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• AFRALO proposes a GA in 2011 to be held in Dakar (or the African venue of the 42nd ICANN meeting if different) (FY12) in conjunction with the capacity building program   
• APRALO proposes a GA in 2011 to be held in Jordan, FY10/11 or FY11/12 if impossible immediately)
• EURALO proposes a GA in 2012 to be held in the region (FY11/12). According to EURALO bylaws, it needs to conduct one GA per year. In previous years, no funding was made available, with organization left to ALS volunteers (with ICANN staff support), and participants paying for their own travel/accommodation. This seriously thwarted the number of physical participants
• LACRALO proposes GAs for 2011/2012/2013/2014 focusing each year in a Strategic Focus Area:
  • Y2011: Core Operations including IANA
  • Y2012: Consumer Choice, Competition & Innovation
  • Y2013: A Healthy Internet Eco-System
  • Y2014: DNS Stability & Security
• NARALO proposes a GA in 2012 in October 2012 (FY11/12) at ICANN meeting #45

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• APRALO recommends a presence at regional Asia-Pacific IGFs and AP* Events, including representation by APRALO officers, secretariat or volunteers.
• AFRALO suggests attendance at the forthcoming IGF in Nairobi. In 2010, it organized a very successful workshop at the IGF in Vilnius with no funding whatsoever from ICANN. The workshop was very well attended, even by senior ICANN staff. In light of the benefit to ICANN’s image and considering its success it is unfair to expect volunteers and ALSes to sustain a repeat proposal without funding in FY11/12. The organizing of a workshop which is part of the core IGF schedule has the potential to raise APRALO’s profile, and through this, ICANN’s profile in a considerable manner.
• EURALO proposes a presence of up to three of its members at the European Dialogue for Internet Governance, EURODIG 2012 (FY11/12 or FY12/13), Europe’s premier Internet Governance yearly conference, organized by the Council of Europe and many partners, several of which are ALSes.
• LACRALO recommends involvement at LACNIC and LACTLD meetings, a representation by LACRALO president, secretariat and two (2) ALAC members. A sustained involvement with these organizations directly supports ICANN’s strategy of regional engagement and strategic alliances
• NARALO supports a sustained presence at several regional meetings including:

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• AFRALO proposes a program of capacity building and outreach for the AFRALO ALSes during the forthcoming 42^nd ICANN meeting purported to take place in Dakar. It consists of two modules, one being an AFRALO showcase and the other being a capacity building set of training sessions (see project outline).
• AFRALO also suggests a regional media campaign and workshops at IGF 2012 and e-learning Africa 2012, to mobilize local support for new gTLDs. Note that both of these proposals could also fall under the category of “representation at regional and international internet events” but are filed under capacity building due to their education-specific role.
• LACRALO has designed a set of “LACRALO Technology Fest” meetings for FY11/12, FY12/13, FY13/14 and FY14/15, spanning the years 2011 to 2014. These are comprised of an Annual Virtual Meeting with at least one delegate for each LACRALO ALS participating and contributing on various relevant ICANN topics. The topics are directly aligned with ICANN’s strategic objectives.
• NARALO proposes to establish a presence at smaller ICANN meetings involving the contracted parties in order to establish a dialogue between supplier and customer at an earlier stage, so as to harmonize relationships with the industry (link)

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• APRALO is in need of materials and promotional support for outreach and policy work in their region. This includes the translation and printing of material (brochures etc.) in local languages suitable for India, Hong Kong, China, and other Asian countries.
• LACRALO requires supporting documentation on application, involvement, structure, technical jargon on gTLDs and gTLD funding applications, IDNs, etc. in English and Spanish
• NARALO proposes two projects under the same outreach banner  banner  with an audio-visual extension (see next section), with versions in English, Spanish and French:
  • Regional survey research work on matters of policy important to consumers in the North American region (with versions in English, Spanish and French)
  • Creation and maintenance of a NARALO Web Site and updatable presence

Other Outreach Activities

This section expands on the outreach/in-reach material to be developed, to reach further than using classical printing matter. The aim of further outreach is to really make use of today’s technology and of today’s Internet to enter the realm of active outreach through campaigning and viral marketing.

• NARALO proposes the designing and creation of an outreach video for YouTube, Blip TV and other fora (equivalent to “other outreach activities) as part of its outreach/in-reach material creation project described in the previous section. The material should be accessible in English, French and Spanish.
• LACRALO suggests two initiatives that it would take part in:
  • The designing and creation of an outreach Radio, Television and Podcast content on ICANN, At-Large, LACRALO for public dissemination with particular focus on Spanish, Portuguese and French languages – a proposal similar to NARALO’s one but ongoing from FY11/12 to FY14/15
  • Outreach conference calls aimed at non-member organizations for countries where no ALS and no At-Large representation exists (link to project), designed to present ICANN, At-Large and LACRALO for organizations considering joining. These calls would require up to two simultaneous translation services (a choice of English, Portuguese, French or Spanish) depending on the country, but also standard Adobe online conferencing and staff support

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Ongoing work is required to translate key policy documents, briefing materials, presentations and transcripts into Spanish, French or Portuguese. LACRALO suggests making a budget available for documents to be translated on demand (http://) provided a threshold interest is shown from ALSes. This goes in-line with ICANN’s enhanced translation strategy within its internationalization program.

Other

One specific project proposed by NARALO involves the reduction of Economics, Ownership and Trust barriers to policy-critical data through the establishment of an advisory working group which will produce one or more documents with the help of legal and technical experts. This could then be used by lawmakers, stakeholders, and decision makers to base their decisions on asset of first hand facts.

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