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APNIC Executive Council (EC) Report APNIC 31 Hong Kong 25 February 2011 1 APNIC EC Members for 2010 Name MAEMURA Akinori (Chair) MA Yan (Secretary) James SPENCELEY (Treasurer) Jian ZHANG Hyun-Joon KWON Che-Hoo CHENG Kuo-Wei WU Paul WILSON Until #elected 2012 6 2012 3 2011 1 2011 1 2011 1 2012 7 resigned, April 2010 (ex-Officio) 2 Changes in the EC membership • In April 2010 Kuo-Wei Wu resigned as an EC member, following his appointment to the Board of ICANN • The EC extends its thanks to Kuo-Wei Wu for his service to APNIC as a member of the EC from March 1999 until April 2010 3 Functions of the APNIC EC • To represent the interests of Members in the governance of APNIC • Have oversight of APNIC activities • To consider broad Internet policy issues for APNIC’s strategic direction • To set membership dues • To endorse the policy consensus towards implementation 4 EC Meetings Since APNIC 30 • 10 September teleconference • 21 October teleconference • 18 November teleconference • 10 December teleconference • 16 December in person, Brisbane • 10 February teleconference • 21 February in person, Hong Kong • All minutes can be found at: http://www.apnic.net/ec/ 5 EC Activities • Regularities – Monthly review of APNIC Financial reports – Monthly consideration of APNIC operational updates – Selection of location of APNIC meetings – Budget • Projects – Review of APNIC EC election process – Strategic Planning 6 Review of the election process • According to Election Review Panel’s recommendation – http://www.apnic.net/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/2 2851/Panel-Recommendation-Report.pdf • Points of review – To eliminate ambiguities on the process – To reinforce the neutrality and independence of the process • A brand-new process is being launched – Clear documentation and “Election Chair” 7 Strategic Planning • “Need for Change” after “Decade of Growth” • Kicked off the process of Strategic Planning in the EC Retreat in December 2010 – Intensive program with a Facilitator – Set several focal aspects: IPv4 exhaustion, IPv6 transition, Environmental changes, Registry function, Sustainability • Periodical consideration for updates 8 2011 Budget • The EC determined the 2011 Budget and Member Fees – In its meeting on December 16 – To be presented in EC Treasurer Report – The EC is pleased to announce to the Members that APNIC Member fees for 2011 will be held at 2010 levels 9 Thank You! Questions? • As the representative of the membership, the EC is more than happy to hear your comments, questions and suggestions • Membership meetings twice a year • Email: [email protected] • EC Meeting minutes, and information about the EC is published at: http://www.apnic.net/ec/ 10