Dear all, It was so nice to have very productive meeting last week in Bali. I thank you all for your great contribution and collaboration. Now, after thinking several times and also consulted with my colleagues, I would like to submit my intention to become candidates for the following position: ALAC representative from AP region. My idea is that in order to preserve some contintuity, given that Hong is not going to run and Siavash will be endig his term at the next ICANN AGM in November, I would like to serve for the position. My intention is to be selected as the shorter, one-year term (max), and aim to make as smooth transition as possible. There are several subject matters ALAC must respond to rather quickly, on the table now: Domain tasting, Registerfly, whois, IDN, new gTLD Ombudsman Report, gNSO Review/LSE Recommendation and coming ALAC External Review I am particularly interested in the area of Domain tasing, Ombudsman, gNSO review and ALAC review. Global ALAC itself is also facing the rapid transition, as new RALOs are coming up from LAC to EU to Africa, making some stability is important. Besides above policy issues, many other issues and topics will arise as ICANN enters into new fiscal year from July: ALAC/ICANN budget, IGF, GAC-ICANN relation, Stratgic Planning/Operation Plan, Board Review, etc. I am more than happy if other colleagues have strong interest for ALAC and pursue these policy issues, but frankly speaking some of them are rather complex and may require some period to get accuanted where my knowldge and experience on ALAC for such long years may help ;-). I thank you very much for your warm support and understandings and looking forward to the conference call to facilitate our mutual consensus. izumi