About APRUNet

APRUNet aims to assist in the development of advanced Internet capabilities among APRU universities and Pacific Rim economies in collaboration with strategic and commercial partners. The primary goal of APRUNet is to develop teaching and research applications which utilize advanced Internet technologies such as distance learning, virtual conferences, and tele-medicine.

APRUNet has formed strategic partnerships with organizations actively involved in the development and deployment of advanced networking technology and applications for the research and education community. These organizations include Asia Pacific Advanced Network Consortium (APAN), Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID).

APRUNet activities include global meetings and workshops, the annual Distance Learning and the Internet Conference, online discussions, mailing lists, various projects and competitions, and the APRUNet Newsletter.

• APRUNet Projects
• APRUNet Strategic Partners
• Distance Education Links

Recent APRUNet meeting: Held in conjunction with the 5th Distance Learning and the Internet Conference Hosted by: Beijing, China Date: October 10, 2004 Meeting Slides

Past meetings:

Held in conjunction with the Internet2 Joint Techs / APAN meeting
Hosted by: Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: January 27, 2004

Held in conjunction with the 4th Distance Learning and the Internet Conference
Hosted by: Singapore
Date: December 3, 2003

APAN meeting
Hosted by: Busan, Korea
Date: August 26, 2003

• Meeting Slides

Hosted by: Fukuoka, Japan
Date: January 2003

APRUNet Mailing Lists
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• Distance Learning Online Discussion
• East Asian Studies Videoconferencing Project
• Global Infectious Diseases Project
• Marine and Ocean Biology Project

• Developing Advanced Internet Capabilities among APRU Universities and APEC Economies
  Preliminary Concept Paper in 1999
• APRUNet: Developing Advanced Internet Capabilities among APRU Universities and APEC Economies
  Presentation by Richard Drobnick, APRU Secretary and Vice Provost for International Affairs, University of Southern California at the General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), Manila, Philippines, October 21-23, 1999