[Note "reply-to:" field] ANNOUNCEMENT: ADDRESS COUNCIL APPOINTEES FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION On 7 September 1999, APNIC (the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) issued a call for nominations from the Asia Pacific region to fill 3 places on the Address Council of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The Address Council (or AC) is to serve as the policy advisory body of the Address Supporting Organisation (ASO) of ICANN, whose formation was approved by the ICANN Board at its August Meeting in Santiago, Chile. As a member of the ASO and future signatory to the ASO MoU, APNIC has taken responsibility for the Address Council appointment process in the Asia Pacific region, through its Executive Council, the elected body which represents the interests of over 350 APNIC Member organisations in the region. The APNIC Executive Council has been mindful of very short timeline imposed by ICANN itself (namely that ASO Board members of ICANN must be nominated by the Address Council to ICANN by mid-October), and also of the lack of suitable opportunities (such as scheduled regional Internet conferences) for open ASO meetings to be held during the short selection period. Therefore, the path chosen by the APNIC EC for appointment of the AC members (as described in the 7 September announcement) has involved a widely-announced public nomination process, with the opportunity for public statements of support for candidates, followed by a selection of candidates by the EC itself according to published selection criteria. These criteria included the individual's experience in serving the Internet community in the Asia Pacific region, familiarity with the intended roles of ICANN and the ASO, familiarity with the role of APNIC, residence in the Asia Pacific region, support from the individual's employer to the time and resource commitment required to discharge the duties of this role, and geographic diversity of the three individuals from within the Asia Pacific region. Since the close of nominations on 28 September, the APNIC EC has considered carefully the group of 7 candidates nominated, and has arrived at its decision. Taking all factors into account, the EC has selected the following 3 individuals to serve on the Address Council: Takashi Arano, NTT, Japan For a term of 3 years; Jianping Wu, CERNET, China For a term of 2 years; Hyun Je Park, Thrunet, Korea For a term of 1 year. The APNIC Executive Council would like to congratulate all individuals who were nominated to the Address Council, and commend the successful appointees. We hope that all interested parties and individuals in this region will join us in supporting the selected individuals, and the Address Council itself, in the challenging work which lies ahead. Best regards Paul Wilson Director General, APNIC For the APNIC Executive Council: Dr Tommi Chen, the Network Connections, Malaysia (Chair); Che-Hoo Cheng, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Secretary); Toru Takahashi, Tokyo Internet Corporation (Treasurer); Geoff Huston, Telstra, Australia; Xing Li, CERNET, China; Oh Kwang Sok, National Computerization Agency, Korea; Kuo-Wei Wu, Yam Digital Technology, Taiwan. * APNIC-ANNOUNCE: Announcements concerning APNIC * * To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * APNIC-TALK: General APNIC Discussion List * * To unsubscribe: send "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
