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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Your message to APAC-Discuss awaits moderator approval
by Fouad Bajwa July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Hi Matthias, Kindly allow my email address to share my message and this thread with multiple recipients as urgently as possible. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:30 PM, <apac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote: > Your mail to 'APAC-Discuss' with the subject > > Re: ALS Application from the Information Policy Analytical Center > > Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval. > > The reason it is being held: > > Too many recipients to the message > > Either the message will get posted to the list, or you will receive > notification of the moderator's decision. If you would like to cancel > this posting, please visit the following URL: > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/confirm/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.i… > > -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa

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EURALO & APRALO Cooperation on issue of Armenian ALS App
by Fouad Bajwa July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Dear EURALO Members, Greetings from Asia though I am travelling in Germany! We recently received an ALS joining request from an Armenian party namely Information Policy Analytical Center and I wanted to invite your RALO's comment on this interesting issue. I would like EURALO and APRALO to collectively explore this issue. IF you kindly browse through the messages below in a communication that has been taking place in APRALO, the staff pointed us to Armenia being an Asia region. Todate, my knowledge has been that Armenia is a EuroAsian region. Now the issue is that Armenia is very near to Europe and would be better off in my personal opinion to be coordinated under EURALO or may be we can strike a possible consensus to propose Armenian application requests to be treated as EuroAsia and our RALO's can mutually explore agreement to directing such an application to EURALO. Logically this region would possibly have issues closer to issues faced by other EURALO ALSs and lesser important than Asian region issues though this may just be my personal view. Therefore dear Colleagues, I would like to request EURALO to help us to resolve this issue and where if possible, forward this issue to the At-Large leadership to further discuss with ICANN. I look forward your suggestions. Best Regards Fouad Bajwa 2010/7/30 Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com>: > Dear Matthias, > > I would like to step in on this issue and search for a solution since > within this framework of community consensus, I believe that there are > always some means available to reach a compromise between RALO's on > issues where exceptions can be explored with community consent. On > this issue, I would like to get in touch with EURALO. > > When I look at Armenia and that is a region present on the edge of > Europe or the bridge to Europe from Turkey, only Turkey is the country > that is both in Asia and Europe and history maintains that the Ottoman > Empire was always in conflict with Armenia because it was not possible > to find path to Europe otherwise. Armenia exists as EuroAsia > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia therefore I will treat this as a > EurAsia issue and not an Asian issue only. > > The documents shared are not rules, they are more or less principles > that in principle we recognize these regions in the way links point to > but we as a community have a responsibility to also facilitate ALSs > where otherwise we are unable to find a possible equally acceptable > solution. We as an At-Large community can work together to request a > change of this principle with respect to working with ICANN to reach a > compromise because this is need-to-need based. > > Instead of giving a sweeping statement to revoke this party from > joining APRALO, I would like to take this issue up with Wolf Ludwig, > Sebastian and Olivier before we reach a final decision and the fact > remains that the final decision remains with the APRALO community and > the fact also remains that RALO's have an Inter-RALO link and we can > jointly resolve issues with mutual consent/consensus. > > I would like to request staff to await a final decision regarding this > interested ALS party from both APRALO and EURALO as we make contact > with eachother taking some time to resolve this issue within the > community. > > In consensus oriented groupings and networks, we have to work together > to workout possibilities and mutual opportunities. > > Best > > Fouad Bajwa > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Matthias Langenegger > <matthias.langenegger(a)icann.org> wrote: >> Thank you, Hong. >> >> We will inform the applicant that it is unfortunately not currently possible >> to choose the region they would like to join. According to ICANN's >> geographic regions, IPAC is part of the APRALO region (see full list under: >> http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm) >> >> ICANN's Geographic Regions Working Group has done an extensive review on the >> current geographic model and has recently published its Latest Draft Interim >> Report (see >> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-28may10-en.htm#foot3) >> >> Cheryl represents At-Large in the Geographic Regions WG along with Carlton >> Samuels. >> >> Best Regards, >> -- >> Matthias Langenegger >> Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs >> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >> >> Email: matthias.langenegger(a)icann.org >> Main Tel: +41 (79) 644 65 35 >> Fax: +41 (22) 594 85 44 >> Skype ID: matthiaslangenegger >> >> >> >> On 27/07/2010 10:20, "Hong Xue" <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for sending us the ALS application to the list. I've a >>> question: if we take a look at Objective part Q.3, it seems that the >>> applicant is based in Europe and interested in joining EURALO. Did I >>> overlook anything? >>> >>> Hong >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:28 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff >>> <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from the >>>> Information Policy Analytical Center. It is based in Baku, Azerbaijan and >>>> would be a member of APRALO if accepted. >>>> >>>> Please find the application form attached. Due diligence for this >>>> application will be provided to you in due course. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa

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Comment period on issues
by Pavan Budhrani July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Hi all, Please be reminded that comments can be made on the following open items 1) Proposed Bylaws Amendment to Add Voting Director from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#al-director>, deadline ( 31/7/10), if nothing is received, we will endorse what the African region has stated, ( AFRALO Comment on the ICANN Bylaw amendment<https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?public_consultation_on_propos…> ) 2) ALAC Recommendations to Improve ICANN Community Travel, link: Draft Recommendtions to Improve ICANN Community Travel by Alan Greenberg<https://st.icann.org/alac-excomm/index.cgi?draft_recommendations_to_improve…>, Deadline, before the next ALAC call which is a couple of hours away Thanks all -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Minutes and Action Items
by Pavan Budhrani July 29, 2010

July 29, 2010

Hi all, Action items and Minutes have been uploaded on the site. https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?27_july_2010 -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Online Survey on "Meetings for the Next Decade"
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 23, 2010

July 23, 2010

Dear All, ICANN’s meetings department launched an online survey as part of their public consultation on how to improve ICANN’s international conferences in the coming years. Members of the At-Large community members are invited to participate in this online survey under: https://www.bigpulse.com/33025/register?l=en You can find the complete information on this consultation under http://icann.org/en/meetings2010/ -- 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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CALL FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST: ALAC-selected ICANN Board Member
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 21, 2010

July 21, 2010

Call for Statements of Interest (SOIs) from ICANN's At-Large Community for consideration to be selected by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) to serve as a (term-limited) member of the ICANN Board of Directors 21 July 2010 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers – including domain names (such as .org and .museum), country codes (such as .uk and .ke) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols – that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Without this coordination, we would not have one global Internet. The At-Large Community and the ICANN Board seat This Call for Statements of Interest (SOIs) is part of the new process through which the user community within ICANN will appoint one voting member of the ICANN Board. While acting in a personal capacity as a member of the ICANN Board, this member must be able to reflect the users' point of view and interests in the debate and decision making undertaken within the ICANN framework. In seeking candidates for this post, ICANN's At-Large Community is looking for an individual with a broad international perspective and a background in Internet users' interests, consumer policy and/or civil society worldwide. "At-Large" is the name of the community of individual Internet users involved in ICANN's policy development process. It currently consists of over 120 active At-Large organisations (called "At-Large structures" or "ALSes"), representing the opinions of the global community of Internet users. At-Large provides a means through which individual end users of the Internet worldwide can participate in the matters on which ICANN works, such as: • Guidance on how to run Internationalized Domain Names (IDN); • How to introduce new gTLDs (such as .info, .name and .museum); and • How to implement a stable and fair transition from IPv4 to the next Internet addresses generation, IPv6. To learn more about the At-Large Community and its activities, please see the main ICANN At-Large Web page (http://www.atlarge.icann.org ) or contact any of the ALSes in your country of residence. All ALSes are listed on the At-Large Structure Applications and Certification Process Web page (http://www.atlarge.icann.org/applications ). What does an ICANN Board Director do? ICANN's Directors: · As a group, are responsible for exercising the powers of ICANN, controlling its property and conducting or directing its business and affairs, except as otherwise provided in ICANN's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#VI ); • Serve as individuals who have the duty to act in what they reasonably believe are the best interests of ICANN and not as representatives of the entity that selected them, their employers or any other organizations or constituencies; and • Are expected to support the ICANN mission and the implementation of ICANN's Core Values (as described in ICANN's Invitation for Statements of Interest and Suggestions for Candidates at http://nomcom.icann.org/invitation-2010.htm#roles ). For more information regarding ICANN's Directors, please refer to both ICANN's Structure chart (http://www.icann.org/en/structure ) and its Board of Directors list (http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html ). Desirable characteristics The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), on behalf of the At-Large Community, has prepared a list of the desirable characteristics and details of commitments for the At-Large-selected Board member. These appear on the Director's Criteria Web page (https://st.icann.org/absdt/index.cgi?director_s_criteria ). Call for Statements of Interest The At-Large Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) now calls for Statements of Interest (SOIs). For more information regarding the BCEC, including member details, please see the At-Large Board Candidate Evaluation Committee Web page (https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_board_candidate_evaluation_com… ). How to apply for consideration To apply, please complete and submit the Statement of Interest (SOI) available at https://www.bigpulse.com/m9918/intro . The form can be submitted online or printed and either: · Posted to At-Large Director Applications, ICANN, c/o Heidi Ullrich, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 320, Marina del Rey, California 90292, USA; or · Faxed to +1 310 823 8649. To be considered, all SOIs must be: Completed and submitted in English; and Received by August 21, 2010, at 23:59 UTC. Please feel free to e-mail the BCEC with any questions regarding SOIs or the application process at BCEC-Request(a)icann.org. The BCEC will respond to all inquiries. For more information The following Web pages are available for further information: · At-Large Web page, regarding At-Large and ICANN (http://www.atlarge.icann.org ); • At-Large Advisory Committee's Workspace, containing links to Wiki pages and information sources (https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_advisory_committee ); • At-Large Director Selection Workspace (https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_appointment… ); • Public Comment (a community consultation, including public comment period, was held on a White Paper outlining the proposed At-Large Director selection process) (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05feb10-en.htm ); and • ICANN/About (http://www.icann.org/en/about/ ). Background of the At-Large-selected Board seat The matter of the At-Large-selected Board seat(s) came from recommendations made by the ALAC Review Working Group in its report of 9 June 2009 (www.icann.org/en/reviews/alac/final-report-alac-review-09jun09-en.pdf ). The ICANN Board, in its August 2009 meeting, approved in principle the replacement of the ALAC Liaison to the Board by one Director, with full Board-member privileges, to be appointed from the At-Large Community. The Board requested that the ALAC submit to the Board Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) a plan outlining how this Board member would be selected, with the intent of having the new member seated no later than ICANN's Annual Meeting in December 2010. -- 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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REMINDER: APRALO Teleconference Tuesday, 27 July 05:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010

Dear All, This is to remind you that the next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 27 July 2010 at 0500 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?27_july_2010 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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Agenda for July 27 APRALO Teleconference 2010
by Hong Xue July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010

Please see the Agenda page at https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?27_july_2010, and send in your comments by July 23, 2010. I've made a few updates on selection of NomCom members and bylaws amendments. Pavan, is there a wiki page on nomination of Vice Chair? If not, could you create one and link it to the relevant agenda item on July 27, 2010? People should be able to send their nominations both to the list and to the workspace. Thanks Hong On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> wrote: > Dear APRALO Colleagues, > > I would like to announce the open of the APRALO nomination period for the > following position. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Vice Chair position for the remaining term of Fouad Bajwa's former position > ending in March 2011 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > During the APRALO extraordinary meeting in Brussels, it was decided to move > the longer of the two Vice Chair positions from Leslie Allison to Fouad who > will now serve for the remainder of Les' term ending in March 2012. Fouad > was originally elected to replace Mahmoud Lattouf and serve for the > remainder of his two-year term which started in March 2009 and ending in > March 2011. > > Nominations will close at UTC 23:59, July 23 2010. > > Nominees will then be asked to accept the nomination by UTC 23:59 July 30 > 2010. > > Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than August 6th and end > no later than August 13th > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > You will be expected to accept responsibility for current ICANN > consultations which will be divided by the chair and two vice chairs with > the support of the Secretary. The ALAC meetings will also require APRALO > presence which will be divided equally amongst the officers. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nominations should be sent to this APRALO list < > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Likewise acceptance of nominations > should also be sent to this list. > > For any questions or for more information please contact me. > > Regards, > Pavan Budhrani > APRALO Secretariat. > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > -- Dr. Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL) Beijing Normal University http://www.cdnua.org/ 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China

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Election of Vice Chair
by Pavan Budhrani July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010

Dear APRALO Colleagues, I would like to announce the open of the APRALO nomination period for the following position. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vice Chair position for the remaining term of Fouad Bajwa's former position ending in March 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During the APRALO extraordinary meeting in Brussels, it was decided to move the longer of the two Vice Chair positions from Leslie Allison to Fouad who will now serve for the remainder of Les' term ending in March 2012. Fouad was originally elected to replace Mahmoud Lattouf and serve for the remainder of his two-year term which started in March 2009 and ending in March 2011. Nominations will close at UTC 23:59, July 23 2010. Nominees will then be asked to accept the nomination by UTC 23:59 July 30 2010. Election deadline: The election shall begin no later than August 6th and end no later than August 13th ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will be expected to accept responsibility for current ICANN consultations which will be divided by the chair and two vice chairs with the support of the Secretary. The ALAC meetings will also require APRALO presence which will be divided equally amongst the officers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations should be sent to this APRALO list < apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Likewise acceptance of nominations should also be sent to this list. For any questions or for more information please contact me. Regards, Pavan Budhrani APRALO Secretariat.

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Sharing story: China issues white paper on Internet policy
by Fouad Bajwa July 14, 2010

July 14, 2010

The following article recently caught my sight and I thought I should share it with the list here for information purposes only! China issues white paper on Internet policy Story: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-06/08/c_13339058.htm Full text of white paper: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-06/08/c_13339232.htm BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government Tuesday published a white paper on its Internet policy, stressing the guarantee of citizens' freedom of speech on the Internet and more intensive application of it. The white paper, released by the State Council Information Office, introduced facts of the development and use of the Internet in China, and elaborated on the country's basic policies on the Internet. The Chinese government actively advocates and supports the development and application of the Internet across the country, it said, stressing the government's basic Internet policy: active use, scientific development, law-based administration and ensured security. By the end of 2009 the number of netizens in China had reached 384 million, 618 times that of 1997 with an annual increase of 31.95 million users. The Internet had reached 28.9 percent of the total population by the end of 2009, higher than the world average. Its accessibility will be raised to 45 percent of the population in the coming five years, it said. There were 3.23 million websites running in China last year, which was 2,152 times that of 1997. Of all the netizens, 346 million used broadband and 233 million used mobile phones to access the Internet. They had moved on from dialing the access numbers to broadband and mobile phones. "These statistics make China among the top of the developing countries in developing and popularizing the Internet," the paper said. -- Regards. -------------------------- Fouad Bajwa

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