Event Wrap: APAN 58

Fahad Khan and Imtiaz Sajid accompanied by Dr. Jamil Ahmad (centre) and participants of the Asi@Connect: Introduction to Software Defined Networks (SDN) workshop.

APNIC supported and participated in APAN 58, held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 26 to 30 August 2024.

The event welcomed 257 participants from across the globe to participate in APAN Working Group meetings and presentations on applications and technologies for National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). The event concluded with the APAN 58 conference, which had presentations on topics related to the overarching theme 'Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC): Better Together'. View the program for more information.

APNIC activities:

• Che-Hoo Cheng gave an update on APNIC's services and activities for APAN and its community at the General Assembly.

• Jamie Gillispie conducted three 90-minute security tutorials with approximately 30 participants in each.
• Jamie also served as the chair of the Technical Committee and the Security Working Group.
• Imtiaz Sajid and APNIC Community Trainer, Fahad Khan, conducted a three-day 'Introduction to Software Defined Networks (SDN)' workshop over four days in partnership with Asi@Connect for 32 participants.

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