course fee as APNIC members (for onsite payment only). Please register online and then select "pay onsite".  Then email your APNIC registration no. to matthew@isoc.hk for getting the verification code.  You are required to produce the verification code onsite in order to enjoy the discount.

Host:  Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)

Local Host: Internet Society Hong Kong (ISOC-HK)

Local Co-hosts:

Hong Kong Internet Exchange (HKIX)

DotAsia Organisation

Best regards,

Internet Society Hong Kong

According to Internet World Stats, with over 780 Million Internet users, Asia Pacific is already the region with the largest online population. Yet the penetration rate for Asia is only at around 20%, which signals continued rapid growth ahead. 

Building on the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals, and the mandate given at the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis in 2005, the IGF (Internet Governance Forum) is a United Nations activity initiated in 2006 as a global platform for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on prevailing and emerging issues on Internet governance so as to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of Internet. The annual Forum was previously held in Greece (2006), Brazil (2007), India (2008), and Egypt (2009).

The Internet has become an integral part of people's life. Despite the advantages, misuses and abuses lead to social problems, such as digital divide, Internet addiction, information safety, security, privacy and other evolving issues. These issues have no respect to national borders, and therefore require collaboration between countries and territories to address. The IGF approach is an open forum for knowledge sharing between stakeholders across borders, which in turn inform local policy development.

Asia Pacific Regional IGF (APrIGF) in Hong Kong

To complement and supplement the global IGF, a group of active participants, with the OGCIO (Office of the Government Chief Information Officer) as the advisor, have come together to organize the first Asia Pacific Regional IGF in Hong Kong. The event will consist of 3 parts:

• Asia Pacific Regional IGF Roundtable 
  (June 14-16), Cyberport    Language: English (with real-time English transcription)
  (Free of Charge)
• Hong Kong IGF Conference 
  (June 17-18), Cyberport
  Language: English (with real-time English transcription; Cantonese and Mandarin interpretation also available)  (HK$300 Online / HK$350 Onsite)
• Youth IGF Camp 
  (June 12-14), Jockey Club Sai Kung Outdoor Training Camp
  
  Visit: Event Website or Registration Page

While the global IGF is already in its fifth and final year of its initial charter, and Regional IGFs have been established in many other regions, including Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, to date, Asia has seen no parallel forum for discussing Internet governance issues at a regional level. For the first time, the APrIGF is therefore being convened with objectives to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.

The Hong Kong IGF Conference aims to introduce to the various stakeholders in Hong Kong, in particular NGOs and youth, the status of internet governance and the global IGF. The APrIGF Roundtable will bring together experts in the region and around the world from the civil society, private sector and public sector for an intensive discussion that should help shape the future of the IGF.The Youth IGF Camp is organized and led by young leaders. During the 3-day (2 nights) forum, participants will role-play to represent different stakeholders in the society and interact with international experts in the field to discuss different social topics concerning the Internet.

All 3 component events combine to become a platform for regional collaboration and, albeit organised independently of the global IGF, intends to report its discussion to the global IGF to be held in September 14-17 in Vilnius, Lithuania. This adds to the significance of the APrIGF in that the ideas, recommendations and other outputs from the event will be used as inputs for the coming global IGF meeting in September.