The conference was held on the 22nd - 27th August 2005 at Tarawa, Kiribati

Representation from Fiji, Forum Secretariat, Government of Tuvalu, USP - Fiji, SOPAC-EU Fiji, Canberra Australia, Internet Users Society Solomon Islands, Citylink New Zealand, Pacific Internet Partners New Zealand, GKP Oceania, South Pacific Commission Noumea and Fiji, UNDP-APDIP, 2020 Communications Trust New Zealand, ICANN, Vanuatu, Christmas Island, National ICT Committee Samoa, Computer Services Limited Samoa and Samoa Information Technology Society

Presentation topics were as follows:

• Pacific Plan - Digital Strategy
• Coconut Wireless in Tuvalu
• Connecting Students in Rural and Remote Islands of the Pacific
• What is the Role of ICT in Kiribati?
• Putting the Pacific On the Map - Developing A GIS For Efficient Access To Multi-Level? Population Data Within Pacific Island Countries
• Secure Wireless Without the Pain: Radius, WA, TKIP and Active Directory
• History of Internet/Information Technology in Kiribati
• Internet Users Society Niue: Technology Overview
• The Solomon Islands Distance Learning Centres Project - A Solomon Islands SchoolNet
• Connecting Kiribati - History of communications within Kiribati
• Content Control and Management in Education
• Travel Reservations and the Internet
• NearlyNet Networking for Pacific Island Connection
• Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance
• Voice over IP
• Cultural Extension to your Diaspora - Using the Internet to leverage traditional Media
• Understanding that Technology does NOT work without Technologists
• Space Borne High-Resolution. Image Data for Pacific Island Countries, Formats and Availability
• Developing Culture and Communication
• International Open Source Network
• De-mystifying ICANN
• Knowledge, Awareness and Usage of free/Open Source Software in Pacific Island Countries
• Connecting Island Communities. The Emerging Telecentres Movement in the Pacific
• Natural Disasters and how can ICT help?
• Dr Vinton G Cerf, Internet Pioneer and Founding President of ISOC provided the keynote address. Dr Cerf together with his colleague Robert E Kahn were awarded the 'Nobel Prize of Computing', for pioneering work on the design and implementation of the Internet's basic communications protocols.

Samoa Information Technology Society won the bid to host the PACINET 2006. Proposed dates are the 21st - 26th August 2006

Dr Vinton Cerf has tentatively accepted the invitation to attend the PACINET 2006 in Samoa. Dr Cerf will confirm in two weeks his availability and confirmed dates.

A GKP Oceania meeting was held to on the 25th August to review the ICT4D work in the various member countries

We were all requested to submit a progress report outlining projects that have been completed or are in progress. Please find attached the progress report. Please note that the progress report was based on previous minutes on hand and my personal knowledge/understanding. Due to time constraints I was unable to have the progress report go through the proper process of approval, however I did make a note of this to Chairperson - Stuart Mathison.

The collaboration and networking with other countries conducting similar projects. For example Solomon Islands SchoolNet, Telecentre Movement in the Pacific

The different approaches implemented to achieve IT solutions according to demographics of the country. The transition from a paper document to a living working document.

Awareness of scholarships and funding available eg PINA 1 year scholarship offered to a school leaver for technical training in Noumea with SPC, GPK funding for the WSIS conference in November etc

The ability to identify where Samoa is in terms of IT development and management compared to other countries.