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Vice Chair for APRALO
by Pavan Budhrani Aug. 11, 2010

Aug. 11, 2010

Hello all, For the Vice-Chair opening position for Fouad's term which started from March 2010 and ends in March 2011. The nomination period closed on Friday the 6th of August 2010. Only one nomination was received for Charles Mok on the 27th of July during the conference call by Edmon Chung. The nomination was accepted during the conference call too. So that is the result, the Vice Chair position goes to Charles Mok until March 2011. Congratulations! -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Fwd: [ALAC] Call for ALAC members to join the ALAC/At-Large Improvements work teams
by Fouad Bajwa Aug. 10, 2010

Aug. 10, 2010

Just a reminder of the message below to all APRALO Members!!! I know it requires a bit more of your voluntary contribution and time but it is very important to play our part in the ALAC Improvement process through these ALAC/At-Large Improvements work teams that are being formed with volunteers. Kindly select the teams you may have an interest in contributing to and send your interest to ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> at the earliest before the end of 11th August 2010 which is today at my end! Best Fouad ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Seth Greene <Seth.Greene(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:53 PM Subject: [ALAC] Call for ALAC members to join the ALAC/At-Large Improvements work teams To: "alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Dear All, CALL FOR ALAC MEMBERS TO JOIN THE ALAC/AT-LARGE IMPROVEMENTS WORK TEAMS The ALAC/At-Large Improvements project is moving ahead. The goal is to review and improve both ALAC/At-Large’s participation in ICANN and the ALSes’ participation in At-Large. This will be done through the implementation of the 13 recommendations detailed in the Simplified At-Large Improvements Implementation Outline (http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhOqmBdY590QdExXZklQLVRZZUtncm1xSDZ…) We have divided these recommendations into four groups, each of which will be assigned a work team consisting of ALAC members and regional representatives. These recommendation groups (and work teams) are listed below. We are now looking for ALAC members to join each of the four work teams. We ask that those interested respond to the At-Large Staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>) no later than Wednesday, 11 August 2010. Please specify which work team(s) you would like to join. Each work team is expected to schedule a call every two weeks. As with other At-Large work groups, these teams will conduct their business in English. For more details, please see the Improvements Project Plan (attached). The four recommendation groups and work teams are: Work team A: Work team on ALAC’s continuing purpose Rec 1: ICANN bylaws to reflect ALAC's continuing purpose Rec 10: ALAC/At-Large is home of individual Internet users Rec 11: Board statement recognizing Rec 10 Work team B: Work team on ALS participation Rec 3: Remove any obstacles in ALS-RALO-ALAC structure Rec 4: ALS education and engagement Rec 7: ALAC should choose its own communication/collaboration tools Rec 9: ICANN should strengthen its translation/interpretation tools Work team C: Work team on ALAC planning processes Rec 5: ALAC should develop strategic/operational plans as part of ICANN’s planning process Rec 6: At-Large should develop accurate cost models Work team D: Work team on ALAC’s policy advice development Rec 8: ALAC may request public comment period be extended to 45 days Rec 12: Consumer representatives should have input into decisions and policy advice Rec 13: ALAC/At-Large policy advice mechanisms should be strengthened Many thanks, Seth ____ Seth Greene At-Large Improvements Project Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) E-mail: seth.greene(a)icann.org<mailto:seth.greene@icann.org> Telephone: + 1 (212) 662-7723 _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa

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ALS Application from the Information Policy Analytical Center
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 10, 2010

Aug. 10, 2010

Dear all, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from the Information Policy Analytical Center. It is based in Baku, Azerbaijan and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. Due diligence for this application will be provided to you in due course. -- 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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Siranush Vardanyan nominated for NomCom Position
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 9, 2010

Aug. 9, 2010

Dear Siranush, Congratulations for your nomination as ALAC-appointed Nominating Committee member from the Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands region! The nomination period closed yesterday. In accordance with the selection process for this position outlined by the ALAC Chair, we ask you to please indicate whether you would like to accept your nomination on of before Tuesday, 10 August. APRALO will transmit a candidate list for this position to the ALAC by 16 August. You can find the full selection timeline and details about the position under: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2010_election_calls_apralo -- 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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Fwd: [At-Large] DEADLINE: 15 August 2010 - Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery
by Hong Xue Aug. 9, 2010

Aug. 9, 2010

The Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery PDP has posted their Initial Report. You will recall that the PDP was initiated by an ALAC Request for Issues Report. The Public Comment Period is open at http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#pednr-initial-report. The comment period will close on 15 August (extended from 01 August). The ALAC comment on this report is at the end of this message. For PEDNR, the Public Comment process features an easy-to-complete survey. Since this policy development process was initiated by At-Large, it is REALLY important that as many At-Large people as possible complete the survey. PLEASE: - Review the comments below to see the At-Large position; - If you have the time, review the Initial Report - the executive summary is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian. - COMPLETE THE SHORT SURVEY (it can be done without reading the full report). The survey is at <http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AUYRGHCV4>http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AUYRGHCV4. -------------------------------------- The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) requested the Issues Report which resulted in the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery PDP, and it strongly supports the activities of the Working Group. It is essential that the post-expiration "safety net" that existed several years ago be restored. Moreover, the domain industry is sufficiently robust and mature that it can and must provide a level of predictability and security to gTLD domain name holders. In line with the desired outcomes stated in the original Issue Report request, the ALAC supports: 1. Consensus policy requiring that all registrars must allow renewal of domain names for a reasonable amount of time after expiration. 2. Consensus policy explicitly stating the minimum requirements for pre-expiration notices. 3. Consensus policy requiring clarity of how messages will be sent. 4. Consensus policy requiring that WHOIS contents to make it clear that a domain name has expired and has not yet been renewed by the registrant. 5. Consensus policy requiring that notice(s) be sent after expiration. 6. Consensus policy requiring that web sites (port 80) no longer can resolve to the original web site after expiration. 7. Consensus policy requiring that other uses of the domain name (e-mail, FTP, etc.) no longer function after expiration. 8. Consensus policy requiring clarity in the expiration terms and fees offered by registrars. 9. Consensus policy requiring that the Redemption Grace Period be offered by all registries (including future gTLDs) and by all registrars. It is understood that there may be unusual cases where the business models of some registrars may require exceptions to some of these policies. However, the need for such exceptions should not deny the vast majority of registrants a predictable and safe gTLD eco-system. Over and above these minimum requirements, the ALAC supports a move within the registrar community to establish the meaningful and transparent concept of "best practices". _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org -- Dr. Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) Beijing Normal University http://iipl.org.cn/ 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China

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Vivek Vivekanandan nominated for NomCom Position
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 8, 2010

Aug. 8, 2010

Dear Vivek, Congratulations for your nomination as ALAC-appointed Nominating Committee member from the Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands region! The nomination period for this position closed yesterday. In accordance with the selection process for this position outlined by the ALAC Chair, we ask you indicate whether you would like to accept your nomination on or before Tuesday, 10 August. APRALO will transmit a candidate list for this position to the ALAC by 16 August. You can find the full selection timeline and details about the position under: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2010_election_calls_apralo -- 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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APRALO ALS Representatives for 2010 Elections
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 5, 2010

Aug. 5, 2010

Dear All, In view of the APRALO election cycle 2010, we would like to confirm the ALS representatives for in the online elections and their email contacts. Attached below you find to list with all regional ALSes representatives and the corresponding contacts according to our current information. This email is sent to all ALS representatives and copied to the APRALO mailing list. Please respond to us by Tuesday, August 10th if the information for your ALS need to be changed. You ONLY need to reply to this message if the information for your ALS is INCORRECT. Please do not reply to all recipients of this message, you can simply send to message to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org . We will send out an updated list before the start of the elections. -- 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 ****************** Eligible APRALO voters (total 18): Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS) Mahmoud Lattouf mlattouf(a)agip.com At Large@China Asia-Pacific Mengxuan Wu wu.mx(a)hotmail.com Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance Prof. Hong Xue hongxueipr(a)gmail.com Emirates Internet Group Asia-Pacific Khalid Bin Thani info(a)isoc.ae Hong Kong Internet Forum (HKIF) Asia-Pacific Paul Chow paul(a)hkif.hk Internet Users Network Asia-Pacific Izumi Aizu iza(a)anr.org Internet Users Society Niue Stafford Guest sguest(a)niue.nu ISOC Australia Asia-Pacific Cheryl Langdon-Orr langdonorr(a)gmail.com ISOC Chapter India Chennai Sivasubramanian Muthusamy isolatedn(a)gmail.com ISOC HK Edmon Chung edmon(a)isoc.hk ISOC NZ Keith Davidson keith(a)internetnz.net.nz ISOC Taiwan Chapter Asia-Pacific Chung Laung Liu liucl(a)mx.nthu.edu.tw National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (NIIEPA) Sophie Liang lliang(a)nii.org.tw Open Standards and Internet Association (OSIA) Hyun-kook Kahng kahng(a)kkorea.ac.kr Pacific Islands Chapter fo the Internet Society (PICISOC) William (Will) Tibben wjt(a)uow.edu.au Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (ISVK)- India Nimrol Agarwal nirmol81(a)yahoo.com Internet Society Pakistan Chapter QasimY. Khan isoc(a)isocpk.org Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor Fouad Riaz Bajwa fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com

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Vice Chair Nominations
by Pavan Budhrani Aug. 4, 2010

Aug. 4, 2010

Hi all, Due to the lack of nominations received for the vice chair position, we have agreed to extend it by 14 days so the deadline is now the 6th of August. Also during the recent APRALO call, a nomination was received for Charles Mok by Edmon Chung for the Vice Chair. Also there is an opening fopr Non Com and Siranush Vardanyan was nominated. Please feel free to make further nominations before the deadline date. Thanks -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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nomination for Non com
by nirmol agarwal Aug. 4, 2010

Aug. 4, 2010

Dear All, I hereby nominate Prof.V.C.Vivekanandan for the office of Vice chair NOM COM. Regards, Nirmol K Agarwal "Life is beautiful, but conditions apply. Please read the offer document carefully before investment."

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Outreach Discussions and other agenda items
by Fouad Bajwa Aug. 4, 2010

Aug. 4, 2010

Dear Pavan and all, I would like to direct this discussion on the APRALO list because such meetings have to be planned together with consensus and we have to avoid ad-hoc-ism. As I get back from my travel and settle into things catching up with the messages, I think that this sudden meeting seems to be an ad-hoc activity that isn't in my knowledge nor do I have a record if any consent was requested prior. It seems a bit like the issue of the Armenian ALS that was suddenly thrown in without following a proper discussion and then a consensus based decision process was missing and I am very particular about these things. I wasn't able to attend the last meeting due to time confusion but going over the agenda items discussed and since there wasn't a full quorum to reach decisions and that moves us to the next monthly meeting for which the Chair has to give the call. I don't seem to have knowledge of this meeting call despite the fact that I added my preferred call timing to the doodle link while checking my messages at the airport thinking it to be our regular monthly call. The issue of In-Reach and Out-Reach are full organization-wide objectives as I learnt in Brussels with the surveys and their result activities therefore I personally believe that we shouldn't take this into an extraordinary approach without consensus and continue to keep these issues on Main Agenda items for the formal Monthly Meetings of APRALO. In my role, I will have to treat this meeting call as an Ad-Hoc activity and cannot make a formal approval as it does not have agreed consent in a Monthly Meeting. I will also have to treat the the In-Reach and Out-Reach activities as APRALO's substantive work and objectives thus cancel this meeting call as it is not initiated by the Chair/Vice-Chair. Some of the current agenda items that require key attention and decisions are (some only): 1. Vice-Chair Election 2. Final Decision for approval of Armenian ALS issue and APRALO-EURALO compromise discussions 3. Organizational Matters if any from Chair/Vice-Chair Therefore with the consent of the Chair, I would like to officially cancel his meeting with the decision of non-informed Ad-Hoc meeting scheduling and recommend to remove the item titled "Next APRALO Meeting: 11 August 2010 APRALO In-reach Working Group Teleconference" and rename it to Next Monthly APRALO Meeting while including these agenda items to the monthly meeting space for edit by the Chair or Vice Chair respectively. For any Ad-Hoc meetings in the future, my personal advice is to consult the Chair and/or Vice Chair/s respectively. Everyone has other engagements too and we will have to respect that. Apologies for any confusions to all APRALO Members. The official monthly meeting announcement should come by the end of next week. Best Regards. Fouad Bajwa On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> wrote: > Hello Hong, > > I will be leading this working group. According to the times, the best and > only time is Wednesday, 11th of August at 0600 UTC. The link here > > https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?11_august_2010 > > Shows the agenda items and materials and also how to participate in the > call. > > If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me > > Pavan > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Do we have the agenda for this working group meeting? Although I >> doodled, I won't encourage a call next time without agenda items, >> documents, reference materials duly prepared beforehand. >> >> Who is currently leading this working group? >> >> Hong >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> >> wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Here is the doodle link, please submit your preference before this >> > Tuesday >> > :) >> > >> > http://www.doodle.com/3w62hmt9dwcsqt2d >> > >> > >> > Pavan Budhrani >> > Communications Manager, >> > DotAsia Organisation >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Hong Xue >> Professor of Law >> Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) >> Beijing Normal University >> http://iipl.org.cn/ >> 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street >> Beijing 100875 China > > > > -- > Pavan Budhrani > Communications Manager, > DotAsia Organisation > >

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