Dear APRALO Community, Thanks for the enthusiastic response to the call for volunteers to the four Subcommittees. Staff have captured the names of volunteers and incorporated them in the Wiki page. Please note that we will continue to accept membership requests until 30 June, after which the Subcommittees will be closed. In the APRALO Leadership Team call held on 6th June 2017, we have identified the Chairs of the four Subcommittees as follows: 1. Program Subcommittee (Holly Raiche) 2. Organizing Subcommittee (Maureen Hilyard) 3. Finance Subcommittee (Ali AlMeshal) 4. Outreach Subcommittee (Lianna Galstyan) A tentative list of tasks for each group has been created, and handed over to each Chair. They will in turn be sharing the list with the members of their Subcommittee. Given that ICANN59 meeting is to be held in about two weeks, it is likely that the actual work of these Subcommittees will only start in early July. However, some of the Chairs have indicated that they would like to get started right away. Chairs will be in touch with Subcommittee members for the next steps, starting immediately. Thanks again, With kind regards, satish ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Satish Babu <sb@inapp.com> Date: Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 8:49 PM Subject: Volunteers required for APRALO General Assembly (Oct 2017, Abu Dhabi) To: "apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" < apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear APRALO Community, Greetings ! You would be aware that APRALO is convening its General Assembly during ICANN60 at Abu Dhabi in October 2017. As already announced, we would like to invite volunteers from the community to the four subcommittees constituted to guide the GA & related activities, together with APRALO Leadership and Staff. The Subcommittees are the following: *1. Program Subcommittee*: This group will assist in designing the sessions of the GA, including identifying the topics that ALSes would find useful, locating speakers & teaching material, identifying ICANN dignitaries to address the GA, sequencing sessions and eliciting feedback from participants. Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/GENERAL+ ASSEMBLY+ABU+DHABI+2017+PROGRAM+SUB+COMMITEE *2. Organizing Subcommittee*: This group will co-ordinate the logistics of the GA, including the venue, venue arrangements, transportation, accommodation, hospitality and the APRALO Showcase. Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/ORGANIZING+% 28LOGISTICS%29+SUB+COMMITTEE *3. Finance Subcommittee*: This group will oversee the financial aspects of the GA, including budgeting, sponsorships, and coordinating expenses. Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/FINANCE+SUB+COMMITEE *4. Outreach Subcommittee*: This group will interact with ALSes to determine their requirements, identify active ALSes who would be invited to the GA with travel support, it will also look into possible outreach activities with local entities such as Universities and other Academic institutions, and in general stimulate participation of ALSes and bring potential new members to APRALO. Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/ display/APRALO/OUTREACH+SUB+COMMITEE All four Subcommittees will start their activities from June 2017, and will be working over email and conference calls. I'd like to invite the APRALO community, particularly the ALS representatives who may be attending the GA, to volunteer to any of these groups and support the GA effort. Thanks to those who have already volunteered! Please note your names in the respective Sub-Committee wiki pages directly, or write to Evin at evin.erdogdu@icann.org with your preferences. With kind regards, satish