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

Fwd: [IDN-WG] CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap
by Satish Babu July 9, 2014

July 9, 2014

For information and action... satish ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 6:52 PM Subject: [IDN-WG] CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap To: "ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: "idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft ALAC Statement on the Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap<https://community.icann.org/x/FrDhAg> in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current drafts, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Universal Acceptance of TLDs Draft Roadmap Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/FrDhAg>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 16 July 23:59 UTC. 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 > Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge< https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> _______________________________________________ IDN-WG mailing list IDN-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg IDN WG Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+IDN+Policy

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APRALO response to APAC focuses
by Maureen Hilyard July 8, 2014

July 8, 2014

Hi Kuek I am sorry for the delay in getting this report back to you. It is a summary of the discussion that arose out of our APRALO meeting following your introduction. 1. COMMUNICATION APRALO is a large region - how can we improve communication between APAC and the regions (including the diversity of end-users within these sub-regions) so that local issues are appropriately addressed and coordinated? Subsequent comments from APRALO members reinforced the idea of sub-regional focuses because our region is so diverse. We do not believe that there can be a one-size-fits-all model that can be implemented across the region. 2. LANGUAGES How do we coordinate the involvement of ALSes to provide local translations of key ICANN/APAC/APRALO documents? A suggestion was also made about translations of resources which could be carried out by ALSes for their respective countries. 3. CAPACITY BUILDING How do we address and prioritise capacity building needs of end-users within APRALO subregions? A suggestion was to identify and share talents/skills within our region for capacity building activities - which could assist with decreasing the costs of outreach. 4. OUTREACH How can we ensure that there is equitable use of available resources to encourage ICANN outreach to the ALSes within the subregions and who need support for extending outreach into their respective communities about ICANN, its role within the internet ecosystem, and ICANN issues which ultimately impact on APRALO end-users ? Hope this is helpful for progressing forward with your planning. Regards Maureen

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APrIGF Delhi 2014 - Register Now! Hotel Booking Deadline Extended to Jul 15!!
by Yannis Li July 7, 2014

July 7, 2014

Dear APRALO Colleagues, Wanted to share with you about the news of APrIGF again. Highly encourage you to join us in person or remotely. You could find out more about the agenda on the website and one of the plenaries is talking about the IANA Stewardship Transition which you may be interested in. Cheers Yannis ----------- Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Delhi 2014 Internet to Equinet: An Equitable Internet for the Next Billion 3-6 August 2014 Hotel Crowne Plaza, Greater Noida, Delhi India http://2014.rigf.asia Coming to its 5th year, Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) continues to serve as the platform for aggregating IGF related discussions and collaborations at the regional level and ultimately advances the development of Internet governance in the Asia Pacific region. With the recent NetMundial meeting happened in Brazil in April, there are a lot of follow-up discussions from the Outcome Document which APrIGF will provide an excellent opportunity for you to further discuss them with over 300 multi-stakeholders convened from around the region. The 4-day program will be consisting of pre-event, plenaries and parallel workshop sessions which cover hot topics such as IANA Stewardship transition, Net Neutrality, the Multi-stakeholder model, digital divide as well as some of the issues that are important and especially pertinent to our region, e.g. Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). There are also many other interesting workshops which you can get to know and discuss the latest Internet governance issues. Click here for the list of workshop proposals accepted and the program agenda. Join us and meet the prestigious speakers and participants from the government sector, civil society, businesses, technical sector and academia. Register now at http://2014.rigf.asia/?page_id=13! To enjoy the best conference rate for the official hotel, make your booking before the hotel booking deadline 15 July! For any VISA assistance, please contact the local host at registration2014(a)ispai.in. If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list by sending a subscription request to discuss(a)aprigf.asia. If you have any enquiries, please contact the secretariat at sec(a)aprigf.asia. Secretariat of APrIGF

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REMINDER: Call for membership of the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee - deadline tomorrow, 28 May!
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2014

July 6, 2014

Dear All, This is a friendly reminder to please indicate your interest in joining the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee. This Sub-Committee will be responsible for the selection of two ALAC representatives for the ICANN-wide IANA Stewardship Transition Steering Committee. Please either indicate your interest by commenting on the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee Workspace which is available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Sub-Committee+on+the+S… or by writing At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by 23.59 UTC tomorrow, Wednesday, 28 May 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: 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> From: ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 4:23 PM To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: Olivier Crépin-Leblond (ocl(a)gih.com) ICANN At-Large Staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org) Subject: Call for membership of the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested a call for membership of the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee. This Sub-Committee will be responsible for the selection of two ALAC representatives for the ICANN-wide IANA Stewardship Transition Steering Committee. Please note that members of this sub-committee will NOT be able to apply for a position to be in the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee. Interested members from the At-Large community are welcome to join. Please either indicate your interest by commenting on the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee Workspace which is available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Sub-Committee+on+the+S… or by writing At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by 23.59 UTC on Wednesday, 28 May 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: 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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Thank you!!!
by Siranush Vardanyan July 5, 2014

July 5, 2014

Dear APRALO colleagues, It was indeed a great pleasure and unique opportunity to meet all in person. London meeting was very informative and productive. Our discussions here related to focus areas (Maureen, great summary indeed) were important and we are looking forward to see the feedback from all ALSs to move from identification to the implementation phase. As I mentioned during our GA, this is up to each and every one of us to work effectively and we already proved during London meeting that we are a very talented group of professionals, diverse but at the same united team and we can work together to improve the communication among ourselves and support many end-users, whose voices we are presenting as certified ALSs. I would like to wish each and every one safe flights back, have a good rest after full one week meetings in London and enjoy reunions with families, brothers and sisters. Looking forward to our future contributions and active participation. Sincerely, SiranushAPRALO Chair

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URGENT // CALL FOR CANDIDATES: NTIA IANA Functions¹ Stewardship Transition Coordination Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 3, 2014

July 3, 2014

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has requested a call for candidates in the At-Large community for the NTIA IANA Functions’ Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (“Coordination Group”). On 6 June 2014, ICANN published a Process to Develop the Proposal and Next Steps<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-06-06-en> that is the culmination of a series of community discussions and input into the process to develop a proposal to transition the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community. The process invited 13 communities to launch their internal processes to select their representative members in the Coordination Group. The upcoming Coordination Group gathering is scheduled for 17-18 July 2014 in London at the Hilton Metropole Hotel to finalize its modes of operation and working methods. To ensure transparency, the meeting will be accessible to all global stakeholders. Details of the meeting will be shared in the near future. The At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee (“Selection Committee”) is responsible for selecting two (2) candidates from the At-Large community to participate in the Coordination Group. Interested members from the At-Large community should send their Statement of Interest (SOI) to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Tuesday 08 July 2014 23:59 UTC. In their SOI, candidates should respond to the following: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A letter of motivation * A Declaration of Interests * Responses to 3 questions posed by the Sub-Committee as follows: (a) Why do you believe that you are in a position to fairly defend end user interests on the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group? (b) Are you ready to act as a liaison from the ALAC to the Coordination Committee and act according to the directions set by the ALAC? (c) Please describe previous roles you have held liaising on behalf of a third party The candidate SOI will be published in the wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/QpDhAg> of Selection Committee; they will be protected by a password and accessible only by Selection Committee members. 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> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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