AP Outreach Activities & Its Future (apoutreach)

1. AP Outreach Activities &Its Future(http://www.apoutreach.org) August 2001 Byung-Kyu Kim AP Outreach

2. Outreach Seminars since Nov. 2000 • Past Events: • Oct. 2000, Bangkok AP* Retreat: Proposed AP* Outreach Program • 7th-9th Nov. 2000 Pacific Islands, New Zealand • Nov. 2000, APTLD-LA Meeting: Presented a Status Report • 7th Feb. 2001, Mumbai, India; 9th Feb. 2001, New Delhi, India • 27th Feb. 2001, Outreach BoF, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Mar. 2001, APTLD-Melbourne Meeting: Presented a Status Report • 17th Mar. 2001, APTLD Outreach and Awareness Working Group Charter • 4th Apr. 2001 Hong Kong, China • 19th May 2001 Shanghai, China • Jun. 2001, APTLD and ccTLD-Stockholm Meeting: Presented a Status Report • 16th-17th June 2001 Dubai, United Arab Emerates • Future Events: • 26th Aug 2001, Taipei • Oct 2001, Indonesia, Pacific Islands • Pakistan, Nepal, ..etc.

4. Why AP Outreach ? • AP region needs “Outreach & Awareness”. But • Restricted human resources in AP region. • Save budget, Increase audience. • Internet is not separated with domain name, IP, market, education, network, infrastructure..etc. They are correlated with each other. • Need encourage or help outreach program of other AP organizations.  Need a coordinate or facilitate body.

5. Objective and Scope • To coordinate and/or facilitate AP organizations’ outreach and awareness programs. • To give information, and discuss ICANN and IT related issues from member AP organizations. • To help with forming and organizing the target country’s Local Internet Community in the Asia-Pacific region, and joining with Global Internet Community. • To make human connection in various Asia-Pacific Internet forums and/or organizations such as APTLD, APNIC, APRICOT, APNG, APAN, APIA, (MINC), (ccTLD) …etc.

6. AP Outreach Members • Organizations and Individuals • Mailing list: member@apoutreach.org committee@apoutreach.org sec@apoutreach.org • Need Oversee Committee or Board Members: APTLD, APNIC, APIA, APNG, APRICOT,APAN MINC, ccTLD Sec…etc.

8. (Initial) Budget Status • Funding ($16,973.39): • APTLD: $6973.39 for APTLD Outreach • KRNIC: $10,000 + (initial supports) for AP Outreach • APNIC: supported meeting places • Local Hosts: sometimes lodging and/or food • Expenses ($3,193.71): • For Hong Kong Seminar - Abhisak Chulya: $678.18 (airfare, lodging and meals) - BK Kim: KRNIC supports • For Shanghai Seminar - Ching-Yi Liu: $755.73 (airfare) - YJ Park: $446.86(airfare and lodging) - BK Kim: KRNIC Supports • For Dubai Seminar - BK Kim: $1312.94 (airfare, lodging and meals)

9. Proposed Funding Model • AP Outreach would be a non-profit organization. • Minimum needed for a coordinator, maintaining website, arrange speakers and topics..etc.  a part-time director and a full-time staff  about $40,000/year • Funding model option 1: 4-7 major organization members $10K for speakers and secretariat option 2: 3 catagories $10K(large), $5K(medium), $3K(small)

10. Issues and proposals • AP Outreach Secretariat  AP Joint Secretariat • Funding Model  Option 1: 4-7 major AP organizations ($10K) • Oversee Committee or Board Members  one person from one major AP organization • Selection process for target countries and propose agenda  Decision making by Committee or Board

11. Thank you.