Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are formed with a focus on a particular subject area. SIGs provide an open public forum to discuss topics of interest to APNIC and the Internet community in the Asia Pacific region. Face-to-face SIG meetings are held at APNIC Meetings, which are held twice per year. SIGs are chaired by members of the community with relevant knowledge and expertise.
APNIC's main SIG in operation is the Policy SIG which forms the core of the Policy Development Process.
SIGs are required to have a charter: a short, meaningful description of the purpose of the SIG - developed by the participants.
Between meetings, discussions continue through:
| SIG | Description | Mailing list | Subscribe | RDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Database | Whois database issues | sig-db |  | |
| DNS operations | DNS operations issues | sig-dns | | |
| IPv6 technical | IPv6 technology | sig-ipv6 | |  |
| Internet Exchange | A discussion list for the purpose of co-ordinating information sharing across the region with respect to Internet Exchange points | sig-ix | | |
| Policy | Resource management policy | sig-policy | | |
| National Internet Registry | Policy or operational matters relevant to NIR | sig-nir | | |
| Routing | IP routing technology & policy | sig-routing | |
Running a SIG
For more information about the creating and running of Special Interest Groups, including explanations of all relevant SIG policies and procedures, please see the SIG guidelines (
108.4kb).
Policy proposals at SIG sessions
To submit a policy proposal for consideration at an APNIC SIG session refer to the Policy development process and submit a policy using the Submit a policy proposal form.
Working Groups and BoFs
Working Groups (WGs) may be formed around a particular work item and exist only as long as it takes to complete the task(s). See a list of past APNIC Working Groups and their outcome.
Birds of a Feather (BOF) meetings are convened to informally exchanging information and discuss new ideas or particular issues. They can be proposed and convened at short notice and there is no formal requirement for submission of papers or posting to mailing lists. However, the results of BOFs are reported to the Member Meeting session of each APNIC Meeting.