December 2018 - APAC-Discuss

Season's Greetings!!
by Satish Babu Dec. 26, 2018

Dec. 26, 2018

Dear Community Given the great diversity in our region, we have different ways of celebrating the Holiday Season as well as the New Year. On behalf of the APRALO Leadership Team, I would like to wish you and your families the very best for this Holiday Season. May the New Year bring you an abundance of health, happiness, and prosperity. With warmest regards, satish

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Meeting Invitation: APRALO Monthly Call on Thursday, 17 January 2019 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 21, 2018

Dec. 21, 2018

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file:///composeviewinternalloadurl/staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Dear All, The next APRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Thursday, 17 January 2019 at 06:00 UTC. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/yarfqwg3 The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/toUWBg APRALO wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi ADIGO Conference Bridge: English Conference ID: 1638 Chinese Conference ID: 2038 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apralo/ Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge>

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ICANN Offices closed from 21 December 2018 EOB to 2 January 2019
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 21, 2018

Dec. 21, 2018

Dear All, ICANN offices will be closed for the end of year break. At-Large staff will be away between Friday 21st December 2018 close of business through Tuesday, 1st January 2019. We would like to wish you a joyous holiday with your friends and family and the very best wishes for 2019! Thank you for all of the achievements you have accomplished for At-Large! We look forward to many more in the New Year. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…>atlarge [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] REMINDER - APRALO ALS PLEASE TAKE THE survey: APRALO Policy Hot Topics for 2019 open till Dec 23 !
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 21, 2018

Dec. 21, 2018

Dear APRALO members, On behalf of the APRALO Hot Topics working group, this is a kind reminder to please complete the APRALO Hot Topic Survey 2019. The survey will remain open until 06:00 UTC on 23 Dec 2018). The link to access the survey form is https://goo.gl/forms/0fzZSeXTWKUjoXp73 [goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_0fzZSeXTW…> Everyone on this list is requested to take the survey (it takes just 8-10 minutes to complete). ALS Leaders are requested to share the link with the members of their ALS. Thank you! Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> On Sunday, December 9, 2018, 7:59:57 AM GMT+2, Satish Babu via APAC-Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> wrote: Dear APRALO Community, Greetings! It was decided in the ICANN63 meeting at Barcelona that the five RALOs should identify their regional policy priorities through a bottom-up consultative process. The priorities thus identified were to be consolidated at ALAC level and fed into different policy and policy support processes such as CPWG, Capacity Building WG and ATLAS 3. For us at APRLAO, this process would also provide a snapshot of the policy priorities of our members and the Asia-Pacific region. The findings of the survey will be shared with the community at a forthcoming monthly meeting. Accordingly, APRALO put together a group, based on an open call for volunteers, to work on the task of capturing policy priorities from the community. The group has worked hard over the last two weeks to identify topics, create a survey form, and test it out. On all our behalf, I'd like to thank the group members for their time and effort (Details on the group is available at the Wiki Page at https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Hot+Topics+2019) Thanks also Staff for their support throughout this process. The survey will remain open for two weeks (06:00 UTC on 9 Dec 2018 to 06:00 UTC on 23 Dec 2018). The link to access the survey form is https://goo.gl/forms/0fzZSeXTWKUjoXp73 [goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_0fzZSeXTW…> Everyone on this list is requested to take the survey (it takes just 8-10 minutes to complete). ALS Leaders are requested to share the link with the members of their ALS. Please let us know if anyone has any difficulty in taking the survey. We hope that you will use this opportunity to provide us with your inputs. With kind regards, satish _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:APAC-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss [atlarge-lists.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge-2Dlists.icann.…> Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org [apralo.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.apralo.org&d=DwMFaQ…>

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Forget dot com, 2019 will finally be the year of weird domain names | WIRED UK
by Justine Chew Dec. 21, 2018

Dec. 21, 2018

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/domain-names-future-of-internet Just sharing some news from WIRED UK. Happy holidays, everyone. Regards, Justine Chew -----

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget Now Available for Your Feedback - ICANN CEO- Göran Marby
by Ali AlMeshal Dec. 20, 2018

Dec. 20, 2018

Thanks Ali AlMeshal ICANN - APRALO Vice Chair Bahrain Internet Chapter - Vice Chair Professional Public speaker in ICT and Digital Business Payment Industry Expert Advisor Mobile: +973 39440025 Skype: alialmeshal email: dralialmeshal(a)gmail.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 9:22 PM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget Now Available for Your Feedback - ICANN CEO- Göran Marby To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/draft-fy20-operating-plan-and-budget-now-av… *Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget Now Available for Your Feedback* As a not-for-profit organization working in the public interest, one of the ICANN organization's most important responsibilities is to develop an annual operating budget. We posted our Draft Operating Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-12-17-en>. Long-term financial planning and fiscal responsibility is necessary, and can only be achieved when the ICANN org, Board, and community work together to properly plan. In FY20, we continue to anticipate minimal growth in funding; it is forecasted at $140.1 million, up 2% from FY19. Expenses are budgeted below funding at $137.1 million. As a result of the budgeted increase of the Reserve Fund, the budgeted funding is slightly higher than last year. We've budgeted to contribute approximately $3 million (2 to 3% of the total budget) to the Reserve Fund, which will not have any negative impact to planned work. Annual allocation to the Reserve Fund will be the standard approach, at least until it is replenished to the minimum target level. This simply is the right thing to do. Constituency and fellowship travel support will remain at the same level as FY19, as will the ICANN org staff, which stands at approximately 400 people. To ensure the best support for the community's work, we have controls in place to hire or replace staff only when clearly required, but we still ensure the best support for the community's work after driving efficiency improvements. We've also brought the timeline for Public Comment forward to begin before the end of 2018. We've extended the comment period to 53 days to give you more time to review the documents. You will find five detailed documents, with content broken into six modules by topic: *Contractual Compliance and Consumer Safeguards, Direct Policy Support, DNS Marketplace and Identifier Ecosystem, Technology and DNS Security, Engagement,* and *Reviews.* The FY20 planning cycle is the final year of the current strategic plan, which makes it a transition year, as we are developing the 2021-2025 Strategic Plan in parallel. During FY20, we will use the new strategic plan to plan for FY21. You, the community, play an essential role in planning for the year ahead. We need and want your feedback and input. I look forward to productive discussions about this proposed Budget over the coming months before it's finalized in March 2019. Please take action! Share your comments here <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-12-17-en> during the Public Comment process. _______________________________________________ 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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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] New Public Comment: ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update
by Ali AlMeshal Dec. 20, 2018

Dec. 20, 2018

Thanks Ali AlMeshal ICANN - APRALO Vice Chair Bahrain Internet Chapter - Vice Chair Professional Public speaker in ICT and Digital Business Payment Industry Expert Advisor Mobile: +973 39440025 Skype: alialmeshal email: dralialmeshal(a)gmail.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 10:08 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] New Public Comment: ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org < alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear All, This is to let you know that the public comment on the ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update <https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Workspace%3A+ICA…> is live. Public comment will end on 08 February 2019 23:59 UTC. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits statements on public comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet end users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a statement on behalf of the ALAC. The At-Large website page on this statement is https://atlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/13049. The wiki workspace for this public comment is https://community.icann.org/x/4YEWBg. All pertinent resources can also be found there. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC statement on this public comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. At-Large staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: 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> _______________________________________________ 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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REMINDER / Meeting Invitation: APRALO Monthly Call on Thursday, 20 December 2018 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 20, 2018

Dec. 20, 2018

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file:///composeviewinternalloadurl/staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Dear All, The next APRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Thursday, 20 December 2018 at 06:00 UTC. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/y8zf6dgf The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/BAH_BQ APRALO wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi ADIGO Conference Bridge: English Conference ID: 1638 Chinese Conference ID: 2038 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apralo/ Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge>

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REMINDER--Important Webinar Invitation | 2018 - Capacity Building Webinar | 19 December 2018 from 21:00-22:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 19, 2018

Dec. 19, 2018

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file:///composeviewinternalloadurl/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. Si necesita una llamada a su telefono, por favor póngase en contacto con el personal de At-Large en staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file:///composeviewinternalloadurl/staff@atlarge.icann.org> con su número preferido. Por favor, recuerde que es posible conectar el audio a través de la Adobe Connect, sin necesidad de utilizar su teléfono. Se necesita una conexión a Internet estable. Si desea un recordatorio de cómo conectar por favor que el personal sepa. Si vous avez besoin d'un dial-out, merci de le communiquer au personnel At-Large à staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> avec votre numéro d'appel préféré. Nous vous rappelons que vous pouvez désormais utiliser l'audio de l'Adobe Connect room afin de vous connecter sans utiliser votre ligne téléphonique. Il vous faut une connexion internet stable. Merci de nous confirmer votre participation et dial-out - si nécessaire - ainsi que votre numéro à: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file:///composeviewinternalloadurl/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Dear All, On behalf of Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Capacity Building Working Group, we would like to invite you to join the tenth webinar of the new At-Large Capacity Building Program – 2018<https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag> on the Topic of “At-Large Review" The trainers will be Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Alan+Greenberg+SOI>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Cheryl+Langdon-Orr+SOI> & Maureen Hilyard<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Maureen+Hilyard+SOI> The webinar is scheduled on Wednesday, 19 December 2018 from 21:00-22:30 UTC (90 minutes). For other times: https://tinyurl.com/yck4lnsf The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/4Qf_BQ Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/alcb2018/ French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. ADIGO Conference ID’s: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 ADIGO Toll Free numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.adigo.com_icann&d=D…> If you require a dial-out, please contact At-Large Staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://7A10FE21-3394-495B-A5F0-7E30855046D9/staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community 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> ************************ Chers Tous, Au nom de Tijani Ben Jemaa, Président du Groupe de Travail sur le renforcement des capacités, nous vous invitons à participer au dixième webinaire du nouveau programme de renforcement des capacités At-Large 2018<https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag> sur le theme“Critique At-Large” La présentatrice sera Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Alan+Greenberg+SOI>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Cheryl+Langdon-Orr+SOI> & Maureen Hilyard<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Maureen+Hilyard+SOI> Le webinaire est programé le mercredi 19 décembre 2018 de 21:00 à 21:30 UTC (90 minutes). Pour d’autres horaires: https://tinyurl.com/yck4lnsf L’ordre du jour et les details de l’appel sont disponibles à: https://community.icann.org/x/4Qf_BQ Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/alcb2018/ Ce webinaire sera interpreté en anglais, francais et espagnol. ADIGO Codes conference: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 Numérons d’appel ADIGO: http://www.adigo.com/icann Si vous avec besoin que l’opératrice vous appellee, merci d’envoyer votre numéro de telephone au Staff uniquement à staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Merci. Cordialement, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community 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> ****** Estimados todos, En nombre de Tijani Ben Jemaa, Presidente del Grupo de Trabajo de Creación de Capacidades, nos gustaría invitarlo a participar en el décimo seminario web del nuevo Programa de Creación de Capacidades At-Large - 2018<https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag> sobre el tema "Revisión de At-Large” La expositora será Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Alan+Greenberg+SOI>, Cheryl Langdon-Orr<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Cheryl+Langdon-Orr+SOI> & Maureen Hilyard<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Maureen+Hilyard+SOI> El Seminario web está programado para el miércoles 19 de diciembre de 2018 de 21:00-21:30 UTC (90 minutos). Para otros horarios: https://tinyurl.com/yck4lnsf El borrador de la Agenda y los detalles de las llamadas están disponibles en: https://community.icann.org/x/4Qf_BQ Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/alcb2018/ Se proporcionará interpretación en Francés y Español. ADIGO Conference ID's: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 Números ADIGO gratuitos: http://www.adigo.com/icann Si necesita una llamada, comuníquese con el personal de At-Large a staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> con su número preferido. Muchas gracias Saludos cordiales, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community 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>

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FY20 Operating Plan and Budget published for comments
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Dec. 18, 2018

Dec. 18, 2018

Dear all, I kindly invite you to read the blog post by Göran Marby on the FY20 Operating plan ad budget that was just published and will be open for public comment for a period of 53 days, closing on February 8. https://www.icann.org/news/blog/draft-fy20-operating-plan-and-budget-now-av… <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/draft-fy20-operating-plan-and-budget-now-av…> Some highlights for our community are: - Funding has been forecasted at $140.1 million which represents a 2% increase from FY19 - Budget has been established at $137.1 million - Reserve fund replenishment has been budgeted at approximately $3 million - Constituency and fellowship travel support remains at the same level as FY19 for approximately 400 people - This is the last plan in the five strategic plan that ran from FY15 to FY20 so we are in a transition year that will lead us to the next strategic plan that will run from FY2021 to FY2025. The aim is to have the the FY20 Operating Plan and Budget finalized by march 2019 so it is very important that we contribute with comments to the project. I really encourage us all to review and comment on the Plan and Budget. Kind regards, León

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