TransPAC-US representation included Doug Pearson, Rick McMullen and Linda Winkler. APRUnet initiative was discussed. The focus of APRUnet is to strengthen the development and deployment of applications - primarily distance learning and secondarily research. Activities in the APAN application working groups are increasing dramatically. The February 2000 meeting will be held in Tsukuba, Japan and the September 2000 meeting will be held in Beijing, China.
Expenditures are within budget.
Nothing to report. Continued work on the follow-up of application and researcher status. Continue with process for upgrading TransPAC bandwidth to meet current market pricing. Additional work in establishing a reliable environment for performance testing - replace the management workstation that was lost in shipment. Continue with plans for NOC tools development.