Programme Overview

Note: A detailed schedule is available on our APAN62 Schedule page.


Working Groups / Special Interest Group sessions

APAN Working Groups (WG) and Special Interest Groups (SIG) are active year-round with meetings, workshops, trainings, and collaborative research activities. APAN meetings function as a platform for these groups to share updates on their activities and expand community participation.

Below is a list of groups that will be hosting sessions at APAN62. You can click on the group names for more information about each group.

Working groups

·      Agriculture

·      AI-Driven Networks

·      Asia Pacific Research Platform

·      Cloud

·      Disaster Mitigation

·      e-Culture

·      Identity and Access Management

·      Internet of Things

·      IPV6

·      HPC-AI

·      Medical

·      Open Science Collaborative & Resource (OSCR)

·      Routing

·      Security

Special interest groups

·      Emerging NREN

·      Internet Governance

·      Marketing & Communications

·      Network Engineering

·      NREN Leaders Forum

·      Science & Education Engagement

Programme overview

Below is a high-level view of the week's activities. A more detailed schedule can be viewed on our APAN62 Schedule page.

Important notes:

  • Sessions labelled (open) may be attended by any registered delegates
  • Sessions labelled (closed / invite-only) are private meetings
  • Thursday 13 August is a co-located day / shared agenda with APANConf’26: The 4th International Conference on Advanced Network Technologies and Applications. All APANConf’26 sessions labelled (open) on this day may be attended by any registered delegates.
  • Delegates with a Full Registration ticket type can attend any/all sessions labelled (open) throughout the week and any/all Social Events (Reception and/or Dinner)
  • Delegates with a Day Registration ticket type:
- can attend any/all sessions labelled (open) on the day of their attendance
    - must purchase a Social Event ticket to attend any Social Events (Reception and/or Dinner)


    Monday 10 August 2026

    Tuesday 11 August 2026

    Wednesday 12 August 2026

    Thursday 13 August 2026

    Shared agenda with APANConf’26 (4th International Conference on Advanced Network Technologies and Application)

    Friday 14 August 2026

    Saturday 15 August 2026