March 2014 - APAC-Discuss - lists.icann.org

New ALS Application received
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014

Dear All, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ISOC Yemen. It is based in Sanaa, Yemen and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. -- -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 5, 2014

April 5, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that an announcement on the final vote results of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM) be published. This is to inform you that the 2014 At-Large Board Director (Seat #15) Selection Process was completed on 25-March-2014. Below is the list of candidates (listed in alphabetical order of the family name) who ran for the position: * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg * Evan Leibovitch * Jean-Jacques Subrenat After the FIRST ROUND VOTE and the SECOND ROUND's first vote, tie breaking vote, and second (final) vote, the candidate who is selected as the Board Director (Seat #15) by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 is: Rinalia Abdul Rahim. You may review the results, as well as the detailed information about the selection procedure, under: https://community.icann.org/x/WinRAg. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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[Deadline: 9 Apr] APrIGF Delhi 2014 - Call for Workshop Proposals!
by Yannis Li March 31, 2014

March 31, 2014

Dear APRALO Colleagues, Would like to get your attention on the APrIGF happening in Aug 2014. Any ALSes interested please do submit your workshop proposals! =) Cheers Yannis ------------------------- Call for Workshops Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum APrIGF Delhi 2014, India 3-6 Aug 2014 www.aprigf.asia Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) has been held annually since 2010. The Forum serves as a platform for aggregating IGF related discussions and collaborations at the regional level, and ultimately advances the development of Internet governance in the Asia Pacific. APrIGF 2014 will be co-hosted by Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) and National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI). The APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) now calls for your participation in developing the Forum agenda in an open process by submitting workshop proposals or topics of interest based on the main theme: Internet to Equinet - An Equitable Internet for the Next Billion! Send your workshop proposals of not more than 500 words with the below format to proposals(a)aprigf.asia. Title of the Workshop Thematic area of interest Specific Issues of Discussions & Description Expected format and Target panel members Full name, affiliation and contact details of the workshop organizer Each workshop will be 90 minutes including Q&A and should present the proposed issue in an inclusive manner, incorporating a multi-stakeholder perspective with a balance of stakeholders and gender in the panel. The deadline for submission is 9 April 2014 (Wed) 23:59 UTC. If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list discuss(a)aprigf.asia by sending in subscription request. We also welcome any Internet-related organisation to become a supporting organisation or sponsor. Please contact sec(a)aprigf.asia for more information. Secretariat of APrIGF

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MENOG 14
by Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro March 30, 2014

March 30, 2014

Dear All, MENOG 14 is under way today and tomorrow in Dubai... For the full agenda (UAE time), please consult: http://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-14/agenda To view the webcast, please connect via: http://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-14/live/ Kind Regards, Sala Sent from my iPad

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Upcoming APTLD Events
by Siranush Vardanyan March 28, 2014

March 28, 2014

Dear APRALO members, Please, see the information from our already an official partner APTLD about their upcoming events in the region and if you are interested to be presenter, please contact Mr. Don Hollander, who CC-ed in this e-mail. And you are more than welcome to participate in APTLD regional events, highlighted in the e-mail as well. Those who are in Singapore, have safe travels back and looking forward seeing you all in June in London. Best SiranushAPRALO Acting Chair From: gm(a)aptld.org Subject: Upcoming APTLD Events Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 23:42:01 +1300 I’ve attached some programs for upcoming events. Some of them are Draft and some of them are VERY Rough. But I’m trying to provide as much clear communication in a single place as possible. 1) APTLD’s Members meeting in Oman - May 11-14. Our usual two day Members meeting is supplemented by a day focused on Universal Access of IDNs. It is also complemented by a half-day discussion on Internet Governance. I would welcome partner’s participation in the meeting, including providing an update to members. I am actively seeking presenters. We are particularly keen to get ccTLDs from the MENA region, CIS, and South Asia. 2) Workshop on engaging the Justice Sector. This will be a one day workshop during or adjacent to the APRIGF in Delhi in August. I am well served for presenters. 3) Workshop on Deploying DNSSEC. This will be a one day workshop during or adjacent to the APRIGF and the concurrent SANOG meeting in Delhi in August. I am seeking presenters. Please also note that APTLD will be having a meeting in Brisbane in September in conjunction with the APNIC meeting. We are particularly keen to get ccTLDs from the Pacific and South-East Asia to this event. And, I would like to establish another mailing list within APTLD called Partners and, with your permission, I would like to subscribe you to it. And, if there is someone else that you think should be included, do please let me know. Actions1) Please note2) Offers of contribution of presenters would be welcome as appropriate3) Please encourage ccTLDs in the respect region to Attend the respective meeting. Thank you. Don HollanderGeneral Managergm(a)aptld.org

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March Monthly meeting updates
by Siranush Vardanyan March 27, 2014

March 27, 2014

Dear APRALO members, This e-mail provides you some updates and highlights of our region during March and particularly during the ICANN meeting in Singapore. 1. APRALO Showcase in Singapore - Enormous efforts were put together by APRALO Showcase organizing committee members for the preparation for APRALO Showcase in Singapore, which was the full success, having "the most wonderful showcase ever", mentioned by different people and all members of this committee have a very big input in this success (you can view pics from our showcase at https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennmcknight/sets/72157642954212553) 2. MOUs with APNIC and APTLD: One of the major highlights of this month was the official signing an MOUs firstly with our Regional Internet Registry, APNIC, and secondly with our Regional APTLD. These agreements will strengthen the relationship that APRALO has, and can continue into the future with these important regional partners. 3. APRALO ROP Charter: During March the APRALO ROP WG holds one conference call and worked through e-mail to prepare the final draft of the New APRALO Rules of Procedure 2014, which has been sent to AP members for review on March 8. On March 22 the consensus call to the list was opened to invite all ALSs representatives to provide their support or otherwise for the document. No objections had been received before the monthly call. On March 26 during the monthly call actual voting took place and APRALO unanimously adopted APRALO new Rules of Procedures 2014. The individual memberships with the new procedures developed and will be outreached to announce about opening the APRALO for individual members to join. 4. ATLAS II in London: This is what we will be working with all of you during the upcoming months in order to have another efficient meeting in London. I am sending a call to all of you to join to ATLAS II different working groups. Please, note that several pre-ATLAS II activities will be planned for all of us to prepare all of ALSs representatives to come to London as much informed as possible. I will encourage each and every ALS representative who assigned to receive a travel support to come to London, be very active and starting your involvement already from now by joining the WGs and following the information coming up soon related to Capacity Building program and several other pre-London activities. Finally, please, be aware that APRALO Monthly meeting report for March is posted in Wiki for your review as well: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Monthly+Reports+2014 Thank you very much for your cooperation and support. Sincerely, Siranush Siranush VardanyanAPRALO Acting Chair

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(Thu 10-12:30@Bencoolen) NextGen@ICANN - Model Board Meeting
by Yannis Li March 26, 2014

March 26, 2014

Dear APRALO Colleagues, Would like to share with you our exciting initiatives organized by NetMission Ambassadors with the support from the APAC Hub - NextGen@ICANN. We have engaged around 25 tertiary students from around the region to Singapore this time to have a 6-day program with a feature on the Model Board Meeting which they are role-playing different stakeholder groups of the ICANN structure and to discuss a current ICANN policy issues. You may find more details at http://www.ngi.asia. Hoping to invite all of you to join us tomorrow for our public session. Public Session: Model Board Meeting Date: 27 Mar 2014 (Thu) Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Venue: Bencoolen Foyer Topic: Universal Acceptance of IDNs Agenda: Our Website: http://ngi.asia/public-session/ ICANN Schedule: http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-nextgen Check out our Facebook Page as well for more photos and updates: https://www.facebook.com/nextgenicann Best Yannis NetMission.Asia

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [At-Large] congratulations to RINALIA - new seat 15 at ICANN BOARD.
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro March 26, 2014

March 26, 2014

Congratulations Rinalia! Commendations to all the candidates that stood in the elections. The ALAC has chosen its preferred candidate and we thank them for voting. Best Wishes to All, Sala On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Subrenat, Jean-Jacques <jjs(a)dyalog.net>wrote: > Warmest congratulations to Rinalia! > She will bring to the Board a rare combination of expertise, the ability > to navigate among cultures, sound judgment, and stamina. And all this at a > crucial time. > Jean-Jacques. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Glenn McKnight" <mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com> > To: "At-Large Worldwide" <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Sent: Mercredi 26 Mars 2014 10:16:37 > Subject: Re: [At-Large] congratulations to RINALIA - new seat 15 at ICANN > BOARD. > > > Hi > As always Vanda has been most proactive in her congratulations and we all > wish Rinalia all the best and I am sure she will serve ICANN and ALAC > well. > > Glenn > > Glenn McKnight > mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com > skype gmcknight > twitter gmcknight > . > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Vanda Scartezini <vanda(a)uol.com.br> > wrote: > > > I am very happy to see Rinalia being elected to seat 15. She is brilliant > > and balanced person and I am sure her term will bring great contribution > to > > ICANN. > > Wish Rinalia all the best for her term, > > > > > > Vanda Scartezini > > Polo Consultores Associados > > Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004 > > 01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil > > Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253 > > Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > At-Large mailing list > > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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At-Large IDN Working Group Meeting @ ICANN 49 in Singapore
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim March 26, 2014

March 26, 2014

Please note that the At-Large IDN Working Group meeting will be in HULLET Room from 5-6pm. Please join us. Agenda below. > Agenda: > 1. Welcome by Co-Chairs > > 2. Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs: A discussion on collaboration and coordination needed for the universal acceptance of IDN TLDs worldwide to benefit end users > Discussants: Ram Mohan (Afilias), Jothan Frakes (Mozilla), Jordyn Buchanan -TBC (Google), Sarmad Hussein (Al-Khawarizmi Institute for Computer Science, Pakistan), Michele Neylon (Blacknight Solutions), Andrei Kalesnikov (ccTLD.ru) and Edmon Chung (Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group) > > 3. Root Zone LGR Project Generation Panel Development: Language Community Issues > - Arabic script community (Sarmad Hussein - KICS Pakistan) > - Chinese language community (Edmon Chung - dotAsia) > - Japanese language community (Hiro Hotta - JPRS) > - Korean language community (Joo Young (Ethan) Kim / YJ Park - KISA) > - Cyrillic script community (Andrei Kalesnikov - ccTLD.ru) > > > Best regards, > > Rinalia >

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REMINDER / Singapore - APRALO March Monthly call
by At-Large Staff March 25, 2014

March 25, 2014

Dear All, The March APRALO teleconference is scheduled F2F in Singapore on Wednesday 26 March 2014 at 08h00 in VIP Room. Other times: http://tinyurl.com/qfh8q4s Remote Participation: http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-apralo Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/sin49-vip/ <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/eze48-atalya> Agenda: 1. Roll Call and apologies Staff (1 min) 2. Briefing on current ALAC consultations and initiatives / Materials for public comments - Olivier <https://community.icann.org/x/sosoAg> (10 min) Staff to update 3. ATLAS II Eduardo Diaz <https://community.icann.org/x/5owoAg> and Carlos Aguirre <http://icannwiki.com/index.php/Carlos_Aguirrehttps://community.icann.org/x/ aoFCAQ> (ATLAS II Communications WG) (remotely) to provide updates. (10 minutes) <https://community.icann.org/x/aoFCAQ> 4. APRALO General Assembly in London - plans - Siranush <https://community.icann.org/x/fzp-Ag> , Holly <https://community.icann.org/x/dIlEAg> , Cheryl <https://community.icann.org/x/B4woAg> (5 minutes) 5. APRALO ROP Charter WG - next steps, Cheryl <https://community.icann.org/x/B4woAg> (5 minutes) 6. NomCom updates - Cheryl <https://community.icann.org/x/B4woAg> (3 minutes) 7. APRALO Showcase - final preparations (5 minutes) 8. Next monthly call April 29 , doodle from staff (1 minutes) 9. Any other Business - All (3 min) APRALO wiki workspace:https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at:staff@atlarge.icann.org. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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