APTLD Update: January 2006

1. APTLD Update: January 2006 Lim Choon Sai For APTLD Singapore July 2006

2. Introduction • What is APTLD? • Activity in 2006 • Future plans • Upcoming Meetings • Thanks

3. What is APTLD? • Asia Pacific Top Level Domains Association • Regional Organisation for ccTLD Managers in Asia and the Pacific • Cooperation and information sharing between ccTLD managers • 25 ccTLD managers are members – more to come • Secretariat based in Wellington, New Zealand

4. Activity in 2006 Meetings • Annual General Meeting held in Wellington, New Zealand in association with the ICANN meetings in March • Second Members’ and Board Meeting held in Hong Kong (June 06). • Final Members’ and Board meeting expecting to be held in Sri Lanka (September 06). Focus on IDNs.

5. Activity in 2006… • Established new groups • Training Working Group working to develop training programme for ccTLDs • Expanding staff support • Appointment of APTLD’s inaugural General Manager made in June 2006

6. New General Manager • Don Hollander • Extensive experience in Pacific ccTLD development and relevant industries • Outreach mission to engage more ccTLDs within APTLD • Strong Commercial and NGO experience • Based in Wellington, New Zealand

7. Future Plans • Better understanding of training needs to make APTLD more relevant to ccTLD members • Development of services and benefits available to members through APTLD • More active use of surveys and reports to share information relevant to ccTLD managers

8. Future Plans… • Expand the content available to members through the APTLD website • Expand remote participation options for APTLD meetings through better use of Internet technologies

9. Upcoming Meetings • September 2006 – Sri Lanka • February 2007 – TBD but possibly in association with APRICOT in Bali, Indonesia

10. Thank You Lim Choon Sai For the APTLD Board & Secretariat LIM_Choon_Sai@ida.gov.sg www.aptld.org – sec@aptld.org