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Meeting Invitation / APRALO Teleconference - Tuesday, 28 August 2012 @ 05:00 UTC
by At-Large Staff Nov. 26, 2012

Nov. 26, 2012

Dear All, The next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 August 2012 at 05:00 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/xgUeAg Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo> APRALO wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi 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 <mailto:staff@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

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Draft Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement on IP
by Carlton Samuels Sept. 9, 2012

Sept. 9, 2012

Here's a development you might wish to follow. Some analysts say it is even more dangerous than pernicious ACTA to the public interest. Those countries in the L & CA region with a Pacific littoral may be party to it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/08/tpp-creates-liabilities-isps-and-put-… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation / APRALO Teleconference - Tuesday, 28 August 2012 @ 05:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 27, 2012

Aug. 27, 2012

Dear All, The next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 August 2012 at 05:00 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/xgUeAg Adobe Connect Room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo APRALO wiki workspace: <https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi> https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi 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: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> 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

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draft APRALO IDN TLD prioritization statement
by Edmon Chung Aug. 27, 2012

Aug. 27, 2012

Hi Everyone, Sorry for the delays in the drafting of this statement. As discussed in our call last month, please find below a draft for consideration. Edmon ========================================= Following the ALAC statement to advise for the prioritization of IDN gTLD applications in the New gTLD Program (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2261148/ALAC+Statement+on+…) APRALO would like to express our explicit support for such prioritization. Drawing from the discussions at the recent APrIGF (http://2012.rigf.asia/session-c1-the-impact-of-new-gtld/ -- http://2012.rigf.asia/wp-content/uploads/18-July-2012-APrIGF-1630-Room-1760…) the APRALO strongly believes that the lack of number of IDN gTLD applications should not be interpreted as a lack of interest by users (or lack of "market demand"), but rather, that market forces alone is not enough to support the development of IDN gTLDs. IDN, including IDN gTLDs, has been a priority for the Internet users of the Asia Pacific region since the popularization of the Internet. The advent of IDN gTLDs allow native language users to navigate the Internet using their own language. This is especially important for the next billion users who will come online. Unfortunately, they are not represented, because they are not yet connected. Furthermore, these Internet users (and future Internet users) do not directly mean "registrants" and they are not demanding the registration of IDNs but the usage of them. Therefore, they do not translate into "business" for the industry. This appears to be an indication of market failure, where user demands cannot be met with industry supply because of the marketability and monetization value of the service/product. Therefore, the APRALO believes that specific policy support for IDNs from ICANN should be pursued: 1. To prioritize the processing of IDN gTLD applications not only just in this first round but for subsequent rounds as well; 2. Financial support and assistance be also prioritized for IDN gTLD development and related activities; 3. Prioritize the completion and implementation of critical and relevant policies for IDN TLDs, including IDN variant TLDs, similar TLD strings issues pertaining IDN TLDs, single character IDN TLDs, Internationalized Registration Data (WHOIS), etc.; and, 4. Take the lead in coordinating with the industry to promote the universal acceptance of IDN TLDs, including their use in email addresses and other Internet applications and services.

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IDN Variant TLD Program Update
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 23, 2012

Aug. 23, 2012

ICANN News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23aug12-en.htm ____________________________________ IDN Variant TLD Program Update 23 August 2012 The IDN Variant TLD Program has the following two updates: I. Volunteer Team formed to assist the development of the Label Generation Ruleset Process for the Domain Name System (DNS) Root Zone ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of a global volunteer team, comprised of community experts, who will work with ICANN on the project to define the Label Generation Ruleset Process for the DNS root zone. This project is part of the IDN Variant TLD Program (see below) that is intended to lead to the delegation of IDN Variant TLDs. Delegation of these types of IDN TLDs is expected to broaden global participation in the domain name system, but must be accomplished in a way that ensures good user experience. This particular project will develop the process to define allowed code points, corresponding exchangeable variant code points, and related allowed states for IDN Variant TLDs. The project requires significant technical expertise and the individual members of the volunteer team (listed below) possess capabilities in IDNA, Domain Name System, Linguistics, Unicode and Policy Development. The volunteer team will undertake the work through periodic teleconference calls and two face-to-face meetings. The first meeting will be on 29-30 August 2012 in Los Angeles, United States. The second two-day working session is planned during the ICANN meeting in Toronto, Canada. There will be an open public session in the Toronto meeting at which ICANN staff and volunteer team representatives will present an update on the progress and answer questions. The volunteer team is comprised of the following members from 18 countries and territories: Fahd A. Batayneh Chris Dillon Neha Gupta Sarmad Hussain Akshat Joshi Daniel Kalchev Yoav Keren Dmitry Kohmanyuk Mahesh Kulkarni Nadya Morozova Panagiotis Papaspiliopoulos Alireza Saleh Vaggelis Segredakis James Seng Vladimir Shadrunov Syed Iftikhar H. Shah Will Shorter Alexei Sozonov Mirjana Tasic Joseph Yee Yoshiro Yoneya Zhoucai (Joe) Zhang Linlin Zhou Team Observers: Rinalia Abdul Rahim Edmon Chung Raymond Doctor II. Updated IDN Variant TLD Program posted ICANN has updated the IDN Variant TLD Program Plan ( http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/idn-variant-tld-updated-plan-23aug12-…) that describes the projects that are intended to lead to the delegation of IDN variant TLDs. The plan defines the processes that must be in place to enable the delegation and management of IDN Variant TLDs. Two previous versions of the plan have been posted for public comment ( http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/idn-variant-tld-revised-program…) and discussed with the community during the ICANN meeting in Costa Rica in March 2012. This latest version reflects the latest public input. The Program follows on from the IDN Variant Issues Project that completed its work with the publication of the final Integrated Issues Report ( http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final-clean…) on 20 February 2012. Interested members of the community can receive updates and participate in the discussion of the variant work by subscribing to the vip(a)icann.org mailing list (https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/vip) or by visiting the Community Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/VIP/ ____________________________________ This message was sent to rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Manage Your Subscription: http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=20657474&l=6333&s=R4TD&m=89…

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Fwd: [governance] Host Website for the First Arab IGF meeting in Kuwait is launched and Online Registration is now open
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Aug. 22, 2012

Aug. 22, 2012

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Qusai AlShatti <qshatti(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:52 PM Subject: [governance] Host Website for the First Arab IGF meeting in Kuwait is launched and Online Registration is now open To: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org Dear Colleagues: The host website arabigf.kits.org.kw for the First Arab IGF meeting in Kuwait is launched and online registration is now open. We hope we will see you all in Kuwait. Best Regards, Qusai AlShatti ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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China Publishes its Position
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Aug. 20, 2012

Aug. 20, 2012

Dear All, Some of you may recall that earlier this year the US House of Representatives published a Resolution, well this was in one of the Chinese newspapers, see: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/7915248.html Kind Regards -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Vale Les Allinson
by William Tibben Aug. 19, 2012

Aug. 19, 2012

Some members in the APRALO community will remember Les Allinson who was my predecessor as PICISOC representative. Sad news has come through today that Les passed away earlier today. Will Tibben

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 5
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Aug. 18, 2012

Aug. 18, 2012

On 18/08/2012 13:30, apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org wrote: > Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:22:49 +1000 > From: William Tibben <wjt(a)uow.edu.au> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Vale Les Allinson > To: APAC-Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: <4EC099D0-5069-44C2-9DD2-BCF6607BFBC9(a)uow.edu.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Some members in the APRALO community will remember Les Allinson who was my predecessor as PICISOC representative. Sad news has come through today that Les passed away earlier today. > > Will Tibben Very sad news indeed. I did not know him very well but knew of his legacy and his esteemed work. A note from Rajnesh Singh at ISOC completes his Eulogy. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Les Allinson - Eulogy Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:56:20 +0800 From: Rajnesh D. Singh <singh(a)isoc.org> To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> With great sadness, I advise the passing away of my good friend, co-conspirator, and long time ISOC member, Les Allinson. Les spent a couple of decades working in the Pacific Islands, and with others, was instrumental in establishing and promoting Internet connectivity and ICTs in many Pacific Island economies. He spent many years working for inter-governmental regional organisations in the Pacific, including the Forum Fisheries Agency and SOPAC. He helped initiate many capacity building initiatives, and also contributed to projects in other regions, including Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. A large part of his focus in the Pacific was technology transfer to the island economies, and building a pool of Pacific Islanders who had the ICT skills and knowledge to further development of the Pacific region. He was a strong proponent of telecommunications deregulation and competition, and did much to push this in the Pacific Islands. Les was a founding member of the Pacific Islands Chapter (PICISOC), and served on the executive as well, most recently as Treasurer. In the past, he was also the chapter's representative to APRALO, part of ICANN's At-Large. He also served as Vice-Chair of APRALO. Les passed away in the care of family in Australia Saturday morning. Les loved the sea and was an avid mariner. I spent many fine times with him at the Royal Suva Yacht Club, which we both frequented. This was also the location where we, in the company of willing others, put many conspiracies to rest, and created new ones. Les was also a dear friend of my family and much loved and respected. Fair winds and following seas, my friend, and long may your big jib draw! Rajnesh Singh rds(a)jugad.in -- Rajnesh D. Singh Asia-Pacific Bureau Internet Society

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Application 169 -ISOC Malaysia Chapter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 15, 2012

Aug. 15, 2012

Dear All, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ISOC Malaysia Chapter. It is based in Puchong, Malaysia and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. The regional liaison for Asia has been informed and will provide us with due diligence for this application in due course. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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