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  APAN Members Qualifications and Rights
  Primary Members
  1. There shall only be one Primary Member from each country / economy.
  2. The Primary Member will normally be designated APAN-XX, where XX is the country/economy code.
  3. A Primary Member is an entity, organization or consortium that typically coordinates advanced research and education network provisioning within a country / economy.
  4. The organization that represents the Primary Member shall be one that comprehensively represents that country's / economy's interests in the fulfilling the objectives of APAN.
  5. The organization that represents the Primary Member shall have the support of other organizations that are stakeholders or beneficiaries in fulfilling the objectives of APAN.
  6. The entity that represents the Primary Member may be a consortium of organizations in the country / economy, or may be represented by a single organization for administrative purposes.
  7. The Primary Member will be the contact point for all matters between that country / economy and APAN.
  8. Only eligible Primary Members shall have voting rights within APAN where the weighting of the votes shall be determined by the Council of Primary Members. (appendix 1)
  9. The number of votes for each Primary Member shall be decided by the Council of Primary Members.
  Associate Members
  1. An Associate Member is an entity, organization or consortium that has common interests in the objectives of APAN.
  2. An Associate Member is an entity, organization or consortium that typically coordinates advanced research and education network provisioning within a country/economy or geographical area.
  3. An Associate Member shall recognize the role of the Primary Member as the main contact and representative of a particular country / economy.
  4. There may be multiple Associate Members from each country.
  5. An Associate Member shall have no voting rights.
  Affiliate Members
  1. An Affiliate Member is an entity, organization or consortium that has common interests in the objectives of APAN.
  2. An Affiliate Member typically represents a community that benefits from the use of the advanced research and education networks that APAN aims to facilitate and promote.
  3. An Affiliate Member shall have no voting rights.
  Liaison Members
  1. A Liaison Member is a peer entity/organization/consortium that represents the common interest of a community in advanced networking.
  2. A Liaison Member shares common interests in the objectives of APAN.
  3. A Liaison Member has no voting rights.
  Industry Members
  1. An Industry Member is a corporate entity with common interests in the objectives of APAN.
  2. An Industry Member has no voting rights.
  Appendix 1
Table 1. Primary Membership contribution based on Gross GDP
  Member   GDP ( Million $ )   Suare Root of GDP   Fee Round-Off *10 ( $ )
  AU   410,590   641   6,000
  BD   47,328   218   2,000
  CN   1,237,145   1112   11,000
  HK   161,523   402   4,000
  IN   515,012   718   7,000
  JP   3,978,782   1,995   20,000
  KR   476,690   690   7,000
  LK   16,373   128   1,000
  MY   95,157   308   3,000
  NP   5,493   74   1,000
  NZ   99,997   314   3,000
  PK   61,200   247   2,000
  PH   77,076   278   3,000
  SG   86,969   295   3,000
  TH   126,407   356   3,000
  TW   281,500   531   5,000
  VN   20,000   141   1,000
  Source : http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/GDP.pdf
  Primary Member vote allocation be set as follows:
  Membership Fee Paid ( US$ )   No. of Votes
  1,000-2,999   1
  3,000-4,999   2
  5,000-9,999   3
  10,000 and above   4
  Proposer : Jeff McDonell
  Seconder: Neil James

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