Maemura was elected to the Executive Council of [[APNIC]] in 2000, then elected as the Council's Chair in 2003. He was seated in the Chair position until February 2016, and served as [[APNIC]]'s observer to the Executive Council of the [[NRO]]. For more than a decade, he was directly involved in the governance and strategy of the Internet Registry, representing the APNIC membership and broader community. | Maemura was elected to the Executive Council of [[APNIC]] in 2000, then elected as the Council's Chair in 2003. He was seated in the Chair position until February 2016, and served as [[APNIC]]'s observer to the Executive Council of the [[NRO]]. For more than a decade, he was directly involved in the governance and strategy of the Internet Registry, representing the APNIC membership and broader community. |