2017-12-13 APRALO Monthly Teleconference

Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Time: 06:00 - 07:00 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here)

Meeting Number: AL.AP/CC.1217/1

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How do I participate in this meeting?

English Conference ID = 1638

Chinese Conference ID = 2038 

Adobe Connect Meeting Room: https://participate.icann.org/apralo/

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Action Items: EN

Recording: EN, ZH

Transcript: EN, ZH

AC Chat Transcript: EN

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Participants

EN: Satish Babu, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Kaili Kan, Maureen Hilyard, Holly Raiche, Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Ali Almeshal, Sam Goundar, Yasuichi Kitamura, Nadira Al-Araj, Lianna Galstyan, Amrita Choudhury, Pavan Budhrani, Tomohiro Fujisaki, Waleed Khaliqi, Amal Al Saqqaf, Justine Chew, Prateek Pathak, Shahul Hameed

ZH: None

Apologies: Amir Qayyum, Fouad Bajwa, Narine Khachatryan, Hong Xue, Suhaidi Hassan

Staff: Silvia Vivanco, Siranush Vardanyan, Kelvin Wong, Fahd Batayneh, Evin Erdoğdu

ZH Interpreters: Yi Yi and Sandy

Call Management: Evin Erdoğdu

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Agenda

1. Roll call - Staff (1 min).

2. Welcome and Membership Matters (Evin, 1 min)

3. ALAC Policy Update -  Holly/Maureen/Kaili  (10 min)

• 1. Statements approved by the ALAC

     • ICANN Reserve Fund – Public Comment on Rationale and Target Level

  2. Statements in process: being drafted, in comment or in vote:

     • Enhancing Accountability - Recommendations for Diversity05 Jan 2018

     • Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Office of Ombudsman (IOO)05 Jan 2018

     • Recommendations to Improve ICANN Staff Accountability05 Jan 2018

     • Recommendations on ICANN Jurisdiction05 Jan 2018

     • Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team – New Sections to Draft Report of Recommendations08 Jan 2018 - At-Large commenting on a draft statement 
  3. Statements that seem to be stalled:
     • None 
  4. Public Comment requests to which the ALAC decided not to submit Statements: 
     • None 
  5. New Public Comment requests to which the ALAC needs to make decisions: 
     • Operating Standards for ICANN's Specific Reviews15 Jan 2018
  6. Upcoming Public Comment requests:
     1. December 2017 
        • New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) – Initial Report
        • Next Generation Registration Directory Services Policy Development Process Initial Report – Phase I
     2. January 2018
        • Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs Policy Development Process Initial Report – Phase I
        • International Governmental Organizations (IGO) – Red Cross Reconvened Working Group Recommendations
        • Process for changes to Community Top Level Domain (TLD) Registration Policies (Specification 12)
        • The .ASIA Registry Agreement Renewal (Karla Hakansson)
        • The .COOP Registry Agreement Renewal
        • The .ASIA Registry Agreement Renewal (Amanda Fessenden)
        • Implementation of Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Program
        • Proposal for Devanagari Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
        • Draft ICANN FY19 Operating Plan and Budget

4. ICANN 60 General Assembly: Follow-up Activities (30 min)

1. General Update (Satish, 3 min)
2. Feedback from Participants -see Charts  (Lianna, 3 min)
3. Policy Focus Group: New gTLD and related matters (Holly/Kaili, 5 min)
4. APRALO Calendar (Maureen/Ali/Lianna/Pavan, 5 min)
5. APRALO Newsletter (Satish/Amrita, 3 min)
6. ALS Performance Tracking and (Maureen/Satish, 5 min)
7. Bylaw Provisions for Individual Members (Satish, 3 min)
8. Regional Liaison with Partners (Satish, 3 min)

5. APRALO Mentoring Program Round #2 (Ali, 5 min)

6. APRALO History Project: The Next Phase (Kaili, 5 min)

7. NomCom Update (Nadira, 3 min)

8. AOB (5 min)
     1. FY19 Additional Budget Request (Silvia/Heidi)

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