APAC Space

Space for AsiaPacific (APAC) Community to raise issues, share views and coordinate activities.

If you would like to be part of the discussion, sign up to the APAC Space mailing list by writing to subscribe@apacspace.asia. In your message, please state the email address you would like to subscribe with.

APAC Space Web Conference

Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Time: 03:00-04:00 UTC | 11:00-12:00
Link to Zoom: https://icann.zoom.us/j/676887597 | Dial-in details below

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APAC Space at ICANN64 Kobe

Date: Monday, 11 March 2019
Time: 13:30-15:00 JST / 04:30-06:00 UTC
Venue: Room 301 at Kobe International Conference Center
Link to Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/kix64-301
Link to Schedule: https://64.schedule.icann.org/meetings/961933

You are invited to join us for the APAC Space face-to-face meeting in ICANN64 Kobe scheduled on Monday, 11 March 2019, 13:30-15:00 JST / 04:30-06:00 UTC held in Room 301, Kobe International Convention Center. Remote participation will be available and the session will be recorded if you are unable to join us for this meeting.

After the session, we request for those who are present in Kobe to please stay back during the coffee break for a group photo. 

We are glad to invite the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) and ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) leadership to introduce their community groups to us. We will also receive an update on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) by PDP Co-Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr. In addition, we will be having a discussion on strengthening ICANN’s multistakeholder model of governance, as ICANN Board Chair Cherine Chalaby recently published a blog informing of a community-wide dialogue on this during ICANN64 Kobe:https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-wrapping-up-the-los-angeles-workshop.

Agenda (90 mins)

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, ICANN APAC (5 mins) 
2. Introduction to RySG by Donna Austin, Chair, RySG Executive Committee (15 mins)
3. Introduction to NomCom by Leah Symekher and Pablo Rodriguez (15 mins)
4. Update on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP by Cheryl Langdon-Orr, PDP Co-Chair (15 mins)
5. Community Discussion & Q&A by Pam Little, APAC Space Community Facilitator (30 mins) 
   
   1. Additional Q&A or discussion to agenda items 2-4.
   2. For discussion: Strengthening ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model of Governance
6. AOB (10 mins) 
   
   1. Update on Internationalized Domain Names and Universal Acceptance by Ajay Data 

Questions? Write to ICANN APAC Regional Office

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APAC Space Web Conference

Date: 17 January 2019, Thursday
Time: 03:00-04:00 UTC | 11:00-12:00 SGT | Time zone converter
Link to Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm | Joining Instructions

You are invited to participate in the APAC Space discussion on ICANN’s 5-Year Strategic Planning. Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives, ICANN, will introduce this topic during the web conference. Theresa’s introduction will then be followed by community discussion and feedback, led by APAC Space Community Facilitator Edmon Chung. 

In the lead-up to the call, you may wish to refer to the draft ICANN Strategic Plan FY2021-2025  which was recently released for public comment at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/strategic-plan-2018-12-20-en.

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, ICANN APAC (5 mins)
2. ICANN 5-Year Strategic Planning byTheresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives, ICANN (20 mins)
3. Community Discussion by Edmon Chung, APAC Space Community Facilitator (30 mins)
4. AOB (5 mins)

Questions? Write to ICANN APAC Regional Office

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APAC Space at ICANN63 Barcelona

Date: 22 October 2018, Monday
Time: 12:15-13:15 Local Time in Barcelona (Daylight Savings Time) | 10:15 UTC | 18:15 SGT | Time Zone Converter
Venue: Room 116, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), Willy Brandt Square 11-14, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
Link to Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/bcn63-116
Link to ICANN Meeting Schedule: https://63.schedule.icann.org/meetings/901571  

You are encouraged toprovideyourinput and suggestionsduring the community discussion on the upcoming ICANN events held intheAPACregion in 2019, such as ICANN64 Kobe(9-14 March 2019),GDD Industry Summit (6-9 May 2019), and others. We will also hear about the ongoing work in the Myanmar and Sinhala Generation Panels, and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group.

Agenda (60 mins)

1. Welcome Remarks and ICANN APAC 5th Anniversary Report Highlights by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, ICANN APAC (5 mins) 
2. Updates on upcoming ICANN Events in APAC, 2019 (10 mins)
   
   1. ICANN64 Kobe
   2. GDD Industry Summit, Registration Operations Workshop (ROW), ICANN DNS Symposium, DNS OARC

           Followed by community discussion on coordination at the above events led by Edmon Chung, APAC Space Community Facilitator (20 mins)

      3. Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs): Update on Myanmar and Sinhala GP (10 mins)
4. Universal Acceptance: Introduction to UA Ambassadors (UASG) by Don Hollander, Secretary General of the UASG (10 mins)
5. AOB (5 mins)

Questions? Write to ICANN APAC Regional Office

Joining Instructions
Link to Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/bcn63-116

1. After clicking the link to enter the Adobe Connect room, please choose 'Enter as a Guest', type in your first and last name, and click 'Enter Room’.
2. Audio streaming options are accessible via the schedule page here: https://63.schedule.icann.org/meetings/901571

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APAC Space Web Conference

Date: 28 August 2018, Tuesday
Time: 03:00-04:00 UTC | 11:00-12:00 SGT | Time zone converter| Add to calendar
Link to Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm | Joining Instructions

You are invited to participate in the discussion on the Initial Report of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group (WG), which was recently published for public comment. We are pleased to invite PDP WG co-chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr to introduce the topic, and WG Work Track 2 Co-Lead Michael Flemming as our community facilitator to drive community discussions. The background on the Initial Report is also appended below for your reference.

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, ICANN APAC (5 mins)
2. Introduction to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Initial Report by Cheryl Langdon-Orr, PDP WG Co-chair (20 mins)
3. Community Discussion led byMichael Flemming, APAC Space Community Facilitator (30 mins)
4. AOB (5 mins)

Questions? Write to ICANN APAC Regional Office

Background on Initial Report of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG

The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG is seeking to determine what changes, if any, need to be made to the existing Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains policy recommendations from 8 August 2007 for subsequent New gTLD Program rounds. This Initial Report documents the deliberations of the WG from the full WG and Work Tracks 1-4 on charter issues, preliminary recommendations, potential options for recommendations and specific questions for which the WG is seeking input on. Specifically, each Work Track focuses on a specific set of topics:

1. Work Track 1: Overall process, support and outreach
2. Work Track 2: Legal and regulatory issues
3. Work Track 3: String contention, objections and disputes
4. Work Track 4: Internationalized Domain Names and technical and operational issues

Work Track 5, focused on geographic names at the top-level, will produce a separate Initial Report. The public comments received will be integrated into the recommendations for inclusion in the Final Report by the WG. Deadline for public comments is on 5 September 2018, 23:59 (UTC).

More information is available at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/gtld-subsequent-procedures-initial-2018-07-03-en

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APAC Space Web Conference

Date: 17 July 2018, Tuesday
Time: 03:00-04:10 UTC | 11:00-12:10 SGT | Time zone converter| Add to calendar
Link to Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm | Joining Instructions

Following the recent ICANN62 Policy Forum in Panama, this APAC Space session focused on the discussions related to the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data. Donna Austin, GNSO Council Vice Chair, introduced the topic, followed by a discussion session led by Pam Little for participants to share their views.

*Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, ICANN APAC (5 mins) 
2. Debrief of ICANN62 GNSO Council Discussions on Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data by Donna Austin, GNSO Council Vice Chair (20 mins)
3. Community Discussion led by Pam Little, APAC Space Community Facilitator (40 mins)
   1. Community’s concerns/comments regarding the EPDP
   2. Community to share insights during ICANN62 on the EPDP either within, or outside of the GNSO, e.g., discussions within GAC
4. AOB (5 mins)

*This session was scheduled for 70 minutes instead of the usual 60 minutes to allow more time for community discussions.

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APAC Space Web Conference

Date: 8 May 2018, Tuesday
Time: 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT | Time zone converter| Add to calendar

Based on community’s interest to discuss Universal Acceptance (UA) as a topic for APAC Space, we were pleased to invite Ajay Data and Jiankang Yao from the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) to update on progress in their local communities. In particular, we will learn more about the journey that resulted in Microsoft’s support for email addresses in Indian languages.

*Participate in the APAC Space Survey 2018 here: https://go.icann.org/APAC-Space-Survey-2018 - Final deadline 18 May 2018, 23:59 UTC

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director, ICANN APAC (5 mins)
2. Introduction to ICANN Reviews by ICANN org (10 mins)
3. Conversation on Universal Acceptance / Email Address Internationalization with Ajay Data (XgenPlus) and Jiankang Yao (CNNIC) (40 mins)
   1. Community discussion led by Edmon Chung, APAC Space Community Facilitator
4. AOB (5 mins)

Questions? Write to apachub@icann.org

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APAC Space at ICANN61

Date: 14 March 2018, Wednesday
Time: 12:15 AST | 16:15 UTC | 00:15 SGT (Thursday, 15 March 2018) | Time zone converter
Venue:Room 102, Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico, 100 Calle Guamaní, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico
Link to Schedule: https://go.icann.org/2FcgDG1

In this face to face meeting, participants were invited to share their views during the community-led discussion on how to better coordinate APAC participation in ICANN, flag any issues/topics to the community, as well as their interests for future APAC Space sessions.

There was also an introduction to Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace Whois Policy Development Process (PDP) in this session

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President & Managing Director, ICANN Asia Pacific (5 mins)
2. Introduction to Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace Whois Policy Development Process (PDP) by Chuck Gomes, PDP Working Group Chair (20 mins)
3. Questions & Community Discussion led by Holly Raiche, APAC Space Community Facilitator (30 mins)
4. AOB (20 mins)
   1. APAC Space Survey 2018
   2. Next APAC Space web conference
      1. APAC Space Survey 2018 results
      2. Introduction to ICANN Reviews – Newcomer toolkit
      3. Universal Acceptance (UA) and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
      4. ICANN’s Draft FY19 Operating Plan and Budget, and Five-Year Operating Plan
      5. ICANN Open Data Initiative

Questions? Write to apachub@icann.org

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APAC Social at ICANN61

This is an informal session meant for APAC community members present in San Juan to get to know one another over light refreshments.

Date: 14 March 2018, Wednesday
Time: 17:30 AST | 21:30 UTC
Venue: Updated - The Link (2nd Floor) at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino
Link to Schedule: https://go.icann.org/2oUvsCv

APAC Space Web Conference

Date/Time: 23 January 2018, 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT | Time Zone Converter | Add to Calendar
Link to Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm

For this web conference, we introduced the revamped ICANN Accountability Indicators, and also had a community discussion on potential topics for the upcoming APAC Space face-to-face. There was also a call for feedback for three ICANN proposed compliance models related to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Joyce Chen, GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager, ICANN

2. ICANN Accountability Indicators Preview by Leo Vegoda, Director, Organizational Assessment & Improvement

3. Next APAC Space Face-to-Face Meeting in ICANN61 Community Forum, San Juan

4. Questions & Community Discussion led by Edmon Chung, APAC Space Community Facilitator

5. AOB

Questions? Write to apachub@icann.org

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APAC Space at ICANN60

Date: 1 November 2017, Wednesday
Time: 13:30 GST | 09:30 UTC | 17:30 SGT | Time zone converter
Venue: Hall 4
Link to Adobe Connect:https://participate.icann.org/abu60-hall4
Link to Schedule: http://sched.co/CbHf
Register for ICANN60 here! 

In this face to face meeting, we invited the participants to share their views during the community-led discussion on how to better coordinate APAC participation in ICANN, flag any issues/topics they have to the community, as well as what interests them for future APAC Space sessions.

Also in this session:

1. Update on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) discussion
2. Introduction to Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and IDN Implementation Guidelines

Agenda

1. Welcome and Community Introductions followed by Group Photo (15 mins)
2. Introduction to APAC Engagement and APAC Space byJia-Rong Low and Savé Vocea(10 mins)
3. Community Discussion led by Edmon Chung, APAC Space Community Facilitator (15 mins)
   1. How can the APAC community coordinate better to facilitate participation in ICANN?
   2. Any issues/topics you’d like to flag for community to note?
   3. What other discussion topics interest you for future APAC Space sessions? 
4. Internationalized Domain Names (20 mins)
   1. Introduction to IDNs by Pitinan Kooarmornpatana, IDN Programs Manager, ICANN
   2. IDN Implementation Guidelines by Edmon Chung
   3. Getting to Know APAC community leaders involved in the Generation Panels
   4. Q&A led by Edmon Chung
5. Data Privacy & Protection by APAC Space subgroup (25 mins)
   1. Update on ICANN Registration Directory Services (RDS) Working Group by Holly Raiche
   2. Update on GDPR discussions by Sebastien Ducos 
   3. Q&A / Community Discussion led by Edmon Chung
6. AOB (5 mins)
   1. Next APAC Space web conference

Questions? Write to apachub@icann.org

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APAC Social at ICANN60
This was an informal session meant for APAC community members present in Abu Dhabi to get to know one another.

Date: 1 November 2017, Wednesday
Time: 17:30 GST | 13:30 UTC
Venue: Capital Suite 7 (updated)
Link to Schedule: http://sched.co/CbGz

APAC Space Web Conference
Date/Time: 19 September 2017, 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT | Time Zone Converter | Add to Calendar
Link to Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm

By popular demand, we covered the topic of Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review (CCT). The session included key issues being discussed, and participants joined in on the community discussion thereafter. 

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President & Managing Director, ICANN Asia Pacific (3 mins)
2. Introduction to Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review (CCT) by Jean-Baptiste Deroulez,MSSI Associate Project Manager, ICANN (25 mins)
3. Q&A / Community Discussion led by Edmon Chung, APAC Space Community Facilitator (30 mins) 
4. AOB (2 mins)
   1. APAC Space at ICANN60 (Abu Dhabi)

Questions? Write to apachub@icann.org

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APAC Space Web Conference
Date/Time: 13 July 2017, 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT | Time Zone Converter
Link to Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm

For this web conference, the Data Privacy and Protection sub-group gave an introduction on the topic, and participants were encouraged to join in on the discussion.

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks by Jia-Rong Low, Vice President & Managing Director, ICANN Asia Pacific(3 mins)
2. Introduction to APAC Space Subgroups byJoyce Chen, GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager, ICANN(5 mins)
3. Introduction of Data Privacy and Protection by Holly Raiche, APAC Space Data Privacy & Protection sub-group co-chair(5 mins)
4. Introduction to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to ICANN by Sebastien Ducos, APAC Space Data Privacy & Protection sub-group member (15 mins)
   1. Discussion on internal GDPR Task Force by Holly Raiche (10 mins)
5. Q&A / Community Discussion led by Edmon Chung, APAC Space Community Facilitator (20 mins) 
   1. Participants to share any privacy regulations in their own country and related concerns
   2. Topic for next APAC Space web conference and subgroups
6. AOB (2 mins)

Questions? Write to apachub@icann.org

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APAC Space Web Conference

Date/Time: 18 May 2017, 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT | Time Zone Converter

The community-led discussion in this web conference focused on developing the APAC Space topic calendar for the year based on the results of the APAC Space Survey 2017. 

Participants were invited to share their views on the survey results, as well as key topics of interest for discussion at future APAC Space sessions.
  

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks (5 mins)
   1. Jia-Rong Low, Vice President & Managing Director, ICANN Asia Pacific
   2. APAC Community Lead Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia
2. Results of APAC Space Survey by Joyce Chen, GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager, ICANN (20 mins)
   1. APAC Space Survey Results
   2. Suggested approaches for APAC Space topic calendar
3. Q&A / Community Discussion moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia (30 mins)
   1. Rotation of APAC Space topics
   2. Suggested topics for Domain Name Industry: Market and Relevant Policies
   3. Enabling users in under-served regions
4. AOB (5 mins)
   1. Next APAC Space (ICANN59 Johannesburg)

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APAC Space at ICANN58

Date/Time: 15 Mar 2017, 08:30 CET | 07:30 UTC | 15:30 SGT | Time Zone Converter
Session title and link: APAC Space |https://go.icann.org/2nv4LSx
Venue: Hall B5.2, AC Hotel Bella Sky Copenhagen

In this face to face meeting, we had:

1. Breakfast with the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) - Discover how the RySG is structured and does its policy work.
2. Discussion on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP). We are pleased to have the PDP Working Group Chair, Avri Doria, join us in Copenhagen to introduce the PDP Community Comment.
3. Preliminary results of the APAC Space Survey 2017(closed on 8 March 2017).
4. General Discussion on APAC Developments – Email  discuss@tld.asiato give your input in advance.

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks
   1. Kelvin Wong, Head, Outreach and Public Responsibility, ICANN APAC
   2. APAC Community Lead Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia
2. Breakfast Meeting with Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) (30 mins)
   1. Community Discussion on APAC Participation in RySG
3. Self-Introduction by APAC community members (10 mins)
   1. To also raise any issues to discuss in ‘APAC developments’ under Section 8
4. Update on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process by Steve Chan, Senior Policy Manager, ICANN (10 mins)
   1. Recap of General Overview, Aims & Objectives for Newcomers
   2. Current Status
5. Introduction to New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Community Comment by Avri Doria, PDP Working Group Co-Chair (15 mins)
   1. Update on Community Comment Round 1
   2. Introduction to Community Comment Round 2
   3. Steps to participate in Community Comment
6. Q&A / Community Discussion moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia (20 mins)
7.  Preliminary Results of APAC Space Survey 2017 by Joyce Chen, GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager, ICANN (10 mins)
8. General Discussion on APAC Developments moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia (20 mins)
   1. Update on IDN Implementation Guidelines Public Comment
9. AOB (2 mins)
   1. Next APAC Space web conference

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APAC Space Web Conference: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) - A Recap
Date/Time: 16 Feb 2017, 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT | Time Zone Converter

This APAC Space was held in a web conference format. We continued community-led discussion on facilitating APAC participation in ICANN’s policy development processes through the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP).The web conference began with a recap of the background and progress of the PDP so far, followed by a community-led discussion on the topic where participants were invited to share their views. This helped us refocus on the key areas of work in the new year, and facilitate for our community to better participate in the discussions.

Agenda:

1. Welcome Remarks (10 mins)
   1. Jia-Rong Low, VP and Managing Director of ICANN Asia Pacific
   2. APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia
2. Recap of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP)by Mary Wong, Senior Policy Director, ICANN (20 mins)
   1. How we got here, and what the PDP covers
   2. What’s going on in the PDP – timeline, key milestones, major issues
   3. How you can participate in and contribute to the PDP
3. Community Q&A / Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia(20 mins)
4. APAC Space Survey (5 mins)
5. AOB (5 mins)
   1. Global Amendment to the Base New gTLD Registry Agreement by Pam Little
   2. Next APAC Space Web Conference

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APAC Space at ICANN57 Hyderabad
Date/Time: 08 November 2016, 09:45 UTC | 15:15 IST | 17:45 SGT | Time Zone Converter

For this session, we will continue the community-led discussion on facilitating APAC participation in ICANN’s policymaking process through the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP). We are therefore pleased to have the Co-Group Leads, Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey from Work Track 1 of the abovementioned PDP, join us in Hyderabad to introduce their work.

The APAC Space agenda (appended below) includes a section, “General Discussion on APAC developments”.

Session title and link: APAC Space |http://sched.co/8czw
Venue: G.03/04, Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC)

Agenda

1. Welcome Remarks (3 mins)
   1. Jia-Rong Low, VP and Managing Director of ICANN Asia Pacific;
   2. APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia
      
2. Self-Introduction by APAC community members (15 mins)
   

   1. To also raise any issues to discuss in ‘APAC developments’ (section 6 below)

3. Brief Introduction of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP)[gnso.icann.org] by ICANN Policy Staff (5 mins)

   1. Quick recap for newcomers

   2. General Overview, Aims & Objectives

   3. Current APAC Participation

4. Introduction of PDP Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach[community.icann.org] by Co-Group Leads Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey(15 mins)

   1. ScopeofWorkand Priorities

   2. Work Plan

   3. Current discussion and how can APAC community participate more actively

5. Q&A / Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (25 mins)

6. General Discussion on APAC developments – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (25 mins)
7. AOB (2 mins)
   1. Next APAC Space Web Conference

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APAC Space Web Conference - Participation in New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP)
Date/Time: 27 September 2016, 03:00-04:00 UTC

We continue to dive into this topic further to the previous APAC Space Web Conference discussion (See: https://community.icann.org/display/GSEAPAC/APAC+Space).

Working Group Co-Chair,Ms.AvriDoria, gave an update on the status of and community inputs to the PDP, as well as shared her thoughts about community participation in the Working Group. This was a good opportunity for our community to interact with her and address any questions we may have regarding how we can increase our participation in ICANN policy work.

Agenda:

1. Introductory Remarks

1. Kelvin Wong, Head, Outreach & Public Responsibility, ICANN; followed by
2. APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia

2. Brief Introduction of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) by Steve Chan, Senior Policy Manager, ICANN
3. Update and Sharing by Avri Doria, Working Group (WG) Co-Chair
4. Q&A / Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia
5. AOB

1. APAC Space (Face-to-Face meeting) at ICANN57 Hyderabad, India
2. FY17 Q1 Quarterly Stakeholder Call (QSC)