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APAN South Asia Net Group

APAN-SANG aims to establish human and internet networks among regional institutes for research and education co-operation. Members pay fees to support high-speed connectivity initiatives.

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APAN South Asia Net Group

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  1. APAN South Asia Net Group Charter and Organisation 26th July 2003

  2. Objectives • Have members from academic networks in the region • Establish human networks among regional institutes • Establish Internet links within region • Encourage regional research and education co-operation • Regional initiative for high-speed intercontinental connectivity

  3. Organisation • A regional grouping within APAN • geography – AF – BD - MD • Members • Academic networks in region (Ex. ERNET, LEARN) • Associate Members • Academic institutes in region (Ex. BD) • Members and Associate members should (at some point) become APAN members

  4. Organisation (cont.) • Chairman • Will represent APAN-SANG in APAN • Management Committee • One committee member from each Member / Associate Member • Alternate from each member / Ass. Mem. • Working Groups • to be set up as needed

  5. Organisation (cont.) • Secretariat • LEARN offers to provide secretariat for 1st year • APAN could provide web-site, etc. • Mailing list - APANSANG • No legal organisation

  6. Funding • No funds at present • Each member should pay membership fees to APAN • APAN will reserve 50% for APAN-SANG • To be used mainly for meetings

  7. Meetings • Yearly APAN-SANG meeting • co-locate with SANOG • Next meeting proposed in Bangalore in Jan 04 • APAN-SANG members will meet annually at APAN meeting • Meeting at Honolulu? • next meeting – Taipei Aug 23-28 2004

  8. Timeline • Jul 03 • Inaugural meeting – Colombo • Elected interim committee (till Aug 04) • members • LEARN, ERNET, Tribhuvan Univ. • PERN – to be confirmed • BERNET – no concrete information (BD) • Associate • Dhaka Univ. (BD) • Aug 03 • update web page and mailing list • Get members from PK and BD, formalise membership of ERNET • 2003/04 • prepare proposal for EU / Dante

  9. Timeline (cont.) • Jan 04 • 3rd APAN-SANG meeting – Bangalore • 2004 • Establish personal links between academic institutes in the region • Submit proposal for intercontinental connectivity • Have link from IN to JP/KR/SG • Inter-regional link from South Asia – Other Region • Link from IN to LK – to be evaluated • 2005

  10. Interim Committee • Chairman • Gihan Dias • Members • LK - Ajantha Athukorala, Gihan Dias • IN – Deepak Singh, Anil Rawat • NP – Binod Vaidya • APAN Liason • Kilnam Chon • S Ninomiya – Natural Resources

  11. Projects • APCN – AP Climate Prediction Net • www.apcn21.net • Mongolia, Kazakstan, Sri Lanka, B’desh • 1.8GB data / day

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