Dear all, http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18feb09-en.htm This consultation strikes at the heart of many issues and geographic opinions within APRALO and our region. I encourage you all to consider individual submissions on this and to CC me a copy so we can create an APRALO response. I have invited comment from non AP APRALO members in the Face Book group so as we can offer a wider AP region than we currently do. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: The Staff is opening a 30-day public consultation forum, from 18 February 2009 through 24 March 2009, and invites community comments on this topic. This particular forum period is longer than 30 days because public forum comment periods are now typically suspended during the dates of ICANN Board meetings and the ICANN Mexico City meeting is scheduled from 2 March to 6 March 2009. The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#regions-charter To submit comments: geo-charter@icann.org To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/geo-charter/ Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru APRALO Chair