Dear all, At the APRALO Monthly Call held earlier today on Thursday, 17 August 2023 <https://community.icann.org/x/K4bxDg>, an update was provided on a number of APRALO Policy Forum (APF) activities which took place last month and more recently. I would like to share for APRALO members' information, links those reports on the ICANN77 Readout and last week's APF Town Hall Meeting. - ICANN77 Readout Takeaways <https://community.icann.org/pages/replycomment.action?commentId=256147842&pa...> - APF Town Hall Meeting Takeaways <https://community.icann.org/pages/replycomment.action?commentId=257196147&pa...> Further, from the discussions and polls conducted during the 2 sessions of the APF Town Hall Meeting, there is now a Refreshed APF aims, priorities & calendar <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zT7U2HiB1jmWT6YFMUc8DusDRPJl-t4t4FrnHqyW...>, for which further input remains very welcomed. Please feel free to post your input on Refreshed APF aims, priorities & calendar <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zT7U2HiB1jmWT6YFMUc8DusDRPJl-t4t4FrnHqyW...> in comment mode. Finally, I am pleased to also report that the single topic consultation on Applicant Support which was conducted at last month's APRALO Monthly Call <https://community.icann.org/x/u5KZDg> had generated some useful input from APRALO Members. Thank you! This input has since been incorporated into a position which the ALAC is currently in the process of endorsing, for onward submission to a GNSO Council small team. This position takes the form of a proposal on how to remedy the still-pending Recommendation 17.2 of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures policy development process on Applicant Support. If you would like to know more about how APRALO's input have contributed to the policy-related work which the At-Large undertakes through the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG), then I invite you to review the following CPWG Zoom call recordings: - CPWG 9 Aug 2023 call <https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/87b_TmyMA02rP7gaWIdjq4Crdmws1pfRZB7_cLZJLjZr...> - CPWG 16 Aug 2023 call <https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/nl-pNT55z4KcBH-evOQ6EXBHh2akB_IKra1h4Ui13kA0...> Kind regards, *Justine Chew* *APRALO Policy Forum* <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Policy+Forum> Book a slot to talk to me <https://calendar.app.google/GF6WLNpDfhX9UP2T6> -----