APRICOT is the Internet Network Operators Summit for the Asia Pacific region.
APRICOT is organised by the Asia Pacific Network Operators Group Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation providing APRICOT's corporate support, and overseen by the APNOG Board.
The APNOG Board met on 22nd August for its regular monthly meeting.
The agenda included discussion of the situation in Bangladesh and the delivery of APRICOT 2025 in Dhaka.
Due to travel advisories from stakeholder economies around the world advising "Do Not Travel" and "Avoid Non-essential Travel" the Board agreed that APRICOT 2025 cannot proceed in Dhaka. This is in line with the Board's policy of reviewing the feasibility of any APRICOT Summit six months prior to the commencement of the event.
The Board realises that ISPAB and the Bangladesh Internet Community will be very disappointed, but current events beyond both ISPAB's and APNOG's control have dictated this outcome. The Board welcomes future proposals to host an APRICOT in Bangladesh.
The Board is working on backup locations for APRICOT 2025 as has been the long term policy, with the most likely location being in SE Asia. Announcement of the APRICOT 2025 venue is planned to be made in October.
APRICOT 2026 will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, and hosted by the Indonesia Network Information Center (IDNIC). Specialist training will take place from 4th to 6th February 2026, with Partner meetings on 7th and 8th February, and the Conference taking place from 9th to 12th February. APRICOT 2026 will be held earlier than usual because Lunar New Year and Ramadan in 2026 commence on 17th and 18th February respectively.
The dates for future APRICOTs are tentatively:
APRICOT 2027 | early March | |
APRICOT 2028 | late February | |
APRICOT 2029 | late February | |
APRICOT 2030 | late February |
All the global internet conferences, meetings and workshops that we are aware of are listed on the Event Organisers Calendar. Anyone who knows of an Internet event which is not listed on that calendar is invited to either contact the APRICOT Secretariat or create the event on the calendar themselves.
There are many Network Operator Groups (NOGs) in the Asia Pacific region, with numbers growing every year as the operators serving each economy realise the value that collaboration and cooperation within their communities can bring.
APNOG has created a list of the NOGs in the region to assist members of the global Internet community. APNOG provides support to many of the NOGs, be it via assistance with event sponsorship, the paper submission system, or help with finding speakers and instructors for the NOG events.
Since 2008, the generosity of an anonymous donor and Verisign with the administration of the Internet Society, have created and agreed to administer a bursary for persons from developing economies to participate in a regional operators meeting.
The Abha Ahuja Bursary targets individuals from Africa, Asia, and Oceania who are actively involved in Internet development, in any of the following roles:
For more information about the Abha Ahuja Bursary Award and about how to apply, please consult the Abha Ahuja Bursary Award website.