Background: TBA

Let's Talk About Transfer Policy

Background: The third APRALO Fireside chat: "Let’s Talk About Transfer Policy" on Wednesday 29 June 2022 at 07:00 UTC featured ALAC Vice Chair and At-Large CPWG Co-Chair Jonathan Zuck in conversation with Guest Speaker, Steinar Grøtterød, Member of the GNSO Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process Working Group (TPR PDP WG) selected by the ALAC. This conversation sheds light on the impact that GDPR has had on existing ICANN Transfer Policy around transfers of domain name registrations from one registrar to another registrar; the risks for registrants and/or individual end-users and associated issues arising thereafter; and the proposed remedies coming out the TPR PDP WG's recommendations in phase 1a. 

Status:Open for pre-registration

Dedicated Event Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/hQQVD (Agenda & Registration details)Status:PlanningDedicated Event Wiki: TBA

More about: APRALO Policy Forum Fireside Chats 2022

Background: The second APRALO Fireside chat: "Let’s Talk About Closed Generic" on Wednesday 8 June 2022 at 07:00 UTC featured At-Large CPWG Co-Chair Olivier Crépin-Leblond in conversation with Guest Speaker, Holly Raiche, ALAC Member for APRALO, on new Generic Top-Level Domains (new gTLDs), what a closed generic is, and how the issue of closed generics might impact Internet end-users, leading to a discussion of factors in support of and against closed generics.

Status:Completed.

Dedicated Event Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/LgH5Cw (Agenda & Recordings)

More about: APRALO Policy Forum Fireside Chats 2022

Background: The inaugural APRALO Fireside chat: "Let’s Talk About GNSO PDP 3.0" took place on Thursday 26 May 2022 at 06:00 UTC, where APRALO Policy Forum Co-Chair Justine Chew conversed with her Guest Speaker, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, the immediate past ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council, on a few key aspects of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)'s operating procedure for consensus policy development for Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) as well as where and how At-Large plays a role in consensus policy development for gTLDs within ICANN.

Status:Completed.

Dedicated Event Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/8g7CCw  (Agenda & Recordings)

More about: APRALO Policy Forum Fireside Chats 2022

Background: In 2017 and 2019, similar Hot Topics surveys were conducted for RALO members to determine topics which were they considered important for the region and for the RALO's attention. See: APRALO Hot Topics 2017 | APRALO Hot Topics 2019.  For 2021, the APRALO Policy Forum's leadership proposed to align the Regional Hot Topic Survey 2021 (HTS Project) with the APRALO Register of Skills & Interests Project (Project RoSI) in order to take advantage of the following factors and existing activities:

1.  The HTS 2021 should not be conducted in a vacuum and should take into consideration existing topics covered by the At-Large and ALAC. See: Infographic 
2.  As part of its work scope, the Project RoSI small team is conducting a review of the said topics covered by the At-Large and ALAC, examining them for currency and/or updating
3.  The At-Large OFB-WG are also closely examining ICANN's FY22-26 Operating Initiatives, work which is expected to produce recommendations on what areas and topics the At-Large and ALAC should be prioritizing
4.  All the above information are expected to be distilled within Project RoSI and will be useful input on which to then base a RALO consultation
5.  The above steps will prevent unnecessary duplication of efforts while preserving key information for RALO members' consideration  

Status:  Ongoing. HTS Project Small Team working design elements and timeline for Hot Topics Survey. Will continue into 2022. See: Infographic report

Dedicated Workspace:  APRALO Hot Topics 2021-2022 Workspace

Background: Tentatively code-named "Project RoSI", this project is intended to produce a dynamic Register of Skills & Interests for APRALO.

Status: Ongoing. Project RoSI Small Team completed preliminary work on data to be presented to the RALO for consultation vide the Hot Topics Survey 2021-2022. See: Infographic report Infographic report

Dedicated Workspace:  Project RoSI Workspace