1. Issue Date: Revision: APNIC Survey 2016 NIR-SIG 8 September 2015 6 Sep 2015 1

2. Overview About the 2016 survey Timeline Coordination with NIRs 2

3. About the 2016 survey Similar to the previous surveys, it will be an online survey open to APNIC Members and the broader Internet community Before the online survey, a series of focus group discussions will be held around the region, which will provide input to the online survey design and questionnaire 3

4. Timeline 4 YearMonthActivities 2015 OctCanvassing themes and issues from community members (including NIRs) NovSurvey themes and issues set by the APNIC EC 2016 MarAnnouncement at APRICOT 2016 – Auckland Mar-AprFocus groups discussions AprDesign the online survey MayRun the online survey Jun-AugSurvey analysis SepSurvey report presented at APNIC 42 – Dhaka

5. Coordination with NIRs Things to be considered –How to involve NIR members –Opportunity to translate survey into other languages –NIR input to the survey themes and issues –Coordinated effort with the NIRs to promote the survey –Reporting the survey result back to the NIR’s communities 5