March 2016 - APAC-Discuss - lists.icann.org

IGF and Regional IGF Survey [Asia Pacific Survey]
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro March 31, 2016

March 31, 2016

Dear Colleagues, Grateful if you could assist by answering this Survey <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/85WL3CK>. I have hyperlinked the Survey but here it is again: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/85WL3CK This is to gauge the levels and perception of local, national and sub-regional, regional and global Internet Governance Forums. I intend to use the input to impact my contributions in the MAG Open Consultations for the 2016 IGF. Many Thanks, -- *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala T* *P. O. Box 17862* *Suva* *Republic of Fiji* *Cell: +679 7656770; * *Home: +679 3362003* *Twitter: @SalanietaT* *"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honour." Aristotle*

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Call for volunteers
by Siranush Vardanyan March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016

Dear APRALO members, If you are interested, please, join as a volunteer for Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) Implementation and Work Stream 2. The detailed information and the announcement is available here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-25-en Please, join Best Siranush

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Woman Faces Sedition Charges for FB Post in Thailand
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016

Dear All, Have a read. Apologies for cross posting. https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/03/30/thailand-sedition-charge-red-bowl-photo Sala

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Online survey - Thank you APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar – Getting ready for the “New” Internet Name Space - Universal acceptance and its challenges
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016

Dear friends and colleagues, Thank you for your participation in the webinar APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar – Getting ready for the “New” Internet Name Space - Universal acceptance and its challenges in collaboration with the APRALO Capacity Building Webinar Series which took place on March 22nd . We would like to thank Don Hollander and Marvin Woo for their very informative presentations and support to APRALO. If you did not have the chance to complete the Evaluation survey during the Webinar, please be so kind to give us your feedback via the online survey (click here<http://survey.clicktools.com/app/survey/go.jsp?iv=3d0x9uv7c3zlr>) to help us better plan for the future webinars. Questions or comments can be sent to ICANN At-Large Staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> We would also like to have your feedback/suggestions on what other topics you would like us to cover for our future APRALO Webinars. If you have any suggestions, please write to us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> In addition, this page is the one-stop-shop for all APRALO-APAC Hub Capacity Building Webinar Series: https://community.icann.org/x/nQR1Aw. Please bookmark this page to follow the development of future webinars and gain access to their recordings, transcription and presentation slides. Once again, thank you for taking the time to join us and we hope you found the session useful. Thank you, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: 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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REMINDER APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar: Getting ready for the "New" Internet Name Space - Universal acceptance and its challenges | 22 Mar, 5:00UTC/13:00SGT
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Dear APRALO Members, Please join us for the APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar on Getting ready for the “New” Internet Name Space - Universal acceptance and its challenges, taking place on Tuesday, 22 March at 05:00UTC / 13:00SGT. Webinar Information: Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to foster competition, consumer choice and innovation in the domain name industry. To achieve Universal Acceptance, Internet applications and systems must treat all TLDs in a consistent manner, including new gTLDs and internationalized TLDs. The Universal Acceptance Steering Group is a community-based team working to share this vision for the Internet of the future with those who construct this space: coders. The group's primary objective is to help software developers and website owners understand how to update their systems to keep pace with an evolving Domain Name System. This webinar will provide a good background on Universal Acceptance, its importance, an introduction to UASG as well as its work and key challenges. Please share this with friends/colleagues who may be interested. If you have questions you'd like us to address, you can send them in advance to apachub(a)icann.org<mailto:apachub@icann.org>. The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58727895 1. Welcome and Introduction to the webinar -Silvia Vivanco - At-Large Regional Manager (3 mins) 2. Housekeeping Items - Ariel Liang (2 mins) * Pop Quiz 1. Don Hollander (20 mins) - Presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58727895/Don%20Hollander%2…>: UASG - An introduction to APRALO * What is Universal Acceptance and why is this important? * Introduction to Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG<https://community.icann.org/x/lA-RAg>) and its work * Key challenges - Changing mindsets and systems 1. Marvin Wu<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58727895/Marvin%20Bio%2020…> (20 mins) - Presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58727895/EAI%20Challenges%…> - EAI Challenges & Actions from Coremail * Community perspective and sharing. Specific examples on challenges, solutions e.g. Challenges of EAI. * Call for Action: What can Internet end-users do in promoting, advancing UA? 1. Q&A - All (15 mins) 2. Webinar Survey - Terri Agnew (5 mins) Conference Details: * Adobe Connect (with two-way audio in English): http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo * ADIGO Conference ID - EN: 1638 * ADIGO dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ * This Webinar will have live Captioning. If you do not have the bandwidth to join this webinar, you are able to follow live Captioning streaming via this link: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN If you require a dial-out, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://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] One World, One Internet

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REMINDER submit your requests for FY 16 At-Large Captioning Pilot Project- Captioning calls for April
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Judith Hellerstein, At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group lead and NARALO's Secretary, this is a reminder to submit your request for captioning facilities for calls to be held in April 2016. 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 - first week June 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> by March 30th . * 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 Yeşim' Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: 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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APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar: Getting ready for the "New" Internet Name Space - Universal acceptance and its challenges | 22 Mar, 5:00UTC/13:00SGT
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

Dear APRALO Members, Please join us for the APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar on Getting ready for the “New” Internet Name Space - Universal acceptance and its challenges, taking place on Tuesday, 22 March at 05:00UTC / 13:00SGT. Webinar Information: Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to foster competition, consumer choice and innovation in the domain name industry. To achieve Universal Acceptance, Internet applications and systems must treat all TLDs in a consistent manner, including new gTLDs and internationalized TLDs. The Universal Acceptance Steering Group is a community-based team working to share this vision for the Internet of the future with those who construct this space: coders. The group's primary objective is to help software developers and website owners understand how to update their systems to keep pace with an evolving Domain Name System. This webinar will provide a good background on Universal Acceptance, its importance, an introduction to UASG as well as its work and key challenges. Please share this with friends/colleagues who may be interested. If you have questions you'd like us to address, you can send them in advance to apachub(a)icann.org<mailto:apachub@icann.org>. The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58727895 1. Welcome and Introduction to the webinar -Silvia Vivanco - At-Large Regional Manager (3 mins) 2. Housekeeping Items - Ariel Liang (2 mins) * Pop Quiz 3. Don Hollander (20 mins) - Presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58727895/Don%20Hollander%2…>: UASG - An introduction to APRALO * What is Universal Acceptance and why is this important? * Introduction to Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG<https://community.icann.org/x/lA-RAg>) and its work * Key challenges - Changing mindsets and systems 4. Marvin Wu<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58727895/Marvin%20Bio%2020…> (20 mins) - Presentation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58727895/EAI%20Challenges%…> - EAI Challenges & Actions from Coremail * Community perspective and sharing. Specific examples on challenges, solutions e.g. Challenges of EAI. * Call for Action: What can Internet end-users do in promoting, advancing UA? 5. Q&A - All (15 mins) 6. Webinar Survey - Terri Agnew (5 mins) Conference Details: * Adobe Connect (with two-way audio in English): http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo * ADIGO Conference ID - EN: 1638 * ADIGO dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ * This Webinar will have live Captioning. If you do not have the bandwidth to join this webinar, you are able to follow live Captioning streaming via this link: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN If you require a dial-out, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://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] One World, One Internet

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Fwd: [Nom-com-2016] Please share with your mailing lists - NomCom LT video interview
by Amir Qayyum March 12, 2016

March 12, 2016

Hi all, You can see a video of NomCom Leadership Team,about NomCom and its processes, which is posted on Youtube. Amir ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joette Youkhanna <joette.youkhanna(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 5:36 PM Hi All, The leadership team did a video interview yesterday prior to the NC Public meeting. It is posted on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-54r2ydou50&feature=youtu.be. PLEASE share with your various mailing lists and tweet as well!!! Also, Comms Team has put NomCom as a feature on ICANN’s main webpage at: https://www.icann.org/ with a link to the video interview. All the best, Joette Joette Youkhanna Senior Project Manager Nominating Committee Operations ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA USA 90094

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Fwd: [Nom-com-2016] Fwd: NomCom public meeting, Wednesday
by Amir Qayyum March 7, 2016

March 7, 2016

Everyone is invited to come to the NomCom Public Meeting on Wednesday, 10:45 am. Amir ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Stephane Van Gelder - Starting Dot <svg(a)startingdot.bio> Date: 7 March 2016 at 13:18 Subject: NomCom public meeting, Wednesday All, FYI. For the last couple of years, the NomCom has pushed ICANN meeting staff to have a public meeting in a room that isn't hidden away and hard to find. I'm happy to report that for this meeting, we've finally been successful. I can therefore only encourage anyone that is interested in the NomCom process, or in applying, to attend. We will present a quick overview of the NomCom process then have a public discussion to determine the type of questions we should be asking Board applicants when we interview them face to face at our selection meeting. This is a unique opportunity not only to witness the NomCom process, but also to participate in it. Here are the details of where the meeting is happening: Meeting: NomCom Public Meeting When: Wednesday, 9 March 2016 Time: 10:45 – 12:00 WET (local time in Marrakech – same as UTC) Where: Palmeraie Conference Center – Level 0 | Toubkal Meeting Room | Adobe Connect Thanks, Stéphane Van Gelder Executive Vice President StartingDot The company behind .ski .bio & .archi Tel: +33 6 20 40 55 89 Web: www.startingdot.com Twitter: @stephvg

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New ALS application received
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org March 5, 2016

March 5, 2016

Dear all, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ISOC China. It is based in Beijing, China 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, Terri Agnew and Yesim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)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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