Serving the Asia Pacific Internet Community Since 1993 1993
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APNIC History Serving the Asia Pacific Internet Community since 1993 1993 The distribution of the registration APNIC is launched in Japan to undertake resource function is desirable, and in keeping registration, information provision, network with that goal, it is necessary to operations support, and NIC cooperation for the develop a plan which manages the distribution of the network number Asia Pacific region space. The demand for network numbers has grown significantly within the last two years and as Jun Murai asks David Conrad, Delegates at the 1st APCCIRN a result the allocation of network working for Internet Initiative meeting in Honolulu decide numbers must be approached in a Japan (IIJ), if he’d be interested that Jun Murai & Masaki more systematic fashion. - RFC 1466 Hirabaru (WIDE Project/ in helping start up APNIC JNIC) would operate the Asia The pentium processor is invented Pacific Network Information Jun Murai gives a status report Centre (“APNIC”) experiment on the goals of the pilot project in cooperation with other to the 2nd APCCIRN meeting countries in San Francisco “To facilitate communication, business, and culture using The experiment was from David Conrad (APNIC’s first Internet technologies” September 1993 to June 1994 Director General) presents The World Wide Web is born an APNIC midterm status at CERN APNIC is established as a report at the APCCIRN/APEPG project in Tokyo by APCCIRN, meeting in Taipei, Taiwan Development of CIDR support fully funded by JPNIC, and in routing protocols underway secures the domain name Japan has the fastest bandwidth APNIC.NET speed in the world, at 2.17 Mbps STATISTICS 1 405 Staff IPv4 1994 In the early days, much of APNIC’s work is based on and around a few mailing lists hosted on a computer at the University of Tokyo Netscape releases the Navigator browser in October under the code IANA publicly recognizes The APNIC pilot project is name Mozilla APNIC’s status in the Asia reported as successfully In late 1994 SSL encryption Pacific region by delegating the completed at the APCCIRN/ is introduced to make IPv4 blocks 202/8 and 203/8 APEPG meeting in transactions secure for distribution Prague, Czech Republic CIDR and BGP4 deployment by The APNIC report at the major network operators across the CCIRN meeting in Amsterdam Internet records that APNIC has 27 JPNIC Members from 12 economies APCCIRN becomes the Asia Pacific Networking Group (APNG) KRNIC eCommerce arrives on the Internet: AUNIC Pizza Hut offers online ordering The first online bank opens There are attempts to offer flower delivery and magazine subscriptions online STATISTICS 27 2 1 513 Members Staff ASN IPv4 1995 The APNIC pilot project is deemed a success. Work continues as the “interim APNIC”. According to David Conrad “running a regional NIC is not for the weak of heart, shallow of mind, or shy of disposition” Java computer language invented APNIC holds its first Meeting APNIC introduces three at Chulalongkorn University in member types into the Bangkok, Thailand. It welcomes membership structure: ISP 82 attendees, is run by (Local IR), Enterprise, and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or volunteers, and is free. Topics National Digital Video Disc) invented discussed centre on APNIC funding and membership fees APNIC leads the creation of the Asia and Pacific Rim Internet 1 Bangkok, Thailand Jon Postel, the RIPE NCC, Conference on Operational APNIC, and InterNIC Technologies (APRICOT) 2 Hawaii, USA start collaboration on drafting RFC2050, the first By the end of the year, APNIC The US Space Shuttle (STS-71) comprehensive description of staff comprises David Conrad, docks to the Mir space station for a global address management Masaya Nakayama, and the first time policy and procedures Yoshiko Chong Fong Internet users number 16 million, APNIC holds its second 4% of the population Meeting in Hawaii, in conjunction with APNG STATISTICS 55 3 47 993 Members Staff ASN IPv4 1996 APNIC is successful in securing its long-term, Internet address space is independent existence by becoming a legal entity distributed according to the following three goals: 1) Conservation APNIC holds APNIC 3 in Kyoko Day joins APNIC full 2) Routability conjunction with the first time as the fifth member of 3) Registration ever APRICOT at the RELC staff, bringing the organization in Singapore to two full time and three part Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) time staff operate in large geopolitical regions The first APNIC Executive such as continents. Currently there Council (EC) is formed from APNIC is registered in the are three RIRs established; InterNIC the five economies financially Seychelles as a non-profit, serving North America, RIPE NCC supporting APNIC. The international organization serving Europe, and APNIC serving inaugural EC includes: Singapore the Asia Pacific region. - RFC2050 - Geoff Huston (Australia, APNIC membership has four 3 Chair) membership tiers: Large, Medium, Small, and Enterprise 4 Montreal, Canada - Jun Murai (Japan, Treasurer) Web TV invented - Tze Meng Tan APNIC’s equipment exists of (Malaysia, Secretary) “two service machines and a - Sanjaya (Indonesia) router with connectivity to the - B A C Abeyantha (Sri Lanka) APNIC Secretariat provided by APNIC 4 is held as part of a 128 kbps link” the INET96 conference in Ebay started the online auction and Montreal, Canada shopping website STATISTICS 114 5 63 1050 Members Staff ASN IPv4 1997 This year, APNIC starts to investigate new locations for doing business and turns to the consultancy firm KPMG for assistance APNIC 5 is held in Hong Kong APNIC 6 is held in along with APRICOT 97 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Secretariat notes at APNIC The American Registry of 5 that 108 Members in 24 Internet Numbers (ARIN) is economies are being served. chartered to take over from The Secretariat discusses InterNIC in 1998 APRICOT becomes the the introduction of the APNIC identifies the need to Asia Pacific Regional Internet Confederation membership NIC Conference on Operational category move from Japan due to the complexity of operation and to Technologies and adopts logo At APNIC 5, the minutes reduce cost designed by Bob Coggeshall. record discussion of critical Singapore became the second staffing limitations In its search for a new home base, APNIC is asked to country in Asia after Japan to APNIC 5 also features the consider “democracy, stability, be linked to the global Internet2 first formal election for and good IT infrastructure and infrastructure via the launch of the Singapore Advanced Research and EC positions. Dr Xing Li training”. Brisbane, Australia 5 Hong Kong (China) and Prof Dr Srisakdi is identified as the most Education Network (SingAREN). Charmonman (Thailand) appropriate new location 6 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule are elected STATISTICS 200 5 98 274 Members Staff ASN IPv4 1998 Without any interruption in normal services, APNIC moves into its new home in Brisbane APNIC begins relocating In August, Paul Wilson joins to Brisbane, Australia, in five other staff in Brisbane: February, completing the move in August - Anne Lord, Senior Hostmaster and Trainer APNIC reregistered as an - Kyoko Day, Business Manager Australian company, APNIC - Paul Gampe, Senior Systems Pty Ltd Administrator The BGP table passes 50,000 - Connie Chan, Membership prefixes for the first time APNIC 7 is held at the Shangri- Officer La Hotel, Makati City, Manila, - Fabrina Hossain, Hostmaster Philippines, in conjunction with APRICOT 98 ICANN and the three RIRs operating at the time (APNIC, Google files for incorporation in Yoshiko Chong Fong continues ARIN and the RIPE NCC) California on September 4 to support APNIC’s hostmaster create the Address Supporting function from Tokyo during the Organisation Address Council transition to Brisbane. Kyoko (ASO/AC) under an MoU Day moves to Brisbane APNIC conducts its first David Conrad resigns as Member Survey Director General, and is 7 Manila, Philippines Apple Computer unveils the iMac replaced by Paul Wilson APNIC WHOIS queries pass 1,000,000 per month STATISTICS 249 6 108 166 Members Staff ASN IPv4 1999 Under Paul Wilson’s direction, APNIC starts to build a broader suite of membership services, dedicating more resources to training, technical development, and communication APNIC 8 is held with APRICOT The EC resolves to increase 99 at the Suntec Singapore the number of EC members International Convention & from five to seven, to increase Exhibition Centre, in Singapore the EC’s ability to draw from a wider geographical IANA delegates the initial IPv6 membership range address space to the RIRs to begin immediate global IPv6 The APNIC community adopts deployment its first IPv6 allocation and assignment policy All of APNIC’s primary allocation and assignment APNIC makes its first IPv6 You can create a live journal policies are brought together in allocation to the WIDE project on LiveJournal.com a single document APNIC begins work on Resource certification 6,000,000,000 The human population of the world Training launched during the APRICOT99 conference surpasses six billion 8 SingaporeFirst training courses in 1999: 5 economies (SG, HK, IN, PH, AU) STATISTICS 396 12 128 5 232 Members Staff ASN IPv6 IPv4 2000 APNIC introduces the biannual meeting model, with a second standalone meeting rebranded the “Open Policy Meeting”. The OPM reflects the “Internet Model” of development, which is inherently open, transparent, and inclusive APNIC 9 is held in Seoul, Korea APNIC membership grows in conjunction with APRICOT by a record 52% and the 2000 Medium, Large, and Very Large categories grow by APNIC introduces the Special at least 100% Interest Groups (SIGs) and Birds of a Feather (BoF) The previously self-determined sessions at APNIC 9. SIGs membership tier selection 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, help to provide an open public comes under review and a Australia forum to discuss topics of proposal is accepted to base 8 Seoul, Korea The billionth living person in interest to APNIC and the the minimum membership India is born Internet community in the category on the amount of region.