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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Results of the 2011 APRALO election calls
by langdonorr＠gmail.com May 20, 2011

May 20, 2011

Congratulations to Charles and the rest of the "New" APRALO Leadership Team :-) Much to do in this coming year or two and I am personally looking forward to being part of the processes that take our Region from strength to strength... CLO On , Charles Mok <mok(a)hknet.com> wrote: > Thank you for your support and I look forward to working with all ALS in > APRALO to improve our communications and contribution to ICANN and the > whole > Internet community. Thanks to Siva in particular for your participation, > and to Holly a big word of welcome, and to Pavan and Fouad, looking > forward > to your continued contribution and great efforts! > On my way to the airport soon to Colombo for ISOC's INET regional workshop > and conference, where I think I will meet some of you over the weekend and > early next week. > Thanks, > Charles > On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:15 AM, ICANN At-Large Staff > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > Hello, all, > > > > At-Large staff is please to present to APRALO and the At-Large Community > > the following report on the outcome of the recently closed APRALO 2011 > > election calls. See also the "2011 Election Calls - APRALO" wiki page at > > https://community.icann.org/pages/editpage.action?pageId=11994663# > > https://community.icann.org/pages/editpage.action?pageId=11994663>. > > > > > > 1. Leadership-selection processes to date > > > > 6 April 2011 -- At-Large staff announced elections and call for > > nominations. > > > > 6-29 April 2011 – Nomination period. > > > > 6 May 2011 -- Deadline for nomination acceptances (all nominees accepted > > nominations no later than seven days after the nomination period ended > on 29 > > April 2011). > > > > 11-19 May 2011 -- Elections (One election was held -- for the position > of > > APRALO Chair. This online poll closed at 23:59 UTC on 19 May 2011; for > the > > report on this poll from BigPulse, see below). > > > > > > 2. Poll Result: APRALO Chair Elections May 2011 > > > > Report date: Friday, 20 May 2011, 00:52 UTC. > > > > The poll was closed on Thursday, 19 May 2011, at 23:59 UTC. > > > > Number of voters: 15. Group size: 19. Percent voted: 78.95%. > > > > Ranking > > > > by votes > > Candidates > > Votes > > % > > > > 1 > > Charles Mok > > 11 > > 73.33 > > > > 2 Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > > 4 26.67 > > > > 3 Abstain > > 0 0.0 > > > > > > > > 3. APRALO-selected leadership for 2011-13, as a result of these election > > calls > > APRALO Chair: > > For both interim term of 19 May 2011 through 30 June 2011 and official > term > > of 01 July 2011 through 30 June 2013 > > > > > > Mr. Charles Mok > > (ISOC-HK) > > > > > > EFFECTIVE from 20 May 2011 through 30 June 2013 > > > > > > APRALO Vice-Chair: > > For official term of 01 July 2011 through 30 June 2013 > > > > > > Ms. Holly Raiche > > (ISOC-AU) > > > > > > > > EFFECTIVE from 01 July 2011 through 30 June 2013* > > > > > > APRALO Secretariat: > > For official term of 01 July 2011 through 30 June 2013 > > > > ISOC Hong Kong (appointment of Mr. Pavan Budhrani; continues to hold > this > > position) > > > > EFFECTIVE from 01 July 2011 through 30 June 2013 > > > > > > *APRALO has two Vice-Chairs, each elected for two-year terms in > alternate > > years. Mr. Fouad Bajwa continues as one of the Vice-Chairs until 30 June > > 2012. The other position becomes vacant with the election of Mr. Charles > > Mok (currently serving as Vice Chair until 30 June 2011) to the > position of > > APRALO Chair. Therefore, Holly Raiche will serve as Vice Chair-elect > from 20 > > May through 30 June 2011; her official two-year term begins on 01 July > 2011. > > > > The At-Large staff wishes to thank all those involved in this process, > > especially those who nominated or accepted nominations for these > critical > > leadership roles in APRALO. We look forward to continuing our work with > > this new leadership team. > > > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and > > Marilyn Vernon > > ICANN At-Large Staff > > > > email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org > > website: www.atlarge.icann.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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

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FW: NOW OPEN: Vote on APRALO Chair Position
by LiJone May 13, 2011

May 13, 2011

Please see the email we sent to the Staff a day ago. We have not heard from them. We are looking forward to ICANN Staff's immediate action. From: joneli1997(a)live.cn To: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Subject: RE: [APAC-Discuss] NOW OPEN: Vote on APRALO Chair Position Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 01:43:31 +0000 Dear ICANN At Large Staff, At-Large @ China wants to draw your immediate attention to the following urgent matter. Our organization had changed the Representative Personnel to APRALO from the end of January 2011 and had promptly notified you. You replied to confirm the recordal of the change. However, we are very astonished to see you still list the former Representative Mengxuan Wu (wu.mx(a)hotmail.com<mailto:wu.mx@hotmail.com>) as the eligible voter on behalf of our organization. Ms. Wu was an intern in our International Department and was back to her school after finishing her internship last year. She cannot and should not represent us any more. Your current voting credential would actually deprive our voting right! We strongly wish you to correct the mistake and send us the necessary voting credential immediately. If Ms. Wu had casted the vote without the organization's authorization, we strongly request APRALO to ignore the vote. Also, you wrongly list our organization's name, which should be At-Large @ China, rather than At Large@China Asia-Pacific. We hope such serious mistake never happen again. Regards Jone Li At-Large @ China > From: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 08:24:55 -0700 > CC: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] NOW OPEN: Vote on APRALO Chair Position > > > Dear All, > > The online election for the open APRALO Chair position has started and will remain open until Thursday 19 May 2011 at 13:00 UTC. > > All registered ALS representatives should have received a personal email with their voting credentials a couple of minutes ago. Please contact staff under staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> if you have not received them. Attached below you find a list with all eligible APRALO ALS representatives. > > There are two candidates for the Chair position: > > Charles Mok > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > > (Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by family name.) > > The new Chair will serve both for an interim term of 14 May 2011 through 30 June 2011 (completing the original term of Professor Xue, who recently resigned as Chair) and for the official term of 01 July 2011 through 30 June 2013. > > *********** > > The question to be put will be the following: > > Who should be elected as the APRALO Chair for the period of two (2) years ? > > With possible options: > Charles Mok > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > Abstain > > *********** > > The vote will be anonymous and remain open until Thursday 19 May 2011 at 13:00 UTC. In the event of a tie, there will be a second round of voting. > > You can find additional information about this position and the election process, including candidate statements, under: > https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/2011+Election+Calls+-+APRALO > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon > ICANN At-Large Staff > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Eligible APRALO voters (total 19): > > Aotearoa Maori Internet Organisation > Karaitiana Taiuru > karaitiana(a)taiuru.maori.nz<mailto:karaitiana@taiuru.maori.nz> > > Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS) > Mahmoud Lattoufi > mlattouf(a)agip.com<mailto:mlattouf@agip.com> > > At Large@China Asia-Pacific > Mengxuan Wu > wu.mx(a)hotmail.com<mailto:wu.mx@hotmail.com> > > Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance > Dr. Hong Xue Chair o > hongxueipr(a)gmail.com<mailto:hongxueipr@gmail.com> > > Emirates Internet Group Asia-Pacific > Khalid Bin Thani Chairman > info(a)isoc.ae<mailto:info@isoc.ae> > > Hong Kong Internet Forum (HKIF) Asia-Pacific > Paul Chow Secretary > paul(a)hkif.hk<mailto:paul@hkif.hk> > > Internet Users Network Asia-Pacific > Izumi Aizu > iza(a)anr.org<mailto:iza@anr.org> > > Internet Users Society Niue > Stafford Guest Secretary > sguest(a)niue.nu<mailto:sguest@niue.nu> > > ISOC Australia Asia-Pacific > Cheryl Langdon-Orr > langdonorr(a)gmail.com<mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com> > > ISOC Chapter India Chennai > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > isolatedn(a)gmail.com<mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com> > > ISOC HK > Edmon Chung > sec(a)hkif.hk<mailto:sec@hkif.hk> > > ISOC NZ > Keith Davidson > keith(a)internetnz.net.nz<mailto:keith@internetnz.net.nz> > > ISOC Taiwan Chapter Asia-Pacific > Chung Laung Liu > liucl(a)mx.nthu.edu.tw<mailto:liucl@mx.nthu.edu.tw> > > National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association > (NIIEPA) > Ku Wei Wu > kuoweiwu(a)gmail.com<mailto:kuoweiwu@gmail.com> > > Open Standards and Internet Association (OSIA) > Hyun-kook Kahng > kahng(a)kkorea.ac.kr<mailto:kahng@kkorea.ac.kr> > > Pacific Islands Chapter fo the Internet Society (PICISOC) > Leslie Allison Chairman > leslie.allinson(a)gmail.com<mailto:leslie.allinson@gmail.com> > > Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (ISVK)- India > Nimrol Agarwal > nirmol81(a)yahoo.com<mailto:nirmol81@yahoo.com> > > Internet Society Pakistan Chapter > QasimY. Khan > isoc(a)isocpk.org<mailto:isoc@isocpk.org> > > Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor > Fouad Riaz Bajwa > fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com<mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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

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NOW OPEN: Vote on APRALO Chair Position
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011

Dear All, The online election for the open APRALO Chair position has started and will remain open until Thursday 19 May 2011 at 13:00 UTC. All registered ALS representatives should have received a personal email with their voting credentials a couple of minutes ago. Please contact staff under staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> if you have not received them. Attached below you find a list with all eligible APRALO ALS representatives. There are two candidates for the Chair position: Charles Mok Sivasubramanian Muthusamy (Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by family name.) The new Chair will serve both for an interim term of 14 May 2011 through 30 June 2011 (completing the original term of Professor Xue, who recently resigned as Chair) and for the official term of 01 July 2011 through 30 June 2013. *********** The question to be put will be the following: Who should be elected as the APRALO Chair for the period of two (2) years ? With possible options: Charles Mok Sivasubramanian Muthusamy Abstain *********** The vote will be anonymous and remain open until Thursday 19 May 2011 at 13:00 UTC. In the event of a tie, there will be a second round of voting. You can find additional information about this position and the election process, including candidate statements, under: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/2011+Election+Calls+-+APRALO Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff ----------------------------------------------------------------- Eligible APRALO voters (total 19): Aotearoa Maori Internet Organisation Karaitiana Taiuru karaitiana(a)taiuru.maori.nz<mailto:karaitiana@taiuru.maori.nz> Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS) Mahmoud Lattoufi mlattouf(a)agip.com<mailto:mlattouf@agip.com> At Large@China Asia-Pacific Mengxuan Wu wu.mx(a)hotmail.com<mailto:wu.mx@hotmail.com> Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance Dr. Hong Xue Chair o hongxueipr(a)gmail.com<mailto:hongxueipr@gmail.com> Emirates Internet Group Asia-Pacific Khalid Bin Thani Chairman info(a)isoc.ae<mailto:info@isoc.ae> Hong Kong Internet Forum (HKIF) Asia-Pacific Paul Chow Secretary paul(a)hkif.hk<mailto:paul@hkif.hk> Internet Users Network Asia-Pacific Izumi Aizu iza(a)anr.org<mailto:iza@anr.org> Internet Users Society Niue Stafford Guest Secretary sguest(a)niue.nu<mailto:sguest@niue.nu> ISOC Australia Asia-Pacific Cheryl Langdon-Orr langdonorr(a)gmail.com<mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com> ISOC Chapter India Chennai Sivasubramanian Muthusamy isolatedn(a)gmail.com<mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com> ISOC HK Edmon Chung sec(a)hkif.hk<mailto:sec@hkif.hk> ISOC NZ Keith Davidson keith(a)internetnz.net.nz<mailto:keith@internetnz.net.nz> ISOC Taiwan Chapter Asia-Pacific Chung Laung Liu liucl(a)mx.nthu.edu.tw<mailto:liucl@mx.nthu.edu.tw> National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (NIIEPA) Ku Wei Wu kuoweiwu(a)gmail.com<mailto:kuoweiwu@gmail.com> Open Standards and Internet Association (OSIA) Hyun-kook Kahng kahng(a)kkorea.ac.kr<mailto:kahng@kkorea.ac.kr> Pacific Islands Chapter fo the Internet Society (PICISOC) Leslie Allison Chairman leslie.allinson(a)gmail.com<mailto:leslie.allinson@gmail.com> Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (ISVK)- India Nimrol Agarwal nirmol81(a)yahoo.com<mailto:nirmol81@yahoo.com> Internet Society Pakistan Chapter QasimY. Khan isoc(a)isocpk.org<mailto:isoc@isocpk.org> Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor Fouad Riaz Bajwa fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com<mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com>

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APRALO Showcase - some points for discussion
by Sivasubramanian M May 4, 2011

May 4, 2011

Hello, The NARALO showcase was more like a Key Note Address event. It was a very good show. We could think of different ideas for the APRALO show case. 1) The APRALO showcase could be a visual showcase + reception Centre open for at least two days, like the Verisign Stall at San Francisco. This could be available as a lounge for those from Asia Pacific Region and for guests. We could ask ICANN to set aside a place for us to set up an APRALO stall, which could display photographs of activities of the ALSs in the region, if we have enough to showcase, and if we can engage someone to attend to the stall. Otherwise this may not be a good idea. (The focus during this ICANN meeting is APRALO, but we could also display summary information about the activities of other RALOs, and in the next showcases, the same convention could be followed by other RALOs) 2) The Event - the meeting part of the event - could be so designed to bring together everyone from the Asia Pacific region + guest from other regions, not merely participants of At Large. 3) The idea could be expanded as that of an Asia Pacific showcase organized by APRALO rather than being a APRALO showcase. Sivasubramanian M http://isolatednetwork.com facebook: http://is.gd/x8Sh LinkedIn: http://is.gd/x8U6 Twitter: http://is.gd/x8Vz President Isoc India Chennai http://isocindiachennai.in

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ALAC Statement to the ICANN Board on the RAA Negotiations - Call for Comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 4, 2011

May 4, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chairman, please find a draft ALAC Statement to the ICANN Board on the RAA Negotiations drafted by Olivier: URL: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement++to+the+ICA NN+Board+on+the+RAA+Negotiations+-+April+2011?focusedCommentId=13862676#comm ent-13862676 Short URL: https://community.icann.org/x/zYbT The statement will be discussed during the ALAC Meeting of Tuesday, 26 April. However, comments and suggestions are welcome through 23:59 UTC on Friday, 29 April. Please add your comments directly to the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Reminder - DOODLE / First APRALO Showcase preparation call
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 4, 2011

May 4, 2011

Dear All, Gentle reminder to please complete the attached Doodle poll if you are interested in serving on the APRALO Singapore Showcase WG. This Doodle poll will close at 2100 UTC today. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff From: Microsoft Office User <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:44:13 -0700 To: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Cc: Microsoft Office User <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Subject: DOODLE / First APRALO Showcase preparation call Dear All, Please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule the first call in preparation for the APRALO Showcase to be held at the ICANN Meeting in Singapore in June. http://doodle.com/r4qevd55e5zrmtdt This Doodle poll will close on Friday 29 April 2011 at 2100 UTC – the date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Matt Ashtiani ICANN At-Large Staff

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回覆： Re: REMINDER / First APRALO Showcase preparation call
by Charles Mok (gmail) May 4, 2011

May 4, 2011

it should be free for any member to join the wg. will u, hong? 2011-5-4 下午8:38在 "Hong Xue" <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> 提到： Thanks for the reminder. I see there has been a working group set up specially for this. Is this call for the working group only or open to other APRALO members? Hong On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:47 AM, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > Dear Al... -- Dr. Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) Beijing Normal University http://www.iipl.org.cn/ 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss@atlarge-list...

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 54, Issue 1
by Siranush Vardanyan May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

Sorry, my dear colleagues, but I will not not be able to participate at that time, as it is 03:00 night in my case. Looking forward reading call notes Best Siranush P.S. Please, however, count on me as a support team in Singapore as I will be there in person (hopefully, as applied for visa already). > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 54, Issue 1 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 12:00:01 +0000 > > Send APAC-Discuss mailing list submissions to > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > apac-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of APAC-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Meeting Invitation / First APRALO Showcase preparation call > (ICANN At-Large Staff) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 02:51:05 -0700 > From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Meeting Invitation / First APRALO Showcase > preparation call > To: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: <C9E43A35.5C8EA%gisella.gruber-white(a)icann.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Dear All, > > Further to the Doodle poll, the first call in preparation for the APRALO Showcase is scheduled on Wednesday 04 May 2011 at 2300 UTC. > > For other places see: > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=APRALO+Showcase+WG… > > The draft agenda and call details will be sent through with the reminder. > > If you require a dial-out, please contact At-Large Staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon > ICANN At-Large Staff > > > > From: Microsoft Office User <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:32:54 -0700 > To: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> > Subject: Reminder - DOODLE / First APRALO Showcase preparation call > > Dear All, > > Gentle reminder to please complete the attached Doodle poll if you are interested in serving on the APRALO Singapore Showcase WG. > > This Doodle poll will close at 2100 UTC today. > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon > ICANN At-Large Staff > > > From: Microsoft Office User <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> > Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:44:13 -0700 > To: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> > Cc: Microsoft Office User <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> > Subject: DOODLE / First APRALO Showcase preparation call > > Dear All, > > Please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule the first call in preparation for the APRALO Showcase to be held at the ICANN Meeting in Singapore in June. > > http://doodle.com/r4qevd55e5zrmtdt > > This Doodle poll will close on Friday 29 April 2011 at 2100 UTC ? the date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Matt Ashtiani > ICANN At-Large Staff > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > End of APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 54, Issue 1 > *******************************************

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Internet Governance Across Cultures - IGF Seminar Proposal
by Carlton Samuels April 30, 2011

April 30, 2011

Siva: A very interesting topic indeed. I'm sure some of these issues are relevant to the Latin America Caribbean context so I'm acutely interested in hearing the views teased from our Asia Pacific colleagues. Here's to success.....and an "unrestrained" conversation. Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:34:45 +0530 > From: Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Internet Governance across cultures: Asia > Pacific Region as a microcosm of the World of Diversity Regional > interests in a global setting > To: APRALO <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > > Hello > > The following topic has been proposed as a theme for an IGF Seminar. > during 27-30 September. This topic is to bring in national and > regional views on local concerns in a global setting. > > I have filed this topic as a Workshop proposal that could possibly be > discussed by?APRALO for support as a workshop from the APRALO region. > The initial description as filed is as below, but workshop proposals > can be amended for some more time. > > Title:?Internet Governance across cultures: Asia Pacific Region as a > microcosm of the World of Diversity Regional interests in a global > setting > > Description:?Asia Pacific is a region of diverse ethnicities of > numerous languages, languages that are not etymologically related > unlike the languages in the Europe and Americas. The cultural > background, the cultural diversity of Asia Pacific is also of a wider > spectrum than the cultural diversity in the Europe, Americas and > Africa. > > What are the special challenges in Internet Governance across Asia > Pacific cultures? For instance, IDNs are desired by the Asia Pacific > region more than any other region in the world. How does Asia Pacific > hope to communicate across IDNs? > How does the region collaborate and how does it stay united as a > region amidst all this diversity? And across the regions, each > different from the other, each with cultures on its own with so many > languages, so many different needs, How is unity in diversity > achieved? > > The topic will elicit an unrestrained discussion on ideologies, ethnic > diversity, policies, politics, conflicts and hopes. The idea of this > workshop is to ask the Asia Pacific region to think transparently and > aloud in a global forum to identify problem areas and opportunities > for the region and also deliberate upon the theme diversity management > in a Global Setting. > > Expanded Questions: How does the region further its regional interests > while being part of the whole? How does the region tune its regional > priorities to the global agenda? ?Is it against gloablism to be > concerned about the region? Is it a zero sum game to further regional > interests? ?To what extent is it appropriate to further regional > interests and what comromises does the region make for the good of the > whole world? ? How would asia pacific region implement its regional > Internet priorities while working towards preserving the unity of the > internet? > > There are answers to some questions, some questions are asked to > provoke thinking with a hope to lead to solutions to problem areas > that are yet to be foreseen, questions that are not yet raised, > questions that one shies away from asking. It is an Asia Pacific topic > but the idea behind this topic is to prompt a thought process about > the pursuit of regional interests in tune with a global agenda. > > Filed Under: Access and Diversity > > Sivasubramanian M > Isoc India Chennai At Large Structure. > > > > ------------------------------ > > > >

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APRALO secretariat
by Edmon Chung April 30, 2011

April 30, 2011

Hi Everyone, >From ISOC HK, we will self nominate ourselves to continue to serve as the secretariat for APRALO. Pavan, Charles and myself will continue to work together to support the works at APRALO, with of course Pavan taking the lead in this capacity. Edmon

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