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APRALO response to IDN VIP proposal
by Edmon Chung April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

Hi Everyone, As mentioned in our meeting during ICANN San Francisco, please find below a draft of a response to the proposed IDN VIP studies: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#idn-variant-tld The public comment period closes April 6 (next Wednesday). May I propose that we follow the suggested time frame of calling for a review and suggestion for edits for 3 days (until end of this week), upon which, I can help to consolidate/integrate any comments into a final version by next Monday (April 3) for a last call circulation of 3 days, thereupon if no further objection, we would submit the comment into the public comments. Your thoughts/comments will be most welcome. Edmon =================================== APRALO Response on Draft Proposal for the Study of Issues Related to the Delegation of IDN Variant TLDs APRALO welcomes the proposed studies on IDN Variant TLDs. IDN TLDs are critical for the Asia Pacific Internet community. Without the delegation of preferred IDN Variants, the IDN TLD process is incomplete. The IDN Variant TLD issue is well understood in the Asia Pacific Internet community. Comprehensive studies for Chinese, Indic and Arabic have been conducted. Especially for the Chinese community, the issue has studied for over a decade since 2000, and there is ample IDN Variant policy implementation and operational experience. While we are encouraged that ICANN is finally recognizing the criticality of the delegation of IDN Variant TLDs, we also encourage ICANN to recognize the work that is already done by the community. Most importantly, we strongly suggest to ICANN to complete its adoption of bottom-up developed IDN Variant policies for the language communities where policy and operational experience is already mature and proven. Regarding the proposed studies, the separation of the work into different case studies provides an appropriate direction. We expect this would help pave the way to ensure that delays or complications for one (or more) cases will not impede the progress for the others. Finally, the composition of the case study teams would be crucial to the success of the studies. The policy and operational expertise from the Asia Pacific community, who has been working on the IDN Variant issue for an extended period of time should be leveraged by all study teams. We believe that the APRALO should be consulted to identify appropriate members to participate in the case studies. Furthermore, whereas a reasonable size for the teams is important to ensure workable efficiency and effectiveness, an inclusive approach, especially for observers would also be essential for the completeness and support of the work produced.

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Chair Election and Smooth Transition
by Hong Xue April 1, 2011

April 1, 2011

Dear All, We shall make every efforts to "conclude (the election) *well before* the June meeting", which has well been recorded in the Minutes of the Conference call on January 25 and reiterated in the Minutes of the SF Meeting on March 15. So thanks again for refreshing our memory. There is no need to "revisit the option" because everything has been presented and prepared crystal clear. So let me request the Staff, again and for the 3rd time, to set up the election process immediately. I do wish the election process commence at early April so that it would be completed *well before* the June meeting. To ensure the transitional process as smooth as possible (see the email below), I hereby hand over the Chair position to the two Vice Chairs, Mr. Fouad Bajwa and Mr. Charles Mok, who shall carrying out the all "required activities", including but not limited to organization of Chair Election, Monthly Conference calls, APRALO Showcase, drafting policy documents and responding to all the queries from ALAC and staff, as I have been doing in last 9 months. I trust I have dedicatedly contributed to this volunteer position over these days and am really happy to see new leaders take over and bring in fresh air to our potential organization. Wish everyone successful Hong On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Hong and Charles, > > Provided the current situation of electing leadership, should Hong > deem it necessary at this point, should we revisit the options for > conducting elections and/or smooth transition? I believe the AP region > has an important role to play for the APRALO showcase and if we create > a process that can conclude well before the June meeting, we might be > in a position to carry out smooth functioning and carrying out the > required activities. I seek advice from both of you in this regard. > > Best > > Fouad > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thank you, Charles. > > > > I had made very clear, when accepting the temporary caretaker role at > APRALO > > Extraordinary Meeting in Brussels June 2010, that I shall hand over the > job > > immediately after a new Chair was elected. I was only tasked to complete > the > > remaining term of the ex-Chair who was elected in March 2009. I shall > keep > > my promise strictly that I will NOT run for another term. > > > > I sincerely wish a new leader would be selected as early as possible. > This > > is a public call for interest to this important public service > opportunity > > in APRALO. > > > > Hong > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Charles Mok <charlespmok(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> We will still need the leadership of the chair and I think it is to the > >> benefit of the whole apralo community to continue to have Hong's active > >> participation, and I hope sincerely that Hong will consider again to > >> continue her service as chair, for the great leadership she has provided > and > >> for the best continuity of apralo altogether!! > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 30, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Thanks for the messages from both Vice Chairs, which are no doubt most > >> valuable. > >> > >> Since my term as the Chair will expire on or before June 1, 2011 and it > >> should be the new Chair elected to be at the Showcase , it would be most > >> appropriate for the two Vice Chairs to take over the whole organization > >> issues from me right now and lead the Organization Committee. Therefore, > >> they would take actions as stated in their messages. I wish all the ALS > >> cordially support both VCs to ensure the huge success of the event. > >> > >> My own suggestions have all been presented on the list. It is all up to > >> the community to decide whether to accept. I hope we keep the whole > process, > >> from the beginning to the end, completely transparent. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Hong > >> > >> p.s. I have suggested the election process to replace the Chair commerce > >> asap. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Charles Mok <mok(a)hknet.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Agree with Fouad on (1,2) below. > >>> I think we can solicit our more active ALSs in the regions to ask them > to > >>> participate/speak. For ISOC-HK, I believe we will have someone there > >>> anyway. > >>> Charles > >>> > >>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi Hong, > >>>> > >>>> I did initiate discussions with potential sponsors in SF. I had also > >>>> read the message and as I returned on the 24th, I am amidst a bit of > >>>> work and tending to some family related things and am on the same page > >>>> with you. > >>>> > >>>> AT the moment we may want to address the following issue: > >>>> > >>>> 1. Do all ALS's know what an APRALO ALS Showcase is? We should send > >>>> out a small brief about the showcase. > >>>> > >>>> 2. Date and time slot for the Showcase. > >>>> > >>>> 3. Keynote Speaker: are the possible names well known throughout the > >>>> APRALO community or should we only opt for a speaker known to one part > >>>> of the community? I mention this because usually showcases have > >>>> keynote speakers well known across the community. > >>>> > >>>> 4. Should we first take commitments from the most active ALS's and > >>>> then move towards the silent ones? > >>>> > >>>> Best > >>>> > >>>> Fouad Bajwa > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> > Dear All, > >>>> > > >>>> > So far I only heard on the list from Ms. Vandanya, who is not > >>>> > affiliated > >>>> > with any ALS in APRALO, that she would like volunteer to join the > >>>> > Committee. > >>>> > I'm surprised by the low interest in the community on such an > >>>> > important > >>>> > issue. > >>>> > > >>>> > One inspiring news is that Prof. Ang Peng Hwa, a professor of > >>>> > Singapore > >>>> > Nanyang Technology University, member of UN WGIG and leading expert > on > >>>> > IG > >>>> > from AP region, has kindly agreed to reschedule his busy trip to be > >>>> > able to > >>>> > join us at the Showcase. May I suggest Prof. Ang be a keynote > speaker? > >>>> > > >>>> > Looking forward to hearing from you > >>>> > > >>>> > Hong > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> > > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Dear Colleagues, > >>>> >> > >>>> >> At APRALO meeting on March 15, 2011, a number of action items have > >>>> >> been set > >>>> >> out. The minutes and action items will be circulated by the > >>>> >> Secretariat > >>>> >> soon. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> There is one action that is pretty pressing. As all four RALOs did > at > >>>> >> ICANN > >>>> >> meetings in the respective regions, APRALO is going to organize a > >>>> >> Showcase > >>>> >> at ICANN Singapore Meeting in June 2011, which will be a very > >>>> >> important > >>>> >> outreach to AP Region and the whole ICANN community. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Given the importance of the event, one organization committee will > be > >>>> >> set > >>>> >> up. All the members of APRALO is strongly encouraged to participate > >>>> >> in > >>>> >> organization. A member ALS that is interested in joining the > >>>> >> organization > >>>> >> committee should send an email to the list stating: > >>>> >> > >>>> >> ALS Name, Contact Person and Responsible Areas in the organization. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> All the members of the committee must be responsible for the > >>>> >> following one > >>>> >> or more areas: > >>>> >> > >>>> >> a) Budget planning > >>>> >> > >>>> >> b) Program setting > >>>> >> > >>>> >> c) Outreach/in-reach > >>>> >> > >>>> >> d) Logistic support (liaison with staff) > >>>> >> > >>>> >> e) Financial support (seeking sponsorship) > >>>> >> > >>>> >> The committee should select a Chair to report to APRALO monthly > >>>> >> (March to > >>>> >> June). > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Looking forward to your participation! > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Hong > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> -- > >>>> >> Dr. Hong Xue > >>>> >> Professor of Law > >>>> >> Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) > >>>> >> Beijing Normal University > >>>> >> http://www.iipl.org.cn/ <http://iipl.org.cn/> > >>>> >> 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street > >>>> >> Beijing 100875 China > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > -- > >>>> > Dr. Hong Xue > >>>> > Professor of Law > >>>> > Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) > >>>> > Beijing Normal University > >>>> > http://www.iipl.org.cn/ <http://iipl.org.cn/> > >>>> > 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street > >>>> > Beijing 100875 China > >>>> > _______________________________________________ > >>>> > 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 > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Regards. > >>>> -------------------------- > >>>> Fouad Bajwa > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dr. Hong Xue > >> Professor of Law > >> Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) > >> Beijing Normal University > >> http://www.iipl.org.cn/ > >> 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street > >> Beijing 100875 China > > > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Hong Xue > > Professor of Law > > Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) > > Beijing Normal University > > http://www.iipl.org.cn/ > > 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street > > Beijing 100875 China > > > > > > -- > Regards. > -------------------------- > Fouad Bajwa >

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ALAC Statement on the Whois Review Team issues - Call for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chairman, please find the draft ALAC Statement on the Whois Review Team issues prepared by Carlton Samuels: URL: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement+on+the+Whoi s+Review+Team+-+March+2011 Tiny URL: https://community.icann.org/x/VgO3 The public comment announcement for this issue is available at: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#whois-rt <http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#idn-variant-tld> . The public comment closes on 17 April. Please add your suggestions or revisions using the comments function on the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 7 April. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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ALAC Statement on the Draft Proposal for the Study of Issues Related to the Delegation of IDN Variant TLDs- Call for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chair, please find the draft ALAC Statement on the Draft Proposal for the Study of Issues Related to the Delegation of IDN Variant TLDs prepared by Edmon Chung: URL: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement+on+the+Draf t+Proposal+for+the+Study+of+Issues+Related+to+the+Delegation+of+IDN+Variant+ TLDs+-+March+2011 Tiny URL: https://community.icann.org/x/aAK3 The public comment announcement for this issue is available at: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#idn-variant-tld. The public comment closes on 6 April. Please add your suggestions or revisions using the comments function on the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 1 April. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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APRALO Showcase Call for Participation
by Hong Xue March 30, 2011

March 30, 2011

Dear Colleagues, At APRALO meeting on March 15, 2011, a number of action items have been set out. The minutes and action items will be circulated by the Secretariat soon. There is one action that is pretty pressing. As all four RALOs did at ICANN meetings in the respective regions, APRALO is going to organize a Showcase at ICANN Singapore Meeting in June 2011, which will be a very important outreach to AP Region and the whole ICANN community. Given the importance of the event, one organization committee will be set up. All the members of APRALO is strongly encouraged to participate in organization. A member ALS that is interested in joining the organization committee should send an email to the list stating: ALS Name, Contact Person and Responsible Areas in the organization. All the members of the committee must be responsible for the following one or more areas: a) Budget planning b) Program setting c) Outreach/in-reach d) Logistic support (liaison with staff) e) Financial support (seeking sponsorship) The committee should select a Chair to report to APRALO monthly (March to June). Looking forward to your participation! Hong -- Dr. Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) Beijing Normal University http://www.iipl.org.cn/ <http://iipl.org.cn/> 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China

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ALAC Statement on the Proposed Recommendation for a Global Outreach Program - Call for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 30, 2011

March 30, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chair, please find the draft ALAC Statement on the Proposed Recommendation for a Global Outreach Program (see: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement+on+the+Prop osed+Recommendation+for+a+Global+Outreach+Program+-+March+2011) which has been drafted by Carlton Samuels. The public comment announcement for this issue is available at: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-outreach. This public comment closes on Sunday, 10 April. Please add your suggestions or revisions using the comments function on the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 1 April. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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APRALO budget proposals (FY12 Budget Development)
by Charles Mok (gmail) March 29, 2011

March 29, 2011

Dear APRALO members, As discussed in the meeting in SF, we would like to solicit members' input and comments/feedbacks on the APRALO FY12 budget development we have submitted in Jan to ICANN. We have a deadline before Apr 3 to submit any final changes. You may check the current submission in: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+FY12+Budget+Deve… Thanks and regards, Charles

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REMINDER: APRALO Teleconference Tuesday, 04 January 2011 @ 05:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 28, 2011

March 28, 2011

Dear All, This is to remind you that the next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 04 January 2011 at 0500 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+04.01.2011+Teleconference 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, 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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Call for comments on NTIA NOI for the IANA functions - deadline 23 March
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 27, 2011

March 27, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, a call for comments on the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) Request for Comments on the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions is being made. Information on the NOI is available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2011/fr_ianafunctionsnoi_02252011.pdf. An At-Large Workspace has been created to collect comments on the six questions of the NOI from the At-Large community. The Workspace is available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Comments+on+NTIA+NOI+-+Marc h+2011. Please either use the edit function on the Workspace or submit comments. As the deadline to submit comments on the NOI is 31 March, the time-line for At-Large comments is as follows: 23 March 2011 - Deadline for At-Large comments 24 March 2011 - ALAC prepares draft statement 25 - 29 March 2011 - 5 day ALAC vote 31 March 2011 - NTIA deadline for comments If you have questions on the NOI, please contact At-Large Staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Fwd: APRALO
by Hong Xue March 26, 2011

March 26, 2011

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO To: Maureen Hilyard <hilyard(a)oyster.net.ck> Dear Maureen, Thanks for your offer. I assume at such preliminary stage you could avail the information that APRALO will organization a Showcase over ICANN Singapore meeting period, June 20-25, 2011 (among one of these days for 1-1.5 hours). Participation and Sponsorship are very welcome. Hong On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 1:28 AM, Maureen Hilyard <hilyard(a)oyster.net.ck>wrote: > Hi guys > > > > We have Pacific IGF 9-10 April in Noumea. Anything I can promote? Info on > APRALO showcase in Singapore? > > > > Maureen > > > > > > Maureen Hilyard > > PO Box 156 > > Avarua, Rarotonga > > COOK ISLANDS > > E: hilyard(a)oyster.net.ck > > M: +682 54641 > > H: +682 28641 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Dr. Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) Beijing Normal University http://www.iipl.org.cn/ <http://iipl.org.cn/> 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China -- Dr. Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) Beijing Normal University http://www.iipl.org.cn/ <http://iipl.org.cn/> 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China

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