Re: [APAC-Discuss] [ALAC] APRALO Update
Excellent update, Holly. The region is in excellent hands. I see great things ahead in terms of policy input, intra and inter-regional collaboration, performance and outcomes that benefit our region and others. Best regards, Rinalia On Jul 24, 2013 10:13 AM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hi Everyone
First, just a final confirmation of the various elections we have had: My new Vice chair is Siranush Vardanyan, Satish Babu is our NNomCom representative. And our new representative on ALAC is Maureen Hillyard. Congratulations again to all - and a reminder to everyone - that we need all of your support.
On APRALO membership: Two ALSs have been officially decertified: Internet Users Network - Tokyo (at their request) Internet Society of Pakistan (which had ceased to exist and has been replaced)
We have had three applications for membership - which are in the process of being reviewed and will be voted on including - the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network - South Pacific Computer Society - Internet Society - Nepal Chapter
For those who were not able to attend the APRALO meeting last Wednesday, it began with Kuek Yu-Chuang, the newly appointed Vice President for Global Stakeholder Engagement for the Asian Region. He assumes office on 1 August - when he will be based in Singapore. Others in the Singapore office will include staff for compliance and registrars/registries. (He would like to be involved in all of our meetings)
He talked a bit on his background (he is a Senior Director with Yahoo) and then on what he sees as a fundamental tension in his job. On the one hand, it is his job to listen to and understand the needs on the ground of his various constituents but that must fit into ICANN plans and commitments that have already been decided and are in train. The cornerstone of his job will be an APEC strategy which will be launched at the regional IGF in Korea.
Rinalia talked on the planned IGF workshop - an APRALO-ICANN collaboration on IDNs and IDN variants, looking at the many issues involved, including security and stability, and language scripts. Cheryl also provided an update on the regional IGF in Korea.
From now on, we will be devoting at least 5 minutes or more to one or our ALSs giving us all a presentation on that ALS - a bit about its members and its activities. Satish will be the presenter for the August meeting.
We went through the the outcomes from the survey Pavan did after Beijing. The main conclusions included the overuse of ICANN terminology (explain the acronyms if you use them), how the ICANN schedule can be overwhelming - so each meeting needs a bit of explanation, more ALS participation, the praise for the Fellowship program and its orientation to ICANN.
In the issues sessions, the main issues were covered and have largely been dealt with. The one big outstanding issue is a proposal from an Expert Working Group (which Carlton was on) that is proposing a new structure for the collection, handling, verification and dissemination of registrant data. Comment is due mid-August I"ll get back to you on that one (if you are really interested, go to the ICANN website and type in Expert Working Group in the search area)
And some action items on all of you (including staff) - please be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists - staff can help - go to the ICANN webpage - through to the list of APRALO ALSs- - and check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know so we can correct anything that needs correcting - let me - and everyone else - know what issues we as APRALO should be focussing on - - put your hand up for talking about your ALS to an APRALO meeting Staff - please send out a soft copy of the guide to ALAC - which has some nice background on issues we have been involved in
And we will begin a dialogue with APNIC - based on the relationship that other RALOs are developing with their RIRs - so any and all suggestions welcome there
Thanks
Holly
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+ 1 Sent from my iPad On Jul 24, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
Excellent update, Holly. The region is in excellent hands. I see great things ahead in terms of policy input, intra and inter-regional collaboration, performance and outcomes that benefit our region and others.
Best regards,
Rinalia On Jul 24, 2013 10:13 AM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hi Everyone
First, just a final confirmation of the various elections we have had: My new Vice chair is Siranush Vardanyan, Satish Babu is our NNomCom representative. And our new representative on ALAC is Maureen Hillyard. Congratulations again to all - and a reminder to everyone - that we need all of your support.
On APRALO membership: Two ALSs have been officially decertified: Internet Users Network - Tokyo (at their request) Internet Society of Pakistan (which had ceased to exist and has been replaced)
We have had three applications for membership - which are in the process of being reviewed and will be voted on including - the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network - South Pacific Computer Society - Internet Society - Nepal Chapter
For those who were not able to attend the APRALO meeting last Wednesday, it began with Kuek Yu-Chuang, the newly appointed Vice President for Global Stakeholder Engagement for the Asian Region. He assumes office on 1 August - when he will be based in Singapore. Others in the Singapore office will include staff for compliance and registrars/registries. (He would like to be involved in all of our meetings)
He talked a bit on his background (he is a Senior Director with Yahoo) and then on what he sees as a fundamental tension in his job. On the one hand, it is his job to listen to and understand the needs on the ground of his various constituents but that must fit into ICANN plans and commitments that have already been decided and are in train. The cornerstone of his job will be an APEC strategy which will be launched at the regional IGF in Korea.
Rinalia talked on the planned IGF workshop - an APRALO-ICANN collaboration on IDNs and IDN variants, looking at the many issues involved, including security and stability, and language scripts. Cheryl also provided an update on the regional IGF in Korea.
From now on, we will be devoting at least 5 minutes or more to one or our ALSs giving us all a presentation on that ALS - a bit about its members and its activities. Satish will be the presenter for the August meeting.
We went through the the outcomes from the survey Pavan did after Beijing. The main conclusions included the overuse of ICANN terminology (explain the acronyms if you use them), how the ICANN schedule can be overwhelming - so each meeting needs a bit of explanation, more ALS participation, the praise for the Fellowship program and its orientation to ICANN.
In the issues sessions, the main issues were covered and have largely been dealt with. The one big outstanding issue is a proposal from an Expert Working Group (which Carlton was on) that is proposing a new structure for the collection, handling, verification and dissemination of registrant data. Comment is due mid-August I"ll get back to you on that one (if you are really interested, go to the ICANN website and type in Expert Working Group in the search area)
And some action items on all of you (including staff) - please be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists - staff can help - go to the ICANN webpage - through to the list of APRALO ALSs- - and check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know so we can correct anything that needs correcting - let me - and everyone else - know what issues we as APRALO should be focussing on - - put your hand up for talking about your ALS to an APRALO meeting Staff - please send out a soft copy of the guide to ALAC - which has some nice background on issues we have been involved in
And we will begin a dialogue with APNIC - based on the relationship that other RALOs are developing with their RIRs - so any and all suggestions welcome there
Thanks
Holly
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Ditto. Great overview, Holly. -----Original Message----- From: apac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:apac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Rinalia Abdul Rahim Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2013 4:45 p.m. To: Holly Raiche Cc: apralo; ICANN At-Large Staff; ALAC Working List Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] [ALAC] APRALO Update Excellent update, Holly. The region is in excellent hands. I see great things ahead in terms of policy input, intra and inter-regional collaboration, performance and outcomes that benefit our region and others. Best regards, Rinalia On Jul 24, 2013 10:13 AM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hi Everyone
First, just a final confirmation of the various elections we have had: My new Vice chair is Siranush Vardanyan, Satish Babu is our NNomCom representative. And our new representative on ALAC is Maureen Hillyard. Congratulations again to all - and a reminder to everyone - that we need all of your support.
On APRALO membership: Two ALSs have been officially decertified: Internet Users Network - Tokyo (at their request) Internet Society of Pakistan (which had ceased to exist and has been replaced)
We have had three applications for membership - which are in the process of being reviewed and will be voted on including - the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network - South Pacific Computer Society - Internet Society - Nepal Chapter
For those who were not able to attend the APRALO meeting last Wednesday, it began with Kuek Yu-Chuang, the newly appointed Vice President for Global Stakeholder Engagement for the Asian Region. He assumes office on 1 August - when he will be based in Singapore. Others in the Singapore office will include staff for compliance and registrars/registries. (He would like to be involved in all of our meetings)
He talked a bit on his background (he is a Senior Director with Yahoo) and then on what he sees as a fundamental tension in his job. On the one hand, it is his job to listen to and understand the needs on the ground of his various constituents but that must fit into ICANN plans and commitments that have already been decided and are in train. The cornerstone of his job will be an APEC strategy which will be launched at the regional IGF in Korea.
Rinalia talked on the planned IGF workshop - an APRALO-ICANN collaboration on IDNs and IDN variants, looking at the many issues involved, including security and stability, and language scripts. Cheryl also provided an update on the regional IGF in Korea.
From now on, we will be devoting at least 5 minutes or more to one or our ALSs giving us all a presentation on that ALS - a bit about its members and its activities. Satish will be the presenter for the August meeting.
We went through the the outcomes from the survey Pavan did after Beijing. The main conclusions included the overuse of ICANN terminology (explain the acronyms if you use them), how the ICANN schedule can be overwhelming - so each meeting needs a bit of explanation, more ALS participation, the praise for the Fellowship program and its orientation to ICANN.
In the issues sessions, the main issues were covered and have largely been dealt with. The one big outstanding issue is a proposal from an Expert Working Group (which Carlton was on) that is proposing a new structure for the collection, handling, verification and dissemination of registrant data. Comment is due mid-August I"ll get back to you on that one (if you are really interested, go to the ICANN website and type in Expert Working Group in the search area)
And some action items on all of you (including staff) - please be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists - staff can help - go to the ICANN webpage - through to the list of APRALO ALSs- - and check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know so we can correct anything that needs correcting - let me - and everyone else - know what issues we as APRALO should be focussing on - - put your hand up for talking about your ALS to an APRALO meeting Staff - please send out a soft copy of the guide to ALAC - which has some nice background on issues we have been involved in
And we will begin a dialogue with APNIC - based on the relationship that other RALOs are developing with their RIRs - so any and all suggestions welcome there
Thanks
Holly
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Hi Everyone A brief summary of the APRALO call, plus some reminders. First - the spotlights: Ali in October and Siranush in November. Next, KT needs to work with Pavan and me on on indigenous domain names for our first webinar. Both Sala and Rinalia , both of you expressed interest - and are most welcome to join this organising group. And Silvia - would you please post this on the monthly report form APRALO Finally, we will be sending individual reminders to you all to PLEASE update the information on our website about your organisations. Holly APRALO MONTHLY REPORT: SEPTEMBER 2013 APRALO Meeting in August: - Spotlight: Karaitiana Taiuru (KT) talked about the New Zealand Maori Internet Society. New Zealand is a bi-cultural, bi-lingual society and the Maori Internet Society represents Maori users. It was formed in 1997 as a grass roots organisation, and became an ALS in 2006. Their current issues incude cyber safety issues, protecting users from viruses, on-line scams, etcand a lack of access to the Internet. Members interact using emails, Facebook, Twitter and blogs. Currently they are doing research on how indigenous names are being used, which KT will present the first week in November. - Policy Update: Olivier summarized the current issues before ICANN, including ALAC’s involvement in the policies. Participation of ALSs in policy discussions was encouraged. The Board has issued a call for volunteers for the Implementation Advisory Group for Consumer Trust and Consumer choice metrics. See <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-17sep13-en.htm>. People should apply, but realize that Board review teams take considerable time and effort. The ALCA will be asked to nominate one or two people. APRALO meeting in Argentina: The APRALO meeting in November is scheduled for Wednesday 19 November at 1700 Buenos Aires time (UTC -3 hurs) Update on ROP Review Working Group: CLO reported on the first meeting of the RoP working group. They are currently reviewing the reference documents, including the updated ALAC Rops. Report on APrIGF meeting in Soeul: Pavan reported that this meeting was success, with the number of sessions and delegates up from the previous APrIGF. Gunela provided a further report on the conference. Presentations and reports available from http://2013.rigf.asia/day1/. Members should contact Pavan if they want to be on the mailing list for the next IGF. Next Spotllights: October: Ali AlMeshal, Bahrain Internet Society November: Siranush Vardanyan Action items on everyone (including staff) · KT to let ICANN staff know when he has presented research on the use of indigenous domain names. · Pavan and Holly to organisae a Webinar on the use of indigenous doman names, based on the research presented by KT · Pavan to provide link for reports on the APrIGF · Contact Pavan if you want to be on the mailing list for the Bali meeting · be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists · on the APRALO ALS list, check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know if anything that needs correcting · volunteer to talk about your ALS to an APRALO meeting · suggest policy topics for webinars
Hi Holly. Minor correction: I offered to connect KT with UNESCO, which may help him with resources that could be helpful for the webinar and other matters related to indigenous community issues. This action has been completed. Best regards, Rinalia On Sep 25, 2013 1:14 PM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hi Everyone
A brief summary of the APRALO call, plus some reminders.
First - the spotlights: Ali in October and Siranush in November.
Next, KT needs to work with Pavan and me on on indigenous domain names for our first webinar. Both Sala and Rinalia , both of you expressed interest - and are most welcome to join this organising group.
And Silvia - would you please post this on the monthly report form APRALO
Finally, we will be sending individual reminders to you all to PLEASE update the information on our website about your organisations.
Holly
APRALO MONTHLY REPORT: SEPTEMBER 2013
APRALO Meeting in August:
- Spotlight: Karaitiana Taiuru (KT) talked about the New Zealand Maori Internet Society. New Zealand is a bi-cultural, bi-lingual society and the Maori Internet Society represents Maori users. It was formed in 1997 as a grass roots organisation, and became an ALS in 2006. Their current issues incude cyber safety issues, protecting users from viruses, on-line scams, etcand a lack of access to the Internet. Members interact using emails, Facebook, Twitter and blogs. Currently they are doing research on how indigenous names are being used, which KT will present the first week in November.
- Policy Update: Olivier summarized the current issues before ICANN, including ALAC’s involvement in the policies. Participation of ALSs in policy discussions was encouraged. The Board has issued a call for volunteers for the Implementation Advisory Group for Consumer Trust and Consumer choice metrics. See
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-17sep13-en.htm>. People should apply, but realize that Board review teams take considerable time and effort. The ALCA will be asked to nominate one or two people.
APRALO meeting in Argentina: The APRALO meeting in November is scheduled for Wednesday 19 November at 1700 Buenos Aires time (UTC -3 hurs)
Update on ROP Review Working Group: CLO reported on the first meeting of the RoP working group. They are currently reviewing the reference documents, including the updated ALAC Rops.
Report on APrIGF meeting in Soeul: Pavan reported that this meeting was success, with the number of sessions and delegates up from the previous APrIGF. Gunela provided a further report on the conference. Presentations and reports available from http://2013.rigf.asia/day1/. Members should contact Pavan if they want to be on the mailing list for the next IGF.
Next Spotllights:
October: Ali AlMeshal, Bahrain Internet Society
November: Siranush Vardanyan
Action items on everyone (including staff)
· KT to let ICANN staff know when he has presented research on the use of indigenous domain names.
· Pavan and Holly to organisae a Webinar on the use of indigenous doman names, based on the research presented by KT
· Pavan to provide link for reports on the APrIGF
· Contact Pavan if you want to be on the mailing list for the Bali meeting
· be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists
· on the APRALO ALS list, check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know if anything that needs correcting
· volunteer to talk about your ALS to an APRALO meeting
· suggest policy topics for webinars _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org
Hi Holly and everyone, I just wanted to add that I mentioned the idea of a future webinar on accessibility for people with disability and the role of ICANN. I'm happy to discuss further. Gunela On 25/09/13 3:12 PM, Holly Raiche wrote:
Hi Everyone
A brief summary of the APRALO call, plus some reminders.
First - the spotlights: Ali in October and Siranush in November.
Next, KT needs to work with Pavan and me on on indigenous domain names for our first webinar. Both Sala and Rinalia , both of you expressed interest - and are most welcome to join this organising group.
And Silvia - would you please post this on the monthly report form APRALO
Finally, we will be sending individual reminders to you all to PLEASE update the information on our website about your organisations.
Holly
APRALO MONTHLY REPORT: SEPTEMBER 2013
APRALO Meeting in August:
- Spotlight: Karaitiana Taiuru (KT) talked about the New Zealand Maori Internet Society. New Zealand is a bi-cultural, bi-lingual society and the Maori Internet Society represents Maori users. It was formed in 1997 as a grass roots organisation, and became an ALS in 2006. Their current issues incude cyber safety issues, protecting users from viruses, on-line scams, etcand a lack of access to the Internet. Members interact using emails, Facebook, Twitter and blogs. Currently they are doing research on how indigenous names are being used, which KT will present the first week in November.
- Policy Update: Olivier summarized the current issues before ICANN, including ALAC’s involvement in the policies. Participation of ALSs in policy discussions was encouraged. The Board has issued a call for volunteers for the Implementation Advisory Group for Consumer Trust and Consumer choice metrics. See
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-17sep13-en.htm>. People should apply, but realize that Board review teams take considerable time and effort. The ALCA will be asked to nominate one or two people.
APRALO meeting in Argentina: The APRALO meeting in November is scheduled for Wednesday 19 November at 1700 Buenos Aires time (UTC -3 hurs)
Update on ROP Review Working Group: CLO reported on the first meeting of the RoP working group. They are currently reviewing the reference documents, including the updated ALAC Rops.
Report on APrIGF meeting in Soeul: Pavan reported that this meeting was success, with the number of sessions and delegates up from the previous APrIGF. Gunela provided a further report on the conference. Presentations and reports available from http://2013.rigf.asia/day1/. Members should contact Pavan if they want to be on the mailing list for the next IGF.
Next Spotllights:
October: Ali AlMeshal, Bahrain Internet Society
November: Siranush Vardanyan
Action items on everyone (including staff)
· KT to let ICANN staff know when he has presented research on the use of indigenous domain names.
· Pavan and Holly to organisae a Webinar on the use of indigenous doman names, based on the research presented by KT
· Pavan to provide link for reports on the APrIGF
· Contact Pavan if you want to be on the mailing list for the Bali meeting
· be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists
· on the APRALO ALS list, check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know if anything that needs correcting
· volunteer to talk about your ALS to an APRALO meeting
· suggest policy topics for webinars _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org
-- Gunela Astbrink GSA InfoComm PO Box 600 Ballina NSW 2478 Australia Mobile: +61 417 715738 Email: g.astbrink@gsa.com.au www.gsa.com.au
+1. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 24, 2013, at 5:44 AM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
Excellent update, Holly. The region is in excellent hands. I see great things ahead in terms of policy input, intra and inter-regional collaboration, performance and outcomes that benefit our region and others.
Best regards,
Rinalia On Jul 24, 2013 10:13 AM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hi Everyone
First, just a final confirmation of the various elections we have had: My new Vice chair is Siranush Vardanyan, Satish Babu is our NNomCom representative. And our new representative on ALAC is Maureen Hillyard. Congratulations again to all - and a reminder to everyone - that we need all of your support.
On APRALO membership: Two ALSs have been officially decertified: Internet Users Network - Tokyo (at their request) Internet Society of Pakistan (which had ceased to exist and has been replaced)
We have had three applications for membership - which are in the process of being reviewed and will be voted on including - the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network - South Pacific Computer Society - Internet Society - Nepal Chapter
For those who were not able to attend the APRALO meeting last Wednesday, it began with Kuek Yu-Chuang, the newly appointed Vice President for Global Stakeholder Engagement for the Asian Region. He assumes office on 1 August - when he will be based in Singapore. Others in the Singapore office will include staff for compliance and registrars/registries. (He would like to be involved in all of our meetings)
He talked a bit on his background (he is a Senior Director with Yahoo) and then on what he sees as a fundamental tension in his job. On the one hand, it is his job to listen to and understand the needs on the ground of his various constituents but that must fit into ICANN plans and commitments that have already been decided and are in train. The cornerstone of his job will be an APEC strategy which will be launched at the regional IGF in Korea.
Rinalia talked on the planned IGF workshop - an APRALO-ICANN collaboration on IDNs and IDN variants, looking at the many issues involved, including security and stability, and language scripts. Cheryl also provided an update on the regional IGF in Korea.
From now on, we will be devoting at least 5 minutes or more to one or our ALSs giving us all a presentation on that ALS - a bit about its members and its activities. Satish will be the presenter for the August meeting.
We went through the the outcomes from the survey Pavan did after Beijing. The main conclusions included the overuse of ICANN terminology (explain the acronyms if you use them), how the ICANN schedule can be overwhelming - so each meeting needs a bit of explanation, more ALS participation, the praise for the Fellowship program and its orientation to ICANN.
In the issues sessions, the main issues were covered and have largely been dealt with. The one big outstanding issue is a proposal from an Expert Working Group (which Carlton was on) that is proposing a new structure for the collection, handling, verification and dissemination of registrant data. Comment is due mid-August I"ll get back to you on that one (if you are really interested, go to the ICANN website and type in Expert Working Group in the search area)
And some action items on all of you (including staff) - please be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists - staff can help - go to the ICANN webpage - through to the list of APRALO ALSs- - and check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know so we can correct anything that needs correcting - let me - and everyone else - know what issues we as APRALO should be focussing on - - put your hand up for talking about your ALS to an APRALO meeting Staff - please send out a soft copy of the guide to ALAC - which has some nice background on issues we have been involved in
And we will begin a dialogue with APNIC - based on the relationship that other RALOs are developing with their RIRs - so any and all suggestions welcome there
Thanks
Holly
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Hi Holly, Great start. Looks like an excellent team as well. Regards Anupam Sent from my iPad On 24-Jul-2013, at 11:36 AM, "Ali AlMeshal" <dralialmeshal@gmail.com> wrote:
+1.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 24, 2013, at 5:44 AM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com> wrote:
Excellent update, Holly. The region is in excellent hands. I see great things ahead in terms of policy input, intra and inter-regional collaboration, performance and outcomes that benefit our region and others.
Best regards,
Rinalia On Jul 24, 2013 10:13 AM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche@internode.on.net> wrote:
Hi Everyone
First, just a final confirmation of the various elections we have had: My new Vice chair is Siranush Vardanyan, Satish Babu is our NNomCom representative. And our new representative on ALAC is Maureen Hillyard. Congratulations again to all - and a reminder to everyone - that we need all of your support.
On APRALO membership: Two ALSs have been officially decertified: Internet Users Network - Tokyo (at their request) Internet Society of Pakistan (which had ceased to exist and has been replaced)
We have had three applications for membership - which are in the process of being reviewed and will be voted on including - the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network - South Pacific Computer Society - Internet Society - Nepal Chapter
For those who were not able to attend the APRALO meeting last Wednesday, it began with Kuek Yu-Chuang, the newly appointed Vice President for Global Stakeholder Engagement for the Asian Region. He assumes office on 1 August - when he will be based in Singapore. Others in the Singapore office will include staff for compliance and registrars/registries. (He would like to be involved in all of our meetings)
He talked a bit on his background (he is a Senior Director with Yahoo) and then on what he sees as a fundamental tension in his job. On the one hand, it is his job to listen to and understand the needs on the ground of his various constituents but that must fit into ICANN plans and commitments that have already been decided and are in train. The cornerstone of his job will be an APEC strategy which will be launched at the regional IGF in Korea.
Rinalia talked on the planned IGF workshop - an APRALO-ICANN collaboration on IDNs and IDN variants, looking at the many issues involved, including security and stability, and language scripts. Cheryl also provided an update on the regional IGF in Korea.
From now on, we will be devoting at least 5 minutes or more to one or our ALSs giving us all a presentation on that ALS - a bit about its members and its activities. Satish will be the presenter for the August meeting.
We went through the the outcomes from the survey Pavan did after Beijing. The main conclusions included the overuse of ICANN terminology (explain the acronyms if you use them), how the ICANN schedule can be overwhelming - so each meeting needs a bit of explanation, more ALS participation, the praise for the Fellowship program and its orientation to ICANN.
In the issues sessions, the main issues were covered and have largely been dealt with. The one big outstanding issue is a proposal from an Expert Working Group (which Carlton was on) that is proposing a new structure for the collection, handling, verification and dissemination of registrant data. Comment is due mid-August I"ll get back to you on that one (if you are really interested, go to the ICANN website and type in Expert Working Group in the search area)
And some action items on all of you (including staff) - please be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing lists - staff can help - go to the ICANN webpage - through to the list of APRALO ALSs- - and check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know so we can correct anything that needs correcting - let me - and everyone else - know what issues we as APRALO should be focussing on - - put your hand up for talking about your ALS to an APRALO meeting Staff - please send out a soft copy of the guide to ALAC - which has some nice background on issues we have been involved in
And we will begin a dialogue with APNIC - based on the relationship that other RALOs are developing with their RIRs - so any and all suggestions welcome there
Thanks
Holly
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participants (7)
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Ali AlMeshal -
anupam agrawal -
Gunela Astbrink -
Holly Raiche -
Maureen Hilyard -
Rinalia Abdul Rahim -
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro