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REMINDER: MEETING REPORTS
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 3, 2013

May 3, 2013

Dear All, As a reminder, please be sure to submit your meeting reports to the At-Large Beijing Meeting Reports Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/gYU3Ag>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [IDN-WG] Draft Statement on TMCH and Variants
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

Dear Members of the IDN WG, APRALO and ALAC Colleagues, I have revised the proposed " *ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on Trademark Clearinghouse and IDN Variants*" based on Hong's draft, input received in Beijing and my own consultation with IDN Variant experts. Please review and comment on the draft on the wiki for tracking purposes. The wiki page for the draft is here - https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Advice+to+the+ICANN+… Once the text is deemed satisfactory, it will be forwarded to the ALAC for a vote. Please try your best to respond with comments by Friday April 26th. Text pasted below for rapid review. The final version will be proofread and a summary of recommendations will be produced as part of the final version (as per our norm in giving advice to the Board). Best regards, Rinalia *ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on Trademark Clearinghouse and IDN Variants * The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is deeply concerned by the implementation model outlined in the “Trademark Clearinghouse: Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements” published on April 6, 2013. We view the model to be deficient in that it overlooks the critical issue of IDN variants, which would seriously impact the public interest in the pertinent user communities. We wish to highlight two areas of particular concern in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) requirements: *(1) Domain Name Matching* Language communities have requested that TMCH services factor IDN-script trademarks involving variants and that ICANN consider adopting community-based solutions to address this issue since October 2011. Despite concerns raised by language community experts in the TMCH Implementation Assistance Group (IAG), the domain name matching requirements of the TMCH still does not take into account trademarks in IDN scripts involving variants. Variant matching is critical for certain languages and particularly for the Chinese language. To illustrate, when a trademark holder registers a simplified Chinese word-mark and not its traditional equivalent, the TMCH will accordingly generate only one trademark record. The new gTLD registries are obliged to offer sunrise services and trademark claims for trademarks recorded in the TMCH. Without variant matching requirements in place, only that registered simplified word-mark will be eligible for trademark protection. This leaves the traditional word-mark equivalent open for cybersquatting. Given that both simplified and traditional writings of the word-mark are deemed identical by the Chinese community (and by norm few trademarks are registered in both writings), ruling out the un-registered writing by not allowing variant matching would make the TMCH completely useless to Chinese trademarks. *(2) Domain Name Bundling* The TMCH requirements specifically prohibit any registry from implementing “variant or bundling rules” and allocating domain names under such “variant or bundling rules” prior to the conclusion of the Sunrise Period. Such a restriction would exclude the accommodation of any solution for IDN trademarks involving variants during the sunrise period at the TLD level, even though registries may be willing to address the variants through their own registration management and at their own expense. *A More Open and Flexible TMCH Model* Trademarks have a very important function of safeguarding the public interest by identifying the source of goods and services. If left unaddressed, the deficiencies of the TMCH model design may likely cause serious public confusion and result in market chaos. In principle, the At-Large community does not support over-extensive trademark protection measures. However, we do strongly believe that ICANN should treat all trademarks equally, irrespective of the characters of the trademarks, and that users from all language communities should be protected from confusion equally. In September 2012, the ALAC statement on the TMCH called for a “more open and flexible model” that can address our community’s concerns regarding the limitations of a uniform model, which would be applied to all gTLD registries irrespective of their differences and competencies. We believe that new gTLD registries require a more open and flexible TMCH model to be successful and we strongly urge ICANN to move away from a model that is centralized, inflexible and unfriendly to variants. In light of the considerations above, the ALAC urges the ICANN Board to call for a more open and flexible TMCH model. Towards this end, we urge the Board to support a community-based, bottom-up solution for TMCH implementation and to ensure that the IDN variant issue is addressed before the TMCH begin providing services to the new gTLD registries. We understand that addressing the IDN Variant issue in a holistic way requires the development of Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone, which experts and Staff have projected to require a minimum of 12 months. We appreciate that the LGR development requires conscientious effort to maintain the security and stability of the Internet, but we are also mindful that the business and practical requirements of new gTLD applicants, especially from developing economies, call for urgent implementation. To expedite the development of appropriate solutions, the ALAC recommends that the Board request from the ICANN CEO an interim mechanism that can yield such solutions efficiently and on an urgent basis. This may require additional Staff with the appropriate linguistic capabilities working in tandem with community members with relevant expertise. It may also require a consideration of expediting the LGR process for the Han script. We understand that in the general case, the handling of variants is a complex issue. However, for variant cases that are well defined and understood, such as the case of the Han script, ICANN should proceed on a fast-track basis to include variant support in the TMCH in time to accommodate the delegation of the appropriate TLDs. END

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Accept my nomination
by Siranush Vardanyan May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

Dear colleagues, Thank you for nominating me for the position of APRALO Vice Chair. With this e-mail I would like to let you know that I accept this nomination with great honor and would make my best to bring the new prosperity and development for the whole ALAC community. Best Siranush Siranush Vardanyan Armenia > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 78, Issue 2 > To: apac-distcuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 17:57:44 +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. Nominations for APRALO Vice Chair (Satish Babu) > 2. APRALO Elections - Nominations (Rinalia Abdul Rahim) > 3. FW: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Nominating > Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May > 2013 (Siranush Vardanyan) > 4. Re: Nominations for APRALO Leadership roles term July 1 2013 > to 30 June 2015 currently open... (Silvia Vivanco) > 5. Re: Nominations for APRALO Vice Chair- Kindly clarify your > nominee (Silvia Vivanco) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 18:01:21 +0530 > From: Satish Babu <director(a)icfoss.in> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Nominations for APRALO Vice Chair > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Message-ID: > <CAA8UJvB20nMBZAT1C2o5bKU59SY42=7FvVethCnNaj0Ve9RQ4g(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear all > > I would like to propose the following persons for the position of > APRALO Vice Chair: > > Siranush Vardanyan (Armenia Association for the Disabled) > Maureen Hilyard (Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society) > > > best regards > > > > > > satish > > -- > Satish Babu > Computer Society of India > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 22:35:31 +0800 > From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Elections - Nominations > To: apralo <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CANZv7UFL_gRt7d8HJdEQ4W=9r_vS7gv+Q4BoD8a1eNJueALHYw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear APRALO, > > I wish to express my support for the nomination of the following > individuals in the upcoming APRALO elections: > > *Chair* > Holy Raiche > > *Vice Chair* (in alphabetical order based on last name) > 1. Maureen Hilyard - PICISOC, Cook Islands > 2. YJ Park - Open Standards and Internet Association, South Korea > 3. Siranush Vardanyan - Armenian Association for the Disabled > * > Additional Nomination for Vice Chair* > Satish Babu - Computer Society of India > > [Candidates, please do not forget to ACCEPT the nominations before the > deadline (May 10th)!] > > *Secretariat Appointment* > I support the re-appointment of Pavan Budhrani and Edmon Chung (ISOC HK) as > the APRALO Secretariat. > > As the NomCom appointee to the ALAC representing our region, I will not be > voting, but I wish all of you an exciting, robust and competitive > elections! > > Best regards, > > Rinalia > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 14:47:51 +0000 > From: Siranush Vardanyan <siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] FW: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- > ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest > to 15 May 2013 > To: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: <DUB114-W137574D6FE21DA701D29BBEE1BC0(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" > > Dear APRALO colleagues, > This is to inform all of you the ICANN NomCom extends the deadline for submitting SOIs for anothr two weeks. The new deadline for now is May 15th. If you consider youself the best candidate or know someone who can be the best candidate to serve to internet users community, make sure to apply or encourage to apply. Below is the announcement for the extension. > Best > Siranush > ICANN NomCom from APRALO region > > > From: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:37 -0700 > > Subject: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013 > > > > > > [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> > > News Alert > > > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30apr13-en.htm > > > > ________________________________ > > ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013 > > > > 30 April 2013 > > > > In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 15 May 2013 at 23:59 UTC. > > > > The 2013 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: > > > > * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN > > * Three members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions) > > * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) > > * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) > > > > More information about the positions is available at: http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2013.htm. > > > > Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 15 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced by early September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in November 2013. > > > > The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and has since then organized outreach events in multiple locations. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/. > > > > Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2013@icann.org>. > > > > > > > > This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: > > > > ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 > > > > > > Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> > > > > > > Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=91…> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ALAC-Announce mailing list > > ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce > > > > At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 10:50:03 -0700 > From: Silvia Vivanco <silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Nominations for APRALO Leadership roles > term July 1 2013 to 30 June 2015 currently open... > To: Youn Jung Park <yjpark21(a)gmail.com> > Cc: APRALO <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <BDBCC21442A22640A4ECE2C75A8E215A9573A101CE(a)EXVPMBX100-1.exc.icann.org> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thank you YJ. I will note your acceptance. > > Kind regards, > > Silvia > > Silvia Vivanco > Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Youn Jung Park [mailto:yjpark21@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 4:47 AM > To: Silvia Vivanco > Cc: Holly Raiche; APRALO > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Nominations for APRALO Leadership roles term > July 1 2013 to 30 June 2015 currently open... > > Dear Silvia et al, > > Thank you coordinating this election for APRALO. I inform here that I accept > this nomination. I hope I can contribute to making APRALO more active down > this road. > > Best Regards, > YJ > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:28 AM, Silvia Vivanco <silvia.vivanco(a)icann.org> > wrote: > > Dear Holly, > > > > I have noted your acceptance in the WIKI. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Silvia > > > > Silvia Vivanco > > Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > > Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > > Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > > Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Holly Raiche [mailto:h.raiche@internode.on.net] > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 12:42 AM > > To: Silvia Vivanco > > Cc: Cheryl Langdon-Orr; APRALO > > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Nominations for APRALO Leadership roles > > term July 1 2013 to 30 June 2015 currently open... > > > > Hi Silvia (and CLO and KT and everyone > > > > I am happy to accept the nomination for Chair of APRALO > > > > Holly > > On 28/04/2013, at 1:39 PM, Silvia Vivanco wrote: > > > >> Dear Cheryl, et all, > >> > >> Staff has started updating the Elections WIKI with nominations and > >> supporters. > >> > >> > >> https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/2013+APRALO+Election+call+ > >> - > >> +APRAL > >> O+Chair%2C+Vice-Chair+and+Secretariat > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> Silvia > >> > >> Silvia Vivanco > >> Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > >> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > >> Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > >> Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > >> Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: apac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >> [mailto:apac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of > >> Cheryl Langdon-Orr > >> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:53 PM > >> To: APRALO > >> Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Nominations for APRALO Leadership roles term > >> July 1 > >> 2013 to 30 June 2015 currently open... > >> > >> Dear list as you all know we currently have open an election process > >> for some leadership positions in our RALO (this Election cycle was > >> opened during the Beijing meeting at our GA on April 9th)... > >> > >> I note that at this stage no nominations have yet been received and > >> therefore wish to formally propose the following Nominations for the > >> open > >> positions:- > >> > >> For *APRALO Chair*: *Holly RAICHE* => position is currently held by > Holly. > >> Noting Holly 'stepped up' from her Vice Chair position to complete > >> the term of Charles Monk when he entered a Government role as an > >> elected official, and whose current term ends on 30 June 2013; > >> Further noting that she is eligible for re-election... if appointed > >> her new term starts 1 July 2013 and ends 30 June 2015. > >> > >> For *APRALO Vice Chair* (one of 2 selected for 2 year terms in > >> alternate > >> years): *YJ Park *=> this position is currently held by YJ and the > >> current term ends on 30 June 2013. Noting that YJ was appointed to > >> complete the term of Vice Chair that Holly held and which opened when > >> she become Chair of APRALO, and also noting that YJ is eligible for > >> re-election ... if appointed like Holly her new term starts 1 July > >> 2013 > > and ends 30 June 2015. > >> > >> > >> NOTE ALSO: APRALO Secretariat: Currently held by the Internet Society > >> - Hong Kong (Edmon Chung and Pavan Budhrani). According to the > >> APRALO Organizing Documents, the Secretariat position is "appointed". > >> Current term end on 30 June 2013. Re-affirmation of appointment has > >> been our good practice and so to continue, should occur prior to 30 > >> June 2013., and indeed could happen either on-list or preferably > >> formally as a motion as an Agenda item at our June Meeting and I > >> propose that there is no change in this current appointment of our > >> Secretariat arrangement and that the Internet Society of Hong Kong > >> continue in this role at this time... and advise the list that I am > >> happy to 'Put such > > a Motion' to the June APRALO Meeting. > >> > >> -- > >> Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ISOC-AU Chapter ALS). > >> *Cheryl Langdon-Orr ... **(CLO)* > >> http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Nominations for APRALO Vice Chair
by lianna＠magic.am May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

Dear All, I would like to express my support to nomination of Siranush Vardanyan (Armenia Association for the Disabled) for the position of Vice Chair of APRALO with pleasure. Thank you, Lianna Galstyan ISOC AM ALS

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Nominations for APRALO Vice Chair
by Satish Babu May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

Dear all I would like to propose the following persons for the position of APRALO Vice Chair: Siranush Vardanyan (Armenia Association for the Disabled) Maureen Hilyard (Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society) best regards satish -- Satish Babu Computer Society of India

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Elections - Nominations- Updating Wiki
by Silvia Vivanco May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013

Dear APRALO members, WIKI updated with the current status of nominations/Support https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/2013+APRALO+Election+call+-+APRA… Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim [mailto:rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:36 AM To: apralo Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: APRALO Elections - Nominations Dear APRALO, I wish to express my support for the nomination of the following individuals in the upcoming APRALO elections: Chair Holy Raiche Vice Chair (in alphabetical order based on last name) 1. Maureen Hilyard - PICISOC, Cook Islands 2. YJ Park - Open Standards and Internet Association, South Korea 3. Siranush Vardanyan - Armenian Association for the Disabled Additional Nomination for Vice Chair Satish Babu - Computer Society of India [Candidates, please do not forget to ACCEPT the nominations before the deadline (May 10th)!] Secretariat Appointment I support the re-appointment of Pavan Budhrani and Edmon Chung (ISOC HK) as the APRALO Secretariat. As the NomCom appointee to the ALAC representing our region, I will not be voting, but I wish all of you an exciting, robust and competitive elections! Best regards, Rinalia

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Nominations for APRALO Vice Chair- Kindly clarify your nominee
by Silvia Vivanco May 1, 2013

May 1, 2013

Dear Satish, Kindly note that only ONE position for APRALO VC is open for elections at the moment. So this election is for the VC position currently held by YJ Park. Current term ends on 30 June 2013. The Vice Chair position held by Fouad Bajwa term ends on 30th July, 2014, so this position is not up for election in 2013. See the Elections page for further details: https://community.icann.org/x/LJ1wAg Kindly clarify who you wish to nominate for the position of APRALO Vice Chair. Regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 -----Original Message----- From: sb.inapp(a)gmail.com [mailto:sb.inapp@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Satish Babu Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 8:31 AM To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: Silvia Vivanco Subject: Nominations for APRALO Vice Chair Dear all I would like to propose the following persons for the position of APRALO Vice Chair: Siranush Vardanyan (Armenia Association for the Disabled) Maureen Hilyard (Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society) best regards satish -- Satish Babu Computer Society of India

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Nominations for APRALO Leadership roles term July 1 2013 to 30 June 2015 currently open...
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr May 1, 2013

May 1, 2013

Dear list as you all know we currently have open an election process for some leadership positions in our RALO (this Election cycle was opened during the Beijing meeting at our GA on April 9th)... I note that at this stage no nominations have yet been received and therefore wish to formally propose the following Nominations for the open positions:- For *APRALO Chair*: *Holly RAICHE* => position is currently held by Holly. Noting Holly 'stepped up' from her Vice Chair position to complete the term of Charles Monk when he entered a Government role as an elected official, and whose current term ends on 30 June 2013; Further noting that she is eligible for re-election... if appointed her new term starts 1 July 2013 and ends 30 June 2015. For *APRALO Vice Chair* (one of 2 selected for 2 year terms in alternate years): *YJ Park *=> this position is currently held by YJ and the current term ends on 30 June 2013. Noting that YJ was appointed to complete the term of Vice Chair that Holly held and which opened when she become Chair of APRALO, and also noting that YJ is eligible for re-election ... if appointed like Holly her new term starts 1 July 2013 and ends 30 June 2015. NOTE ALSO: APRALO Secretariat: Currently held by the Internet Society - Hong Kong (Edmon Chung and Pavan Budhrani). According to the APRALO Organizing Documents, the Secretariat position is “appointed”. Current term end on 30 June 2013. Re-affirmation of appointment has been our good practice and so to continue, should occur prior to 30 June 2013., and indeed could happen either on-list or preferably formally as a motion as an Agenda item at our June Meeting and I propose that there is no change in this current appointment of our Secretariat arrangement and that the Internet Society of Hong Kong continue in this role at this time... and advise the list that I am happy to 'Put such a Motion' to the June APRALO Meeting. -- Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ISOC-AU Chapter ALS). *Cheryl Langdon-Orr ... **(CLO)* http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr

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FW: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013
by Siranush Vardanyan May 1, 2013

May 1, 2013

Dear APRALO colleagues, This is to inform all of you the ICANN NomCom extends the deadline for submitting SOIs for anothr two weeks. The new deadline for now is May 15th. If you consider youself the best candidate or know someone who can be the best candidate to serve to internet users community, make sure to apply or encourage to apply. Below is the announcement for the extension. Best Siranush ICANN NomCom from APRALO region > From: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:37 -0700 > Subject: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013 > > > [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> > News Alert > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30apr13-en.htm > > ________________________________ > ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013 > > 30 April 2013 > > In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 15 May 2013 at 23:59 UTC. > > The 2013 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: > > * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN > * Three members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions) > * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) > * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) > > More information about the positions is available at: http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2013.htm. > > Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 15 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced by early September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in November 2013. > > The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and has since then organized outreach events in multiple locations. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/. > > Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2013@icann.org>. > > > > This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: > > ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 > > > Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> > > > Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=91…> > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Announce mailing list > ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce > > At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Nomination process for APRALO
by Holly Raiche April 30, 2013

April 30, 2013

Thanks Silvia And I have forwarded this to everyone in APRALO - to ensure that anyone who wants to nominate/second knows the process. Holly On 30/04/2013, at 9:12 AM, Silvia Vivanco wrote: > Hello Holly, > > The APRALO By laws do not contain any provision regarding this, however, > anyone from an accredited ALS can nominate and second. I have copied my > colleagues and CLO who may have more institutional memory on APRALO > practices in this regard. > > Thank you! > > Silvia > > Silvia Vivanco > Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Holly Raiche [mailto:h.raiche@internode.on.net] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 7:07 PM > To: Silvia Vivanco > Subject: Nomination process for APRALO > > Hi Silvia > > I"m just checking, but my understanding is that the nominator should be the > rep from an ALS - as should the seconder. What are the rules around who can > stand? > > Thanks > > Holly

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