AT-LARGE GATEWAY
At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
At-Large Review Implementation Plan Development
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Description
In late 2019, the APRALO Leadership Team proposed the initiation of an APRALO Policy Platform for 2020. After reviewing input from RALO members to the proposal and in light of the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, the Leadership Team considers this APRALO Policy Forum to be a modest but useful kickstart to facilitate and coordinate ICANN policy-related discussions at a regional level.
Purpose:
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- Aim 1: Encourage engagement of APRALO members on issues within ICANN's remit
- Aim 2: Facilitate informed, inclusive regional position development on issues within ICANN's remit
- Aim 3: Support APRALO Leadership's participation as a regional partner to the ALAC Policy Platform
Membership:
Open to all APRALO members interested in ICANN policy-related discussions, by subscription to the mailing list. The membership list is published below.
Operation:
To begin with, this Policy Forum will be facilitated using this work space and the apralo-policy@icann.org mailing list which will be moderated by members of the Leadership Team and supported by At-Large Staff. The ICANN Expected Standards of Behaviour will apply.
14 Sep 2020
Discussions
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id | SubPro_05.2021 |
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label | [8] Subsequent Procedures (2021) |
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Background: A Public Comment Process has been initiated to invite comments to the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Outputs for ICANN Board Consideration. This Public Comment Process, which closes on 1 June 2021, is intended to focus on all Outputs approved by the GNSO Council, rather than the Outputs that were not approved. Those not approved are Topic 23 Closed Generics in its entirety and recommendations 35.2 and 35.4 from Topic 35 Auctions: Mechanisms of Last Resort / Private Resolution of Contention Sets.
At the Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) call on 28 April 2021, CPWG Co-Chair Olivier Crepin-Leblond suggested that each RALO may wish to consider submitting its own statement to this Public Comment Process. It was also suggested that such a RALO statement, if any, might be based on the ALAC Advice on Subsequent Procedures, which had been developed through the CPWG deliberation process and subsequently ratified unanimously by the ALAC prior to its submission to the ICANN Board on 16 April 2021. For reference, this particular ALAC Advice is published along with translation in the other 5 UN languages as well at the CPWG work space.
At the APRALO Monthly Call of 20 May 2021, the following recommendation was adopted for APRALO to participate in and submit a statement to the referenced Public Comment Process.
The Recommendation
- That APRALO ought to submit a statement to this Public Comment Process
- That a small team of drafters be conscripted to prepare such a statement
- That the statement should:-
- Endorse the ratified ALAC Advice on Subsequent Procedures of 16 April 2021 (see: ALAC Advice at https://atlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/13823)
- Emphasize in particular the importance of the following:
- To facilitate increased adoption of Universal Acceptance (UA) & Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
- To facilitate increased & equitable access by “Global South”, community / niche TLD applicants through the Applicant Support Program (ASP) & Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) and a ban on private auctions
- To advocate for ALAC to have automatic standing to file Community Objections (where it deems necessary)
- That the prepared statement be circulated through the APAC-Discuss mailing list by Wed 26 May 2021 for comments
- That the APRALO Leadership Team be empowered to finalize and submit the statement prior to the 1 June 2021 submission deadline
To review the drafted statement, go to: < this googledoc link >
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label | [5] DNS Abuse Education Campaign (2020-2021) |
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It was proposed that representatives from each of the RALOs will discuss:
- Existing regional efforts already underway including available resources and lessons learned
- Additional resources (videos, flyers, etc.) that are necessary to enhance outreach on this topic
- Creative ways to get these resources in front of as many individual ends users around the world as possible
- Potential metrics to evaluate each of these efforts to allow for program assessment and refinement
Current Status: This is the follow on action, marking the first of many onward discussions, necessary to launch a large scale education campaign on DNS Abuse.
- / the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group
- Aim 4: Grow APRALO outreach opportunities within the AP region and with other RALOs and ICANN communities on ICANN policy issues
- Aim 5: Provide suggestions on AP regional issues of interest which may fall within ICANN’s remit
How do we achieve these aims? By:
- Informing the APRALO Community on ICANN policy issues.
- Engaging the APRALO Community in At-Large discussions on ICANN policy issues
- Consulting the APRALO Community to formulate input on ICANN policy issues.
- Building the capacity of the APRALO Community to effectively participate on ICANN policy deliberations
- Participating in inter-RALO discourse on ICANN policy issues
- Creating intra-regional discourse & cooperation opportunities to advocate for individual end user interests
APRALO Priorities for 2023-2024 Anchor A23-24_Priorities A23-24_Priorities
Area | 1. Vis-à-vis ALAC/At-Large Community | 2. Policy-related priorities | 3. RALO Membership Retention & Engagement priorities | 4. ICANN operating priorities – top 5 to monitor** | 5. Consideration of additional, new topics *** |
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* Per the 2022 Hot Topic Survey.
** For an explanation of the above priorities in area 4, please refer to: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/op-financial-plan-fy22-26-opplan-fy22-2021-en.pdf
*** Per the APF Town Hall Meetings of 10 Aug 2023
Membership:
Open to all APRALO members interested in ICANN policy-related discussions, by subscription to the mailing list. The membership list is published below.
Operation:
The work of the Policy Forum will be facilitated using a combination of the following resources:
- This work space, as the central repository for the Forum
- The apralo-policy@icann.org mailing list which will be moderated by members of the Leadership Team and supported by At-Large Staff.
- Periodic team/small team project/planning calls
- Event calls
The ICANN Expected Standards of Behaviour will apply.
17 Aug 2023
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Discussions & Next Events
APRALO Policy Forum Planning Document 2024 (comment-only mode)
Next Activities:
- APRALO Register of Skills & Interests Pilot Cycle 1, 18 July - 30 August 2024
Immediate Past Activities
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2024 Activities
Highlighted Activities
Purpose: This is the pilot implementation of the project code-named "Project RoSI" aimed at producing a dynamic Register of Skills & Interests for APRALO. This pilot incorporates many of the project's 2021 goals and preliminary work (See: Infographic report Infographic report). This pilot is to open to all interested APRALO Community members who wish to indicate they have expertise and/or knowledge to share on or are interested to learn about selected topic and themes within ICANN's remit in line with the ALAC's and APRALO's priorities. Status: Cycle 1 of the APRALO Register of Skills & Interests Pilot, is open for participation from 19 July - 13 September 2024. LINK TO PARTICIPATE Target Aims: 1, 3, 4 More info about RoSI: Project RoSI Workspace |
Background: ICANN org is seeking assistance and participation of the At-Large community to conduct outreach and engagement for the Next Round of New gTLDs in harnessing the extensive reach of each RALO. More details will be shared in due course. Target Aims: 1, 4 Dedicated Wiki: TBD |
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Activity & Meeting Archives
APRALO Policy Forum Discussions Archive 2020-2024
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Annual Reports
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Contact
Staff Support Lead: Gisella Gruber
Mailing list: apralo-policy@icann.org
To subscribe to the APRALO Policy Forum mailing list (or read the archives / manage your subscription) please send a request to staff@atlarge.icann.org.
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Members
Current membership of the APRALO Policy Forum comprises:
Name | Date Joined / (Resigned) | Subscribed to the Mailing list |
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1. Justine Chew (Chair) | 04.01.2024 | |
2. Shah Zahidur Rahman (Vice-Chair) | 04.01.2024 | |
3. Amrita Choudhury | 04.01.2024 | |
4. Cheryl Langdon-Orr | 04.01.2024 | |
5. Gopal Tadepalli | 04.01.2024 | |
6. K. Mohan Raidu | 04.01.2024 | |
7. Nitin Walia | 04.01.2024 | |
8. Nazmul Hasan Majumder | 04.01.2024 | |
9. Fouad Bajwa | 04.01.2024 | |
10. Vipul Gautam | 04.01.2024 | |
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12. Udeep Baral | 05.01.2024 | |
13. Phyo Thiri | 05.01.2024 | |
14. Kong Diep | 05.01.2024 | |
15. Ashirwad Tripathy | 06.01.2024 | |
16. Nabeel Yasin | 12.01.2024 | |
17. Laxmi Prasad Yadav | 12.01.2024 | |
18. Maureen Hilyard | 12.01.2024 | |
19. Jasmine Ko | 13.01.2024 | |
20. Prateek Pathak | 13.01.2024 | |
21. Muhammad Umair Ali | 14.01.2024 | |
22. Iqra Ejaz Bhatti | 14.01.2024 | |
23. Ashrafur Rahman Piaus | 14.01.2024 | |
24. Priyatosh Jana | 15.01.2024 | |
25. Suhaidi Hassan | 15.01.2024 | |
26. Harisa Shahid | 15.01.2024 | |
27. Holly Raiche | 15.01.2024 | |
28. Fidya Shabrina | 15.01.2024 | |
29. Bibek Silwal | 17.01.2024 | |
30. Mabda Haerunnisa Fajrilla Sidiq | 30.01.2024 | |
31. Faheem Soomro | 01.02.2024 | |
32. Satish Babu | 01.02.2024 | |
33. Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu | 08.02.2024 | |
34. Shehab Karman | 13.02.2024 | |
35. Adarsh Bu | 16.04.2024 | |
36. Barkha Manral | 24.04.2024 | |
37. Mohammad Kawsar Uddin | 25.04.2024 | |
38. Charles Mok | 26.04.2024 | |
39. Juliana Harsianti | 02.05.2024 | |
40. Muhammad Shabbir | 27.05.2024 | |
41. Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari | 31.05.2024 |
Past Membership
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Next Steps: Each RALO to identify a representative to this discussion during ICANN69. That representative should come prepared with an understanding of what resources of which they are aware, which ones are being developed already by local organizations (ISOC, RALOs and other regional organizations) and what additional materials they believe are needed in their region. They should be prepared to brainstorm on how best to organize this effort at the regional level, once materials are identified; in other words:
- Should we identify a standard set of resources and then have the RALOs supplement them with regional flavor?
- Should this effort be parked as Capacity Building or Outreach?
The goal is to establish a group to work on this topic going forward,
Particular Focus for APRALO: To identify one or more representatives to act as our regional liaisons to this campaign and to help collate relevant information currently available with our region as our input.
To Comment or Add to the At-Large Resource Collection, go to:
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id | Hot_Topics_2021 |
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label | [11] Regional Hot Topics Survey (2021) |
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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:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
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label | [9] Webinar on IDNs (2021) |
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Background: At its May 2021 meeting, the GNSO Council resolved to initiate the Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP on IDNs) and to approve the EPDP Team Charter. The Council agreed that an EPDP was appropriate and needed to address the topic of IDNs because policy in IDNs has been "substantially scoped previously such that extensive, pertinent background information already exists", which includes the IDN-related Outputs from the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP that the Council had approved on at its February 2021 meeting. The EPDP on IDNs has been structured as a "Representative + Open" model and a call for members, participants and observers was made by the GNSO Secretariat on 3 June 2021. At-Large Staff then issued a call for At-Large member expressions of interest for the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee to consider and to select 3 members to represent the ALAC on this EPDP.
To encourage APRALO Members (both ALS Members and Individual Members) with an interest in IDNs to respond to both the At-Large call for members and the GNSO's call for participants and observers volunteers to this EPDP on IDNs, the APRALO Policy Forum Co-Chairs Satish Babu and Justine Chew are spearheading the organization of an introductory APRALO Webinar on IDNs to help build the capacity of our RALO members to engage meaningfully in the work of this EPDP.
In service of this goal, the webinar will be held on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 at 08:00 UTC for 90 minutes and will, among other things, broadly address the following:
- When IDNs were introduced to the Root Zone
- The landscape of IDNs in the APAC region
- Existing policies and procedures on IDNs including the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (RZ-LGRs) in addressing security/confusability in IDNs
- An overview on IDN Variant TLD management (in context of the ICANN Board's 2010 resolution on need for variant management solution to be in place prior to next round of New gTLDs)
- An overview on the GNSO Subsequent Procedures policy recommendations for the next round of IDN New gTLD applications
- Background to the EPDP on IDNs
Status: Completed. A recording of the webinar, along with speaker presentations are available at https://community.icann.org/x/x4n8CQ
Contact
Staff Support Lead:
Mailing list: apralo-policy@icann.org
To subscribe to the APRALO Policy Forum mailing list (or read the archives / manage your subscription) please send a request to staff@atlarge.icann.org.
Members
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