PICISOC
About
The Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) serves the Society’s purposes by serving the interests of the global Internet community through its presence in the Pacific Islands. In addition to ISOC interests, PICISOC also focuses on local issues and developments, and acts as an impartial advisor to governments and the public on matters of significant interest to Pacific Island people concerning the Internet and ICT technology in general.
Board Members
The current Executive Board (2005-2007) is comprised of:
Rajnesh Singh (Chairman)
Franck Martin (Vice-Chairman)
Anju Mangal (Secretary)
Leslie Allinson (Treasurer/Director Finance)
Christina Kuper-Wini
Titeem Auatabu
Tenanoia Simona Taupo
Annual Conference: PacINET
PICISOC organises a meeting called PacINET which serves as its annual conference and AGM.
PacINET is a regional conference for practitioners, developers, researchers and those interested in ICT from all sectors to exchange information on the system design, enabling technologies, and anecdotal experiences related to the use of ICT in the Pacific Islands. It has evolved to become the Pacific's largest annual ICT conference.
Countries and Territories covered
The chapter covers the following countries and territories: American Samoa - Cook Islands - Federated States of Micronesia - Fiji - French Polynesia - Guam - Kiribati - Marshall Islands - Nauru - New Caledonia - Niue - Northern Marianas - Palau - Papua New Guinea - Pitcairn - Samoa - Tokelau - Tonga - Tuvalu - Vanuatu - Wallis and Futuna
External Links
- PICISOC
- IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands
- [1] pacificIT.org (Pacific Internet Technology Centre)]