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APNIC Annual Report 1998Contents[ Contents| Section 1| Section 2| Section 3| Section 4| Section 5 ] Asia Pacific Network Information CentrePrepared by the APNIC Secretariat 1. APNIC Overview1.1. IntroductionAPNIC, the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, is one of three Regional Internet Registries which exist in the world today, providing allocation and registration services to support the operation of the Internet globally. APNIC is a non-profit, membership-based organisation. Its members are Internet Service Providers (ISPs), National Internet Registries and Network Information Centres, and similar organisations. Purpose and period of this report This report is presented to the members of APNIC to provide the information necessary to make informed decisions on APNIC's future directions. It describes APNIC's structure, staffing, and services; outlines APNIC's major activities during 1998; analyses APNIC's performance in each of its organisational areas; and describes activities and budgets planned for 1999. The period of this report is January 1998 to February 1999 inclusive. 1.2. APNIC regionBy consensus of the global Internet community, APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry for the Asia Pacific region. The countries, territories, and autonomous regions which comprise this region are set out in table 1 with the appropriate ISO 3166 country codes (entities shown in bold are currently represented in the APNIC membership). Table 1 Countries in AP Region
1.3. APNIC servicesAPNIC's primary activity is the allocation of Internet resources required for the stable and reliable operation of the Internet. APNIC provides the following services:
1.4. Structure
1.5. The APNIC Executive Council (EC)The Executive Council (EC) is the governing body of APNIC, comprised of five representatives, each elected directly by the membership for a two-year term. The EC, as the primary policy- and decision-making body of APNIC, has traditionally included persons of high standing and expertise in the Asia Pacific Internet community. Members of the EC represent the membership and the region as a whole in providing guidance and support to the Secretariat. (Full details of the functions and duties of the EC are set out in the APNIC By-laws (http://www.apnic.net/docs/corpdocs/Bylaws.htm). The current Executive Council is comprised of:
Srisakdi Charmonman and Xing Li were elected in January 1997 and, therefore, their positions are due for re-election at the 1999 Members' Meeting. Geoff Huston's previous term expired in February 1998, but he was re-elected at that time. In February 1999, the EC resolved to increase the number of its members from five to seven, with the intention of increasing the EC's ability to draw from a wider geographic range of the APNIC membership. Hence, at the APNIC Members' Meeting in March 1999 an election will be held for four of the EC positions (two replacements for the outgoing representatives and two additional representatives). 1.6. MembershipTable 2 shows the total number of APNIC members and the geographical spread of memberships. APNIC is pleased to note that in the past year, seven countries became represented in the APNIC membership for the first time, namely: Brunei, Bhutan, Laos, Nauru, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, and Western Samoa. Table 2 APNIC membership by country
* The AP category is used to represent members with a head office outside of the Asia Pacific region and multiple offices within the region, or members whose scope of operations within the region justifies an international designation. APNIC members are self-categorised into five size categories. Table 3 shows the number of members in each size category. Table 3: Member breakdown by size
* In 1998, 5 members changed their size: 1 small to large; 1 medium to large; 1 large to small; 2 medium to small. Membership numbers and growth In 1998, APNIC processed 131 membership applications (an average of 11 per month), sending the applicants a package containing APNIC By-laws and Membership Agreement. Not all applications proceeded to completion and several existing members failed to renew, resulting in a net gain of 49 members during 1998. Table 4 details the numbers of membership applications processed since APNIC's incorporation in April 1996. Table 4 Membership applications processed since April 1996
Figure 2 represents membership growth since incorporation and shows that the 'small member' category continues to record the highest growth rate.
Non-member services Since April 1997, APNIC has also provided services to non-members on a fee-for-service basis. Table 5 details the number of non-member transactions since their commencement. Table 5 Non-member transactions
Policy development by membership APNIC policies are a product of the needs and interests of the membership as a whole, balanced with Internet community consensus and APNIC's need to fulfill its own responsibilities. The process by which the APNIC membership drives policy development is mediated through mechanisms such as meetings, discussion lists, and official visits coordinated by the Secretariat.
1.7. APNIC SecretariatThe APNIC Secretariat provides the logistical and administrative support for APNIC, operating as the executive arm to implement the decisions of the APNIC membership and Executive Council. Staff Figure 3 below represents the staffing structure of the APNIC Secretariat in 1998. 
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