February 2018 - APAC-Discuss

Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by ICANN At-Large Staff 09 Aug '18

09 Aug '18

Dear Amrita and Kapil, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that Cybercafe Association CCAOI has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in APRALO and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. It’s very important to keep the members of your organization informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are a few of the tools members of At-Large find useful: The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant information: The At-Large introductory page<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510> help you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the latest announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar> at the bottom of the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting! From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings easily by navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the page. It is very convenient to be able to consult the latest At-Large Policy Development Activity<https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO> , find out more about the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs)<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Large+Organisations>, and about At-Large Working Groups<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups>. For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN Public meetings, it is worth bookmarking this wiki page<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings>! Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: http://www.afralo.org<http://www.afralo.org/> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org<http://www.apralo.org/> European Region: http://www.euralo.org<http://www.euralo.org/> Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org<http://www.lacralo.org/> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org<http://www.naralo.org/> At-Large Mailing Lists. There are many At-Large email lists, for each region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo. The primary and secondary points of contact you have identified in the application form will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. ALAC website. The ALAC website<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to At-Large staff.<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> ICANN website: The ICANN website<https://www.icann.org/> is where all announcements<https://www.icann.org/news> are posted, and where you can find practical information about ICANN Public meetings<http://meetings.icann.org/>. Skype chat: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So please don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we’ll gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click here <http://www.skype.com/en/> if you don¹t have a Skype account. It’s free and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble. Facebook: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts>. It’s useful to keep up with announcements and helpful information. Twitter: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E>! We will forward the At-Large Beginners’ guide shortly, as it is in the process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to the most recent APRALO Orientation Call<https://community.icann.org/x/EE7wAw>. You may also like to refer to the APRALO wiki space<https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi> for further engagement opportunities. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee http://www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Important: EN, ES, FR available/disponible - Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House: Thursday, 1 March 2018 at 10:00 and 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff 01 Mar '18

01 Mar '18

PLEASE EMAIL STAFF IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE OR REGISTER AT: registration form<https://goo.gl/forms/dVbmhQOT8sakSsmg2> ANNOUNCEMENT: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-08-en Dear All, The Policy Development Support Team is pleased to announce two sessions for an upcoming webinar: Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House Thursday, 1 March 2018 10:00 and 19:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) The webinar will run in English and will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Live interpretation in Spanish and French will be provided. Recordings of the sessions will be made available here<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en>. In this interactive 60-minute open house, the focus will be an active question and answer session with the Policy Development Support Team. To ensure that your questions about policy activities are addressed during the session, the Policy Team invites you to submit your questions through the registration form<https://goo.gl/forms/dVbmhQOT8sakSsmg2> or email them to policyinfo(a)icann.org<mailto:policyinfo@icann.org>. To assist with your preparation for this webinar and for ICANN61, the "Pre-ICANN61 Policy Report<http://go.icann.org/pre61>" and "Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Briefing: ICANN61 Edition" will be published by Monday, 26 February 2018. Please be sure to download and review these materials beforehand for helpful background on policy activities and topics that the Policy Development Support Team will discuss during the open house, such as: 1. An overview of the cross-community discussions that will take place at ICANN61: * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): WHOIS Compliance Models * A Walk in the Shoes of a New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registry Operator * Name Collisions * Open Data at ICANN 2. Policy development processes underway in the Country Code Names Supporting Organization(ccNSO), the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Address Supporting Organization (ASO): * Retirement of Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) * Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs * Next-Generation Registration Directory Service to Replace WHOIS * International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations Access to Curative Rights Dispute Resolution Mechanisms * Protections for Red Cross National Society Names in the Domain Name System * New gTLD Subsequent Procedures * Regional Internet Registry policy development activities 3. Advisory Committee activities within the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and Security & Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC): * Organizational Review of the At-Large community * At-Large Summit (ATLAS) III * GAC discussion on the .amazon Independent Review Process * GAC discussion on evolving relationships with ICANN Board and ICANN Org * RSSAC statement on entries in DNS Root Sources * RSSAC & SSAC Response to the GNSO's New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group on Root Scaling * SSAC Response to the ICANN Internationalized Domain Name Guidelines Working Group * SSAC work concerning the use of emoji in domain names 4. Other topics of note: * Organizational Review of the ASO * ccNSO Rejection Action Procedure as a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community * Impact of ICANN's Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on ccTLDs The Policy Development Support Team looks forward to helping the ICANN community prepare for ICANN61! Kind Regards, 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<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [nature_1733270208]

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Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House: Thursday, 1 March 2018 at 10:00 and 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

Dear All, The Policy Development Support Team is pleased to announce two sessions for an upcoming webinar: Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House Thursday, 1 March 2018 10:00 and 19:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) The webinar will run in English and will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Live interpretation in Spanish and French will be provided. Recordings of the sessions will be made available here<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en>. In this interactive 60-minute open house, the focus will be an active question and answer session with the Policy Development Support Team. To ensure that your questions about policy activities are addressed during the session, the Policy Team invites you to submit your questions through the registration form<https://goo.gl/forms/dVbmhQOT8sakSsmg2> or email them to policyinfo(a)icann.org<mailto:policyinfo@icann.org>. To assist with your preparation for this webinar and for ICANN61, the "Pre-ICANN61 Policy Report<http://go.icann.org/pre61>" and "Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Briefing: ICANN61 Edition" will be published by Monday, 26 February 2018. Please be sure to download and review these materials beforehand for helpful background on policy activities and topics that the Policy Development Support Team will discuss during the open house, such as: 1. An overview of the cross-community discussions that will take place at ICANN61: * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): WHOIS Compliance Models * A Walk in the Shoes of a New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registry Operator * Name Collisions * Open Data at ICANN 2. Policy development processes underway in the Country Code Names Supporting Organization(ccNSO), the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Address Supporting Organization (ASO): * Retirement of Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) * Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs * Next-Generation Registration Directory Service to Replace WHOIS * International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations Access to Curative Rights Dispute Resolution Mechanisms * Protections for Red Cross National Society Names in the Domain Name System * New gTLD Subsequent Procedures * Regional Internet Registry policy development activities 3. Advisory Committee activities within the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and Security & Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC): * Organizational Review of the At-Large community * At-Large Summit (ATLAS) III * GAC discussion on the .amazon Independent Review Process * GAC discussion on evolving relationships with ICANN Board and ICANN Org * RSSAC statement on entries in DNS Root Sources * RSSAC & SSAC Response to the GNSO's New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group on Root Scaling * SSAC Response to the ICANN Internationalized Domain Name Guidelines Working Group * SSAC work concerning the use of emoji in domain names 4. Other topics of note: * Organizational Review of the ASO * ccNSO Rejection Action Procedure as a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community * Impact of ICANN's Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on ccTLDs The Policy Development Support Team looks forward to helping the ICANN community prepare for ICANN61! Kind Regards, 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<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [ignature_373730879]

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Pre-ICANN61 Policy report & briefings, and IDN Blog on South Asian Scripts
by Satish Babu 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Dear all, Greetings from APRALO! Several of us are currently at APRICOT 2018, being held at Kathmandu, Nepal. Here are two sets of documents that may be of interest to you. The first is the pre-ICANN61 Policy report and GNSO's ICANN61 Policy Briefing, links to which are available in the following mail from David Olive. The second is a blog on the ongoing IDN-related work on scripts in South Asia, which is available at: https://www.icann.org/news/ blog/the-south-asian-eleven-progress-on-supporting-idns- in-scripts-from-the-region. With kind regards, satish ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 4:09 AM Subject: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] Pre-ICANN61 Policy Report and GNSO Policy Briefing --Pre-ICANN61 Policy report: http://go.icann.org/pre61 --GNSO Policy Briefing for ICANN61 is now available: http://go.icann.org/ gnsobriefing David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) _______________________________________________ SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning mailing list SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning

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REMINDER / Meeting Invitation: APRALO Monthly Call on Tuesday, 20 February 2018 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff 20 Feb '18

20 Feb '18

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. Dear All, The next APRALO Monthly Call is scheduled on Tuesday, 20 February 2018 at 06:00 UTC. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/yaqsssfg The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/xBG8B Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apralo/ Chinese interpretation will be provided on this call. Conference ID's: English: 1638 Chinese: 2038 APRALO wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org 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> [cid:image001.png@01D3A984.DEB16020]

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REMINDER / With Real Time Transcription (RTT) / IMPORTANT WEBINAR Invitation: EURALO Webinar on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on Monday, 19 February 2018 at 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff 19 Feb '18

19 Feb '18

Real Time Transcribing (RTT) will be provided on this call in English. If you do not have the bandwidth to join the call, the live transcribing streaming is available 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<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. Dear all, On behalf of the EURALO Chair, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, we would like to invite you to join the “EURALO GDPR Webinar” will be held on Monday, 19 February 2018 from 19:00 - 20:30 UTC. This Webinar will offer you the opportunity to increase the understanding of practical *implementation* of GDPR both from a Registrar, a Registry and a Registrant perspective. We are confident that you will find this Webinar very informative as many of our EURALO ALS are membership organisations with various levels of databases that include personal information of European Citizens. Note that the GDPR regulation was passed on 14 April 2016 with the enforcement date of 25 May 2018. See: countdown clock to GDPR enforcement at https://www.eugdpr.org/ The Webinar’s panellists are : * Pierre Bonis - AFNIC * Athina Fragkouli – RIPE NCC * Michele Neylon - Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains * Thomas Rickert - eco Internet Industry Association Moderator: Olivier Crépin-Leblond The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/nhS8B Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/euralo/ Conference ID: English: 1638 Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__adigo.com_icann_&d=DwMG…> If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://FBF56161-6C7E-4B55-92A2-F0E8FB832FD9/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Please mark your calendar and join us! Thank you. Kind Regards, 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<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [ture_1710294547] Note: There have already been several Webinars within the At-Large Community and at ICANN, including ICANN-wide Webinars as well as one arranged by the Business Constituency. These were very interesting indeed, although mostly focussing on the regulation itself and the more immediate questions facing ICANN as a whole. For previous Webinars information see below. Previous Webinars: 2018 At-Large Capacity Building Webinar 24 January 2018 "Data Protection: What do you need to know as End-Users about GDPR”<https://community.icann.org/x/wgW8B> Speakers: Thomas Rickert <https://community.icann.org/x/2YTDAQ> & Chuck Gomes<https://community.icann.org/x/mpHbAQ> Conversation on Access to WHOIS and Compliance with EU's GDPR and ICANN Contracts<http://www.ipconstituency.org/gdpr-info-ql> held on 24 January 2018 ICANN's Business Constituency (BC) and Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) co-hosted an event to discuss the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its implications on access to the WHOIS database. ICANN's CEO and General Counsel joined the discussion, as did stakeholders from across the ICANN community.

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With Real Time Transcription (RTT) / IMPORTANT WEBINAR Invitation: EURALO Webinar on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on Monday, 19 February 2018 at 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

Real Time Transcribing (RTT) will be provided on this call in English. If you do not have the bandwidth to join the call, the live transcribing streaming is available via this link: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN Dear all, On behalf of the EURALO Chair, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, we would like to invite you to join the “EURALO GDPR Webinar” will be held on Monday, 19 February 2018 from 19:00 - 20:30 UTC. This Webinar will offer you the opportunity to increase the understanding of practical *implementation* of GDPR both from a Registrar, a Registry and a Registrant perspective. We are confident that you will find this Webinar very informative as many of our EURALO ALS are membership organisations with various levels of databases that include personal information of European Citizens. Note that the GDPR regulation was passed on 14 April 2016 with the enforcement date of 25 May 2018. See: countdown clock to GDPR enforcement at https://www.eugdpr.org/ The Webinar’s panellists are : * Pierre Bonis - AFNIC * Athina Fragkouli - RIPE * Michele Neylon - Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains * Thomas Rickert - eco Internet Industry Association Moderator: Olivier Crépin-Leblond The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/nhS8B Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/euralo/ Conference ID: English: 1638 Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__adigo.com_icann_&d=DwMG…> If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://FBF56161-6C7E-4B55-92A2-F0E8FB832FD9/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Please mark your calendar and join us! 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> [cid:image001.png@01D3A67A.5A5A3AC0] Note: There have already been several Webinars within the At-Large Community and at ICANN, including ICANN-wide Webinars as well as one arranged by the Business Constituency. These were very interesting indeed, although mostly focussing on the regulation itself and the more immediate questions facing ICANN as a whole. For previous Webinars information see below. Previous Webinars: 2018 At-Large Capacity Building Webinar 24 January 2018 "Data Protection: What do you need to know as End-Users about GDPR”<https://community.icann.org/x/wgW8B> Speakers: Thomas Rickert <https://community.icann.org/x/2YTDAQ> & Chuck Gomes<https://community.icann.org/x/mpHbAQ> Conversation on Access to WHOIS and Compliance with EU's GDPR and ICANN Contracts held on 24 January 2018 ICANN's Business Constituency (BC) and Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) co-hosted an event to discuss the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its implications on access to the WHOIS database. ICANN's CEO and General Counsel joined the discussion, as did stakeholders from across the ICANN community.

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APrIGF Vanuatu 2018 - Open Call for Workshop Proposals [Deadline: 18 Mar]
by APrIGF Secretariat 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

Dear APRALO Colleague, Just to share the news that APrIGF is now opening call for workshop proposals. Look forward to your submission there. Thanks Yannis ---------------------- Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum APrIGF Vanuatu 2018 13 Aug - 16 Aug 2018 Vanuatu National Convention Centre, Port Vila Open Call for Workshop Proposals/Tutorials for Capacity Building Day Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is one of the key regional initiatives on Internet governance which provides an open platform for multi-stakeholders to discuss and identify issues and priorities, and ultimately advances the development of Internet governance in the Asia Pacific region as well as bring forward and contribute to the wider global Internet community. The 2018 meeting will be held in Port Vila hosted by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and Telecommunication and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) of Vanuatu. Our Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group(MSG) now would like to call upon the community to contribute to the program development process and suggest any tutorials or workshop proposals for 2018 with the overarching theme “Empowering the Communities in Asia Pacific to build an Affordable, Inclusive, Open and Secure Internet”. More information about the sub-themes can be found at http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/aprigf-2018-themes-finalized.html <http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/aprigf-2018-themes-finalized.html>. Online Submission Form: http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/how-to-submit-a-workshop.html <http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/how-to-submit-a-workshop.html> Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: 18 Mar 2017 (Sun), 24:00 UTC **Kindly read through the online submission guide before you submit a proposal! If you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact the secretariat at sec(a)aprigf.asia <mailto:sec@aprigf.asia>. If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list discuss(a)aprigf.asia <mailto:discuss@aprigf.asia> by sending in subscription request to the secretariat. We also welcome any Internet-related organisation to become a sponsor. Please contact sec(a)aprigf.asia <mailto:sec@aprigf.asia> for more information. Best Regards, Secretariat of APrIGF http://www.aprigf.asia <http://www.aprigf.asia/>

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ICANN News Alert -- Register Now: Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House – 1 March 2018
by ICANN At-Large Staff 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

[ANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-08-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Register Now: Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House – 1 March 2018 https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-08-en The Policy Development Support Team is pleased to announce two sessions for an upcoming webinar: Pre-ICANN61 Policy Open House Thursday, 1 March 2018 10:00 and 19:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) The webinar will run in English and will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Recordings of the sessions will be made available here[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__icann.org_resources_pa…>. Please register via this form[docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_…> by 26 February 2018! In this interactive 60-minute open house, the focus will be an active question and answer session with the Policy Development Support Team. To ensure that your questions about policy activities are addressed during the session, the Policy Team invites you to submit your questions through the registration form[docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_…> or email them to policyinfo(a)icann.org<mailto:policyinfo@icann.org>. To assist with your preparation for this webinar and for ICANN61, the "Pre-ICANN61 Policy Report" and "Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Briefing: ICANN61 Edition" will be published by Monday, 26 February 2018. Please be sure to download and review these materials beforehand for helpful background on policy activities and topics that the Policy Development Support Team will discuss during the open house, such as: * An overview of the cross-community discussions that will take place at ICANN61: * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): WHOIS Compliance Models * A Walk in the Shoes of a New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registry Operator * Name Collisions * Open Data at ICANN * Policy development processes underway in the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the Address Supporting Organization (ASO): * Retirement of Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) * Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs * Next-Generation Registration Directory Service to Replace WHOIS * International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations Access to Curative Rights Dispute Resolution Mechanisms * Protections for Red Cross National Society Names in the Domain Name System * New gTLD Subsequent Procedures * Regional Internet Registry policy development activities * Advisory Committee activities within the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) and Security & Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC): * Organizational Review of the At-Large community * At-Large Summit (ATLAS) III * GAC discussion on the .amazon Independent Review Process * GAC discussion on evolving relationships with ICANN Board and ICANN Org * RSSAC statement on entries in DNS Root Sources * RSSAC & SSAC Response to the GNSO's New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group on Root Scaling * SSAC Response to the ICANN Internationalized Domain Name Guidelines Working Group * SSAC work concerning the use of emoji in domain names * Other topics of note: * Organizational Review of the ASO * ccNSO Rejection Action Procedure as a Decisional Participant in the ICANN Empowered Community * Impact of ICANN's Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on ccTLDs The Policy Development Support Team looks forward to helping the ICANN community prepare for ICANN61! Please register via this form[docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_…> by 26 February 2018! About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.

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Final Reminder: APRALO Members' survey
by Satish Babu 11 Feb '18

11 Feb '18

Dear all, Thanks again to all ALSes and individual members who have responded to the APRALO survey! As discussed in our General Assembly at Abu Dhabi, we will be assessing our ALSes and individual members on a number of parameters, one of which is the participation in the APRALO organizational activities such as surveys. These assessment metrics will feed into further action such as travel support to future meetings, and may even extend to decertification in cases where there is continued default despite our best efforts. We are extending the closing of the survey until *end-of-day on 15 Feb 2018,* so that those of you (particularly ALSes) who haven't found the time to respond so far, can do so. Anticipating your co-operation, With best wishes, satish for APRALO Leadership Team ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Satish Babu <sb(a)inapp.com> Date: Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 10:13 AM Subject: Reminder: APRALO Members survey To: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear all, Thanks to everyone who already submitted your responses! While we have had a good response to the survey so far, we still have a few ALSes and individual members who have not responded. This is a reminder for those who have not completed the survey yet. *Pls note that the last date to submit your response is 9 Feb 2018.* With best wishes, satish On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Satish Babu <sb(a)inapp.com> wrote: > Dear APRALO community member, > > Greetings from APRALO Leadership Team! > > As a follow-up to our GA held during November 2017, the Leadership Team is > doing a brief survey to elicit more information on the APRALO > community--both ALSes and individual members--with the objective of > enhancing member engagement. > > The survey, which may take about 5 minutes of your time, is available at > the link below: > > https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQPTH6S > > *Please ensure that you submit it on or before 9 Feb 2018.* > > Please also note that multiple responses from each ALS are welcome. > Primary contacts who receive this mail are requested to forward the link > below to other key leaders of the ALSes. > > With kind regards, > > > > > > > > satish > > (for APRALO Leadership Team) >

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