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Regional Advice for Internet Governance Institute
by Pavan Budhrani July 30, 2019

July 30, 2019

Dear APRALO, Please find the attached DD for Internet Governance Institute. Let me know if you have any concerns by this week and I will send it over for ALAC vote after. Thanks! Pavan Budhrani

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Now Open: Call for Membership in BCEC and BMSPC
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 30, 2019

July 30, 2019

Dear All, To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large to be seated at the October 2020 Annual General Meeting, Maureen Hilyard, the Chair of the ALAC, has asked staff to make an immediate call for members of the two groups who will be responsible for moving the process forward. According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2018) (https://tinyurl.com/y6kp9p6u) the two groups are the 2019-2020 Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2019-2020 Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC). Please see ALAC Rules of Procedure Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection to fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board. The deadline for applying to be members of these groups is 23:59 UTC on Monday, 15 August 2019. If you are interested, please send a note to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3c> specifying which committee(s) the application is for and attach an Expression of Interest (EoI) explaining your interest and citing any applicable experience/knowledge. Please note that your personal data submitted with your EoI may be shared with the RALO leadership, RALO ALS representatives, and/or ALAC Members/Leadership, as appropriate, as part of the evaluation and selection process, and that, if selected, your name and regional affiliation will be published on the BCEC Workspace (https://tinyurl.com/yyxbghsg) or the BMSPC Workspace (https://tinyurl.com/y3z5mfxq) as relevant. The processing of your personal data for these purposes will be carried out in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy and the website Terms of Service. The At-Large Board Member 2019-2020 Selection Workspace is available at: https://tinyurl.com/yxqck74k [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_yxqck74k&d…>). The RALO leadership is requested to send a list of their RALO's supported candidates and alternates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC and staff by 23:59 UTC Tuesday, 23 August 2019. The ALAC will name the final membership soon after. The details of the two groups are: 1) Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) According to Article 19.2 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure: "The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities specifically retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee. The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally balanced and the committee will be populated with two representatives of each region selected by both the ALAC and the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC. For each region, one Alternate member will be selected who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BMSPC Chair in accordance with BMSPC guidelines." The group is open to ALAC Members, At-Large community members and to RALO Leaders. However, the membership should include members of the community with significant experience from previous Board Director selected by At-Large process. English will be the working language of this group. The workload of the BMSPC is not expected to be very heavy. The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced. The RALO selection may be done by any means thought appropriate by the RALO leadership. Please note that no member of the 2019-2020 BMSPC may submit an EoI for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. The ALAC has selected Alan Greenberg as Chair of the BMSPC. The first meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for early September. 2) Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) The ALAC Rules of Procedures state the following on the composition and task of the BCEC: "19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) to compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new BCEC consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat selection process. Each RALO shall also select an Alternate member who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BCEC Chair in accordance with BCEC guidelines." "19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make an excellent Board Director. [19.4.1] Applicant selected by the BCEC must meet the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 3 (http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3 [icann.org]<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3%20[icann.org]>). These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN. Moreover, the Director selected by the At-Large Community must understand the mission of At-Large and the needs of the global community of Internet end users." "19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously serve as a member of the BCEC." According to 19.5, members of the electorate (i.e., members of the ALAC and RALO Chairs who will be serving in 2020) may not be BCEC members. The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced. Additionally, no member of the 2019-2020 BCEC may submit an EoI for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large. Please note that experience on previous BCECs, on the ICANN Nominating Committee or comparable experience is an asset. The RALO selection methodology must ensure that only suitably qualified candidates are put forward to the ALAC by the RALO Chair. English will be the working language of this group. The ALAC has selected Yrjö Lansipuro as Chair of the BCEC. The first meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for early September. Regards, 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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Request for updates for APRALO newsletter
by Amrita July 24, 2019

July 24, 2019

Dear All, In case you or your ALS have participated in an event or organised an event in the month of July, please share the same with me by 29th July. For example: If you participated in AprIGF and organised a workshop you could share a brief update on that with a picture. Regards, Amrita

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Updated Meeting invitation: APRALO Monthly Call on Thursday, 22 August 2019 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 23, 2019

July 23, 2019

***Please note the date has been changed below – please update your calendars accordingly*** Dear All, The next APRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Thursday, 22 August 2019 at 06:00 UTC. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/y3545yta The agenda and call details can be found at:https://community.icann.org/x/YqyjBg APRALO wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi ADIGO Conference Bridge: English Conference ID: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/641461523 / Meeting ID:641-461-523 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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Fellowship opportunity for inSIG2019
by Amrita July 18, 2019

July 18, 2019

Dear All, Felowship application <https://insig.in/?page_id=22> is being invited till 31 July, 2019 for the fourth edition of India School of Internet Governance (inSIG2019 <https://insig.in/> ) to be held in Kolkata, India from 15-17 November, 2019. inSIG is is a community-driven initiative, organized jointly by the Delhi, Trivandrum, Kolkata and Mumbai Chapters of Internet Society with the support of MeitY, NIXI, ICANN, Internet Society, APNIC and Dot Asia Fellowship is available to both candidates from India and overseas. Selected Indian Fellows will be provided travel, stay and waiver in registration fees. For selected overseas fellows, stay and waiver in registration fees will be provided We would request if you could share this opportunity with others in your community Regards, Amrita Choudhury inSIG Steering Committee Member

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Meeting invitation: APRALO Monthly call on Thursday, 15 August 2019 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 17, 2019

July 17, 2019

Dear All, The next APRALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Thursday, 15 August 2019 at 06:00 UTC. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/y54kzbn8 The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/YqyjBg APRALO wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi ADIGO Conference Bridge: English Conference ID: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/641461523 / Meeting ID: 641-461-523 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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Post-ICANN65 Policy Report
by Satish Babu July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019

Dear all The Post-ICANN65 Policy report is available at the following link: https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech65/post-icann65-policy-report-11jul1… With kind regards, satish

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CCAOI: Policy and IG Updates of June 2019 from the Indian Perspective
by Amrita July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019

Hi, Apologies for cross posting. For those who may be interested, read the June edition of CCAOI Newsletter, for curated news on IG events and policy discussions, from the Indian perspective using this <https://www.ccaoi.in/UI/links/fwnewsletter/CCAOI%20Newsletter%20June%202019…> link. Regards, Amrita Choudhury CCAOI

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Fwd: [CPWG] New ICANN Blog on Zoom and new Blog by TTF Co Chair Dev Anand Teelucksingh
by Satish Babu July 12, 2019

July 12, 2019

Dear APRALO Community, You would be aware of reports that Zoom (which is being used as a conferencing tool by ICANN and other organizations) has been discovered to have two vulnerabilities for Mac users (one of which has been patched since the initial reports). Pls see below for a message from Judith of TTF about two blogs, one from ICANN and the other from Dev Anand Teelucksingh that provide more information, for your reference. With kind regards, satish ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Judith Hellerstein <judith(a)jhellerstein.com> Date: Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 12:58 AM Subject: [CPWG] New ICANN Blog on Zoom and new Blog by TTF Co Chair Dev Anand Teelucksingh To: Technology Taskforce WG <ttf(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, <cpwg(a)icann.org> Hi All, Just received this email from Mark Segall about the new blog that ICANN IT has put out on the Zoom Vulnerability and also Dev Anand has written this very helpful email about other steps you can take to close the loop ICANN blog is here, https://www.icann.org/news/blog/known-zoom-vulnerabilities Dev's blog is here, https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Zoom+conferencing+solution Best, Judith

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] ANNOUNCEMENT: Change in 2019 APRALO Individual Representative
by Fariz Ahmadi July 8, 2019

July 8, 2019

Dear all, I wish to seriously add something here and its flag for both NCUC and At Large and even other groups of ICANN. I completely disagree with the point given by Mili and I would say it was completely unethical act at her part. We chose her the voice of APRALO individual members with lot of trust and respect. But she inspite of knowing the fact that when anyone apply for any position he/she has to declare any conflict of interest. But she kept NCUC and At Large in dark and given false statement by hiding the facts that she is already on one position she cannot hold leadership position in an different ICANN constituencies simultaneously until she first step down from first and then apply for another. This is completely unethical at her part that she try to play safe by retaining position here and additionally applying in NCUC so that incase if she don’t get selected their she atleast have one. I totally not accept such acts by any individuals here in NCUC and At Large and request that her nominations and positions should be cancelled with immediate effect as its clearly a non-comprisable and acceptable act. Thanks Farizahmadi From: Mili <milisemlani(a)gmail.com> To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Cc: Satish Babu via APAC-Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] ANNOUNCEMENT: Change in 2019 APRALO Individual Representative Date: 02 Jul 2019 08:38:16 PM Dear all, I am deeply humbled and extremely grateful that you chose me to be the voice of APRALO individual members. But I have to say this with a heavy heart that I will not be able to continue with this role as I am elected as NCUC EC for APAC. As a relative newcomer to ICANN, I was not aware of the conflict in interest both these positions lead to (as one cannot hold leadership position in an different ICANN constituencies simultanoeusly). I apologise for not keeping up with the trust you all have vested in me. But I hope you understand my reasons for doing so: 1. NCUC and At Large are like cousins in the ICANN ecosystem. For those of you who may not know, NCUC too protects and voices the issues of the end users, registrants (who are majorly internet end users too. But while our TG groups are aligned, both operate at different levels in the ICANN ecosystem and policy development process. NCUC has very few representatives from the Asia Pacific region (let alone leaders)and while I would like to retain your membership of APRALO and At-Large I also believe that increasing the Asia Pacific voice within NCUC is very important at this time, even while being pulled by my loyalty to At-Large. 2. Also as a continuing individual member of APRALO (which is still allowed) I believe I could encourage the continued relationship building between At-Large and the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) and would support and be actively engaged in the joint activities that have already been established between At-Large and NCUC and NPOC. APRALO and At Large may also benefit from a staunch At-Large supporter in NCUC, thus reinstate the voice of end users and particularly from APAC. 3. While my engagement and support for APRALO will in no way reduce, if anything, it will only enhance my understanding of policy development and open yet another avenue for us to support out regions issues. This dilemma and my decision to withdraw from my first and recently elected position and to move on and become the best representative for APRALO on the Executive Committee at Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) was not an easy one. 4. Wrt the leadership position, the NCUC EC in APAC definitely needs someone more committed to the region (especially when there are no other takers and the seat would remain vacant which would mean no APAC leader there) and I think my time and experience can be of great benefit for the same. But at the same time I feel guilty of letting down the trustof individual APRALO members vested in me in the recent elections. I hope you will understand my disposition and support my decision. I am sincerely apologetic about giving up the APRALO Individual member rep role (after winning with a big majority) and all the inconvenience caused to APRALO leaders, staff and members. Congrats Hanan and good luck! — With gratitude Mili Semlani On 02-Jul-2019, at 16:23, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: Dear All, On behalf of Satish Babu, APRALO Chair, this is to let you know the elected 2019 APRALO Individual Representative, Milli Semlani, has stepped down due to personal obligations. The candidate with the second most votes in the 2019 APRALO Individual Representative Election was Hanan Khatib: Vote on 2019 APRALO Individual Representative Rank Vote Option ID Vote Option Votes % 1 15998138 Mili Semlani 6 54.55 2 15998137 Hanan Khatib 3 27.27 3 15998136 Justine Chew (current APRALO Individual Representative) 2 18.18 You may view the result independently here: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=13375255Yh5qCsngcjnVgNewymq Therefore, we would like to thank Milli for her service and congratulate Hanan on assuming her new role and duties in representing the APRALO Individual Member community. Kind Regards, 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:/… Twitter: [@](https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge)[ICANNAtLarge](https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge) _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss Homepage for the region: [http://www.apralo.org](http://www.apralo.org/) _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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