Dear APRALO colleagues, In late 2019, the APRALO Leadership Team proposed the initiation of an APRALO Policy Platform for 2020. After a period of input from RALO members, the Leadership Team took some time to consider how best to take this initiative forward given the priorities for the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and At-Large Community, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. While cognizant of RALO members' challenges in facing the pandemic and the ever-present risk of Zoom call fatigue, we needed to find a convenient way to address the goal of *coordinating regional policy-related activities, including establishing input from an end users' perspective for various recipients* be it the ALAC, or the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG), or other ICANN-related policy development processes (PDP) or fora. To make a start on meeting this goal, we are pleased to announce the creation of the *APRALO Policy Forum*. To begin with, this initiative will be facilitated using the new *APRALO Policy Forum work space* and *apralo-policy@icann.org <apralo-policy@icann.org> mailing list* which will be moderated by members of the Leadership Team and supported by At-Large staff. To join the Leadership Team and APRALO ATLAS III Ambassadors in building up this initiative, please email to staff@atlarge.icann.org your Expression of Interest to participate and to be subscribed to the new mailing list; and thereafter, ensure that your Statement of Interest (SOI) is up to date, as guided by Staff. For more information on plans for the APRALO Policy Forum, please visit https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Policy+Forum Kind regards, Satish Babu and Justine Chew ---