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APrIGF 2019: Call for Workshops Closing on 29 March
by Satish Babu March 27, 2019

March 27, 2019

Dear all, Greetings from APRALO! The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2019 <https://aprigf.ru/> is one of the key regional events on Internet governance and will take place in Vladivostok, Russia from 16-19 July 2019. The overarching theme of this year’s APrIGF is: *Ensuring a Safe, Secure, and Universal Internet for All in Asia-Pacific*. We encourage you to participate in this important regional event and to submit workshop proposals based on the following sub-themes: - Safer Internet, Cybersecurity & Regulation - Access & Universality - Emerging Technologies & Society - Human Rights Online - Evolving Role of Internet Governance & Multi-Stakeholder Participation - Digital Economy Kindly note that the open call for workshops is closing soon on *29 March 2019*. Find out more about how to submit an APrIGF workshop proposal here: https://www.aprigf.asia/news/2019/call-for-workshop-proposals.html With kind regards, satish

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 21, 2019

March 21, 2019

Dear Prateek and Sneha, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that The Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in APRALO and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. It’s very important to keep the members of your organization informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are a few of the tools members of At-Large find useful: The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant information: The At-Large introductory page<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510> help you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the latest announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar> at the bottom of the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting! From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings easily by navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the page. It is very convenient to be able to consult the latest At-Large Policy Development Activity<https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO>, find out more about the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs)<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Large+Organisations>, and about At-Large Working Groups<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups>. For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN Public meetings, it is worth bookmarking this wiki page<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings>! Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: http://www.afralo.org<http://www.afralo.org/> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org<http://www.apralo.org/> European Region: http://www.euralo.org<http://www.euralo.org/> Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org<http://www.lacralo.org/> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org<http://www.naralo.org/> At-Large Mailing Lists. There are many At-Large email lists, for each region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo. The primary and secondary points of contact you have identified in the application form will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. ALAC website. The ALAC website<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to At-Large staff.<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> ICANN website: The ICANN website<https://www.icann.org/> is where all announcements<https://www.icann.org/news> are posted, and where you can find practical information about ICANN Public meetings<http://meetings.icann.org/>. Skype chat: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So please don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we’ll gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click here <http://www.skype.com/en/> if you don¹t have a Skype account. It’s free and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble. Facebook: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts>. It’s useful to keep up with announcements and helpful information. Twitter: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E>! Please refer to the most recent APRALO Monthly Call<https://community.icann.org/x/toUWBg>. You may also like to refer to the APRALO wiki space<https://community.icann.org/x/4ZMi> for further engagement opportunities. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee http://www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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REMINDER F2F meeting: At-Large APRALO meeting
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 12, 2019

March 12, 2019

REMINDER – F2F Meeting on Wednesday 13 March 2019 from 13:30-15:00 Local Japanese Time in Portopia Hall (main hall) To confirm your local time: https://tinyurl.com/yyrsom92 Remote Participants: Please confirm DIAL-OUTS to be able to speak during the session as Adobe Connect mics are NOT activated For listen only, please join the Adobe Connect room or via the audio streaming (in English, French or Arabic). 13:30-15:00 At-Large APRALO meeting https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/961999[64.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__64.schedule.icann.org_…> At-Large APRALO meeting Adobe Connect https://participate.icann.org/kix64-portopiahall Agenda: 1. Roll Call & Self-introductions (5 min) 2. Welcome and APRALO Membership matters (Satish, 5 min) 3. ALAC Policy Update (Holly/ Kaili, 15 min) 4. At-Large Review Implementation Plan (Maureen, 10 min) 5. Invited Updates: * APAC Hub Update (Jia - Rong, 7 min) * ALAC (Maureen, 7 min) * Board (Leon, 7 min) 6. APRALO Updates * Outreach activities at Kobe (Ali, 10 min) * APRALO Hot Topics (Satish, 5 min) 7. ALS of the month (Lianna, 10 min) 8. NomCom update (5 min) 9. AOB (5 min)

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Policy and IG Updates of February 2019 from the Indian Perspective
by Amrita March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

Hi, Apologies for cross posting. For those who may be interested, read about the IG events and policy developments in February, from the Indian perspective, curated by CCAOI using this link <http://www.ccaoi.in/UI/links/fwnewsletter/CCAOI%20Newsletter%20February%202 019.pdf> . Regards Amrita

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DNS KSK Rollover Report now available
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro March 5, 2019

March 5, 2019

Dear All, The DNS KSK Rollover Report has now become available at ICANN: https://www.icann.org/review-2018-dnssec-ksk-rollover.pdf To see some perspectives on the KSK Rollover, from Verisign, Adel, APNIC and I, see below: 1. Operational Update Regarding the KSK Rollover for Administrators of Recursive Name Servers <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20180830_operational_update_regarding_ksk_rol…> 2. The Root KSK Rollover? What Does It Mean for Me? <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20180924_the_root_ksk_rollover_what_does_it_m…> 3. DNS Root Zone KSK Rollover <https://www.apnic.net/manage-ip/apnic-services/dnssec/keyroll> 4. KSK Rollover, Elliptical Curve Vulnerabilities, Surveillance and Privacy. Are We Building Trust? <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20181013_ksk_rollover_elliptical_curve_vulner…> Best Regards, -- *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala T* *P. O. Box 17862* *Suva* *Republic of Fiji* *Cell: +679 7656770; * *Home: +679 3362003* *Twitter: @SalanietaT* *"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honour." Aristotle*

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Regional Advice for The Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter.
by Pavan Budhrani * March 5, 2019

March 5, 2019

Dear members of APRALO, Please find the DD for the Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter. Let me know your feedback by this Friday 1st March. Thanks! Pavan Budhrani

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Save the Date | IGF 2019 ANNUAL MEETING
by Lianna Galstyan Feb. 27, 2019

Feb. 27, 2019

Dear Colleagues, An update about the IGF. Best, Lianna 14^TH Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum 25 - 29 November 2019 at the Estrel Congress Centre in Berlin Hosted by the Government of Germany Please visit the IGF Secretariat’s website at https://www.intgovforum.org/ or the host country website at https://www.igf2019.berlin/IGF/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html for more information.

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ALS Update for Feb APRALO newsletter by 27 Feb
by Amrita Feb. 25, 2019

Feb. 25, 2019

Hi All, If your ALS has done any activity in February and you wish to highlight it in the APRALO Feb newsletter, please share the same by 27 Feb 2019. Regards, Amrita

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ALS Update for Feb APRALO newsletter by 27 Feb
by Amrita Feb. 25, 2019

Feb. 25, 2019

Hi All, If your ALS has done any activity in February and you wish to highlight it in the APRALO Feb newsletter, please share the same by 27 Feb 2019. Regards, Amrita

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ME DNS Forum 2019 - Join Us!
by Fahd Batayneh Feb. 19, 2019

Feb. 19, 2019

Dear All, The upcoming ME DNS Forum 2019 starts tomorrow Wednesday 20 February at 09.00 AM Dubai Standard Time (05.00 AM UTC). If you are in Dubai, please join us at the Media Rotana Hotel<https://bit.ly/2f31zhF>. And if you cannot make it to the event in-person, you can join us remotely. Remote participation details are as follows: Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/mednsforum/ Dial-in Numbers: https://bit.ly/2ChxGlX Guest Passcode: 55 86 98 85 16 The Adobe Connect room is for those who are willing to tune in to the sessions utilizing video (livestream and presentations) and audio features. If you want to utilize audio only, please use one of the dial-in numbers. If your country does not have a dial-in number, you can login to Skype and dial-in one of the toll-free numbers. In either case, please use the Guest Passcode shown when asked for. Either ways, please register your attendance at https://registration.icann.org/register.php?id=MEDNSFUAE2019. We have a packed agenda full of interesting topics related to the Unique Identifiers Systems be it marketing, business related, technical, or legal. You can see the agenda at https://www.mednsf.org/program/. Please note that we are still updating the website with some minor updates. We look forward to seeing you either in-person or remote. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ME DNS Forum 2019 Coordinator / ICANN

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