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.
APRICOT 2024 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, and hosted by the THNIC Foundation. Specalist training will take place from 21st to 23rd February 2024, with Partner meetings on 25th and 26th February and the Conference taking place from 27th February to 1st March. (Noting that 2024 is a leap year!)
APRICOT 2025 will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and hosted by the ISP Association of Bangladesh. Specalist training will take place from 18th to 20th February, with Partner meetings on 22nd and 23rd February and the Conference taking place from 24th to 27th February.
The dates for future APRICOTs are tentatively:
APRICOT 2026 | February 16 - 26 | |
APRICOT 2027 | late February | |
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.