APNIC Infrastructure and Development Director Che-Hoo Cheng gives an update on APNIC's activities and services at APAN 55, held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 13 to 17 March 2023.

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APNIC Report at APAN 55
Che-Hoo Cheng
Infrastructure & Development Director
APNIC
2023-03-17

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APNIC & APAN Community
• Most of NRENs/RENs are APNIC members
– A lot of universities too
• Re-engage with APAN community since APAN 44 in Dalian in late 2017
– Conduct APNIC training at every APAN meeting since APAN 45 in Singapore in early 2018
• APNIC is a member of AARNet
– Join eduroam and offer service to eligible APNIC Academy users
– Better connectivity with R&E networks via AARNet (& ARENA-PAC in the future)
• APNIC is using the services of SingAREN for M-Root in Singapore
• To join eduGAIN through AAF for easy access to APNIC Academy by R&E
community
• Collaborate with WIDE Project very closely on APIDT/APNIC Foundation related
development work including ARENA-PAC & AI3/SOI Asia/APIE Program

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APNIC Contributions to APAN 55
• APNIC is a Silver Sponsor of APAN 55
• Jamie Gillespie is Chair of Technical Committee and Co-Chair
of Security Working Group
• Che-Hoo Cheng chaired “ARENA-PAC Updates & Plan” session
at Network Engineering Workshop
• APNIC Foundation ISIF Asia Grants grantee Tsinghua
University organised eight 90-min sessions on topics related to
RPKI & MANRS for improved Internet routing security
– Dibya Khatiwada conducted a full-day hands-on tutorial on RPKI with
good attendance
– Jamie Gillespie chaired a panel on “RPKI - Use Cases & Experience
Sharing” with good attendance

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APNIC Academy – Free to the Public
academy.apnic.net

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APNIC Academy – Key Features
Online Courses
Webinar courses
Self-paced courses Virtual Labs Technical Assistance
Book an Expert

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eduroam
What is eduroam?
How to access
Complete one of the self-paced online courses
More info
academy.apnic.net/eduroam
International secure Wi-Fi network access
Available in more than 100 economies

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ISIF Asia calling for grant
applications: Closes April 30
•Inclusion: Initiatives that help ensure everyone has
meaningful access to the Internet, online applications and
services
•Infrastructure: Initiatives to increase Internet speed,
reduce maintenance and operational costs, and improve
reliability and/or security
•Knowledge: Initiatives that develop technical capacity
and/or research around Internet network operations for
technical and non-technical audiences
•The Ian Peter Grants for Internet and the Environment can
be across any of the program areas and support innovative
solutions to the environmental impact of the Internet.
ISIF Asia Grants
Applications close 30 April
https://isif.asia/apply

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IPv6 grants are open for
applications
IPv6 Deployment Grants
are targeted to support
concrete IPv6 deployment
plans from network
operators in the Asia Pacific
region at different stages of
development.
ISIF Asia Grants
Applications open year-round
https://isif.asia/apply

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Other Key Messages for APAN Community
• Historical IPv4 Address Holders to continue to use the
resources & to enjoy APNIC services by joining APNIC as
Members
• More partnership with universities, RENs and others via
APAN community
– Along with APNIC Foundation
– And APIDT/ARENA-PAC

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APNIC 56 — Save the Date!
https://conference.apnic.net/56
Registration will
open soon

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Thank You!