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At-Large Priority Activities - 2022

Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023

Participants can opt to attend either or both:

Session #1 at 06:00 - 07:15 UTC (for the time in various time zones click here)

Session #2 at 10:00 - 11:15 UTC (for the time in various time zones click here)

How do I participate in this meeting?

English Conference ID = 1638

Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/93281395624?pwd=T2lDdUVoSTBjNDhKOUdxN0hqTWJNdz09  Password: AP-Policy1

Action Items: EN

Recording: Session #1 EN  |  Session #2 EN

Zoom Recording: Session #1 EN  |  Session #2 EN

Transcript: Session #1 EN  |  Session #2 EN

Chat: Session #1 EN  |  Session #2 EN

Session 1 Participants: 

EN: Justine Chew, Amrita Choudhury, Shah Zahidur Rahman, Dahyun Chung, Imran Hossen, Gopal Tadepalli, Aris Ignacio, K Mohan Raidu, Priyatosh Jana, Eranga Samararathna, Mohammad Kawsar Uddin, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Urban Skill, Udeep Baral, Satish Babu, Pavan Budhrani, Gunela Astbrink, Adarsh Bu, Samik Kharel, Ashirwad Tripathy, Jay Paudyal, Maureen Hilyard, Abhishek Gautam, Dr. Vladimer Svanadze, Dr. N. Sudha Bhuvaneswari, Jahangir Hossain, Katarina Gevorgyan, Letitia Masaea, Madiha Shafique, Pavel Farhan, Nabeel Yasin, Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Anivar Aravind, Bibek Silwal, Namra Naseer

Apologies: Ali AlMeshal, Athena Foo (staff)

Staff: Gisella Gruber, Seher Sağıroğlu, Mikhail Anisimov, Yeşim Sağlam

Call Management: Yeşim Sağlam

Session 2 Participants: 

EN: Justine Chew, Shah Zahidur Rahman, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Jay Paudyal, Suhaidi Hassan, Dr. Vladimer Svanadze, Hong Xue, Mohammad Kawsar Uddin, Abdulrahman  Abotaleb, Samik Kharel, Udeep Baral, Nabeel Yasin, Bibek Silwal, Bikram Shrestha, Mabda Haerunnisa Fajrilla Sidiq, Aris Ignacio, Juliana Harsianti, Gopal Tadepalli, Jasmine Ko, Mubashir Sargana, Naveed Bin Rais, Abhishek Gautam, Laxmi Prasad Yadav

Apologies: Amrita Choudhury, Satish Babu, Maureen Hilyard, Gunela Astbrink

Staff: Gisella Gruber, Yeşim Sağlam

Call Management: Yeşim Sağlam

You are invited to participate in this APRALO Policy Forum Town Hall Meeting held on Thursday 10 August 2023. As a trial, we will be conducting this meeting over 2 sessions of 75 mins each, at 06:00 UTC and 10:00 UTC. You can opt to participate in either or both of the sessions.  

Both sessions are designed to provide participants with:

  • an update on the APRALO Policy Forum (APF) objectives;
  • a recap on the APRALO Priorities for 2023-2024, with an opportunity to reaffirm and/or adjust the priorities;
  • a town hall-style open mic time to share thoughts and input and to discuss implementation of APF activities; and
  • the ability to help the APRALO Policy Forum formulate its activities for Aug-Dec 2023 to meet its objectives.

Participants are encouraged to review the agenda prior to attending the sessions to enable us to have a constructive discussion on the various aspects of the APF for which we are seeking input.  Please join the Town Hall Meeting and tell us what you think!

Town Hall Meeting Agenda: 

1.

Welcome & Housekeeping - Staff

(2 mins)
2.Introduction & Rules of Engagement - Amrita / Shah(3 mins)
3.APRALO Policy Forum Overview - Justine(15 mins)GOOGLEDOC

a) Objectives
b) Recap of APRALO Priorities for 2023-2024
c) Draft Events Calendar up to Dec 2023



4. Open mic - Q&A / Discussion moderated by Justine(45 mins)

a) Q&A on the APRALO Priorities for 2023-2024

(5 mins)Discuss

b) Would you change the current APRALO Priorities of:

  1. Internationalized Domain Names & Universal Acceptance?
  2. DNS Abuse mitigation?
  3. ICANN Governance & Global Public Interest monitoring?
(5 mins)Poll

c) Should additional policy topics be explored from time to time? What would you suggest?

  1. Aspect of the Next Round of New gTLDs
  2. Registration data accuracy
  3. Internet fragmentation or "Splinternet"
  4. Other ....
(5 mins)Poll

d) Have the activities that we implemented in 2022-2023 served their intended purposes?

  1. Single topic consultations to obtain input of policy or implementation issues - eg, consultations on IDNs EPDP, Applicant Support GGP, Applicant Support Rec 17.2 
  2. Webinars by speakers to present on topics with visual aid - eg. IDNs Webinar
  3. Fireside Chats for informal conversation with discussants - eg. Fireside Chats on PDP 3.0, Closed Generics, Transfer Policy 
  4. ICANN Meeting Readout to explore outcomes of ICANN Meetings - eg. ICANN77 Readout
  5. Surveys to obtain inputs in written form - eg. Hot Topics Survey 2022
(5 mins)Poll

e) What key challenges do you face in participating in our activities?

  1. Complexity of topic
  2. Lack of knowledge on topics
  3. Lack of time to spend on ICANN matters
  4. Timing of activity
  5. English is not your first language
  6. Other ….
 (5 mins)Poll

f) Going forward, would you participate in:

  1. Single topic consultations on policy or implementation issues?
  2. Webinars?
  3. Fireside Chats?
  4. Periodic short surveys?
  5. One-on-one informal conversations?
  6. Other…
(5 mins)Poll

g) What are your further thoughts or suggestions on how the APRALO Policy Forum can meet its objectives?(15 mins)Poll & Discuss
5.Next Steps & AOB / Discussion moderated by Amrita / Shah(10 mins)

a. Feedback on Town Hall Meeting concept(8 mins)Discuss

b. Brief report to be shared(2 mins)Announcement
6.Close

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  1. Justine Chew

    Takeaways from APF Town Hall Meeting

    An APRALO Policy Forum Town Hall Meeting took place over 2 sessions on 10 Aug 2023.  Session #1 EN drew 34 participants while Session #2 EN  attracted 13 repeat participants and 10 new ones.  From the discussions and polls conducted, we roughly established the following: 

    • An overwhelming majority felt that our top 3 priorities (IDNs & UA, DNS Abuse mitigation, and ICANN Governance & Global Public Interest monitoring) should remain as top priorities.
    • In addition, we should consider discussing two additional topics of Internet fragmentation and the Next Round of New gTLDs.
    • The ICANN77 Readout was thought to be the most effective in achieving its goal, followed by single topic consultations, webinars and Fireside Chats.
    • A lack of knowledge on or complexity of topics  and a lack of time to spend on ICANN matters were the 2 top challenges.
    • Participants were keen to participate in various APF activities, ranging from (in order of preference):
      • Single topic consultations
      • Webinars
      • Periodic short surveys
      • Fireside Chats
      • 1-to-1 informal conversations
    • Other comments on how to improve APF activities:
      • Allot time to discuss ongoing projects/initiatives of importance
      • Drill down on IDNs and gTLD strategy
      • Simplifying complex topics
      • Regular policy discussions, webinars, workshops, interactive events on ICANN, hot topics
      • Regular updates via WA or Skype
      • Use real-time tools, more open mic