Dates: 2019-07-07~10 (Registration Desk Opens in 9am - 8pm, July 7 Sunday)
Location: Asia Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathum Thani (near Bangkok), Thailand
Meeting Room: B108, Conference Center, AIT
Local Organizer: intERlab, AIT
Local Information: Accomodation, Local Transportation, Medical Care, and Visa
2019 APSIG Participants: 34 (af, bd/6, cn/5, id/3, in/4, jo, jp, kr/2, lk/3, mm, np/4, pk, th, us)
Cover Pages (Class, Sessions)
2019 APSIG Program, Version 2.0
2019-07-07 Sunday
9:00~20:00 Registration (New Secretariat Staffs: Sundus Kamran and Nuttha Kraisit)
14:00~16:00 Walk-through of Meeting Floor Operation
18:00~20:00 Welcome Dinner with Ice Breaking Session [Report & Video]
2019-07-08 Monday
08:30~09:00 Orientation Session for Newcomers: Co-Chairs - Abdelhamid Al Abbadi and Dr.Govind, [APSIG - Overview]
09:00~18:00 AI Governance Workshop
09:00~10:30 7.6A AI - Introduction [video]
Kilnam Chon [AI-ppt], [AI-article]; [AI Governance-ppt] [AI Governance-article] [IG and AI Governance]
10:30~11:00 Coffee Break
11:00~12:30 7.6B AI Governance [video]
Woodrow Hartzog [2019 APSIG Presentation] [Articles] [2018 Presentation Material]
12:30~14:00 Group Picture and Lunch
14:00~15:30 Case Study Session on AI: Chair - Santosh Sigdel [video]
cn/FanJunwei [ppt], np/Shreedeep [ppt, word], G. Rajaram [chatbot; text, pp ], in/Dr.Govind [ppt/pdf], lk/Maheeshwara [ppt], pk/Ahmed ppt], af/Shams [ppt]
15:30~16:00 Coffee Break
16:00~17:30 Open Discussion Session on AI and Asia: Chairs - Kilnam Chon and Woodrow Hartzog [video]
Internet Governance vs AI Governance [ppt]
18:30~20:30 Dinner (Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Internet(ARPANET) -- Meet in Lobby at 18:30 or earlier for Shuttle Vans
2019-07-09 Tuesday
08:30~10:00 8.4 Social Media Governance [video]
KS Park, [ppt]
10:00~10:30 Coffee Break
10:30~12:00 5.2 Privacy [video]
Woodrow Hartzog [2019 APSIG Presentation] [Reading Material]
12:00~13:00 Lunch
13:00~14:30 4.3 Names (and Numbers) [video]
14:30~15:30 Lighting Talk: Chair - Shreedeep Rayamajhi [video]
Satish Babu (10 minutes), Abdelhamid Al Abbadi (10 minutes), Ma Ma Sein, Shaila Sharmin, Haritha Dahanayaka
15:30~16:00 Coffee Break
(16:00~21:00 Ayutthaya Sightseeing with Dinner
16:00~18:00 Case Study Session on Social Media and Asia: Chair - Maheeshwara Kirindigota [video]
af/azizi-remote [ppt], lk/Maheeshwara [ppt], in/Rajaram [ppt, text], id/lukman [ppt], np/Santosh [ppt], bd/Nasim-Haque [ppt, text], jo/Abdelhamid [ppt]; pk/ahmed[no [ppt]]
(with BoF: Internet Governance and Cybersecurity Governance under Current Turmoil Era; th/darika, jp/sparky)
19:00~21:00 BoF: Articles on Social Media (and Country Updates)
2019-07-10 Wednesday
09:00~10:30 1.1 Internet Governance - History (with Multistakeholderism History) [video]
Kilnam Chon [Internet Governance History], [Multistakeholderism History]; [Internet History]
10:30~11:00 Coffee Break
11:00~12:30 7.4 Cybersecurity Governance [video]
12:30~14:00 Lunch
14:00~16:00 Closing Session (with Open Discussion): Chair - Kilnam Chon
Certificate of 2019 APSIG Participation
2019 Alumni of Year (not given)
Review of First Phase (2015-2019) - Kilnam Chon, [APSIG Overview]
Next 2 Years (2019-2021) - Satish Babu [Draft Plan 19-21]
APSIG Program Review
Open Discussion; China update (Hong Xue)
Contact us if you would like to discuss any particular issues.
16:00~16:30 Coffee Break
16:30~18:00 All SIG Meeting - Co-Chairs: Satish Babu and Maheeshwara Kirindigota [video]
National SIG Updates; bdSIG, lkSIG, inSIG, afSIG, pkSIG, npSIG, cnSIG
Future of All SIG Group: Relationship with New Management of APSIG (Bylaws,..)
Finance
All SIG Group Activities
Open Discussion
18:30~20:30 All SIG Dinner at AIT Golf Club House (5-minutes walk)
2019 APSIG Preparation - Schedule
2018-08-01 2019 APSIG Strawman Proposal
2018-09-01~12-31 2019 APSIG Class - Call for Class Proposal and New Class Proposals (Phase I)
2018-12-01~31 Advance registration of national SIG/IGF delegates
2019-01-01 2019 APSIG - Plan
2019-01-01 2019 APSIG - Program, Version 0
2019-01-01~02-28 Call for Participation of 2019 APSIG; Application Form for General Participants
2019-01-01~04-30 Call for Proposals: Case Study Sessions, BoF Sessions
2019-03-01~03-31 Late Application for 2019 APSIG Participation
2019-04-01 2019 APSIG - Program, Version 1
2019-04-01 Announcement of 2019 APSIG Participants and Fellowships
2019-04-01~30 APSIG Fellowship Application for Berlin IGF Participation - Letter of Intent (with IGF workshop proposal)
2019-06-08 Presentation Materials (Final Version) are due
2019-07-07~10 2019 APSIG (7th on Day 0 Events, 8th on AI Governance Workshop, 9-10th on SIG and All SIG Meeting)
Candidate Case Study Sessions (Monday Afternoon, Tuesday Afternoon)
Case Study Session: BoF: Digital accessibility (waqas,...) and/or AI and Disability (gunela)
Case Study Session: e-Commerce by Fan Junwei (Alibaba)
Case Study Session: OTT by Facebook
Case Study Session: Internet Shutdown; India, Pakistan, [2017IGF/WS117africa] [2017IGF/WS178americas] [Freedom on the Net] [Quarts]
Case Study Session: Multistakeholderism and its practice in Asia Pacific
Case Study Session: AI: Training/AI Saturdays (around the world)
Case Study Session: AI Initiative/AI for Development in Nepal
Case Study Session: (Child) Online Safety; [nepal; blog, guidebook]
Case Study Session: Personal ID: India, Japan, South Korea, USA, EU,... [WEF: Digital Identity] [Proposal - Digital Identity]
Case Study Session: Internet for LCDs/Internet for All; [WEF], [UN-OHRLLS]
Case Study Session: SIG Curriculum Analysis; Brazil SIG, EuroSSIG,...
Case Study Session: Digital (Internet/Smartphone) Addiction
Case Study Session: Gender and Natiolnal SIGs/IGFs
Case Study Session: Social Media Abuse: hate speech, fake news [ppt] [description] [paper]
Case Study Session: Multistakeholderism practice on domestic issues
Case Study Session: GDPR and National SIGs/IGFs
Case Study Session: Blockchain Applications in Asia
Case Study Session: Blockchain Hands-on Experience (Tutorial)
Case Study Session: Machine Learning/Neural Network Tutorial
Case Study Session: Smart City
Case Study Session: National Digital/Cyber Strategy and Policies
Case Study Session: Privacy: Woodrow, KS,.....
Case Study Session: (Major) Civil Societies: EFF, APC, Access Now,... (Human/Digital Rights EcoSystem)
Case Study Session: Realistic View of AI
Candidate BoF Sessions (Sunday Afternoon, Monday Evening, Tuesday Evening)
Bylaws (APSIG, All SIG Group)
Smart Speaker
Youth
Gender
2019 IGF Workshop Proposal Review
National Internet Governance Article Review; in/amrita, bd/nazmul, lk/mahee, af/mohibullah, pk/(waqas), np/
National SIG Curriculum Review
Freedom of Expression
Administration/Operation Documents:
Airfare to Bangkok(General - Out of Date)
Airfare to Bangkok(For Full Support Fellows)
2019 APSIG Meeting Administration/Operation: Floor Operation Memo, Walk Through, Floor Diagram (ClassRoomStyle), AVdiagram
Meeting Room: Nisarat (with Sundus)
Audio Visual: Nisarat (with Assistant)
Presentation Material/Gnanajeyaraman Rajaram, Time Keeper/ Iqbal Ahamed, RemoteOperation/Nasim Parvez
Class Evaluation: bdSIG (Nasim Parvez)
Alumni of Year: RomKant
Secretariat: Nuttha Kraisit, Sundus Kamran
APSIG Equipment List
Financial Supports for 2019 APSIG:
No Support: Participants need to pay registration fees, guest rooms and airfares.
Registration Fee Support: APSIG pays the registration fee, and participants pay for guest rooms and airfares.
Partial Support (= Registration Fee Support + Guest Rooms): APSIG pays the registration fees and the guest room at AIT Conference Center (Double Room sharing with another participant)
Full Support (= Partial Support + Airfare): APSIG pays the registration fees, guest rooms (Double room at Main Wing sharing with another participant), and airfares according to our standard fares.
Remark 1: We strongly recommend all participants to stay at AIT Conference Center. Please check on prices and others at Local Information of 2019 APSIG - APSIG.asia.
Please contact apsig-sec@ for the guest room arrangement.
Remark 2: All need to pay for the transportation from airports to Asia Institute of Technology (AIT); either $7 or $20. Please check Local Information of 2019 APSIG for further information.
Remark 3: We provide all meals except Tuesday (9th) dinner.
Remark 4: Current Status (2019.7.4) - 10 Full Supports, 10 Partial Supports, 8 Registration Fee Supports, and 7 No Supports (Total of 38; 35 participants and 3 secretariat staffs).
Registration Form: For General Participants
Registration Fee: $200 (or $100 per day)
Late Application for General Participants [Google Form]: Late Application Period: 2019.3.1~
Remark: If you cannot access the Google Form, please use [MS Word], and send it to APSIG-Sec@GoolgeGroups.com.
Sponsors
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