December 2015 - APAC-Discuss

REMINDER: Ethos Award Nomination Period Announcement
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 12, 2016

Jan. 12, 2016

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-10-en Nomination Period Opens For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Targeted for ICANN 56 | Nominations Close 12 March 2016 ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's Multistakeholder Ethos Award. This award program, launched in June 2014 in London, seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees, and demonstrated collaboration with different Supporting Organizationsand/or Advisory Committees. The Multistakeholder Ethos Award will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, acknowledging the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community. The nomination period for community nominees opens today, 10 December 2015 and closes on12 March 2016. Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email toethosaward2016(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination> including: ********* Name of nominee. ********* Community of nominee. ********* Reasons for nomination. Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANNCommunity. A panel of community members is being gathered to help review all community nominations and determine the best candidate(s) for the award(s). The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria: 1. Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees. 2. Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building. 3. Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner. 4. Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness. Please submit your nominations via email to ethosaward2016(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2016@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination>. Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2016 at ICANN56 Panama City. For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki<https://community.icann.org/x/qCDxAg>.

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ANNOUCEMENT - FY 16 At-Large Captioning Pilot Project to start in JAN 2016!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 5, 2016

Jan. 5, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Judith Hellerstein, At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group lead and NARALO's Secretary, we are pleased to announce that the FY 16 At-Large Captioning Pilot Project<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY16+Special+Budget+Re…> will start in January 2016. The captioning will be provided by "Caption First Incorporated". As agreed to by the At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group, the implementation of this project will be structured as follows: * Three calls to include captioning each month for a total of 9 teleconferences, not exceeding 60 minutes per call (with the exception of the ALAC Monthly Meeting) * The calls shall be held between January - April 2016. * During the first pilot phase of this captioning project the language used will be English. * In order to select the calls the captioning team has developed a set of criteria to evaluate and rate the requests. The request for captioning must meet at least one of these criteria to be put on the list. Criteria for Captioning: 1) Are there persons with disabilities or with limited bandwidth participating? 2) Are there webinars of general interest to the ICANN community that would increase the engagement of non-native English speakers? 3) Are the meetings or discussions about accessible tools or software? If you would like to have a teleconference captioned during this pilot phase please submit your request to At-Large Staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by January 15th. * The At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group, in collaboration with At-Large Staff, will select the calls that will have captioning based on the criteria noted above. * A short poll will be made at the end of each call where captioning is used to ask for feedback on the captioning program during that call. See further details Wiki: At-Large Captioning Pilot Project<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Captioning+Pilot+Proje…>. Thank you for your support in the planning and implementation of this exciting project. Kind regards Judith Hellerstein At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group lead and NARALO Secretary Thank you! Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yesim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community 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> [unknown.png]

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 109, Issue 39
by Siranush Vardanyan Dec. 28, 2015

Dec. 28, 2015

Dear Mona and Jahangir, Thanks for your interest. Please, use the teplate in .docx format to prepare your requests by the mentioned deadline and send them to myself and Maureen, we will discuss them and come back with questions. Dear Winthrop, it should be coming from an ALS in APRALO. Thanks again Siranush > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 109, Issue 39 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 05:07:55 +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: FW: Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests > (mona) > 2. Re: Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests > (Winthrop Yu) > 3. Re: Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests > (Jahangir Hossain) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:14:53 +0200 > From: mona <mona(a)lita-lb.org> > To: Siranush Vardanyan <siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com>, > "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] FW: Special APRALO Community Finance and > Budget Requests > Message-ID: <wdjijva2rfiisdldgxjtuwr7.1451250893621(a)email.android.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > merry Christmas ? Syranush > we have an idea indeed so how can we discuss it? knowing that I will be traveling till the 5th of January > happy new year > Mona > > > Sent from Samsung Mobile. > > <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Siranush Vardanyan <siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com> </div><div>Date:27/12/2015 12:19 PM (GMT+02:00) </div><div>To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org </div><div>Subject: [APAC-Discuss] FW: Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests </div><div> > </div>Dear AP members, this is forwarded e-mail from our members in Finance and Budget Steering Committee Maureen Hilyard and Ali Almeshal for your attention. Please, if you have any idea for special projects within the below mentioned criteria, let's discuss it and apply with ICANN special budget requests: > > > Dear APRALO ALS members > > re APRALO Proposals for the Finance & Budget Steering Committee (FBSC) for FY17 > > The application period for ALSes to propose "Special Community Requests" for the financial year - 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (FY17) - is now open. > > We invite our ALSes to make proposals regarding budget assistance for regional community activities using the template link below. Proposals must be received by the APRALO Leadership Team before 15 January. The final proposal document from APRALO must go to the FBSC by 22 January 2016. > > Please check the At-Large FY17 Budget Development Workspace for important application details <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY17+Budget+Developmen…> . Some conditions for these requests are summarised below: > > 1.Proposals should include ways that will make the ALAC and/or the At-Large community more effective, and to develop the At-Large community > > 2. Activities to improve ENGAGEMENT are encouraged > > 3. Activities that focus on OUTREACH are not. Applications for outreach may probably be better served by the CROP (community regional outreach programme) > > 4. Proposals requiring specific communication resources for community activities (other than those supported through the core ICANN budget) should be prepared and submitted. > > All APRALO proposals must first be reviewed by the RALO Leadership Team (c/o siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com ) according to the APRALO Strategic plan, before the final list of proposals are sent to the FBSC. > > Please send in your ideas via the FY17 Community Requests Template.docx. We look forward to an active programme of activities in our region during the Financial Year 2016-2017. > . > > Regards > > Maureen Hilyard and Ali AlMeshal > (APRALO FBSC Members) > > >

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Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests
by Maureen Hilyard Dec. 28, 2015

Dec. 28, 2015

Dear APRALO ALS members *re APRALO Proposals for the Finance & Budget Steering Committee (FBSC) for FY17* The application period for ALSes to propose "Special Community Requests" for the financial year - 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (FY17) - is now open. We invite our ALSes to make proposals regarding budget assistance for regional community activities using the template link below. Proposals must be received by the APRALO Leadership Team before 15 January. The final proposal document from APRALO must go to the FBSC by 22 January 2016. Please check the At-Large FY17 Budget Development Workspace for important application details < https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY17+Budget+Developmen…> . Some conditions for these requests are summarised below: 1.*Proposals should include ways that will make the ALAC and/or the At-Large community more effective, and to develop the At-Large community* 2. Activities to improve ENGAGEMENT are encouraged 3. Activities that focus on OUTREACH are not. Applications for outreach may probably be better served by the CROP (community regional outreach programme) 4. Proposals requiring specific communication resources for community activities (other than those supported through the core ICANN budget) should be prepared and submitted. All APRALO proposals must first be reviewed by the RALO Leadership Team (c/o siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com ) according to the APRALO Strategic plan, before the final list of proposals are sent to the FBSC. Please send in your ideas via the FY17 Community Requests Template.docx <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/56987383/FY17%20Community%…>. We look forward to an active programme of activities in our region during the Financial Year 2016-2017. . Regards Maureen Hilyard and Ali AlMeshal (APRALO FBSC Members)

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] FW: Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests
by mona Dec. 27, 2015

Dec. 27, 2015

merry Christmas 🎄 Syranush we have an idea indeed so how can we discuss it? knowing that I will be traveling till the 5th of January happy new year Mona Sent from Samsung Mobile. <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Siranush Vardanyan <siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com> </div><div>Date:27/12/2015 12:19 PM (GMT+02:00) </div><div>To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org </div><div>Subject: [APAC-Discuss] FW: Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests </div><div> </div>Dear AP members, this is forwarded e-mail from our members in Finance and Budget Steering Committee Maureen Hilyard and Ali Almeshal for your attention. Please, if you have any idea for special projects within the below mentioned criteria, let's discuss it and apply with ICANN special budget requests: Dear APRALO ALS members re APRALO Proposals for the Finance & Budget Steering Committee (FBSC) for FY17 The application period for ALSes to propose "Special Community Requests" for the financial year - 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (FY17) - is now open. We invite our ALSes to make proposals regarding budget assistance for regional community activities using the template link below. Proposals must be received by the APRALO Leadership Team before 15 January. The final proposal document from APRALO must go to the FBSC by 22 January 2016. Please check the At-Large FY17 Budget Development Workspace for important application details <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY17+Budget+Developmen…> . Some conditions for these requests are summarised below: 1.Proposals should include ways that will make the ALAC and/or the At-Large community more effective, and to develop the At-Large community 2. Activities to improve ENGAGEMENT are encouraged 3. Activities that focus on OUTREACH are not. Applications for outreach may probably be better served by the CROP (community regional outreach programme) 4. Proposals requiring specific communication resources for community activities (other than those supported through the core ICANN budget) should be prepared and submitted. All APRALO proposals must first be reviewed by the RALO Leadership Team (c/o siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com ) according to the APRALO Strategic plan, before the final list of proposals are sent to the FBSC. Please send in your ideas via the FY17 Community Requests Template.docx. We look forward to an active programme of activities in our region during the Financial Year 2016-2017. . Regards Maureen Hilyard and Ali AlMeshal (APRALO FBSC Members)

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FW: Special APRALO Community Finance and Budget Requests
by Siranush Vardanyan Dec. 27, 2015

Dec. 27, 2015

Dear AP members, this is forwarded e-mail from our members in Finance and Budget Steering Committee Maureen Hilyard and Ali Almeshal for your attention. Please, if you have any idea for special projects within the below mentioned criteria, let's discuss it and apply with ICANN special budget requests: Dear APRALO ALS members re APRALO Proposals for the Finance & Budget Steering Committee (FBSC) for FY17 The application period for ALSes to propose "Special Community Requests" for the financial year - 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (FY17) - is now open. We invite our ALSes to make proposals regarding budget assistance for regional community activities using the template link below. Proposals must be received by the APRALO Leadership Team before 15 January. The final proposal document from APRALO must go to the FBSC by 22 January 2016. Please check the At-Large FY17 Budget Development Workspace for important application details <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY17+Budget+Developmen…> . Some conditions for these requests are summarised below: 1.Proposals should include ways that will make the ALAC and/or the At-Large community more effective, and to develop the At-Large community 2. Activities to improve ENGAGEMENT are encouraged 3. Activities that focus on OUTREACH are not. Applications for outreach may probably be better served by the CROP (community regional outreach programme) 4. Proposals requiring specific communication resources for community activities (other than those supported through the core ICANN budget) should be prepared and submitted. All APRALO proposals must first be reviewed by the RALO Leadership Team (c/o siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com ) according to the APRALO Strategic plan, before the final list of proposals are sent to the FBSC.Please send in your ideas via the FY17 Community Requests Template.docx. We look forward to an active programme of activities in our region during the Financial Year 2016-2017.. Regards Maureen Hilyard and Ali AlMeshal(APRALO FBSC Members)

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Thank you for APRALO's support
by Yu-Chuang Kuek Dec. 24, 2015

Dec. 24, 2015

Siranush and colleagues from APRALO, I wanted to inform you personally that I will be returning to the private sector in late January. There is never a good time to do this, but I feel that the work on the APAC hub is on track and this is a good juncture to pass the baton to the rest of the team. Most importantly, Jia-Rong who is a key member of the APAC Hub, is more than capable of succeeding me in my duties. I have every confidence that he will be able to work closely with you, and to take the APAC Hub to the next level. Of course, Kelvin will continue the incredible work we have done as part of the collaborative framework. Thank you for all the support you have given us. I will be transitioning into an advisory role prior to January and will be very much around and available. I hope we can be in touch. Regards, Kuek

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 109, Issue 30
by Siranush Vardanyan Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

Dear Kuek, I am very sorry to hear you are leaving, but I am sure that this is for the better future:) I would like to thank you very much for giving a birth to APRALO - APAC HUB partnership and initiating a lot of interesting projects together. APRALO became an example of the great collaboration with GSE team due to your efforts and your continuous support. You put high standards for the person who will take your role, and we are looking forward working with your team in 2016. I wish you all the best in the new start and hope we can still meet somewhere in the world! Best regards Siranush > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 109, Issue 30 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:53:34 +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. Thank you for APRALO's support (Yu-Chuang Kuek) > 2. Re: [ALAC-Internal] ANNOUCEMENT - FY 16 At-Large Captioning > Pilot Project to start in JAN 2016! (Rinalia Abdul Rahim) > 3. Re: Thank you for APRALO's support (Maureen Hilyard) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:19:52 +0000 > From: Yu-Chuang Kuek <yuchuang.kuek(a)icann.org> > To: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: Jia-Rong Low <jiarong.low(a)icann.org> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Thank you for APRALO's support > Message-ID: <D29F2807.19596%yuchuang.kuek(a)icann.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Siranush and colleagues from APRALO, > > I wanted to inform you personally that I will be returning to the private sector in late January. > > There is never a good time to do this, but I feel that the work on the APAC hub is on track and this is a good juncture to pass the baton to the rest of the team. Most importantly, Jia-Rong who is a key member of the APAC Hub, is more than capable of succeeding me in my duties. I have every confidence that he will be able to work closely with you, and to take the APAC Hub to the next level. Of course, Kelvin will continue the incredible work we have done as part of the collaborative framework. > > Thank you for all the support you have given us. > > I will be transitioning into an advisory role prior to January and will be very much around and available. I hope we can be in touch. > > > > Regards, > Kuek >

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APRALO in 2015!!! More to come in 2016!
by Siranush Vardanyan Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

Dear APRALO members, Thanks all those, who found a time to participate in today's monthly call, the last call for this year. Here are some activities and numbers we TOGETHER accomplished during 2015. I have also posted the links to each topic highlighted for easy access and view: a) APRALO Showcase was conducted during ICANN 52 in Singapore meeting on 11th of February 2015 with the support of regional partners (DotAsia, APNIC and APTLD) and APRALO ALSs. The program and materials of the showcase are available here: APRALO Outreach Event Workspace b) 6 new ALSs joined during 2015 year, thus the total number of ALSs in APRALO by the end of December is 42. You can view the list of all ALSs here: APRALO ALSes & Independent Members. c) Leveraging APAC for Capacity & Capability Building - 5 webinars were conducted within the framework of APRALO-APAC HUB. To view all webinars, records and transcrips, please, visit here: 2015 APRALO Capacity Building Webinar Series d) Community driven localized materials has been prepared in 5 languages: Korean, Hindi, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Cantonese / Traditional Chinese - all materials in local languages can be found here: KISA-ICANN Language Localisation Pilot Project e) APRALO Strategy was developed and activities implemented within the framework by different ALSs supporting APAC outreach to raise awareness & increase stakeholder participation. The approved strategy for FY16 can be viewed here: APRALO Outreach Strategic Plan f) APRALO Outreach Calendar had been created to highlight the events on regional and national levels. All activities can be viewed here: http://teamup.com/ks8f4dd46342679eea/ h) APRALO Rules of Procedures is in the process of finalization to increase the opportunity for individual members. The draft ROP can be viewed here: APRALO Rules of Procedures Review 2015- Individual membership i) Two CROPP requests had been submitted and approved. All 5 slots had been used. The CROPP submissions can be viewed here: APRALO Trip Proposal 1 and APRALO Trip Proposal 2 j) Two e-books had been created, which can be viewed here: https://apralo2015.wordpress.com/at-large-webinar-ebooks/ k) Input for At-Large new website was provided and the full information about APRALO and other RALOs activities can now be viewed at: https://newatlarge.icann.org/ This is also posted in our monthly report space, which you can always have access at: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Secretariat+Reports+2015 With this, I would like to thank each and every one of you for being a part of this great team. Without your input and participation it would not be possible to accomplish so many achievements, but that means that we HAVE A LOT WORK TO DO IN 2016 to keep APRALO standard and spirit on the level we used to:) HAPPY NEW YEAR. Seasonal Greetings on behalf of APRALO Leadership team and looking forward working with you in 2016APRALO Leadership Team

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Call for Volunteers: Advisory Panel on gTLD Marketplace Health Index
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

Dear All, ICANN is calling for community volunteers to participate in the Advisory Panel on gTLD Marketplace Health Index. This Advisory Panel will review the proposed KPIs in the preliminary proposal of gTLD Marketplace Health Index<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gtld-marketplace-health-index-p…>, as well as the suggested potential updates in light of the public comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gtld-marketplace-health-2015-11-17-en> on this preliminary proposal. The Advisory Panel will also be asked to assist ICANN in finalizing the list of KPIs and in setting proposed benchmarks for measuring the health of the global gTLD marketplace. As an FYI, the ALAC has responded to the public comment on the gTLD Marketplace Health Index Proposal and submitted a Statement: https://newatlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/9745. At-Large members interested in this topic are welcome to join the Advisory Panel. Experience in the global domain name industry, economics, and data analytics will be particularly helpful to the Advisory Panel's work. Perspectives from diverse regions and backgrounds will help ensure that the gTLD Marketplace Health Index presents a holistic view of the global domain name marketplace. If you are interested in volunteering for the Advisory Panel, please email amy.bivins(a)icann.org<mailto:amy.bivins@icann.org> by 22 January 2016. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yesim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community 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> [unknown.png]

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