A Fellowship Reflection from APAN62, Auckland
Shadowing the Marketing & Communication Working Group A Fellowship Reflection from APAN62, Auckland Mohammad Imam Hosen Sayem | BdREN | APAN62 Fellow APAN62 · 10–14 August 2026 · Auckland, New Zealand · Hosted by REANNZ APAN62 concluded successfully in Auckland, New Zealand, held from 10–14 August 2026 and hosted by the Research and Education Advanced […]
APAN62 Fellowship, Presentation, and Shadowing Experience
APAN62 Fellowship, Presentation, and Shadowing Experience Participating in APAN62 in Auckland, New Zealand, from 10 to 14 August 2026 was a rewarding week, and a very different one from my first APAN. I attended APAN61 in Dhaka in January as a session speaker in the Asia Pacific Research Platform Working Group, still learning how the […]
My APAN 62 Fellowship Experience: Presenting, Shadowing, and Connecting Across the Asia-Pacific R&E Community
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending APAN 62 in Auckland, New Zealand, as a Fellow — presenting to two working groups, shadowing the Chair of the Security Working Group, and connecting with an incredible community of network engineers, researchers, and educators from across the Asia-Pacific region. Here’s a look back at the […]
Fellowship Report – APAN62
1. Introduction Attending APAN62 as a Fellow was both a professional milestone and a deeply personal experience for me. My connection with APAN began several years ago through my work at BdREN, but the Fellowship allowed me to see the community from a new perspective: not only as a participant, but also as someone preparing […]
Building Connections Across Research, Education and Community: My APAN62 Fellowship Experience
Building Connections Across Research, Education and Community: My APAN62 Fellowship Experience By Tharika Weerakoon APAN62 Fellow Doctoral Researcher, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Lecturer, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka Participating in APAN62 from 10–14 August 2026 as an in-person APAN Fellow was a meaningful academic, professional, and personal experience. Throughout the week, I had […]
From Community Stories to Future Leadership: My Journey at APAN62
Stepping up to the registration desk at APAN62 at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland and looking for my name tag, I had a sudden moment of reflection. Finding my name tag brought back vivid memories of managing that very same registration desk when we hosted APAN56 back home in Sri Lanka. Looking back at […]
Reflections from the APAN Fellowship and HPC/AI WG Shadowing at APAN62
My First APAN Experience: Learning How Networks Work in Practice APAN62 was my first APAN meeting, and I was grateful to join as a Fellow. The Fellowship gave me opportunities to meet NREN leaders, professors, engineers, service providers, and other Fellows. I also learned a lot from the Fellows around me. For example, my roommate, […]
Keeping the Web Human: A Fellowship Journey of Community and Purpose
Fellowship Report: APAN 62 Future Leaders Program Fellow: Cylene J. Sabio Mentor: Wathsala Dayananda, Operations Manager (LEARN) & Co-chair, Special Interest Group on Internet Governance (SIG IG) This report summarizes my experience as an APAN Fellow at APAN 62 in Auckland, New Zealand. As part of the APAN Future Leaders Program, I shadowed Wathsala […]
Following the Leaders: My Fellowship Journey at APAN60 and APAN61
Being selected as an APAN Fellow twice—first at APAN60 in Hong Kong and then at APAN61 in Dhaka—has been more than attending two international meetings. It has been a journey of walking alongside leaders, learning directly from them, and gradually finding my own place within a regional network committed to solving some of Asia-Pacific’s most […]
