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FYI another Fwd: Mexico City Security Advisories
by Karaitana Taiuru Feb. 23, 2009

Feb. 23, 2009

This was just distributed on the GNSO list. It is from the meeting web site: http://mex.icann.org/node/2002#safety. I would think that this should be quickly sent to Summit participants as well, before they leave home. Alan >Some tips that may be useful! >As you begin planning your travel to the upcoming Mexico City >meeting please take time to review >the security advisories below (which are also posted to the ICANN >meetings web page). >SECURITY ADISORY FOR MEXICO CITY MEETING >As in any other big city, it is important to take responsibility for >your personal safety and exercise precaution. > >BEFORE YOU GO >Think preventively when packing for your trip; consider leaving >behind expensive jewelry, watches, and items of sentimental value. A >smaller, inexpensive camera may be a better choice than larger, >expensive models. You may not need to take an ATM card if your >credit card and a limited amount of cash will suffice. >Make a Xerox copy of your passport to carry in your luggage >separately from your actual passport. Consider storing a digital >scan of your passport (and/or other critical documents) with family, >friends, or your employer so that it could be emailed to you in an emergency. >Avoiding crime is often a matter of keeping a low profile. Consider >exchanging some currency to Pesos before you begin travel and avoid >displaying large amounts of cash if you use the exchanges at the >Mexico City airport. >ICANN will have a travel desk on site where you can make >arrangements for some site seeing after our conference has finished. >ICANN will provide late afternoon to late evening shuttles stopping >at the Sheraton, Melia and Embassy Suites for your convenience and >safety. Taxis are inexpensive and available through the hotel >concierge - avoid hailing taxis on the street, particularly the >green and white cabs. > >GETTING FROM THE AIRPORT TO YOUR HOTEL >Taxis are regulated and passengers should pay in advance at the taxi >counter in Arrivals. Taxi fare from the airport to the Meeting venue >and nearby hotels should be approximately 127 Pesos. Use only the >clearly marked "AUTHORISED TAXI" service. These cars are white and >yellow with black airplane stickers on the doors. A drawing of a car >on the ticket will tell you what type of car the ticket is valid >for. It is not recommended to walk outside the airport terminal in >search of cheaper taxi service unless you have pre-arranged your >service. Do not use the Green and White taxis. > >TRANSPORTATION FROM THE AIRPORT >The following schedule is for Meet & Greet services at the airport. >These services will be provided in both terminals at the Mexico City >International Airport to welcome you and help guide you to the taxi desk. > >Thursday, 26 Feb 11:30 - 00:30 >Friday, 27 Feb 5:00 - 23:30 >Saturday, 28 Feb 7:00 - 23:00 >AIRPORT/HOTEL CAR TRANSFERS: >Cars can be hired for $900 Mexican pesos (round trip) for up to 3 >passengers per car for hotel/airport transfers. > >Contact: <cgonzalez(a)sheraton.com.htm>cgonzalez(a)sheraton.com.mx > >Venue hotel address: >HOTEL SHERATON CENTRO HISTORICO (main venue) >Av. Juarez, No. 70. Col., Centro, Mexico City, CP 06010 Mexico >tel +52 55 5130 5300 > > >DURING THE MEETING >When leaving your hotel room to go out at night, take only the cash >you need for each excursion and consider leaving your credit cards, >watch, and jewelry behind in the hotel room safe. >Keep your ICANN conference badge with you for quick reference to the >venue address and emergency telephone numbers, but avoid wearing >your badge on the street. Be aware that laptop bags and exposed >mobile phones are tempting items for thieves. >Use the available after hours shuttle buses between the hotels or >request a taxi from the hotel and ask the concierge for a street >map. Keep low profile. Avoid taking the Metro and hailing taxis or >asking strangers for directions on the street. > >Use Common Sense. If you must walk at night, walk with companions, >avoid the empty streets and keep to the major thoroughfares, even if >that means walking a few extra blocks. What may look like a safe >side street in the daytime, may pose greater risks after dark. > >Many pickpockets and street criminals employ distractions by >accomplices. Avoid stopping to help someone in a busy place, even if >it's a child or elderly person. >If you are accosted on the street, keep your cool, hand over your >valuables, and don't try to fight back. The person confronting you >may not be alone. >Be careful near traffic. Automobile accidents are not uncommon and >vehicles do not defer to pedestrians. Some sidewalks in older areas >may be in need of repair - so watch you step and avoid distractions >such as talking or texting on your phone while walking. > >Avoid crowds of demonstrators. Demonstrations near the meeting venue >are common, and usually peaceful. However, even demonstrations >intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate to >violence and police arrest unexpectedly. > >If you need to use a cash machine, use those located in hotels or >banks. Avoid cash machines on streets or less busy areas. If you >need help, ask an employee at the bank or hotel. > >Keep your belongings in sight particularly in open areas like >restaurants, bars, parks, and even in the rooms at the Meeting >venue. Don't leave purses, laptop bags, or cameras hanging on chairs >or on the floor. > >ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVISORIES >Australian Government: ><http://smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mexico#Safety_and_Security> http://smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mexico#Safety_and_Security >U.S. State Department: ><http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html>http://travel.st ate.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html >Solutions Abroad: ><http://solutionsabroad.com/en/cities/mexico-city/security-in-mexico-city.. >http://solutionsabroad.com/en/cities/mexico-city/security-in-mexico-city... >Trip Advisor: ><http://tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150768-c4640/Mexico:Public.Safety.And.Sec.. >http://tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150768-c4640/Mexico:Public.Safety.And.Sec... >Safety Tips Article from Business Week: ><http://businessweek.com/1998/25/b3583208.htm>http://businessweek.com/1998/ 25/b3583208.htm _______________________________________________ ALAC-Internal mailing list ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists. icann.org ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-input into Public Comment: Geographic Regions Charter
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Feb. 22, 2009

Feb. 22, 2009

Further to what Karaitana has encouraged if individual A-P ALS's and APRALO can copy me on discussions and opinions I can also reinforce these views and have them discussed directly within the ICANN Multi-stakeholder Cross Constituency WG on this as well :-) YES I'm there to represent the ALAC ( as is Carlton Samuels from LACRALO) but we can and must also relate specific issues comments and concerns from each or the RALO's and naturally our own... As a region likely to be most effected by the outcomes of this working group it is essential that you take the time to brief me/us on your views and concerns be they diverse or harmonious they need to be heard and considered... As well as take your individual and regional opportunities for input in to the Public Comment processes that applies to the WG's outcome documentation... -- Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) ------------------------------ Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Public Comment: Geographic Regions CharterFrom: "Karaitana Taiuru" <karaitiana(a)taiuru.maori.nz>Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:47:52 +1300To: <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> To: <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear all, http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18feb09-en.htm This consultation strikes at the heart of many issues and geographic opinions within APRALO and our region. I encourage you all to consider individual submissions on this and to CC me a copy so we can create an APRALO response. I have invited comment from non AP APRALO members in the Face Book group so as we can offer a wider AP region than we currently do. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: The Staff is opening a 30-day public consultation forum, from 18 February 2009 through 24 March 2009, and invites community comments on this topic. This particular forum period is longer than 30 days because public forum comment periods are now typically suspended during the dates of ICANN Board meetings and the ICANN Mexico City meeting is scheduled from 2 March to 6 March 2009. The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#regions-charter To submit comments: geo-charter(a)icann.org To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/geo-charter/ Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru APRALO Chair

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In Hong Kong, 9-13 March
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 19, 2009

Feb. 19, 2009

Dear APRALO members: I will be in Hong Kong after the ICANN meeting briefly, from 9-13 March. It would be a pleasure to meet up with any of you who will be there during that period, especially if you are unable to attend the Mexico City meeting. Just let me know! -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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REMIINDER: Next APRALO Call 27 January at 5:00 UTC
by Heidi Ullrich Feb. 5, 2009

Feb. 5, 2009

Dear All, This is to remind you that the next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 27 January between 5:00-6:00 UTC. The draft agenda currently consists of the following: A G E N D A Standing Agenda Items 1. Members Present and Apologies (Quorum N=8) 2. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Action Items update from last meeting (see: action <https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?action_items_23_december_2008> items 23 december 2008) 4. Staff Announcements (Staff) - Open public comment periods (see: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/) New Agenda Items 1. Update on Summit (Cheryl, Staff) (Summit Working Group wiki: https://st.icann.org/summit-wg/index.cgi) a. Working Group topics (see: https://st.icann.org/summit-wg/index.cgi?working_groups) b. Formation and Operation of Working Groups c. Deadlines for draft Working Group Drafts 2. Discussion and Agreement of APRALO General Assembly agenda (deadline for GA agendas to be agree is 31 January) 3. Recent Activities of ALAC (Cheryl) (see: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?13_january_2009) 4. Recent Activities of RALOs (Heidi) - AFRALO (see:https://st.icann.org/afralo/index.cgi?07_january_2009) - EURALO (see: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?20_january_2009) - LACRALO (see:https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?15_january_2009) - NARALO (see: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?12_january_2009) 5. Updating of APRALO wiki pages (including APRALO regional leaders page). Ex. see regional <https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?regional_leaders> leaders 6. All Other Business Please find additional details at: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?27_january_2009 If you require dial-outs, please let us know at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Happy New Year to APRALO
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 29, 2009

Jan. 29, 2009

Dear APRALO Members: On behalf of the staff, please accept our best wishes to you and your families, friends, and colleagues on the occasion of the New Year. ICANN is very fortunate that you take your time and energy and contribute both to helping to ensure the policies that ICANN adopts take into account the views of your region. We look forward to working with you in the new year! -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Agenda for December meeting on 23/12/2008
by Pavan Budhrani Jan. 4, 2009

Jan. 4, 2009

Dear all, These are the agenda items for our meeting on the *23rd of DECEMBER 2008.*any comments, do send it back to me by the 19th of December, Thanks. Action Items update from last meeting Discuss start times and Duration of future meetings for 2009. Hong Update on IGF meeting in Hyderabad Les PI Outreach update. Thu Vietnam Outreach update ALAC update - Issues, new consultations etc . Roles and Responsibilities discussion. Vice Chair Elections Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Apologies
by leslie.allinson＠gmail.com Dec. 24, 2008

Dec. 24, 2008

All Just connected for teleconference and discovered it was yesterday and not today. Sincere apologies for missing the teleconference. :( Regards Les

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Appointment of interim Vice Chairs
by Karaitana Taiuru Dec. 23, 2008

Dec. 23, 2008

Dear colleagues, We would like to appoint 2 Interim Vice Chairs prior to January 19 2009 with the intention that either a vote will occur to elect the 2 vice chairs, or if only 2 nominees are made then an appointment for the interim positions will be made on the 19th. The thinking behind this is that we currently have no Vice Chair, I am the interim Chair and that the 2 Vice Chairs and Chair and Secretary positions will under go a formal election process during the General Summit in March in Mexico. APRALO have gone through many months of instability, no leadership, change and orientation in the executive area leading to massive delays in development. It is hoped that implementing an interim executive will minimise further disruption. Pavan our current Secretary (whom does a magnificent job) intends to seek re election in March. Pavan and I work well as a team and have made some major operational adjustments for the benefit of APRALO and to the satisfaction of our regular attendees. Therefore I also will seek nomination and election as Chair next year. With this thought and the fact we are all interim, we would like to operate a full interim executive that we can trial out for a few months prior to an official election. The intention is that by election time you should be able to vote with an educated mind on the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of the Interim executive. We currently have one nomination for an Interim Chair position. Les from the Pacific Islands which would make the interim executive representative in Oceania/Pacific/Asia(HK). Please feel free to chat with me about this or send your suggestions to the list before January 19 UTC 12:00 2008. Merry and safe Christmas to you all and to your families. Karaitiana Taiuru

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Why excluded the AP Internet user community from the planning of Open Dialogue on Multilingualism?
by Hong Xue Dec. 3, 2008

Dec. 3, 2008

Dear IGF Secretariat, Please refer to the following email from you regarding inclusion of the APRALO's proposed workshop in the Main Session on "Multilingualism". APRALO, in the belief that multilingualism is a critically important issue for the individual Internet users in Asis-Pacific Region, expressed her willingness to merge with the other stakholders' proposals to create a super Main Session Workshop. Since you confirmed that APRALO would be one of the co-organizers of the captioned Main Session in August, the APRALO's representatives, Hong Xue and other colleagues, have been working diligently with the other co-organizers. Since June 2008, IGF workshop planning has been discussed at every monthly meeting of APRALO. An APRALO IGF Planning Chronicles can be seen from her website at https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?planning_for_igf_2008. The APRALO notes that your appointed Chair on Multilingualism Panel, Mr. Patrik Fältström, has been very successfully engaging all the co-organizers from the different stakeholders (ICANN, UNESCO, APRALO, etc.) to do the planning work. He created the mailing list on multilingualism that involves all the relevant parties, including APRALO. On behalf of the APRALO, Hong, since September 2008, has been working closely with Patrik and others on document drafting, program development and other arrangement. She attende all the face-to-face meetings in Geneva, Cairo and Hyderabad and joined the discussions on the list. APRALO has always been a responsible and responsive stakeholder and organizer of the Main Session. Surprisingly, when the APRALO representative, Hong, attended the pre-meeting for the Open Dialogue following the Main Sessions on Multilingualism and Access on December 3, she was specifically excluded by Mr. Adam Peak, whom we heard is representing the IGF Secretariat. Mr. Peak's explanation that it was supposed to be a working session without any irrelevant persons. However, the pre-meeting message was circulated in the multilingual list and it should be interpreted as a meeting for all co-organizers. APRALO is relevant indeed. Why APRALO was the one that was excluded? We believe we deserve an answer here. We hope the secretariat could be consistent with the WSIS Principles on multistakeholdership. As an UN event held in Asia, the participation of the Asia Internet user community is important. We regret that the users who are genuinly willing to contribute to IGF process are deprived of such opportunity. Finally, we respectfully request the IGF secretariat to send an answer to APRALO list at <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, which is open to any individual Internet users in AP region and subscribed to the list. The message is being copied to the Chair of ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee, Ms Cheryl Langdon-Orr, who is another APRALO representative on the IGF planning. Cordially Hong Xue APRALO On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 8:43 PM, IGF <IGF(a)unog.ch> wrote: > > Dear Mr. Xue, > > You have submitted a proposal for a workshop entitled 'An Asian Perspective > on Internationalization' for the IGF Hyderabad Meeting. As you may have > noted when reading the last Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Meeting > and Program Outline, we plan to introduce new type of workshops into the > programme of the Hyderabad Meeting called 'Main Session Workshops'. > > The main session workshops will be held in the main meeting hall and > benefit from being Web cast (video and audio). They will also have real-time > transcription and thus be part of the verbatim written record of the > meeting. In addition, the main session workshops will have interpretation > into all six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and > Spanish). The main session workshops will be co-organized with and overseen > by the MAG and supported/facilitated by the IGF Secretariat. > > The main session workshops will focus on the main themes described in the > program paper. We have identified your proposed workshop as a potential > component for one of the main session workshops and therefore offer you an > opportunity to pool resources with other workshop proponents and join the > main session workshop under the ''Multilingualism' 'sub-theme under the > main heading '' Reaching the Next Billion'' . However your workshop would > not retain its original identity if it is merged into a main session > workshop. > > Right now we are also in the process of approaching other workshop > proponents with the same request. Please find attached what we think are > related workshops as candidates for merging into a main session workshop. > This list is not final and conclusive. You can view our website for more > information on the workshops > http://www.intgovforum.org/workshops_08/wrkshplist.php > > However you are free to maintain your original workshop proposals. Please > note that at this stage we cannot confirm whether we will have available > slots, as the request for workshops exceeds the time and space available. > Therefore we are encouraging mergers of workshops with similar proposals > (and this independently from setting up the main session workshops.) > > Please let us know whether or not you will be interested to join one of the > main workshops under the sub-theme 'Multilingualism'. > > Thank you, > > IGF Secretariat >

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FW: [ALAC-Announce] Summary of Public Comments on Including Individual Internet Users in the GNSO
by Karaitana Taiuru Dec. 3, 2008

Dec. 3, 2008

Apologies for any cross posting. Please note this will be an agenda item for our December 23 meeting for any Q and A. -----Original Message----- From: alac-announce-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org]On Behalf Of At-Large Staff Sent: Wednesday, 3 December 2008 9:07 p.m. To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Summary of Public Comments on Including Individual Internet Users in the GNSO Dear All: As you know, a public comment period was recently conducted on the role of individual Internet users in the GNSO. The summary of the comments received is available at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-users/msg00012.html -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Marie-Hélène Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce_atlarge-lists. icann.org At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org

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