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At-Large Statement of Interest (SOI) Form

1) Please enter your Name:

Amrita Choudhury

2) Picture/Image:
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3) Are you participating in the At-Large advisory process (including email and real-time discussions) as a representative of:


a) ALAC (if so, detail the region and term):

b) A Regional At-Large Organization (RALO) (if so, please detail the region, position and term):

APRALO Chair

c) An ICANN-accredited At-Large Structure (if so, which one):

Cybercafe Association CCAOI

d) Any ICANN Committee, Constituency or Stakeholder Group (if so, which one(s))?

e) Any other company or organization, whether commercial or nonprofit (if so, please detail the organization and your position):

Director CCAOI President Internet Society India Delhi Chapter Chair APrIGF Chair IGFSA Curator Diplo Foundation One of the Founding members and Steering Committee Member of India School of Internet Governance (inSIG) Advisor Youth IGF India

4) Please identify your current employer(s):

CCAOI

5) Please identify your current position(s):

Director

6) Please identify the type(s) of work performed:

Digital Policy and Internet Governance related policy work, capacity building, outreach and engagement and research. Working and building communities.

7) Please identify your declared country of primary residence:

India

8) Please list any financial relationship beyond de minimus stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:

None

9) Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions:


a) Do you, your employer, and/or sponsor have any type of material or financial interest in the At-Large advisory process and its outcomes?

No

If the answer is “Yes,” please describe the interest:

b) Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member?

No

If the answer is “Yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s):

10) Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable):

Observer in Consolidate Working Group (CPWG)

Participate in the OGB WG . Active participate in contributing the the IG discussions

As APRALO Chair  2022-2024 Oct was involved in the APRALO Policy, Team members of APRALO RoP WG, APRALO GA organising team, APRALO Newsletter. 

In the past was APRALO Vice Chair 2021 -2022; 

Delegate NomCom from APRALO 2020-2021,  2019-2020. In NomCom,  member of the Outreach subcommittee, Assessment and Interview subcommittee

Was part of At large Leadership Development team for ATLAS III ,  member of the APRALO Hot Topic Survey Initiative and observer in At-Large Review Implementation Working Group (ARIWG), Member of the ALS Mobilisation WG and Social media WG and NextGen: Member  NexGen@ selection committee

11) Additional information (optional):

I graciously accept the nomination for another term as APRALO Chair.

If selected by the community for the role of APRALO Chair once again my aim would be to focus on the some aspects which I feel are critical for APRALO. These include:


1. Adoption and implementation of the updated Rules of Procedure for APRALO, that was developed by the community.
2. Work with the community to make APRALO processes more open, accountable and transparent. One such example is the Travel Policy.
3. Focus on enhancing  the engagement and communication with the ALSes and individual members by keeping them more informed on the various initiative, opportunities available.
4. Coordinate with GSE team and our ALS and Individual members on outreach and engagement in the region. 
4. Work to build the next line of APRALO leaders.
5. Nurture and develop the young APRALO brigade and get them more involved in the AtLarge and ICANN ecosystem
6. Support the APRALO community and At large leadership on the initiatives and policy efforts wherever appropriate.

Apart from the points listed above, there may be other focus areas that may be adopted on a need basis.


12) Page last revised:

27-Apr-2024


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At-Large SOI Template v3 (Feb 2014)