PacINET
Encyclopedia
The Pacific INET
, or PacINET, conference is organised by the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society
, (PICISOC
) and is the leading Information and Communications Technology conference in the Pacific Islands
.
PacINET is a regional conference for practitioners, developers, researchers and those interested in Information and Communications Technology (or ICT) from all sectors to exchange information on the system design, enabling technologies, and anecdotal experiences related to the use of Information and Communications Technology in the Pacific Islands. It has evolved to become the Pacific's largest regular Information and Communications Technology conference.
PacINET 2010 will take place, in Vanuatu, at the University of the South Pacific
Emalus Campus from 13-17 September 2010, with the theme "Next Generation Internet: Security and Governance".
Typically, there are various sub-themes centred around the general conference theme and presentations are made on topics of interest to ICT in the Pacific including (but not limited to):
and regional leaders such as Jimmie Rodgers
.
, 2009
PacINET 2008 - Cook Islands
, 2008
PacINET 2007 - Solomon Islands
, August 2007
PacINET 2006 - Samoa
, August 2006
PacINET 2005 - Kiribati
, August 2005
PacINET 2004 - Vanuatu
, August 2004
PacINET 2003 - Tonga
, October 2003
PacINET 2002 - Fiji
Inet
Inet, previously known as Island ECN, was an electronic trading platform. It was renamed to Inet after the Island Exchange was merged with Instinet in 2002. It was acquired by NASDAQ in 2005....
, or PacINET, conference is organised by the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society
Internet Society
The Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...
, (PICISOC
PICISOC
The Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society serves the Internet Society’s purposes by serving the interests of the global Internet community through its presence in the Pacific Islands...
) and is the leading Information and Communications Technology conference in the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands comprise 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are also sometimes collectively called Oceania, although Oceania is sometimes defined as also including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago....
.
PacINET is a regional conference for practitioners, developers, researchers and those interested in Information and Communications Technology (or ICT) from all sectors to exchange information on the system design, enabling technologies, and anecdotal experiences related to the use of Information and Communications Technology in the Pacific Islands. It has evolved to become the Pacific's largest regular Information and Communications Technology conference.
PacINET 2010 will take place, in Vanuatu, at the University of the South Pacific
University of the South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific is a public university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. It is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment. USP's academic programmes are recognised worldwide, attracting students...
Emalus Campus from 13-17 September 2010, with the theme "Next Generation Internet: Security and Governance".
Structure
The PacINET conference is composed of several types of contributions including Paper Presentations, Demonstrations, Tutorials and Workshops, Panel Discussions and Invited Talks. Traditionally PacINET was a technical conference, but due to member requests (and to cater for the different member groups present at every conference), from the 2007 conference onwards, PacINET was split into dedicated technical and non-technical streams. This was deemed to better serve member needs and travel/work schedules.Typically, there are various sub-themes centred around the general conference theme and presentations are made on topics of interest to ICT in the Pacific including (but not limited to):
PacINET Forum
The PacINET Forum has been a regular feature since the 2005 conference and features guest panellists discussing issues of relevance to ICT in the Pacific. Past Forum topics include Natural Disasters and how can ICT help? (PacINET 2005) and Building the Digital Pacific (PacINET 2006). Past Panellists have included technology luminaries such as Vint CerfVint Cerf
Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist Bob Kahn...
and regional leaders such as Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers (SPC Deputy Director General)
Jimmie Rodgers is the Director General of Secretariat of the Pacific Community in Nouméa, New Caledonia. He is a Medical Doctor by profession specialising in anaesthesia. He is a native of the Solomon Islands.-References:...
.
Past Conferences
PacINET 2009 - Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, 2009
PacINET 2008 - Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
, 2008
PacINET 2007 - Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, August 2007
PacINET 2006 - Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
, August 2006
PacINET 2005 - Kiribati
Kiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
, August 2005
PacINET 2004 - Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, August 2004
PacINET 2003 - Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
, October 2003
PacINET 2002 - Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...