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Regional Advice for NITPAA
by Pavan Budhrani * Jan. 5, 2017

Jan. 5, 2017

Good Afternoon all, Please find the DD for a new ALS NITPAA wishing to join APRALO. Please let me know your feedback by today. Pavan Budhrani

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Fwd: FY18 SO/AC Additional Budget Requests Process - Official Start
by Ali AlMeshal Jan. 5, 2017

Jan. 5, 2017

Dear All, Request your full attention to this email and looking for your input. As per the timeline the 15/1/2017 is the final day to submit the request but you have to send it at least 2 days before for APRALO LT review and initial approval. So should you have any funding request which meet the criteria (Read the attached doc) then please do send it to me as soon as possible. Thanks Ali AlMeshal APRALO Vice Chair Bahrain Internet Society - BIS Board Member & Director of Strategic Alliances Professional Public speaker in ICT and e-Business Payment Industry Expert Advisor Mobile: +973 39440025 Skype: alialmeshal email: dralialmeshal(a)gmail.com ali.almeshal(a)bis.org.bh www.bis.org.bh Twitter :@internetBH ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN-Controller <controller(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:47 AM Subject: [Finance-sc] [community-finance] FY18 SO/AC Additional Budget Requests Process - Official Start To: "community-finance(a)icann.org" <community-finance(a)icann.org> Dear Community Members and Leaders, 15 December 2016 marks the launch of the FY18 SO-AC Community Additional Budget Request process. As you know, this process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. The timeline and deliverables for the process are as follows: FY18 Community Additional Budget Requests Timeline Start End Kick off and Submission period 12/15/2016 1/30/2017 Preliminary review of requests by ICANN staff 1/31/2017 3/10/2017 SO/AC consultations at ICANN 58 (by request, during Constituents' Day) 3/11/2017 3/16/2017 Final assessments and recommendations by ICANN staff 3/20/2017 4/14/2017 ICANN Board review and approval at May Board meeting 5/15/2017 5/31/2017 Action items In preparation for the submission, please review the following documents attached with this email: * FY18 Community Additional Budget Requests Process description and timeline * Principles that govern ICANN's request assessment work * FY18 template request form https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=63153499 We look forward to working with you all again on this effort for FY18! Regards, ICANN Staff _______________________________________________ community-finance mailing list community-finance(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/community-finance _______________________________________________ Finance-sc mailing list Finance-sc(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/finance-sc

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Regional Advice for ISOC Afghanistan
by Pavan Budhrani * Jan. 5, 2017

Jan. 5, 2017

Dear All, Please find attached the DD for ISOC Afghanistan. Let me know your input by today. Pavan Budhrani

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Year 1 Implementation Plan for the MEAC Strategy
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 3, 2017

Jan. 3, 2017

Please see below and the attachment. From: Fahd Batayneh <fahd.batayneh(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, December 30, 2016 at 4:15 AM To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Cc: Baher Esmat <baher.esmat(a)icann.org>, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca>, "Walid Al-Saqaf (walid(a)al-saqaf.se)" <walid(a)al-saqaf.se> Subject: RE: Ratified: ALAC Statement on the Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy [To be shared with the ALAC] Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share with you the Year 1 Implementation Plan for the MEAC Strategy. You can also find this document, and other relevant documents, on the MEAC Strategy working space at https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=59642230. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh ICANN From: Fahd Batayneh Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 3:46 PM To: ICANN At-Large Staff Cc: Baher Esmat; 'Alan Greenberg'; Walid Al-Saqaf (walid(a)al-saqaf.se) Subject: RE: Ratified: ALAC Statement on the Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy [To be shared with the ALAC] Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share with you the final version of the MEAC Strategy document; which, you can download from https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=59642230. As a next step, the MEAC Strategy Working Group are working on finalizing the Year 1 Implementation Plan, and we hope to share the final version with you once it is finalized. Once again, thank you for your interest in the MEAC Strategy and ICANN’s Middle East regional work, and for your valuable comments. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh Manager, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East ICANN From: Fahd Batayneh Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:55 AM To: ICANN At-Large Staff Cc: Baher Esmat; Alan Greenberg; Walid Al-Saqaf (walid(a)al-saqaf.se<mailto:walid@al-saqaf.se>) Subject: RE: Ratified: ALAC Statement on the Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy Dear Colleagues, We trust this finds you well. Thank you for your valuable comments on the draft Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Document. We received, it total, 10 comments. The staff report on the public comments received has been published at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2016-10-27-en. Thank you, Fahd Batayneh Manager, Global Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East ICANN

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New Year Greetings from APRALO!
by Satish Babu Jan. 2, 2017

Jan. 2, 2017

Dear all, On behalf of all of us on the APRALO Leadership Team, I'd like to wish everyone in the APRALO community a very productive New Year! I'd like to use this occasion to share with you a short update on APRALO for 2017. *1. At-Large Review*As you would be aware, the ICANN At-Large Community is going through a scheduled review process, and at present the Review Party is discussing the initial findings of the review team. Once we have a consensus on the draft recommendations, there will be a wider consultative process where the Community will have an opportunity to comment, and I hope you will make your voices heard. This review is particularly important as it may result in modifications to the current At-Large structures and functions. *2. 2017 Focus areas* As discussed in the December call, our priority areas for 2017 are: - Taking up Capacity Building activities - Enhancing participation in ICANN Policy Processes - Enhancing Community Engagement within APRALO - Contributing to regional community initiatives with our partners and ICANN - Continuing the Mentoring Programme As we go forward, we will be refining the first four areas into action plans (the Mentoring Programme is already under way). In the meantime, if you have any suggestions on any of the above, kindly pass them on to us. *3. APRALO General Assembly (October 2017)* We are presently planning for our General Assembly during ICANN60, which is scheduled for Abu Dhabi, UAE. We will be inviting active member ALSes to participate. The earlier practice has been to provide travel support to one person per invited ALS, and we may follow the same pattern this time as well. As announced in earlier calls, we would be inviting only active ALSes to the 2017 GA. The following metrics will define 'active' ALSes: - At least one ALS representative participates in the monthly APRALO calls - The ALS participates in any activity where ALS participation is requested (such as periodic surveys, feedback or short presentation on ALSes during the monthly calls) - The web page of ALS on the APRALO Wiki is updated with reasonable frequency (with leadership team data, 2017 activity/work plan etc) These metrics will be collected starting from Jan 2017. *4. APRALO Newsletter* APRALO has been considering launching a Newsletter. We invite volunteers for the Editorial Panel, each of whom would serve as the Guest Editor for the Newsletter for a month on a rotating basis. If you have the skills for this task, kindly contact me. We will launch the newsletter if there is sufficient response. Once again, I wish you a very fruitful year ahead, and also hope that we can work together to accomplish our mandate. Thanks and regards, satish

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APrIGF 2017 - Open Call for Thematic Suggestions
by Yannis Li Dec. 29, 2016

Dec. 29, 2016

Dear APRALO Colleagues, The APrIGF 2017 has confirmed the dates and now hoping to get your input on our conference themes. Please refer to the below announcement for more details. Look forward to your suggestions! Thanks Yannis ----------------------------- The next Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is going to be held at Bangkok from 26-29 July 2017, co-hosted by Chulalongkorn University and the National Broadcasting Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) would like to collect feedback from the community on the topic of interests to determine the overarching theme and sub-themes for APrIGF 2017. Tell us the issues that concern you! Thematic Suggestions Survey Link: http://igf.asia/2017themes <http://igf.asia/2017themes> Please submit your suggestions by the deadline 15 January 2017. The open call for workshop proposals will be opening in Feb 2017. Stay tuned at www.aprigf.asia <http://www.aprigf.asia/>. For any enquiries, kindly contact the secretariat at sec(a)aprigf.asia <mailto:sec@aprigf.asia>. Best Regards, Secretariat of APrIGF http://www.aprigf.asia <http://www.dot.asia/>

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Celebrating the Holiday and Thank You!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 24, 2016

Dec. 24, 2016

Dear All, For those celebrating the holidays, we wish you a very joyous and peaceful time with family and friends. To all, we offer our personal thanks for all of the volunteer hours you have dedicated to ICANN and At-Large this year. We truly enjoy supporting you and look forward to working with you in 2017! Best, At-Large Staff [cid:image001.jpg@01D25DCE.FE5E8860] Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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FY18 Additional Budget Requests - Process has Started
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 23, 2016

Dec. 23, 2016

Dear All, The FY18 Additional Budget Request process has started. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. FY18 Additional Budget Requests cover the period 1 July 2017 through 30 June 2018. The relevant information is available on the At-Large FY18 Budget Development Workspace[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…>, including the key deadlines, details of the process, principles and the request template. IMPORTANT: In 2016, the members of the ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC) agreed to the following criteria for At-Large proposals: * Outreach should not be a major focus. Activities to improve engagement with existing members is encouraged. * If any request is made on outreach, it should probably go through the CROPP program and not this special request process. * Proposals should include ways in which will make the ALAC and/or the At-Large community more effective and develop the At-Large community. * RALO requests must go through a bottom up process within their RALO prior to being submitted for consideration by the FBSC. * RALOs should consider the General Assembly/Summit timeline (APRALO is scheduled for a General Assembly in FY18) * They must be explicitly supported by the RALO representative on the FBSC. * Staff is currently expecting that basic resources for community communications/printing will be supported through the core ICANN budget, but that community proposals for printing , etc. will be accepted as a back-up in case expectations change. Specific proposals for communications resources beyond simple printing and editing functions should be prepared and submitted. IMPORTANT: Between now and 16 January 2017 the RALOs are asked to review any ALS request or complete a template on behalf of the RALO and send requests to At-Large Staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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CALL For PARTICIPANTS - ALAC Subcommittee on Finance and Budget
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 22, 2016

Dec. 22, 2016

Dear All, The ALAC and RALO Members of the Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC) have now been identified. They have been noted in bold on the FBSC Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Subcommittee+on+Finance+an…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> ). Under the request of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC and ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…>), staff are now issuing a call for non-voting Participants. The tasks of the FBSC include but are not limited to: - Coordination of the annual additional Budget Requests from the ALAC and the RALOs that will be filed to go into the yearly ICANN budget - Drafting of any Statement regarding the ICANN Budget Process - Drafting of any Statement regarding the ICANN Strategic Process - Drafting of any Statement regarding ICANN's Operating plan - Issues involving Constituency Travel Budgets Participants will have all the rights of a Member of the FBSC unless a vote is called for. The work of the FBSC will work by consensus whenever possible. All current Participants should re-confirm your interest in remaining on the FBSC as a Participant by informing At-Large Staff by 2 January, 2017. If you are interested in becoming a new Participant, please inform At-Large staff by 2 January, 2017. Kind Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] PKSIG 2016 Event Highlights
by Nadira Alaraj Dec. 22, 2016

Dec. 22, 2016

Congratulations Mubashir for sharing the highlights of PKSIG. I commend the efforts of everyone who worked to organize it. Attractive layout for reporting the highlights and the list of outputs of the role play it makes its receiver read its contents. I join the comments of our friends here for the following round to include few participants from neighbouring countries. It will enrich the discussions. It is pitty that there was 50% dropouts from granted fellows, worth investing to avoid it happens again. Hoping this leaflet will work as awareness to recruit more female applicants. Best wishes Nadira On 21 Dec 2016 15:02, "Mubashir Sargana" <mhsargana(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I hope you are doing good. > > We recently held a successful and productive, our second edition of > Pakistan School on Internet Governance (PKSIG) on 26-29 November at Lahore, > Pakistan. > > Below is the download link of the document comprising details and > highlights of the event; > Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2QsDFlJnysaaEtzNjZWUXhRVDg > > -- > Best Regards > > > *Mubahsir Sargana* > Secretariat > Pakistan School on Internet Governance (PKSIG) > Web: www.pksig.pk > vCard: www.mhsargana.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "APSIG-discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to apsig-discuss+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to apsig-discuss(a)googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms > gid/apsig-discuss/CAHixHkp5YyxS3WWQ8JeX3Q2P1aL%3DF_J% > 3Dw7nKbAiV2XM7k%2B5Huw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/apsig-discuss/CAHixHkp5YyxS3WWQ8JeX3Q2P1a…> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >

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