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Invitation to APRALO Showcase Event 2011, Singapore ICANN (Mon Jun 20 2:30pm)
by Charles Mok (gmail) June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011

*APRALO Showcase Event 2011, Singapore ICANN* * * APRALO Cordially invites you to its Showcase Event to be held: Where? Bencoolen Foyer, Raffles City Convention Centre When? Monday, 20th June at 2:30pm for an hour We will have a keynote speech from Dr Ang, Professor and Director of the Singapore Internet Research Centre at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. We will also have speeches by Rajnesh Singh who was there when APRALO began and some presentations from ALS’es in the region. Please make your way to the place at 2:30pm, Coffee and refreshments will be served as well. Looking forward to seeing you there Charles Mok APRALO Chair

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APRALO SHOWCASE: MONDAY, 20 JUNE 2011, AT 2:30 PM
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 16, 2011

June 16, 2011

APRALO Showcase At ICANN’s 41st International Meeting in Singapore APRALO cordially invites you to its Showcase! Bencoolen Foyer (on Level 4) Raffles City Convention Centre 80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560 Monday, 20th June 2011 >From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (local time) ____________________________ Highlights will include: A keynote speech by Professor Ang Peng Hwa<http://research.ntu.edu.sg/expertise/academicprofile/pages/StaffProfile.asp…>, Director of the Singapore Internet Research Centre<http://www.sirc.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/default.aspx> at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University Topic: Internet Governance and the Role of APRALO A speech by Rajnesh Singh, Director of the Asian Regional Bureau of ISOC Topic: From the Start of APRALO to Now Presentations by APRALO At-Large Structures (ALSes) ____________________________ Coffee and refreshments will be served Looking forward to seeing you there! Pavan Budhrani APRALO Secretariat

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APRALO advice on two ALS applications
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 10, 2011

June 10, 2011

Hello, all, APRALO Chair Charles Mok and Secretariat Pavan Budhrani (acting for ISOC-HK) have asked staff to inform the ALAC of APRALO's advice regarding the ALS applications of both Netmission ASISA and ISOC India Kolkata. APRALO recommends that the ALAC approve both applications. Kind 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

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Call for Comment: WHOIS Review Team
by Pavan Budhrani June 10, 2011

June 10, 2011

Hello everyone, Please refer to this website which is the call for comment from the WHOIS review team http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jun11-en.htm Comment period will close on the 23rd of July, Thanks everyone -- Pavan Budhrani Director of Business Development DotAsia Organisation

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Wiki Maintenance
by Matt Ashtiani June 6, 2011

June 6, 2011

Dear all, Please note on Tuesday 6/7/2011 the Community WIKI (community.icann.org) will be taken down for maintenance starting 6:00 pm PDT and returned to service at 8:00 pm PDT. Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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New gTLD Applicant Guidebook
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 5, 2011

June 5, 2011

Dear All, Please be advised that the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook has been posted online<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-7-en.htm>. The Applicant Guidebook is a comprehensive guide for applicants that describes the New Generic Top-Level Domain program's requirements and evaluation processes. Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Elections
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond May 29, 2011

May 29, 2011

Dear Holly and Charles, congratulations on your new appointments. I am thrilled to see that APRALO has a very dynamic leadership Team and look forward to working with both of you and with the already installed leadership, Fouad Bajwa, Edmon Chung and Pavan Budhrani. The APRALO region is the largest and probably the most diverse of the ICANN At-Large regions and I wish to see it thrive. With your help, I look forward to serving and listening to the Internet Users of your region as well as possible. Warmest regards, Olivier -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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ISOC Vacancy - Asia
by Rajnesh D. Singh May 28, 2011

May 28, 2011

Colleagues, We have a vacancy at ISOC for an Asia based position. Details here: <http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/career/asia-manager.shtml> I would appreciate if you could circulate to anyone you think may find it useful. Thanks. Raj

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Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 42 in Dakar, Senegal
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 27, 2011

May 27, 2011

Dear All, Please note the following announcement of the opening of the Fellowship Application Round for the 42nd ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal 23-28 October: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is now accepting online applications for the 14th round of the Fellowship program. Successful candidates will participate in the ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal 23-28 October 2011. The Fellowship program is open to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, constituencies and stakeholder groups. Priority is given to individuals new to the ICANN environment from government and the ccTLD community, as well as those from academic, civil, business and non-profit entities, which are NOT involved in or associated with other ICANN supported travel programs. The program provides the support and opportunity for these participants to gain knowledge on how to have their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ <http://icann.org/en/fellowships/> or email at fellowships(a)icann.org regarding any questions about this process or program. The Fellowship program arranges the airfare, hotel and a stipend for those individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients are expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications for the meeting in Dakar will be accepted from 00:00 UTC on 27 May 2011 until 00:00 UTC on 9 July 2011. The full announcement is available at: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27may11-en.htm. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Results of the 2011 APRALO election calls
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 20, 2011

May 20, 2011

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

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