Date: Thursday, 20 May 2021
Time: 06:00 - 07:00 UTC (for the time in various time zones click here)
How do I participate in this meeting?
English Conference ID = 1638
Chinese Conference ID = 2038
Zoom room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/98715726492?pwd=SzlIaGhhU2lsZ3R6dUFhczJJeENtQT09/ Password: APRA-MAY20
Action Items: EN
Transcript: EN, ZH
Chat: EN
Participants
EN: Satish Babu, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Gopal Tadepalli, Aris Ignacio, Priyatosh Jana, Suhaidi Hassan, Pavan Budhrani, Maureen Hilyard, Leon Sanchez, Amrita Choudhury, Mohan Raidu, Ali AlMeshal, Hanan Khatib, Roberto Gaetano, Justine Chew, Lianna Galstyan, Jaewon Son, Pua Hunter, Hempal Shrestha, Rui Zhong, Jahangir Hossain
ZH: None
Apologies: Susan Marukhyan, Holly Raiche
Staff: Gisella Gruber, Jia Rong-Low, Yeşim Nazlar
ZH Interpreters: Ray & Sandy
Call Management: Yeşim Nazlar
Agenda:
1. Roll call - Staff (2 min)
2. Welcome and APRALO Membership Matters (Satish, 3 min)
| Newly Certified (1) | #319 Internet Society India Hyderabad Chapter | |
| Pending ALAC Vote (0) | None | None |
| Awaiting RALO Feedback (0) | None | None |
| Processing Due Diligence (2) | #320 Virtual Cyber Labs [#315 Cyber Jagrithi and Safety Foundation (awaiting feedback from applicant) - TBD: Put on Hold] | None |
| On Hold (3) | #299/308 China Internet Development Foundation - APRALO (Withdrawn and reapplied under new structure) #267 Surabhi Softwares #112 Arab Regional ISPs & DSPs Association (ARISPA) - APRALO | None |
3. ALAC Policy Update - Holly/Justine (10 min)
Ratified by the ALAC in the last month
- ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on Subsequent Procedures 16 Apr CPWG (with translations to the other 5 UN Languages now available)
Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings
Proposal for Latin Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
The Latin script community has formed the Latin script Generation Panel (GP), which in turn has developed the Proposal for the Latin Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules. As per the LGR Procedure, this proposal is being posted for public comments to allow those who have not participated in the Latin script GP to make their views known to the GP. Based on the feedback, the Latin script GP will finalize the proposal for submission for integration into the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone.
Proposal for Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
The Myanmar script community has formed the Myanmar script Generation Panel (GP), which in turn has developed the Proposal for the Myanmar Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules. As per the LGR Procedure, this proposal is being posted for public comments to allow those who have not participated in the Myanmar script GP to make their views known to the GP. Based on the feedback, the Myanmar script GP will finalize the proposal for submission for integration into the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone.
North America Engagement Plan
The GSE North America team along with a community advisory group will develop the next iteration of the North America Region Engagement Plan. The team expects to provide the draft plan for public comment to get additional input from the community after which the plan will incorporate input received and published.
Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR) 2.0
Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR) 2.0 is seeking public comments.
Proposed Renewal of .AERO Registry Agreement
ICANN Organization is seeking input on the proposed .aero renewal agreement.
Proposal for Root Server System Governance and Accountability
The Root Server System Governance Working Group (RSS GWG) will publish for Public Comment its draft proposal for evolving the governance and accountability of the Root Server System. The proposal is based on the model developed by the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) in RSSAC037.
Proposed Renewal of the .NAME Registry Agreement
ICANN org is seeking input on the proposed renewal of the .name Registry Agreement.
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Public Comment Name | Public Comment Close | Status | Assigned Working Group | Penholder(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EPDP Phase 2 Policy Recommendations for Board Consideration to be ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board (TBD) |
to be submitted after Public Comment close | DRAFTING | CPWG | |
| VOTE Note: ALAC ratification vote ongoing | CPWG | Drafting team member(s): |
4. Guest Speaker: Unaffiliated Individual Members (UIM) Working Party Final Report by Roberto Gaetano (20 min)
- Unaffiliated Individuals Mobilization Working Party Report - Final Report, 19 March 2021 (See: ALAC Ratification)
5. ALAC Updates (5 min)
- ICANN71 Policy Forum Preparation (Maureen, 5 min)
a. ICANN Plenary Topics
- Governmental Regulatory Developments, WHOIS, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity (incl: Joanna Kulezsa)
- ICANN and the Internet Governance Ecosystem (incl: Marita Moll)
- Understanding Reputation Block List Providers (incl: Steinar Grotterod)
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a technology and policy implications (Joanna Kulezsa)
- Developing Regional Policy measures in the field of DNS abuse (Joanna Kulezsa)
- Public Interest: is the commercialisation of ccTLDs a threat? (Hadia Elminiawi)
- ICANN - End User Participation in ICANN PDPs and their Role within the ICANN ecosystem (Hadia Elminiawi)
6. APRALO Updates (15 min)
- APRALO Policy Forum:
- APRALO Statement for Public Comment Process on the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Outputs for ICANN Board Consideration (Justine, 4 min)
- Regional Register of Skills & Interests (Justine, 1 min) i
- APRALO Statement for Public Comment Process on the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Final Outputs for ICANN Board Consideration (Justine, 4 min)
APRALO Mentoring Program: Next Steps (Ali AlMeshal/Lianna, 4 min)
- Enhancing APRALO Meetings: Update on discussions so far (Satish, 1 min)
- APRALO 2021 Elections Update: (Heidi, 5 min)
7. NomCom Update (Amrita, 3 min)
8. AOB (Satish, 2 min)
- Next APRALO call: Thursday 17 June 2021 at 06:00 UTC (TBC)
