Dear APRALO colleagues, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you. Let 2014 be the year full of joy and happiness in your families. Following to my e-mail related to APRALO monthly call updates, I would like to bring up to your attention the following issues: APRALO ROP WG Charter is being considered final and approved, as the deadline for any comments had passed. This document will be later shared with all other RALOs. I would like to thank all members of this WG for the wonderful job. You can learn about the members of this WG and also see the final document posted as PDF file here: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Rules+of+Procedures+Review.... WE STILL NEED EVERYONE's INPUT FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES, ANY VOLUNTEERS FOR: 1. We need volunteers for APRALO ALS Spotlight presentation. This is what has been suggested by YOU, and we are implementing since Durban meeting, and it proved to be very successful for us to know other ALSs and learn from their experience. So, please, volunteer for the next Spotlight presentation of your ALS. 2. We also need volunteer for ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC) from our RALO. Those who have background in finance and are interested to serve in this committee, please, send your name to me and/or ICANN staff ASAP. To learn more about FBSC, please, visit the wiki space , direct link is here: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Subcommittee+on+Finance+and... 3. ATLAS II – join a working group - On the workspace https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ATLAS+II+Working+Groups is a list of working groups that preparing for this major event. In the blurb there will be a statement that will ask you to sign up for that group’s mailing list . Please join one if you have time to spare. INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO BE PROVIDED FOR: 1. CROPP - Any important event you are aware of during the period from February till June 2014? If yes, share the information and highlight the importance of participation in it from APRALO perspective. 2. We still are waiting for the logo and the brief information from Internet Society Kolkota Chapter. Please, provide the info ASAP to me. 3. SINGAPORE Showcase – photo pleasePlease, send your photo (if you didn't do it so far) to Maureen to be included in the Showcase video. Once again, thank you very much for your cooperation and enjoy holidays. Best regards from Armenia SiranushAPRALO Acting Chair From: siranush_vardanyan@hotmail.com To: apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org CC: staff@atlarge.icann.org; h.raiche@internode.on.net; langdonorr@gmail.com; fouadbajwa@gmail.com; pavan@registry.asia; hilyard@oyster.net.ck Subject: APRALO monthly call and follow up input from ALSs needed Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:44:13 +0000 Dear APRALO colleagues, First of all, my appreciation to those who were able to join our December monthly call yesterday. Second, during the call we have discussed several important steps to follow up and we need the input from all ALSs. Sorry for the long e-mail in advance, but, please, read all and provide input wherever you consider appropriate within the mentioned deadlines. Don't miss the opportunity to make your voice heard!!! Here are the follow up actions needed: 1. MOU with APNIC.- APRALO will have the whole month of January to send comments. The draft MOU is posted here - https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Draft+MOU+with+APNICIf you have any comments, please, send those to Maureen and Holly during January, after that the final version will be prepared to be officially signed during Singapore meeting. The same process had been started with APTLD, so if you have any suggestions, how you see our cooperation with APTLD, also, please, provide your suggestions to the list. Comments are due to the end of January. 2. APRALO ALS Spotlight - As you all know, during every monthly call we are asking one of the ALSs to provide the presentation about their activities (by the way, this suggestion came from your side and we started to implement it after Durban meeting). During December call NetMission.Asia has been presented by Yannis Li, if you missed that, you can see the presentation posted here: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+ALSes+Spotlight Action: we need volunteers from ALSs to present themselves for our January, February calls. ANY VOLUNTEERS? 3. APRALO Rules of Procedure (ROP) WG Charter had been sent to all of you almost a month ago for the comments. We had the majority of participants of the call voted in favor, but some members asked for a little bit more time for the comments, which is NOW OPEN FOR ONE WEEK - Deadline for your final input is December 27. After that time, the Charter will be considered adopted as the main Charter for ROP WG. The link to the Charter is here: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Rules+of+Procedures+Review... 4. ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC) is seeking one more volunteer representative from our RALO. We have Cheryl Langdon Orr and Rafid Fatani currently serving in this Committee, but we need one regional representative as well. Those who have background in finance and are interested to serve in this committee, please, send your name to me and/or ICANN staff by December 25, 2013. To learn more about FBSC, please, visit the wiki space , direct link is here: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Subcommittee+on+Finance+and... 5. At Large Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program, known as CROPP - Ali Almeshal sent a very informative e-mail to this list related to this program. We need to identify ASAP what are the major events taking place in APRALO region during the periodfrom February-June 2014 (we are already aware about APRICOT 2014). If you are aware of such events, which will meet the criteria of the program, please, send your suggestions via this mailing list. To learn more about the program, please, visit: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43982055 6. Singapore Showcase - We are in the process of identifying some sponsors for this, and several people who participated in the call mentioned that already started the works on that, which is really appreciated and needed. According to the suggestions, the Staff will post in the wiki space for Showcase (https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Singapore+Showcase+OC+2013...) the approximate amount for catering budget and other items needed to be prepared for the event. If you have any ideas for the showcase or sponsorship, please notify me (Siranush Vardanyan at siranush_vardanyan@hotmail.com) before 10th of January 2014, which will be prior to the next monthly meeting of Showcase Organizing Committee. All mentioned actions are posted also in Wiki space, under the Current Issues - https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/Current+Issues (thanks to Maureen) and in APRALO December Monthly call action items - https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Monthly+2013-12-18+-+Actio.... As Maureen has mentioned in her last e-mail to you, WE NEED EVERYONE'S SUPPORT AND INPUT FOR ALL ACTION ITEMS AND APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO OUR REGIONAL DECISIONS! With warmest seasonal greetings. Siranush Siranush VardanyanAPRALO Acting Chair