October 2015 - APAC-Discuss

New ALS Application received
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Nov. 9, 2015

Nov. 9, 2015

Dear all, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from Lebanese Information Technology Association. It is based in Beirut, Lebanon 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 E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge

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Fwd: [Arab IGF] FW: Freedom on the Net 2015: Privatizing Censorship, Eroding Privacy
by Ali Almeshal Oct. 29, 2015

Oct. 29, 2015

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Fahd Batayneh <fahd.batayneh(a)icann.org> > Date: October 29, 2015 at 8:21:18 AM GMT+3 > To: Arab IGF <list(a)igfarab.org> > Subject: [Arab IGF] FW: Freedom on the Net 2015: Privatizing Censorship, Eroding Privacy > Reply-To: Arab IGF mailing list <list(a)igfarab.org> > > FYI… > > This might be of interest to some. > > Fahd Batayneh > ICANN > > Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 8:03 AM > Subject: Freedom on the Net 2015: Privatizing Censorship, Eroding Privacy > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Freedom on the Net 2015: Privatizing Censorship, Eroding Privacy > > Washington - October 28, 2015 — Internet freedom around the world declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2015 as more governments censored information of public interest while also expanding surveillance and cracking down on privacy tools, according to Freedom on the Net 2015, released today by Freedom House. > > “Governments are increasingly pressuring individuals and the private sector to take down or delete offending content, as opposed to relying on blocking and filtering,” said Sanja Kelly, project director for Freedom on the Net. “They know that average users have become more technologically savvy and are often able to circumvent state-imposed blocks.” > > At the same time, encryption and anonymity tools crucial to securing freedom of expression were subject to restrictions worldwide. > > “Undermining online encryption and anonymity weakens the internet for everyone, but especially for human rights activists and independent journalists,” Kelly said. “Privacy tools can help protect internet users from the kinds of abuse we document.” > > The study found that over 61 percent of all internet users live in countries where criticism of the government, military or ruling family has been subject to censorship online, and over 58 percent live in countries where bloggers or ICT users were jailed for sharing content on political, social, and religious issues. > > Key Findings > > Most censored topics: Criticism of the authorities was most likely to attract censorship or punishment. News about conflict, corruption allegations against top government or business figures, opposition websites, and satire were also subject to online censorship in over one third of the countries examined. > Content removals increased: Authorities in 42 of the 65 countries assessed required private companies or internet users to restrict or delete web content dealing with political, religious, or social issues, up from 37 the previous year. > Arrests and intimidation escalated: Authorities in 40 of 65 countries imprisoned people for sharing information concerning politics, religion or society through digital networks, up from 38 in last year’s report. > Surveillance laws and technologies multiplied: Governments in 14 of 65 countries passed new laws to increase surveillance since June 2014 and many more upgraded their surveillance equipment. > Governments undermined encryption, anonymity: Democracies and authoritarian regimes alike stigmatized encryption as an instrument of terrorism, and many tried to ban or limit tools that protect privacy. > China was the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom, followed by Syria and Iran. > > Since June 2014, 32 of the 65 countries assessed in Freedom on the Net saw internet freedom deteriorate. Notable declines were documented in Libya, France, and—for the second year running—Ukraine, amid its territorial conflict and propaganda war with Russia. > > Internet freedom saw its biggest gains in Sri Lanka and Zambia, which both experienced a recent change in government. Internet access became more affordable in Cuba after diplomatic relations were restored with the United States, but it remains out of reach for the majority. > > To view the summary of findings, see the report or download the PDF. > > To download a high resolution map of internet freedom, click here. > > Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports democratic change, monitors the status of freedom around the world, and advocates for democracy and human rights. > Join us on Facebook and Twitter (freedomhousedc). Stay up to date with Freedom House’s latest news and events by signing up for our newsletter.

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APRALO monthly meeting in Dublin
by Siranush Vardanyan Oct. 28, 2015

Oct. 28, 2015

Dear AP members, I have prepared the updates from our monthly meeting in Dublin for those who were not able to participate in person or remotely. The report is posted here: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Secretariat+Reports+2015 Monthly meeting recording will be available soon here: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Monthly+-+Dublin+2015-10-… In the monthly report I have also posted the new APRALO promotion video, which can be viewed here as well: https://youtu.be/dIHUYvLNAiQ We need your input also on the topic on individual membership, the discussions on which are posted here:https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Rules+of+Procedures+… new Rules of Procedure is under discussion now, so this is the time for you to come up with the suggestions. Please, post your comments directly in the wiki space As you may know during the next ICANN meeting in Asia Pacific region, which will take place in October 2017 we are planning to have General Assembly, and we are working now on the preparation of budget request to ICANN for it. We will update you on the progress. Hope you all are doing well and those who were in Dublin, are already back home safe and sound. Take care SiranushAPRALO Chair

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Individual Member Discussion
by Maureen Hilyard Oct. 23, 2015

Oct. 23, 2015

Dear APRALO members https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Rules+of+Procedures+Revie… On the workspace whose link is above, I have summarised some of the face-to-face discussion we had today at our monthly meeting, plus some comments that were already on the workspace about INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP. Before we move on to a formal set of criteria if would be good to get a sense of others' views on the following points: - should we expect individuals to prove that they are not affiliated with any ICANN or ALS related organisations - if so how would they do this? - what evidence should the provide to show that they are actually working on end-user activities and are aware of what ICANN is and does - should we impose timeframed membership for all ALSes as well as individual members - it would make it easier to get rid of the deadwood as Satish suggests? - should we impose a similar set of metrics for individual members as we do for ALSes? - What is an optimum sized package for an individual members ALS? - what process should we expect for them to vote for their representative of their ALS-type organisation? - should we be encouraging individual membership or encouraging ALSes? - Should we make it harder to be an individual member so that we can encourage more ALSes (to enable outreach from a common governance or technical starting point?) I would really appreciate your comments Maureen

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FW: [Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (YCIG)] I’m glad to announce that APNIC has a small fund...
by Siranush Vardanyan Oct. 9, 2015

Oct. 9, 2015

For those from the region who might be interested to apply and attend IGF 2015. Details are below Best Siranush Bianca Ho and Deniz Duru Aydin posted in Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (YCIG). Bianca HoOctober 9 at 11:48am I’m glad to announce that APNIC has a small fund available for partial assistance with travel expenses of APrIGF participants to attend the 2015 IGF. If you wish to request travel support from this fund, please provide the following details in support of your application. 1. Full Name: 2. Citizenship: 3. Gender: 4. Title/Position: 5. Organisation: 6. Contact email: 7. Contact phone: 8. Motivation for attendance to IGF 2015 (100 words mininum) - Please describe your interest/involvement in specific IGF sessions - Please also provide details of past involvement in APrIGF 9. Complete statement of estimated travel expenses 10. Statement of financial assistance needed Please submit these complete details by 0200 UTC on Friday 16 October, by email to: fellowship(a)apnic.net Like Comment Share View on Facebook Edit Email Settings Reply to this email to comment on this post. This message was sent to siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com. If you don't want to receive these emails from Facebook in the future, please unsubscribe. Facebook, Inc., Attention: Department 415, PO Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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REMOTE HUBS for ICANN 54 - Information on terms and online application form
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 5, 2015

Oct. 5, 2015

Dear All, We would like to ensure that everyone is aware that the refreshed ICANN Remote Hub Terms and Online Application has gone live on ICANN's Meeting Webpage<https://meetings.icann.org/en> as well as on the Dublin Schedule Page <https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule-full> . The application form will close on October 14th, in time for decisions to be made on entities that will ultimately host and Tech team preparation. This refreshed version of the ICANN Meeting Remote Hubs is a very deliberate attempt to prioritize engagement around groups of interested participants from developing nations who might not otherwise have the ICANN Meeting experience though (not excluding anyone who has the right motivations to bring ICANN community and stakeholders together in all ICANN regions). We want to focus on simulating the physical room experience, promoting lively and topical discussion between the remote participants as would happen in a face to face environment...and see positive outcomes related to more engagement and participation both regionally and within the ICANN communities. Any feedback should be sent to : engagement(a)icann.org<mailto:engagement@icann.org>. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Asia-Pacific Events Calendar
by Siranush Vardanyan Oct. 5, 2015

Oct. 5, 2015

Dear Jahangir, Thank you for the information. The event has been posted in APRALO Outreach calendar. Best Siranush > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 107, Issue 3 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:00:03 +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. Re: Asia-Pacific Events Calendar (Jahangir Hossain) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015 19:22:59 +0600 > From: Jahangir Hossain <jrjahangir(a)gmail.com> > To: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard(a)gmail.com> > Cc: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Asia-Pacific Events Calendar > Message-ID: > <CAG5EbHLu+JimVjOaqG4wqZfeR3ivawZiXJs2bLTrF-2c2X97zQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Maureen and APAC members , > > My please to inform and invite you all in *Asia Internet Symposium (AIS) > Dhaka 2015 *which will be held on 10 OCT,2015 and hosted by ISOC Bangladesh > Dhaka. > > Main theme "Responsible Uses of Social Media " > > *But we also share the recent update and actives of ICANN, IGF and IETF in > our day long program . Details program schedule can found in following url > also * > > > *soon we will share the remote participation information > .http://www.isoc.org.bd/dhaka/asia-internet-symposium-ais-10th-october-2015-dhaka-bangladesh-theme-positive-uses-of-social-media/ > <http://www.isoc.org.bd/dhaka/asia-internet-symposium-ais-10th-october-2015-…>* > > > > > ?? > *Regards / Jahangir* > ? ISOC Bangladesh Dhaka > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 9:23 PM, Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Greetings APRALO > > > > The At-Large Outreach Subcommittee has added a calendar of events where > > ALSes in our region can add events that include an opportunity for ICANN > > outreach. > > > > If there is such an event that is happening in your area, please send us > > some details so that it can be posted onto the calendar. You may also > > include an recent event that has already been held. > > > > The information we need is: > > 1. The title of the event > > 2. The date and venue > > 3. The event programme - especially where ICANN is included into the > > programme > > 4. Your name as the proposer of the event for the calendar > > > > If you would like to view the calendar to see what is happening in the > > region check out this link. > > http://bitly.com/AP-Outreach-Calendar > > > > Look forward to 'seeing' you at the APRALO meeting on Thursday, 17 > > September 2015 at 0600 UTC > > > > Regards > > Maureen > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Asia-Pacific Events Calendar
by Maureen Hilyard Oct. 4, 2015

Oct. 4, 2015

Greetings APRALO The At-Large Outreach Subcommittee has added a calendar of events where ALSes in our region can add events that include an opportunity for ICANN outreach. If there is such an event that is happening in your area, please send us some details so that it can be posted onto the calendar. You may also include an recent event that has already been held. The information we need is: 1. The title of the event 2. The date and venue 3. The event programme - especially where ICANN is included into the programme 4. Your name as the proposer of the event for the calendar If you would like to view the calendar to see what is happening in the region check out this link. http://bitly.com/AP-Outreach-Calendar Look forward to 'seeing' you at the APRALO meeting on Thursday, 17 September 2015 at 0600 UTC Regards Maureen

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Join the ICANN Quarterly ICANN Stakeholder Report (FY16 Q1) on 7 October at 00:00 UTC
by Kelvin Wong Oct. 2, 2015

Oct. 2, 2015

Dear APRALO members, The next call for the Quarterly ICANN Stakeholder Report (FY16 Q1) will take place on 7 October at 00:00 UTC | 7 October at 08:00 (Singapore Time). The timing of the call has been rotated to be more APAC-friendly, and we strongly encourage our APAC stakeholders to join the call! The report will detail how ICANN has progressed against its strategic and operating plans for the quarter ending 30 September 2015. This call is open to all, including press, and there will be ample time for questions and answers (Q&A). How to register: To register and receive joining instructions for the call, please: - click on http://goo.gl/forms/TrqVNKvprt to register via a form, or - email your full name and email address to icann.communications(a)icann.org, if you are unable to access the form Presentation slides will be available on the Reporting Page <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/quarterly-reports-2014-11-13-en> 24 hours before the call. Recordings and transcripts will also be posted on the same page if you are unable to join the call or if the timing is not suitable. Please see the original announcement here for more information: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-23-en. On behalf of the ICANN APAC Hub, we look forward to your participation. Thank you. Regards, Kelvin Kelvin WONG Head, Outreach & Public Responsibility, Asia Pacific Asia Pacific Hub, Singapore Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org> To receive news, updates and announcements from ICANN APAC Hub, please subscribe here <http://icann.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id=a b7ff468f8> . [Please note that our Singapore office has moved and we are now located at: 38 Beach Road, #04-11 South Beach Tower, Singapore 189767]

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Meeting Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: Topic of ³Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)²
by Siranush Vardanyan Oct. 1, 2015

Oct. 1, 2015

Dear APRALO Members, I would like to share with you the invitation for the Webinar on the topic of “Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)”. This is an important topic for all of you to be aware and participate actively. Thus, I will encourage you to participate in this webinar. The details for the webinar are below Thanks a lot Best Siranush From: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Meeting Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: Topic of ³Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)² Dear All, Welcome to the second part of the At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015. This is an invitation to attend the ninth Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of “Working Groups for At-Large (ALAC WGs and CCWGs)”. The presenters will be: Heidi Ullrich – Senior Director for At-Large Marika Konings - Senior Policy Director This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 7 October 2015 from 20:00 – 21:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/qgo3xqa The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/KZ9YAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015: wiki workspace Thank you. 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 Facebook: www.facebook.com/icannatlarge Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge One World, One Internet _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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