January 2012

• regional advice of ALS application for Association of Notary Public Professionals of Uruguay pending
• new ALS Application received from National Association for Digital Inclusion (Associação Nacional para Inclusão Digital), from Brazil - regional advice pending
• new ALS application received from The Ecuadorian Association for Free Software - due diligence pending 
• awaiting response from ICANN Finance to LACRALO's request for extraordinary funding of possible events in CR ; given the ambiguity of whether ALSes would be present in CR, and lack of consensus to plan for a showcase regardless, a poll would be taken whether LACRALO would plan for a showcase if the extraordinary funding request is not approved.

December 2011

• ISOC Costa Rica Chapter was accepted as our 38th ALS in LACRALO.
• new ALS application received from the Writers Association of Uruguay. Regional advice pending
• Separate comments by various ALSes in LACRALO sent to the public comment on ICANN's Geographic Regions Draft Final Report ; see here and here . 
• After meeting of the Costa Rica Events WG, decision to ask ICANN for funding of a series of LACRALO events in Costa Rica. Letter was drafted and sent to ALAC. 

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• significant problems continue with the translation of emails to the LACRALO mailing list. Changes were made but emails from lac-discuss-es often does not appear on the lac-discuss-en list
• Jose Arce was elected as interim LACRALO president until April 2012, see 2011 Election Call - LACRALO Chair page
• two nominations were received for the preferred candidate from LACRALO to the Nominating Committee, a vote was held - see the LACRALO Delegate to NomCom 2011|||||\ page on the results
• Several attendees from LACRALO attended the pre-IGF meeting in Trinidad August 8-11 2011
• Call for candidates for LACRALO representative to ALAC issued
• LACRALO advice is to accept the ALS application from Ageia Densi Colombia

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• new ALS application received from Ageia Densi Colombia|www.atlarge.icann.org/file/24683/download/24969|||||||||\ in late May. Regional review is underway with regional advice to be sent to ALAC soon.
• submitted comments on the draft FY12 Operating Plan and Budget
• LACRALO comment on Draft FY12 Operating Plan and Budgetupdated a summary for consideration by the RALOs in dealing with inactive ALSes as it relates to quorum and involvement in RALO and policy issues.
• translation of the LACRALO mailing list broke again soon after May 19, 2011 but the new translation engine was implemented in its place.
• the LACRALO chair, Andrés Piazza from AGEIA DENSI, Argentina has announced his intention to step down as chair due to work commitments. Call for candidates to serve the remainder of his term will begin by the end of June 2011 

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