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The '''Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference On Operational Technologies (APRICOT)''' is organized by the [[APIA|Asia Pacific Internet Association]] (APIA) to provide a forum for regional entities to to discuss  the technical operations of the Internet. APRICOT conferences are held annually for ten days in conjunction with one of the meetings of the [[APNIC|Asia Pacific Network Information Center]] (APNIC), [[APNG|Asia Pacific Networking Group]] (APNG) or other Internet organizations in the region.<ref>[http://www.apricot.net/about.html www.apricot.net]</ref>

The '''Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference On Operational Technologies (APRICOT)''' is organized by the [[APIA|Asia Pacific Internet Association]] (APIA) and co-organized by [[APNIC|Asia Pacific Network Information Center]]  to provide a forum for regional entities to to discuss  the technical operations of the Internet. APRICOT conferences are held annually for ten days in conjunction with one of the meetings of the [[APNIC|Asia Pacific Network Information Center]] (APNIC), [[APNG|Asia Pacific Networking Group]] (APNG) or other Internet organizations in the region.<ref>[http://www.apricot.net/about.html www.apricot.net]</ref>

==Mission==

==Mission==

The yearly APRICOT Conference is made possible through the efforts of volunteers lead by:<ref>[http://www.apricot.net/structure.html APRICOT Structure]</ref>

The yearly APRICOT Conference is made possible through the efforts of volunteers lead by:<ref>[http://www.apricot.net/structure.html APRICOT Structure]</ref>

* APIA Board-serves as the over-all organizer of the activity and is primarily responsible for managing its operations. The APIA Board is Chaired by [[Philip Smith]], and [[Paul Wilson]] serves as Vice-Chairman

* APIA Board-serves as the over-all organizer of the activity and is primarily responsible for managing its operations. The APIA Board is Chaired by [[Philip Smith]], and [[Paul Wilson]] serves as Vice-Chairman

* APRICOT Management Committee- is responsible in the daily operation of the conference and they work closely with the local hosts of the event. The members of the Management Committee are chosen from the APIA Board, APNIC events team, local hosts and from the Internet community every year. The 2010-2011 Management Committee are co-chaired by  [[Molly Cheam]] and [[Ole Jacobsen]]

* APRICOT Management Committee- is responsible in the daily operation of the conference and they work closely with the local hosts of the event. The members of the Management Committee are chosen from the APIA Board, APNIC events team, local hosts and from the Internet community every year. The 2012-2013 Management Committee are co-chaired by  [[Molly Cheam]] and [[Ole Jacobsen]]

* APRICOT Program Committee- is a small group of volunteers tasked to prepare the program and activities in the conference such as meetings, tutorials, seminars, birds-of-a feather (BoF) etc. The Program Committee for 2010-2011 is co-chaired by [[Jonny Martin]] and [[Mark Tinka]].

* APRICOT Program Committee- is a small group of volunteers tasked to prepare the program and activities in the conference such as meetings, tutorials, seminars, birds-of-a feather (BoF) etc. The Program Committee for 2012-2012 is co-chaired by [[Mark Tinka]] and [[Philip Smith]].

* APRICOT Fellowship Committee- works with the Chairman of the conference to determine applications from attendees in less developed countries who need financial sponsorship to be able to participate in the conference to be able to acquire new knowledge and use it for the benefit of the Internet community in their home country. [[Paul Wilson]] is the Chairman of the Fellowship Committee for 2010-2011.

* APRICOT Fellowship Committee- works with the Chairman of the conference to determine applications from attendees in less developed countries who need financial sponsorship to be able to participate in the conference to be able to acquire new knowledge and use it for the benefit of the Internet community in their home country. [[Paul Wilson]] and [[Sunny Chendi]] are the Chair and co-Chair of the Fellowship Committee for 2012-2013.

==References==

==References==

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