APTLD Limited Information

APTLD operates as the forum of information exchange regarding technological and operational issues of domain name registries in Asia Pacific region. As an interface to other international Internet coordinating bodies, APTLD fosters and elevates participation of AP ccTLDs in these global fora, as well as acts in the best interest of APTLD members in global Internet policy making process. The Internet Society, represented by the Asia-Pacific Regional Office, is a global non-profit organization working to ensure the Internet remains a force for good for everyone. Through its community of members, special interest groups, and 120+ chapters around the world, the organization defends and promotes Internet policies, standards, and protocols that keep the Internet open, globally connected, and secure. To bolster the APTLD membership's capacity in Oceania, APTLD and ISOC offer 2 (two) grants of up to USD2,500 each to enable APTLD Members in Oceania to participate in a pilot project on DNS Servers Sharing. The grants are awarded on the basis of competition to both Ordinary and Associate Members which domicile in Oceania. The grants are supposed to be used for Research and Development, and ccTLD staff training and may not be used on any kind of remuneration, nor administrative/overhead expenses.