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APRALO Conference Call
by Rajnesh D. Singh Dec. 25, 2007

Dec. 25, 2007

A gentle reminder that the APRALO conference call is scheduled for today at 0500 UTC (which is now!). -- Kind regards, Rajnesh D. Singh Chair, ICANN Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation www.apralo.org

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Seasons Greetings
by Rajnesh D. Singh Dec. 24, 2007

Dec. 24, 2007

Dear Colleagues, A short note to say thank you for your input and support over the past year. We have achieved much this year, with APRALO's formation and movement on IDNs amongst others, but there is much yet to be done. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season, and look forward to continue working together for our common Asia Pacific objectives in the New Year! -- Kind regards, Rajnesh D. Singh Chair, ICANN Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation www.apralo.org

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Teleconference Recordings
by Nick Ashton-Hart Dec. 20, 2007

Dec. 20, 2007

Dear All: I'm happy to tell you that all the teleconference recordings are now posted properly - a couple were well overdue (my apologies), and one had a mistake in the URL. They're all fixed now though :) -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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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APRALO General Assembly during ICANN Delhi - comments required from ALS'
by Rajnesh D. Singh Dec. 11, 2007

Dec. 11, 2007

Colleagues, It has been suggested that APRALO hold its General Assembly on Saturday February 9th 2008 to allow the ALAC and Secretariats to meet on the 10th. ICANN will arrange 1 delegate per ALS to attend the meeting. As such, I would like your comments on whether this would suit you, as it does mean arriving a bit earlier than you normally would - probably on the 7th or 8th, depending on your point of origin and flight availability. The other option is to hold the GA on Monday 11th, but this has some potential conflict with another ALAC meeting. I would appreciate your comments by Friday 7th December to enable the planning and logistics to proceed in a timely manner. -- Kind regards, Rajnesh D. Singh Chair, ICANN Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation www.apralo.org

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Report of the Staff, November 2007
by Nick Ashton-Hart Dec. 10, 2007

Dec. 10, 2007

Dear All: For your information, the Report of the Staff of At-Large may be accessed at the following URL: https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/alac/attachments/11_december_2007:2007… I have not attached it to this email in order to limit the bandwidth consumption required for those on low-bandwidth connections. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [At-Large] fast track process for IDN's
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Dec. 6, 2007

Dec. 6, 2007

Hi Danny, thank you for your timely contribution, we will make sure that this question and issue, is raised in the IDN discussions about to start their next iteration (in the IDN List and the WIKI - refer here to my recent email reply to JAM on the At-LARGE list c.c. to you) and I have copied the APRALO discussion list on this reply so that they too have access to your question (again refer to the previous email outlining the resolutions and support for IDN fast tracking made by this RALO previously) so that they may also further their discussions and contributions to this issue. CLO -----Original Message----- From: Danny Younger [mailto:dannyyounger@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, 7 December 2007 1:26 AM To: jam(a)jacquelinemorris.com; cheryl(a)hovtek.com.au; 'At-Large Worldwide' Subject: RE: [At-Large] fast track process for IDN's ALAC Statement: "Given that non-ASCII users have been waiting too long for IDN deployment, it is suggested to adopt a fast-track experimental solution in the short term. Under this short-term solution, the Internet community in each ccTLD territory may choose only one IDN script for deployment." Here's a question for you: "why are non-ASCII users "entitled" to 250 new ccTLDs but are not "entitled" to any IDN gTLDs?" Has the ALAC deliberately chosen to discriminate against the gTLD registry community? Why shouldn't VeriSign or Afilias have the right to launch an IDN version of .com or .info on a "fast-track" basis? Is it because, for some reason, the ALAC believes that VeriSign and Afilias and all other gTLD registries must go through all of the machinations in the new gTLD process while ccTLD registries should not be held accountable to the same standard of care? Why is the ALAC favoring one part of the supplier community over another? Shouldn't the same standards for TLD introduction be applied equally and without discriminatory treatment? In the gTLD registry Statement (6 June 2007) it was noted that "There is strong possibility of significant impact on gTLD registries if IDN versions of existing ASCII gTLDs are introduced by registries different than the ASCII gTLD registries. Not only could there be user confusion in both email and web applications, but dispute resolution processes could be greatly complicated." http://www.gtldregistries.org/news/2007/2007-06-07-01.pdf Did anyone in the ALAC even discuss this consideration? I am rapidly reaching the view that the ALAC hasn't fully considered the implications of their Statement, that the ALAC hasn't taken the time to fully examine the issue, and that "unanimous statements" issued by this body are no more than idle pontifications bereft of any substantive consideration. Other bodies will spend months and years examining a particular issue. The ALAC, on the other hand, always seems to be in a rush to churn out a Statement after having received no more than a handful of comments over a very short time frame. You need to find a more considered way to arrive at recommendations. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

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GK3 in Kuala Lumpur
by Rajnesh D. Singh Dec. 6, 2007

Dec. 6, 2007

Colleagues, I would like to know if anyone is attending GK3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia next week (Dec 11th to 13th), organised by GKP (Global Knowledge Partnership). For details see: http://www.gkpeventsonthefuture.org/gk3/ If you are attending, please let me know as it would be good to catch up at some stage. -- Kind regards, Rajnesh D. Singh Chair APRALO www.apralo.org

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Results of the 2007/2008 ALAC Vice Chair Election
by Nick Ashton-Hart Nov. 19, 2007

Nov. 19, 2007

Dear Community: I have the honour to announce the results of the election for the Vice- Chairs of the At-Large Advisory Committee for the 2007/2008 period. The two Vice-Chairs are: Robert Guerra Vanda Scartezini You may also independently verify the results at the following URL, hosted at the BigPulse voting system site: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=pAQVz98Pd8mg2JakNIxu -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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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RIO SESSION: ccNSO Update on IDNs
by Nick Ashton-Hart Nov. 13, 2007

Nov. 13, 2007

Dear All: For those attending the IGF in Rio, a late-addition to the schedule is a session by the ccNSO with a detailed update on the state of work with IDNs. You're encouraged to join the session - it is on the 14th (tomorrow) at 1030, in the Imperial room -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 595 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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Meeting Recordings from LA Meeting
by Nick Ashton-Hart Nov. 8, 2007

Nov. 8, 2007

Dear Community: I've just posted the meeting recordings for several At-Large meetings during the LA ICANN Meeting. The transcriptions have been requested and will be posted once they are available; the summary minutes are in the final stages of preparation before they are also posted. With the exception of the RAA Workshop, they are available in three languages: English, Spanish, and French. Note that I have not checked them all, but in some cases it appears that the sound recordist didn't change the channel when participants were speaking in French and Spanish, so the recording is of those languages rather than the English interpretation of them. The transcriptions should correct for this - my apologies for this; I will reinforce to the meetings staff for the New Delhi meeting the importance of capturing a faithful recording of each language. ALAC & Secretariats Joint (1st) Session: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?29_october_2007 ALAC, 2nd Session: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?30_october_2007 At-Large Community Meeting with Members of the Board of Directors: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?30_october_2007_bo At-Large Workshop on the Renegotiation of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?31_october_2007_ws Note that the documents prepared by Danny for the RAA session are particularly recommended as (especially the longer document) gives a soup-to-nuts overview of the RAA, plus all proposed amendments, in a very reader-friendly format. For those who were not present, his powerpoint presentation was certainly the most unusual of any at the LA meeting, with a very "Halloween" flavour - do have a look at it (Thanks once more Danny for such a great workshop). -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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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