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Agenda for July 27 APRALO Teleconference 2010
by Hong Xue July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010

Please see the Agenda page at https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?27_july_2010, and send in your comments by July 23, 2010. I've made a few updates on selection of NomCom members and bylaws amendments. Pavan, is there a wiki page on nomination of Vice Chair? If not, could you create one and link it to the relevant agenda item on July 27, 2010? People should be able to send their nominations both to the list and to the workspace. Thanks Hong On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> wrote: > Dear APRALO Colleagues, > > I would like to announce the open of the APRALO nomination period for the > following position. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Vice Chair position for the remaining term of Fouad Bajwa's former position > ending in March 2011 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > During the APRALO extraordinary meeting in Brussels, it was decided to move > the longer of the two Vice Chair positions from Leslie Allison to Fouad who > will now serve for the remainder of Les' term ending in March 2012. Fouad > was originally elected to replace Mahmoud Lattouf and serve for the > remainder of his two-year term which started in March 2009 and ending in > March 2011. > > Nominations will close at UTC 23:59, July 23 2010. > > Nominees will then be asked to accept the nomination by UTC 23:59 July 30 > 2010. > > Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than August 6th and end > no later than August 13th > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > You will be expected to accept responsibility for current ICANN > consultations which will be divided by the chair and two vice chairs with > the support of the Secretary. The ALAC meetings will also require APRALO > presence which will be divided equally amongst the officers. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nominations should be sent to this APRALO list < > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Likewise acceptance of nominations > should also be sent to this list. > > For any questions or for more information please contact me. > > Regards, > Pavan Budhrani > APRALO Secretariat. > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > -- Dr. Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) Beijing Normal University http://www.cdnua.org/ 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China

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Election of Vice Chair
by Pavan Budhrani July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010

Dear APRALO Colleagues, I would like to announce the open of the APRALO nomination period for the following position. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice Chair position for the remaining term of Fouad Bajwa's former position ending in March 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During the APRALO extraordinary meeting in Brussels, it was decided to move the longer of the two Vice Chair positions from Leslie Allison to Fouad who will now serve for the remainder of Les' term ending in March 2012. Fouad was originally elected to replace Mahmoud Lattouf and serve for the remainder of his two-year term which started in March 2009 and ending in March 2011. Nominations will close at UTC 23:59, July 23 2010. Nominees will then be asked to accept the nomination by UTC 23:59 July 30 2010. Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than August 6th and end no later than August 13th ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will be expected to accept responsibility for current ICANN consultations which will be divided by the chair and two vice chairs with the support of the Secretary. The ALAC meetings will also require APRALO presence which will be divided equally amongst the officers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations should be sent to this APRALO list < apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Likewise acceptance of nominations should also be sent to this list. For any questions or for more information please contact me. Regards, Pavan Budhrani APRALO Secretariat.

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Sharing story: China issues white paper on Internet policy
by Fouad Bajwa July 14, 2010

July 14, 2010

The following article recently caught my sight and I thought I should share it with the list here for information purposes only! China issues white paper on Internet policy Story: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-06/08/c_13339058.htm Full text of white paper: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-06/08/c_13339232.htm BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government Tuesday published a white paper on its Internet policy, stressing the guarantee of citizens' freedom of speech on the Internet and more intensive application of it. The white paper, released by the State Council Information Office, introduced facts of the development and use of the Internet in China, and elaborated on the country's basic policies on the Internet. The Chinese government actively advocates and supports the development and application of the Internet across the country, it said, stressing the government's basic Internet policy: active use, scientific development, law-based administration and ensured security. By the end of 2009 the number of netizens in China had reached 384 million, 618 times that of 1997 with an annual increase of 31.95 million users. The Internet had reached 28.9 percent of the total population by the end of 2009, higher than the world average. Its accessibility will be raised to 45 percent of the population in the coming five years, it said. There were 3.23 million websites running in China last year, which was 2,152 times that of 1997. Of all the netizens, 346 million used broadband and 233 million used mobile phones to access the Internet. They had moved on from dialing the access numbers to broadband and mobile phones. "These statistics make China among the top of the developing countries in developing and popularizing the Internet," the paper said. -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa

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Decisions taken at the Extraordinary APRALO Meeting 22 June
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 13, 2010

July 13, 2010

Dear All, APRALO held an extraordinary meeting during the ICANN Brussels conference on June 22nd to discuss the open APRALO Chair and Vice Chair positions. Following the resignations of APRALO Chair Karaitiana Taiuru and Vice Chair Leslie Allison who stepped down in May, APRALO Vice Chair Fouad Bajwa acted as the interim Chair of the region and chaired the extraordinary meeting on June 22nd. During the extraordinary meeting, it was resolved that Fouad should be moved from his one-year term, which ends in March 2011 to complete Leslie’s two-year term, which will end in May 2012. APRALO will also shortly call for nominations to find a replacement for Leslie Allison who will complete the remainder of the open one-year term. You can find the full summary minutes under: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?summary_minutes_22_june_extraordinar… -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Accountability and Transparency Review Team Public Forum Now Open
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 12, 2010

July 12, 2010

Dear All, Please see below the News Alert regarding the opening of an Accountability and Transparency Review Team public forum for community feedback. *** News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jul10-en.htm _____ Accountability & Transparency Review – Community Feedback 9 July 2010 Per its Brussels statement, the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) now opens a public forum that will enable ‘the Community to provide inputs and suggestions at any point during the ATRT review’. Please submit your comments to the public forum email address: atrt-public-input(a)icann.org All comments sent to atrt-public-input(a)icann.org may be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/atrt-public-input/ In addition to the forum, the Accountability and Transparency Review Team resolved to create a private email address where community Members could confidentially provide their input: atrt-private-input(a)icann.org The ATRT also reiterates its wish to receive responses to their questions to the community http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007-en.htm#atrt – and feedback on any other issues relevant to the work of the Review Team. Please note that translations of the ATRT questions to the community (EN <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/activities-1-en.htm> ) are available: <http://www.icann.org/ar/reviews/affirmation/community-questions-18may10-ar. pdf> Arabic: <http://www.icann.org/ar/reviews/affirmation/community-questions-18may10-ar. pdf> [PDF, 88 KB] Español: <http://www.icann.org/es/reviews/affirmation/community-questions-18may10-es. pdf> [PDF, 60 KB] Français: <http://www.icann.org/fr/reviews/affirmation/community-questions-18may10-fr. pdf> [PDF, 60 KB] Русский: <http://www.icann.org/ru/reviews/affirmation/community-questions-18may10-ru. pdf> [PDF, 88 KB] Chinese: <http://www.icann.org/zh/reviews/affirmation/community-questions-18may10-zh. pdf> [PDF, 104 KB] -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Agenda for coming meeting
by Pavan Budhrani July 7, 2010

July 7, 2010

Hi all, The agenda for the coming meeting on the 27th of July has been posted, please feel free to make comments https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?27_july_2010 -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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