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REMINDER: APRALO ALAC Representative 2010-2012 Election on now
by Heidi Ullrich Oct. 4, 2010

Oct. 4, 2010

Dear All, This is to remind you that the APRALO election for the position of APRALO Representative to the ALAC remain open until Friday, 8 October at 2359 UTC. Currently, 7 out of 19 ALS representatives have voted. An automated reminder with their voting credentials was sent to the APRALO ALS representatives recently. Please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you have not received your voting credentials. You can find additional information about this position and the election process under: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2010_election_calls_apralo. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Extension of Nomination Period for APRALO ALAC Representative Elections
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 28, 2010

Sept. 28, 2010

Dear All, Upon the request of the APRALO Chair, Prof. Hong Xue, we are announcing a one week extension of the Nomination Period for the position of APRALO representative to the At-Large Advisory Committee. The new nomination deadline is 20 September 2010. Nominees have until 27 September 2010 to accept their nomination. The revised election schedule is available on the 2010 APRALO Election Call wiki (see: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2010_election_calls_apralo) and below: 1. Call for election: The regional Secretariat will make a call for election (no later than 16 August 2010) 2. Nomination period: Nominations shall be accepted for five weeks after the Secretariat calls for nominations (up to 20 September 2010) 3. Acceptance deadline: The nominees need to accept their nomination no later than seven days after the nomination period ends (27 September 2010) 4. Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than one week after the end of the acceptance deadline and end no later than two weeks later Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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REMINDER: APRALO Teleconference Tuesday, 28 September 05:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 25, 2010

Sept. 25, 2010

Dear All, This is to remind you that the next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 September 2010 at 0500 UTC. The wiki link, agenda and call details are forthcoming as we are currently undergoing a migration to the Confluence At-Large wiki pages. 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. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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At-Large wiki migration to Confluence - update
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 25, 2010

Sept. 25, 2010

Dear All, The migration of the At-Large wiki pages from Social Text to Confluence is nearly complete. Staff have been working closely with the ALAC Chair, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, over the last several weeks to ensure that the migration meets all of the requested elements in terms of content and format. To allow IT to staff to fully migrate all At-Large pages as well as to give all members of the At-Large community the opportunity to participate in two At-Large Confluence training sessions scheduled for Wednesday, 29 September and Thursday, 30 September, the official go-live date of the At-Large Confluence wiki will now be Friday, 1 October. During the next week, we encourage you to browse the At-Large Confluence site. To access this page, log in to your Confluence account by going to: http://community.icann.org <http://community.icann.org/> and clicking on the Log In link on the right hand side of the page. Once you have logged-in, the At-Large Community tab is located on the upper left hand side of the page. We look forward to your comments! Please feel free to write to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you have any questions regarding the migration of the At-Large wiki pages to Confluence. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Agenda for September 28th Call
by Pavan Budhrani Sept. 17, 2010

Sept. 17, 2010

Hello all, This is to remind you that the APRALO monthly call will take place on the 28th of September later this month. The agenda is here https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?28_september_2010 -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Announcement of At-Large Director Applicants
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 9, 2010

Sept. 9, 2010

Dear All, A total of 43 Statements of Interest were received by the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee for the position of At-Large Board Director. Out of these 43 applications, 21 were deemed to be too incomplete to proceed further. The remaining 22 Statements of the Interest will be considered based on the established criteria. The names of the 22 applicants and the BCEC selected slate of 5-7 candidates will be released in October. Statistics of the 22 completed Statements of Interest show a globally diverse pool with a wide array of professional backgrounds. From the 22 completed Statements of Interest, 16 applicants are not currently active in the At-Large community while 6 are currently active. Male applicants (18) make up the vast majority of applicants with only 4 female applicants. Details of the statistics are available below: Geographical diversity: AF AP EU LAC NA Country of citizenship* 3 (14%) 4 (18%) 7 (32%) 1 (4%) 7 (32%) Country of residence* 4 (17%) 4 (17%) 7 (29%) 1 (4%) 8 (33%) * Total numbers are GREATER than 22 given dual citizenship or multiple locations of residence of some applicants Gender : M F 18 (82%) 4 (18%) Current position: For Profit Non-Profit Consultancy Academia Government Agency Other 5 (23%) 2 (9%) 7 (32%) 3 (14%) 1 (4%) 4 (18%) Currently active member of At-Large community Y N 6 (27%) 16 (73%) You also find this announcement attached as a PDF file for your convenience. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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ISOC Community Grants Programme - applications open
by Rajnesh D. Singh Sept. 7, 2010

Sept. 7, 2010

FYI. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications for the next round of the Internet Society’s Community Grants Programme are now open. The Community Grants Programme is designed to enhance the Internet environment around the world, by helping Internet Society Chapters and Members establish creative local programs in support of the goal of “Internet is for Everyone.” ISOC individual membership is free in the Global Member category. See http://www.isoc.org/membership/ for details on joining ISOC. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2010 . Full details on the Project Funding program, including criteria and details of how to apply, are available here: http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/projects/

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Schedule of At-Large wiki migration to Confluence
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 4, 2010

Sept. 4, 2010

Dear All, As requested by the Chair of ALAC, we are moving ahead with the At-Large wiki migration from Social Text to Confluence. At-Large will be the first of the AC/SOs to migrate. We have been working closely with IT staff on the steps for the At-Large migration to Confluence. In order to ensure a smooth transition with the least amount of disruption of access to At-Large wiki pages, IT staff will be taking a 'snapshot' of the At-Large Social Text wiki this Monday, 6 September between 0:00-02:00 UTC. During this 2 hour window, there will be no public access to the At-Large Social Text wiki pages. However, following this brief period, the At-Large Social Text wiki pages will be able to be used until the At-Large Confluence wiki pages go live on Friday, 24 September. Between 7-12 September, migration of the At-Large Social text wikis (based on the 6 September snapshot) to Confluence workspaces will occur. Between 13-24 September, the At-Large workspaces and links will be placed in an order similar to the current At-Large Social Text wiki spaces. Currently, it is planned that the At-Large Confluence wiki pages will be able to go live, as noted above, on 24 September. During the week of the 27th of September there will be two 2-hour At-Large community Confluence training calls. There will be a Beginner's level call and an Intermediate level call. There will also be an opportunity for At-Large representatives to review the At-Large Confluence site with IT staff during a two-hour Confluence during the 39th ICANN Meeting in Cartagena de Indias. Please feel free to write to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> if you have any questions regarding the migration of the At-Large wiki pages to Confluence. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff Email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org Website: www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org>

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Chinese Version of ICANN Press Release on the At-Large selected ICANN Board seat
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 31, 2010

Aug. 31, 2010

Dear All, Please find attached the Chinese version of ICANN’s press release on the At-Large selected ICANN Board seat. 供即时发布 2010 年 8 月 23 日从互联网用户社群中搜寻的申请董事会席位的申请人代表互联网个人用户的 ICANN 组正在从那些可能有兴趣帮助改善政策且服务于组织董事会的人员中征集申请人。 ICANN 一般会员社群（代表互联网个人用户）正在全球范围内开展一项搜寻工作，以便补充为互联网用户预留的一个董事会席位，该互联网用户不代表特定政府、企业或非营利性实体。 “此举完全是为了使普通日常互联网用户能够在一个全球非营利性组织中表达自己的意见，此组织专门负责协调互联网寻址系统。”一般会员咨询委员会 (ALAC) 主席 Cheryl Langdon-Orr 说到，“ICANN 希望听取来自互联网社群各个组成部分的意见，包括常常觉得在政策制定方面无法表达意见的个人”。 ALAC 正在努力寻找具备以下条件的人：具备广阔的国际视角，在互联网用户利益、消费者政策与/或世界范围的民间组织方面具有一定工作背景。一般会员董事会成员应在帮助定义组织的众多 ICANN 议题中发表意见，例如：  扩展通用顶级域名 (gTLD) – 指地址名称末尾的 Web 地址名称部分（如 .com、.org、.asia 等）。ICANN 在考虑如何以最佳方式将当前包含 21 个项目的列表扩展为包含各种名称与词。  指导国际化域名 (IDN) 的执行工作，允许引入由非拉丁语系语言组成的互联网地址名称，如中文、韩语或阿拉伯语等文字将用于地址名称最后部分的情况。  从 IPv4 过渡到 IPv6。由于当前 IPv4 地址正在迅速减少，互联网协议中的这种变化将显著扩展全球互联网地址的可用数量。 “互联网独特的优势是每个人都可以表达自己的意见。”Langdon-Orr 说到，“这是将涉及的概念传递到 ICANN 高层的好机会”。感兴趣的各方可通过 BCEC-Request(a)icann.org 向 ICANN 董事会候选人评估委员会咨询。申请一般会员董事会席位的截止日期为 2010 年 9 月 6 日。 ### 要了解有关 ICANN 一般会员社群征集董事会成员及申请流程的更多信息，请访问： https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_candidate_2… 要了解 ICANN 一般会员社群，请访问：http://www.atlarge.icann.org/en/whatis.htm 联系人： Brad White – 全球媒体事务总监 Washington, DC USA 电话： +1 202.570.7118 brad.white(a)icann.org Michele Jourdan – 媒体与市场协调员 Los Angeles, CA USA 电话： +1 310.301.5831 michele.jourdan(a)icann.org Heidi Ullrich – 一般会员主管 Los Angeles, CA USA 电话： +1 310.578.8647 Heidi.ullrich(a)icann.org ICANN 的使命是确保一个稳定、安全及统一的全球互联网。若要通过互联网联系他人，就必须在计算机中键入一个地址（以名称或数字表示）。该地址必须是唯一的，这样计算机才能确定彼此的位置。ICANN 负责在全球范围内协调此类唯一标识符。如果没有这种协调，我们就不会拥有统一的全球互联网。ICANN 成立于 1998 年。它是一个国际化的非营利性公益机构，参与者来自世界各地，致力于保持互联网的安全性、稳定性和互操作性。ICANN 鼓励竞争并制定与互联网唯一标识符相关的政策。ICANN 不控制互联网上的内容。它无法阻止垃圾邮件，也不处理与互联网访问相关的事宜。不过，通过在互联网命名系统中起协调作用，ICANN 对互联网的发展和进步产生了实实在在的重大影响。有关更多信息，请访问：www.icann

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ICANN Press Release on At-Large Board Seat
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 26, 2010

Aug. 26, 2010

Dear All, The attached press release on the At-Large Board Seat is sent to you on behalf of Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chair of the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee. Applicants Sought from Internet User Community for Seat on Board of Directors The ICANN group representing individual Internet users is calling for applications from those who may be interested in helping to develop policy while serving on the organization’s Board of Directors. ICANN’s At-Large community (representing individual Internet users) is undertaking a global search to fill a Board seat reserved for an Internet user who does not represent a particular government, corporate or non-profit entity. “This is all about providing a voice for the average everyday Internet user in the global non-profit organization charged with coordinating the Internet addressing system,” said Cheryl Langdon-Orr, the Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). “ICANN wants to hear from all segments of the Internet community, including the individuals who often simply feel they don’t have a voice in policy formation.” ALAC is looking for someone with a broad international perspective and a background in Internet users’ interests, consumer policy and/or civil society worldwide. The At-Large Board member would have a voice in the numerous ICANN issues which help define the organization, such as: • The expansion of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) – that portion of a web address name at the end of an address name (i.e., .com, .org, .asia, etc.). ICANN is considering how best to expand the current list of 21 to include a vast variety of names and words. • Guidance on the implementation of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), which allows for the introduction of Internet address names formed from non-Latin based languages, where scripts such as Chinese, Korean or Arabic will be used in the last portion of an address name. • The transition from IPv4 to IPv6. This change in Internet Protocols will vastly expand the available number of global Internet addresses, since the current IPv4 addresses are quickly diminishing. “The Internet is defined by its unique ability to give everyone a voice,” said Langdon-Orr. “This is an opportunity to extend that concept of inclusion to ICANN’s top level.” Interested parties can obtain more information by writing ICANN’s Board Candidate Evaluation Committee at BCEC-Request(a)icann.org. The deadline to apply for the At-Large Board seat is September 6, 2010. ### To read more about the ICANN’s At-Large Community’s search for a Board member and the process for application, go here: https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_candidate_2… To read more about ICANN’s At-Large Community go here: http://www.atlarge.icann.org/en/whatis.htm CONTACTS: Brad White – Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, DC USA Ph: +1 202.570.7118 brad.white(a)icann.org Michele Jourdan – Media & Marketing Coordinator Los Angeles, CA USA Ph. +1 310.301.5831 michele.jourdan(a)icann.org Heidi Ullrich – Director for At-Large Los Angeles, CA USA Ph: +1 310.578.8647 Heidi.ullrich(a)icann.org ICANN’s mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org> .

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