The APAN conference is a biannual meeting held among APAN member countries. The five-day event highlights tutorials, oral presentations, and demonstrations covering topics on advanced network technologies and applications. Local participants are given the opportunity to interact with researchers and practitioners from member-countries.

APAN, a non-profit international consortium, was established on June 3, 1997 at the APII Test-bed Forum in Seoul, Korea. But the initial concept of it was first broached during the APEC Symposium in Tsukuba, Japan in March 1996.

APAN is designed to be a high-performance network for research and development on advanced next generation applications and services. It provides an advanced networking environment for the research and education community in the Asia-Pacific region, and promotes global collaboration.

In furtherance of its objectives, the organization also works closely with interested individuals and organizations to promote the adoption and research of advanced network applications and technologies.

In the Manila conference, there will be various sessions covering the use of advanced networking topics in the following tracks: Network Technology, Application Technology, Natural Resource, and e-Collaborations.

ASTI is the local organizing committee for the 23rd APAN meeting. Those interested to attend may send e-mail inquiries to apan2007manila@gmail.co or visit the event website at http://www.apan.net/meetings/manila2007/index.html.