Views from the Pacific that might resonate in LACRALO, especially with the Caribbean ALS. Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround ============================= ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <apac-discuss-request@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 3:44 AM Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 50, Issue 12 To: apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Today's Topics: 1. Re: pacific propsoal for a spearate Small Island Grouping (Hong Xue) 2. Regional Advice on APRALO ALS Application (ICANN At-Large Staff) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:40:12 +0800 From: Hong Xue <hongxueipr@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] pacific propsoal for a spearate Small Island Grouping To: William Tibben <wjt@uow.edu.au> Cc: "apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" <apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> Message-ID: <AANLkTikiQY9hYDPVJKsYCHQCnn9i8LaQYMx19kkP3u9C@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Thank you, Will, for kindly posting this important think piece to the list, which is just timely for ICANN Geo. Region Review. Also thanks to Ms. Maureen Hilyard. We do see your concerns: "The Pacific islands are frequently grouped with Asia ? within which it has no historical affiliation and where the needs are so different that the Pacific interests are often not considered when there is any representation required." Hong On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 2:57 PM, William Tibben <wjt@uow.edu.au> wrote:

As discussed in the APRALO teleconference, attached is the proposal by Maureen Hilyard for a Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ALS. SO I appreciate if it could be incorporated in the APRALO response to the Geographic Regions Review Working Group

Regards

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