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ALAC Review Final Report Available; Consultation Open
by At-Large Staff July 28, 2008

July 28, 2008

Dear All: ALAC Review: Final Report by Independent Evaluator Released 25 July 2008 ICANN is posting the summary ( http://www.icann.org/reviews/alac/summary-alac-independent-review-25jul08.pd f PDF, 85K) and final report ( http://www.icann.org/reviews/alac/alac-independent-review-final-25jul08.pdf [PDF, 561K] of the Independent Review of the ALAC submitted by Westlake Consulting. These documents will be available shortly in multiple languages. ICANN is seeking public comment on the report. Details on the public comment forum can be found at this URL: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200809.html#alac-rev-j ul08. The Chair of the ALAC requests that all ALSes consider the report carefully and make comments during the public comment period. It is envisaged that an ALAC response will be produced with full consultation by the At-Large community. Westlake Consulting was selected by ICANN's Board to conduct the independent review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and related structures. Key objectives of the review include: * [To determine] whether the ALAC has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure; and, * If so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness. This review is part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement. ICANN's bylaws require periodic, independent examinations of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN. More information about ICANN Independent Reviews is available at <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Monthly call
by Hong Xue July 28, 2008

July 28, 2008

Should the call be on July 29? I'm now in Munich. If I had known the date and time of the call, I would have joined it. I do have a report on IGF. Adam helps a lot in keeping us posted. The MAG will soon discuss the main sessions (i.e. between all the workshop organizers who have offered to merge their sessions and form a main session workshop) in a week or so. The workshops organizers offering to merge for the main session workshop "Reaching the next Billion - Multilingualism" are: 1. An Asian Prospective on Internationalization -- Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance (i.e. APRALO) 2. Internationalized Domain Names: Myths and Opportunities -- ICANN 3. Multilingualization and Internazionalization of Internet -- ITU 4. Steps toward an Internet that is multilingual, yet remains global -- ISOC So, what could read from the messages we received so far is that: a) our proposal for the workshop is absolutely accepted by the IGF; and, b) we will soon know if we are moving to the main session. I haven't got the chance to talk with the ICANN CEO though. If all the colleagues believe that I should email or call him regarding the funding issue on APRALO workshop at IGF, I shall, of course, do so. But should our Chair or Budget Committee brief me the budget proposal first? Best wishes Hong On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> wrote: > Dear Hong, > > We just finished our monthly conference call and there was one item on the > agenda that had something to do with you. We wanted to know the latest on > our IGF proposal, who were we going to merge with and did you by any chance > have a chat with Paul about this. Let me know so I can send an email to the > entire list about the latest developments. Thanks. > > -- > Pavan Budhrani > Communications Manager, > DotAsia Organisation >

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ALAC Review: Final Report by Independent Evaluator Released
by Karaitiana Taiuru July 26, 2008

July 26, 2008

FYI: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25jul08-en.htm Some great recommendations and many that cover our AP issues. Cheers, Karaitiana Taiuru

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[Reminder] APRALO Teleconference @ Tue 22 Jul 05:00 – 06:00 ()
by Google Calendar July 21, 2008

July 21, 2008

apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, this is a reminder for Title: APRALO Teleconference Time: Tue 22 Jul 05:00 – 06:00 (Time zone: GMT (no daylight saving)) Where: Teleconference - Adigo Calendar: Description: 0500 UTC Start. Full agenda and participation details can be found on the meeting page: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?meetings_and_events You can view this event at http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=azkwbDI0c3M0djR0N3VqbG… You are receiving this courtesy email at the account apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future notifications for this event, decline this event. Alternatively, you can sign up for a Google account at http://www.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar.

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Reminder: ISOC IGF 2008 Ambassador Programme
by Rajnesh D. Singh July 16, 2008

July 16, 2008

Dear List Members, A gentle reminder on the ISOC IGF Ambassador programme. Deadline for applications: August 15th. Regards, R. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ISOC IGF 2008 Ambassador Programme Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:55:36 +1200 From: Rajnesh D. Singh <rajnesh(a)pacificit.org> To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org ISOC has announced its IGF 2008 Ambassador Programme. Details below, and online application available here: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/governance/igfambassadors/call.shtml Regards, Rajnesh. ISOC IGF 2008 Ambassadors Program Following on the successful ISOC Ambassador programs to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in late 2005 and the Internet Governance Forum in Rio in 2007, we are pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest to participate in the ISOC Ambassador program to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Hyderabad, India, in December 2008. A number of individuals (around 10) will be selected to act as ISOC IGF Hyderabad Ambassadors. Prerequisites for candidates include: * ISOC membership; * demonstrated interest and expertise in issues on the IGF Hyderabad agenda; * familiarity with and understanding of the debate around Internet governance at national and international levels; * desire to help further ISOC's mission through outreach efforts in their home countries upon the conclusion of the Hyderabad meeting. The Ambassador program is designed to involve members in ISOC’s public policy activities while providing valuable expertise and know-how to the IGF meeting in Hyderabad. The role of an ISOC IGF Hyderabad Ambassador is to explain and promote ISOC's positions on public policy issues that are related to the themes of the IGF. Ambassadors are expected to add their significant local and regional experience and insight to discussions and interventions during the sessions and workshops. The Ambassadors are also expected to bring home first-hand experience of the IGF and to continue to drive local ISOC activities, particularly as they relate to Internet governance issues. The IGF Hyderabad meeting will take place Wednesday 3 through Saturday 6 December, 2008. Interested individuals should be available to arrive no later than Monday 1 December. Further details on the IGF Hyderabad meeting can be found here and here. The Ambassadors will be selected by ISOC and will receive financial support for their travel and accommodation during the week. This is an excellent opportunity to interact with Internet stakeholders at all levels and gain first-hand experience of a major international forum. To apply please complete the online application form, including a cv and a two-page brief on a local Internet governance related issue of relevance to the Hyderabad agenda. The deadline for applications is 15 August 2008. The selection process will be completed by 15 September and the ISOC IGF Ambassadors will be announced shortly thereafter. ISOC has participated at all stages of WSIS and the follow-on IGF. In this process we have succeeded in building up significant recognition for our positions which support an open and globally accessible Internet. Much of this has been achieved through cooperation with our chapters, members, and partner organizations from around the world. We believe that the IGF provides a very useful platform for open dialogue on the challenges and opportunities that face the Internet, its governance and the role it will play in empowering individuals and contributing to social and economic development around the globe.

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APRALO monthly meeting
by Pavan Budhrani July 11, 2008

July 11, 2008

Dear All, This is the draft agenda for the coming meeting. If you have any comments do let me know soon. 1. Members Present and Apologies (Quorum N=8) 2. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Quorum Issue, should we decrease the number needed for these meetings or should we find ways to increase participation? 4. Updates on IGF Proposal, who are we merging with and did anyone have a chat with Paul about this? 5. Two of Fred's Questionnaires, Summit and Win-Win Relationship one. 6. Updates from ICANN staff on the new ALS, CDNUA 7. Update of the Budgeting Issues 8. AOB -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Proposed GNSO Top Level Implementation Plan
by At-Large Staff July 9, 2008

July 9, 2008

REMINDER: Please submit comments by 17 July 2008 http://www.icann.org/public_comment/#gnso-tlp Proposed GNSO Top Level Implementation Plan Explanation: At its 25 June 2008 meeting in Paris, France the GNSO Council voted to invite public comments on the 21 June 2008 version of the GNSO Improvements - Top Level Plan prepared by the GNSO Improvements Planning Team. The document contains some initial documentation on methods that can be followed in beginning the work required to transition from the current GNSO organization to the type of organization ultimately recommended by the ICANN Board - including the areas of process, operations and collaboration with other ICANN entities. Before any methods can be put into practice, the plan needs to be reviewed by the GNSO and the ICANN community at large and approved by the GNSO Council and endorsed by the ICANN Board. A copy of the document: can be found here: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-improvements-top-level-plan-21jun08.pdf [PDF, 148K] See a web page with more information about the overall GNSO Improvements process here: http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/.

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AP* Retreat Christchurch (NZ) meeting, 24th August 2008
by Izumi AIZU July 9, 2008

July 9, 2008

Hi all, There will be AP* (star) meeting in Christchurch to be held on Aug 24, and I was asked to give a short presentation on the status of APRALO. I am not going to join AP* meeting and would like to ask our colleagues in NZ or AU would, instead, join this meeting.Could someone volunteer? AP* is a meeting of leaders of AP Internet community groups including APNIC, APTLD, APIA/APRICOT, and many others. Please see: www.apstar.org for more details. thanks, izumi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wit Hmone <withmone(a)ait.asia> Date: 2008/6/18 Subject: Fw: AP* Retreat Christchurch (NZ) meeting, 24th August 2008 To: Izumi AIZU <iza(a)anr.org> Dear Izumi san, Would the announcement below work? Regards, Wit ----- Original Message ----- From: Wit Hmone To: announce(a)apstar.org Cc: sir(a)nida.or.kr ; Don Hollander ; AP* Retreat Secretariat ; Ching Chiao ; pwilson(a)apnic.net Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:22 PM Subject: AP* Retreat Christchurch (NZ) meeting, 24th August 2008 Dear AP* members, We are pleased to inform you that next AP* Retreat meeting will be held on 24th August 2008 in conjunction with APNIC 26 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Co-chairs are Mr. Don Hollander, APTLD and Dr. Sir, Jae Chul, NIDA. We will soon call for discussion topics and invite update reports from AP* organizations. If any information is required or any suggestions to be made, please feel free to contact the Co-Chairs or the Secretariat. We look forward to welcoming you all to AP* Retreat Christchurch meeting. Best regards, Wit Hmone AP* Retreat Secretariat (On behalf of Co-chairs: Mr. Don Hollander, APTLD and Dr. Sir, Jae Chul, NIDA) -- >> Izumi Aizu << Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita Kumon Center, Tama University, Tokyo Japan * * * * * << Writing the Future of the History >> www.anr.org

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Icann Summit
by sylvia-internautabrasil July 8, 2008

July 8, 2008

... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do. You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one... On March 2009 we will confirm John Lennon's words. Imagine there's no 5 Ralos It isn't hard to do on March'09 you will join us and ALSs world will be as one. This is The Opportunity, we have been waiting to change Internet's world. And we still have time to get to know each other before the meeting. An idea: Introduce your self. Let others know in an informal way what your ALS do! Let's work together! ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Sylvia Herlein Leite internauta Brasil www.internautabrasil.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------Spanish Version Imagina que no hay países no es difícil de hacer ... Puedes decir que soy un soñador pero no soy el único espero que algún día te unas a nosotros y el mundo vivirá como uno En Marzo 2009 confirmaremos las palabras de John Lennon. Imagina que no hay 5 Ralos no es dificil hacerlo. en marzo'09 nos reuniremos y todas las ALSsdel mundo serán como una sola Esta es la Oportunidad que estabamos esperando para cambiar la Interntet mundial. Y aun tenemos tiempo para conocernos entre todas las ALSs antes de esa fecha. Una idea: preséntate! Hazlo informalmente y di qué es lo que tu organización hace! ¡Vamos a trabajar todos juntos! ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ Sylvia Herlein Leite internauta Brasil www.internautabrasil.org Assinatura_Sylvia_Internautabrasil

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Fwd: IGF Workshop Proposals
by Hong Xue June 28, 2008

June 28, 2008

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:43 AM Subject: Re: IGF Workshop Proposals To: IGF <IGF(a)unog.ch> Thanks for your reminder. We are aware that we should complete the proposal by the end of June, but our workshop might well be merging with other workshops to fit the program of the main session. We are hesitant to draft a full program that would have to be changed very soon. May I defer the task until hearing from you about the merger? Thanks Hong Xue On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM, IGF <IGF(a)unog.ch> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Xue, > > We have noticed that while submitting your workshop proposal entitled 'As > Asian Prospective on Internationalization' you did not complete some of the > fields on the submission template. We would appreciate it, if you can > complete these fields to enable us have a complete picture of your proposed > workshop. > > Thank you. > > Emmanuel Edet > IGF Secretariat

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