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Notice for the Adoption of the APRALO FY2025 Annual Report
by Amrita Choudhury March 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

Dear APRALO Community Members, As you all know, the APRALO FY25 Annual Report <https://online.fliphtml5.com/dfakt/ebmo/> was presented during the APRALO Hybrid Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025 held on 10 March 2026 in conjunction with ICANN85. Following the successful completion of the said AGM, we would like to move for the adoption of the Annual Report. The APRALO Leadership Team proposes to do so by way of a consensus call, or acclamation, of the APRALO Community. Notice is hereby given that unless significant objection is received in response to this email prior to 30 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC, then the Annual Report will be deemed to be adopted by acclamation at the APRALO Monthly Call of 16 April 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Should you have additional questions regarding the Annual Report, please promptly relay them in writing to me, or in any event, no later than 30 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC, so that they can be addressed at the mentioned April Monthly Call. At the AGM we also discussed initiating the APRALO Membership Mobilization Plan <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jnc1iaOQA-VIDwnxGi-R2Z-7rirCI6uc/view?usp=…> which we will undertake in stages and an update will be given during the mentioned April Monthly Call. For and on behalf of the APRALO Leadership Team, Amrita Choudhury APRALO Chair 2022-2026

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REGISTER / APRALO Policy Forum Webinar Series on A Multilingual Internet: Webinar #2: "Multilingual Domain Names" on Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 17, 2026

March 17, 2026

[95DPtCAAAABklEQVQDAP2XBkAatO13AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC] The APRALO Policy Forum is delighted to present the second of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliver this goal. You are invited to Webinar #2: Multilingual Domain Names on 26 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC for 75 minutes, where Satish Babu will host Pitinan Kooarmornpatana, IDN Programs Director, ICANN in an introduction to IDN related policies and their implementation for enabling secure and stable use of IDNs under both gTLDs and ccTLDs. If you are unfamiliar with the ICANN IDN Program, IDN related policies and wonder how these and you can contribute to making the Internet truly multilingual, then join us and get your answers! Don't forget to pre-register your participation! And if you have any, please let us have your questions on this topic by posting them as comments to this wiki page below; or if you prefer, submit them by emailing staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For other times: https://tinyurl.com/5y7jywyb The agenda and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GAChO Zoom Registration Link: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/_y89VstfQmChbVRzXMFxmA (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.) APRALO Policy Forum Wiki Workspace: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOrdBg 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/>

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APRALO Policy Forum Webinar Series on A Multilingual Internet: Webinar #2: "Multilingual Domain Names"
by ICANN Policy Calendar March 17, 2026

March 17, 2026

The APRALO Policy Forum is delighted to present the second of the series of 3 webinars to introduce ICANN’s goal for a “Multilingual Internet” and its engagement of relevant stakeholders to deliver this goal. You are invited to Webinar #2: Multilingual Domain Names on 26 March 2026 at 06:00 UTC for 75 minutes, where Satish Babu will host Pitinan Kooarmornpatana, IDN Programs Director, ICANN in an introduction to IDN related policies and their implementation for enabling secure and stable use of IDNs under both gTLDs and ccTLDs. If you are unfamiliar with the ICANN IDN Program, IDN related policies and wonder how these and you can contribute to making the Internet truly multilingual, then join us and get your answers! Don't forget to pre-register your participation! And if you have any, please let us have your questions on this topic by posting them as comments to this wiki page below; or if you prefer, submit them by emailing staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For other times: https://tinyurl.com/5y7jywyb The agenda and call details can be found at: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GAChO Zoom Registration Link: https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/_y89VstfQmChbVRzXMFxmA (After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.) APRALO Policy Forum Wiki Workspace: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/OOrdBg 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/>

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Introduction – Saif Ahmad
by Saif Ahmad March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026

Hello APAC-Discuss members, I am Saif Ahmad, a technology journalist from Bangladesh, currently working on digital policy, internet governance, and technology journalism. I am excited to join this community and look forward to learning from your discussions as well as sharing insights where relevant. Thank you, <https://www.jugantor.com/tech> Saiful Ahmad (Saif) *Staff Reporter * Departmental Head Science and ICT & Autotech The Daily Jugantor <https://www.jugantor.com/tech>Contact: +8801670207170 Social: <https://www.facebook.com/ssaifaahmadd> Email: saf.nuntium(a)gmail.com

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