December 2011 - APAC-Discuss

Call for At-Large Project Submissions to include in ICANN's Fiscal Year 2013 Operational Plan and Budget
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 7, 2012

Jan. 7, 2012

Dear All, ICANN is developing an Operational Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 to accomplish the goals and priorities of ICANN's Strategic Plan for 2012-2015 (draft version at http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/draft-strategic-plan-2012-2015-clean- 03oct11-en.pdf ). In preparation for this, ICANN's Finance Team has asked the ALAC to submit project requests to be budgeted in ICANN's Draft Operational Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 by 20 January 2012, giving consideration to the number of requests and to the priority of the requests. In turn, ALAC's Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC; https://community.icann.org/x/n4XT ) has requested that RALOs submit their FY13 project requests for consideration by the committee by 10 January 2012. The Sub-committee would appreciate that each RALO indicate its top three projects, should more than three be submitted. As requested by ICANN's Finance Team, all FY13 project suggestions must use a template which can be found on the At-Large Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Development Workspace at https://community.icann.org/x/yofbAQ . The form asks RALOs to describe in detail the actual scope of the activity being proposed, how it relates to the current Strategic Plan, and how the funds are to be implemented. RALOs may wish to review last year's ALAC's FY12 Budget proposals at https://community.icann.org/x/IASB. ALAC's FBSC will be reviewing the RALO submissions in an attempt to prioritize requests for submission to ICANN Finance in time by 20 January 2012. It is important to note that ONLY projects showing positive impact to ICANN's Strategic Plan 2012-2015 or to ICANN Policy Development will likely be approved. Also, please note that all project submissions sent by the ALAC will be included in ICANN's 2013 Draft Operational Plan and Budget and published for public comment. FY13 Budget requests may be either posted directly on the At-Large Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Development Workspace or sent to At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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APRALO Proposed Text for Joint ccNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Jan. 3, 2012

Jan. 3, 2012

Dear APRALO, This is to advise that we had invited people to comment on the APRALO proposed text for Joint ccNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs. We made a request to the ICANN staff to have the issues translated into the various UN languages including Japanese and Korean to enable all to be able to participate in the call for comments. For those who wrote in, thank you for your emails etc. This is to advise that the ALAC Chair is preparing to send an ALAC statement on the matter based from the information on the Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/rQPPAQ We also thank Cheryl for initiating the draft. We were advised that the ALAC voted in favour of supporting the JIG-WG's letter to the ICANN Board and that when discussing the matter at the ALAC call on 22 November 2011 and again on the ALAC call on 20 December 2011, it was clear that the vote from the ALAC was that of support for the JIG-WG's letter. I advise that I was not present during that call although I made attempts to try to wake up at 0400 GMT +12. The APRALO proposed Text we are happy to announce has been accepted by the ALAC and the Chair will be sending the text to the following people:- - The Chair of the ICANN Board with copies to: - The Board Secretary - The Chair of the ccNSO - The Chair of the gNSO - the ALAC ccNSO Liaison - the ALAC gNSO Liaison - ALAC Staff We thank you all for your active participation in having the texts sent to your various members and also for those who have contributed and commented via email or verbally etc. Best Regards, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala Tweeter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Cell: +679 998 2851

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Meeting Invitation: APRALO Teleconference - Tuesday, 03 January 2012 05:00 UTC
by ICANN AtLarge Staff Jan. 3, 2012

Jan. 3, 2012

Dear All, The next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 03rd January 2012 at 05:00 UTC. The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/ToXbAQ Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Seasons Greetings
by Carlton Samuels Dec. 25, 2011

Dec. 25, 2011

Season's Greetings to all my APRALO Friends & Colleagues. Every Good Wish for 2012. - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Happy Holidays from The IUSN Foundation and The .NU Domain
by J. William Semich Dec. 24, 2011

Dec. 24, 2011

And Many Happy Returns! Please take a moment to enjoy this vintage Holiday Carol sung by Charles Edward Anderson, one of the US's and Sweden's favorite classic stage performers: Go to http://x.nu/G3Tc1 and crank up the volume. Best wishes for a wonderful New Year from Bill Semich and all of us on The IUSN and .NU Teams! Winner, The ISIF Award 2011: http://x.nu/uuJB3 Laureate, The Computerworld Honors Program, 2011: http://x.nu/E9Kc1

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [Secretariat] Call for volunteers on Finance & Budget sub-committee
by Fouad Bajwa Dec. 23, 2011

Dec. 23, 2011

Dear Olivier, Though I share your concern on the issue of the inactivity of the current membership list of the F&B sub-committee but I must mention from APRALO's end we have our most active members on the committee. Should there be a need for more APRALO representatives on the this committee as required by the APRALO team, I am available to contribute on these issues where and when required. On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> wrote: > Dear RALO leaders, > > the last conference call of the ALAC Finance and Budget (F&B) > sub-committee was poorly attended and I realise that one of the reasons > for this poor attendance is the confusion of members of the > sub-committee not knowing if they are still members. > > We wish to have a well distributed committee that reflects the interests > of all regions, with a timetable that is even tighter than last year: > all requests for funding need to be received by ICANN Finance by 20th > January 2012, which means that we need to make sure that RALOs get their > requests to us by 10th January. I therefore think that a good dialogue > with regions is important and there is no better dialogue than having > individuals leading the regions also involved in the ALAC F&B sub-committee. > > The current membership of the F&B sub-committee is shown on: > https://community.icann.org/x/n4XT > > Please check with your region if you could recommend some of your members > to join the sub-committee. We are especially looking for volunteers with > a good knowledge of the process (from last year's experience) or a good > knowledge in budgeting & finance processes, for our future interactions > with ICANN Finance. Please send all suggestions to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > I have asked your ALAC representatives to help with the process of > identifying more volunteers. It is vital that all regions are well > represented since they will also act as a liaison between RALO > leadership and the F&B sub-committee. > > Happy holidays, > > Olivier > > -- > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD > http://www.gih.com/ocl.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Secretariat mailing list > Secretariat(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/secretariat > > Secretariat wiki at: http://st.icann.org/secretariat -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa

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Fwd: Greetings of the Season to you and yours
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Dec. 23, 2011

Dec. 23, 2011

To all our APRALO ALSes and their Membership.... *With every good wish for the Very Best of the Season * *and for the coming 2012 (a Year of the Dragon)* [image: dragon_box.jpg] *Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)* To all our APRALO ALSes and their Membership.... With every good wish for the Very Best of the Season and for the coming 2012 (a Year of the Dragon) dragon_box.jpg Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 61, Issue 3
by Siranush Vardanyan Dec. 23, 2011

Dec. 23, 2011

Dear ICANN staff, Please, include my name in dial out list for this call. Thanks Siranush Siranush Vardanyan Armenia > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 61, Issue 3 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:46:04 +0000 > > Send APAC-Discuss mailing list submissions to > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > apac-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of APAC-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Meeting Invitation: APRALO Teleconference - Tuesday, 03 > January 2012 05:00 UTC (ICANN AtLarge Staff) > 2. Non-Inclusion of Single Character IDNs in first round of gTLD > Applications [call for comments URGENT] > (Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro) > 3. Re: Non-Inclusion of Single Character IDNs in first round of > gTLD Applications [call for comments URGENT] (Charles Mok (gmail)) > 4. Fwd: Greetings of the Season to you and yours (Cheryl Langdon-Orr) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:58:57 -0800 > From: "ICANN AtLarge Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Meeting Invitation: APRALO Teleconference - > Tuesday, 03 January 2012 05:00 UTC > To: <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: <000001ccbbea$18ea4750$4abed5f0$(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear All, > > The next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 03rd January 2012 > at 05:00 UTC. > > The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: > https://community.icann.org/x/ToXbAQ > > > Adobe Connect Room: > http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo > > > If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your > absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a > dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie > Peregrine, ICANN At-Large Staff > > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:59:13 +1200 > From: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Non-Inclusion of Single Character IDNs in > first round of gTLD Applications [call for comments URGENT] > To: APRALO <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CAJwbTiAHyoV8kd37uRDj9MC0sB6Wkv3GjHq_RS2aNGrM=spCvw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear Fellow APRALO members, > > Greetings! It is critical that you distribute and gather views and comments > from your respective countries on the matter. Feel free to respond in your > preferred language. Do you feel that your community will be deprived by the > non-inclusion of single character IDN TLDs in the new gTLD process (first > round of applications). As was mentioned by Pavan, you can read about in > the 5 UN languages, Japanese and Korean. > > To access this in your language, please Visit > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Workspace+for+Joint+cc… > > It is important that you send your feedback. > > Best Regards, > > Sala > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> wrote: > > > Dear APRALO, > > > > Please find attached all the comments for the Proposed Test for Joint CCNSO > > and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLD's. They are translated > > into the 5 UN languages, Japanese and Korean. Please reply back here if you > > have any feedback. Thank you so much > > > > Pavan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > > -- > Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala > > Tweeter: @SalanietaT > Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro > Cell: +679 998 2851 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:56:50 +0800 > From: "Charles Mok (gmail)" <charlespmok(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Non-Inclusion of Single Character IDNs in > first round of gTLD Applications [call for comments URGENT] > To: "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> > Cc: APRALO <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ICANN AtLarge Staff > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CAHvfLm2eSBVMYUkwRkErqKB8fMXJupcUVcGqwRtC=41c4YNvVQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Thanks Sala for bringing this to the list. This is a very important issue > that affects a number of languages and important markets and many users.... > Please pay some attention if you can to the documents and comments to > ICANN ASAP!! > > Thanks! > Charles > > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < > salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Fellow APRALO members, > > > > Greetings! It is critical that you distribute and gather views and comments > > from your respective countries on the matter. Feel free to respond in your > > preferred language. Do you feel that your community will be deprived by the > > non-inclusion of single character IDN TLDs in the new gTLD process (first > > round of applications). As was mentioned by Pavan, you can read about in > > the 5 UN languages, Japanese and Korean. > > > > To access this in your language, please Visit > > > > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Workspace+for+Joint+cc… > > > > It is important that you send your feedback. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Sala > > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> > > wrote: > > > > > Dear APRALO, > > > > > > Please find attached all the comments for the Proposed Test for Joint > > CCNSO > > > and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLD's. They are translated > > > into the 5 UN languages, Japanese and Korean. Please reply back here if > > you > > > have any feedback. Thank you so much > > > > > > Pavan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala > > > > Tweeter: @SalanietaT > > Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro > > Cell: +679 998 2851 > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:45:32 +1100 > From: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Fwd: Greetings of the Season to you and yours > To: APRALO <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CADrRf+ePF-6mK75+ShedNJbO1of-5BvX=_hrdeYbiiFMfNDoxw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > To all our APRALO ALSes and their Membership.... > > *With every good wish for the Very Best of the Season * > *and for the coming 2012 (a Year of the Dragon)* > [image: dragon_box.jpg] > > *Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)* >

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Non-Inclusion of Single Character IDNs in first round of gTLD Applications [call for comments URGENT]
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Dec. 17, 2011

Dec. 17, 2011

Dear Fellow APRALO members, Greetings! It is critical that you distribute and gather views and comments from your respective countries on the matter. Feel free to respond in your preferred language. Do you feel that your community will be deprived by the non-inclusion of single character IDN TLDs in the new gTLD process (first round of applications). As was mentioned by Pavan, you can read about in the 5 UN languages, Japanese and Korean. To access this in your language, please Visit https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Workspace+for+Joint+cc… It is important that you send your feedback. Best Regards, Sala On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> wrote: > Dear APRALO, > > Please find attached all the comments for the Proposed Test for Joint CCNSO > and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLD's. They are translated > into the 5 UN languages, Japanese and Korean. Please reply back here if you > have any feedback. Thank you so much > > Pavan > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala Tweeter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Cell: +679 998 2851

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Proposed Text for Joint ccNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLDs - translations
by Pavan Budhrani Dec. 16, 2011

Dec. 16, 2011

Dear APRALO, Please find attached all the comments for the Proposed Test for Joint CCNSO and GNSO Working Group on Single Character IDN TLD's. They are translated into the 5 UN languages, Japanese and Korean. Please reply back here if you have any feedback. Thank you so much Pavan

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