Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference On Operational Technologies
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| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| Website: | www.apricot.net |
| LinkedIn: | APRICOT |
| Key People | |
| Philip Smith, Chair APIA Board Paul Wilson, Vice-chair-APIA Board/ Chair APRICOT Fellowship Committee | |
The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference On Operational Technologies (APRICOT) is organized by the Asia Pacific Internet Association (APIA) to provide conferences about the technical operations of the internet for entities engaged in the industry within the Asia Pacific Region. APRICOT conferences are held annually for ten days in simultaneous with one of the meetings of the Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC), Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) or any other Internet Organizations in the region.
Mission
The main objective of APRICOT is to promote growth and development of internet infrastructures as well as the enhancement of the skills and understanding of the internet community within the Asia Pacific Region.[1]
Background
The idea of creating a technical operations conference for the Asia Pacific Region came from David Conrad, former director of APNIC when he saw the success of North American Operators Group (NANOG) conference in the United States. He thought that having such conference in Asia Pacific will benefit the internet community in the region.
Barry Greene of Singtel and co-founder of APIA and Harish Pillay, Senior member of Singapore Computer Society supported Conrad's idea and convinced their respective organizations to sponsor a conference. The response was positive and many volunteered. The first APRICOT was held in Singapore in 1996 and the conference became an annual activity.
In 2003, the APIA Board became the legal supporter and organizer of the APRICOT Conference. The Executive Committee of APRICOT Conference entered an agreement with the APIA Board to work together to maintain the growth and development of the conference.