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Review the agenda, reports on natural resources and application technology areas, committee reports, NOC and program committee updates, and preparations for the 28th and 29th APAN meetings. Discuss financial reports, membership, business models, collaboration initiatives, and the transition plan for APAN Incorporation in Hong Kong. Follow-up actions and appointments are outlined.
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Agenda of APAN General Assembly • Review of Agenda • Area Report • Natural Resources Area, Suhaimi Napis • Application Technology Area, Koji Okamura • Network Technology, Sureswaran Ramadass • Committee Report • NOC, Kazunori Konishi • Program Committee, Jacqueline Brown • Event Committee, Denis Villorente • Regional Net Groups • Secretariat Report, Vimolrat Ngamaramvaranggul • APAN 29th Meeting Preparations • APAN 28th Meeting Preparations • Council Meeting Report • Thanks!See you in the next meeting!
Agenda of APAN Council Meeting • Roll Call • Result of the e-Voting in the end of last year • APAN Financial Report, George McLaughlin • Motion 1-2:Final accounts in 2008 and Budget in 2009 • MembershipReport, George McLaughlin • Motion 3: Membership Chang • Event Committee Report, Denis F. Villorente • Business Model for TEIN project,Lawrence WC Wong • Collaboration with AsiaFI,Shigeki Goto and DY Kim • Motion 4: FI WG • APAN Incorporation in HK,George McLaughlin • Motion 5: M&A • APAN Secretariat Transition Plan, Lawrence WC Wong • Motion 6: Transition Plan • As an initiate member of Africa-Asia FI (AAF)
Motion 5 • to submit the current draft M&A to APAN's lawyer for review • after legal review, submit M&A to Inland Revenue Department for considerisation of Charitable (tax-exempt) Status • once Charitable Status granted, submit to Hong Kong regulator for registration of APAN Inc • keep Council members informed of any changes of significance • appoint Dr Pt Ho as Company Secretary • endorse the location: Room 101, Level 1, Block B, Cyberport 4, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong as the registered address for APAN Inc in Hong Kong • proceed to appoint all members of the current Coordinating Committee as initial directors of APAN Inc until the elections to be Held at the APAN 28 meeting
Follow-up action • George McLaughlin to follow up with APAN's lawyer, Dr Ho and Anita • Initial Board to meet in 9-10th May in Hong Kong to progress the matter associated with the transition to APAN Inc
Motion 6 • To start transition of the APAN sec from TH to SG on the basis of an initial commitment for 1 year from APAN and SingAREN has a budget with the expenses no more than total of current annual expenses.