[APAC-Discuss] Brief Update for APRALO and ALAC

Mon Feb 10 09:47:16 UTC 2014

Thank you Sala for mentioning both the ME DNS Forum and the MESWG.

The ME DNS Forum has a dedicated website at http://mednsf.org/en/. The forum
also has a dedicated mailing list at
http://mail.mednsf.org/mailman/listinfo/mednsf_mednsf.org, so please feel
free to subscribe to the list if you are interested in the domain name
industry in this part of the world; i.e. the Middle East.

In the coming days, we will be uploading pictures shot during the forum to
the website, and will also include all Adobe Connect recordings during the
sessions for those interested to listen to the proceedings of the forum.

Shall you have any questions, please feel free to contact both myself and/or
my colleague Baher Esmat.

Thank you,

Fahd Batayneh

Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator, Middle East

ICANN

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T. Tamanikaiwaimaro

Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:37 AM

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Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Brief Update for APRALO and ALAC

Dear Colleagues,

*Review of Trusted Community Representation in Root Zone DNSSEC Key Signing

Ceremonies*

Following the last APRALO Call and the invitation by ALAC Chair to the wider
RALO for members to hold the pen on statements, I advise that I had
volunteered to draft the statement on the Review of Trusted Community
Representation in Root Zone DNSSEC Key Signing Ceremonies. The task involved
consulting with the wider community of At Large and also through my own
local ALS. By extension, APRALO held the pen.

There was feedback from EURALO, LACRALO and NARALO. The final statement can
be found via:  <https://community.icann.org/x/nge6Ag>
https://community.icann.org/x/nge6Ag

There were instances where there were divergent views expressed and care was
taken to include all the views except for one where it was suggested to use
the UNESCO model. The statement will go before the ALAC for their final
vote.

*APRALO and APTLD MoU*

A MoU was drafted to capture intentions of both APRALO and APTLD. Ths
involved exchanges of email between APTLD GM and the drafting team. The
draft was sent to the APRALO for comments following a briefing on the APRALO
call. Members were invited to make submissions and comments before 31st
January, 2014. Confirmation was received that there were no comments nor
submissions published on the Wiki nor sent to Siranush and the APRALO list.

*Middle East DNS Forum*

I am happy to report that I attended remotely through the channels and it
was a very interesting and eye opening Forum where I got to learn about the
experiences of the Arab Speaking region. I tweeted on occasion. You can
discover what people were saying or thinking via twitter #MEDNSF. What stood
out for me was how internet proliferation and access is being redefined with
the introduction of Arabic script into the root zone. People were excited
and this is fantastic news for communities in the region - many of whom are
part of our RALO. It was also great that Ali was there in person. I am not
sure how many ALSes were there but it would be great to hear about possible
opportunities for further and better engagement with that region. I am also
curious as to whether At Large and APRALO brochures were given out at the
DNS Forum. Congratulations to Baher, Fahd and the TRR Team in Dubai for
hosting a fantastic event! The Adobe was very clear and I was able to stream
in on both Adobe and alternated via ITunes live stream.

*Middle East Strategy Working Group Workspace* The Middle East community
have also been engaging in developing a Middle East Strategy. Ali Almeshal
has been active in this space. To monitor developments in this space, kindly
visit the Middle East Strategy Working Group Workspace via
<https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Middle+East+Working+Group>
https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Middle+East+Working+Group. The
Strategy Document as well as the FY14 Implementation Plan can be found on
the same link under "Documents" (see left pane of the wiki space) at
<https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Documents>
https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Documents. If your ALS is located in
the Middle East and you are not aware or part of the Working Group, I would
suggest that you contact: Baher Esmat via  <mailto:baher.esmat at icann.org>
baher.esmat at icann.org

*ICANN Oceania Working Group*

The Working Group is tasked with working on and developing a regional
strategy for engagement. Noting that there are only 5 ALSes in the whole of
Oceania which has 27 countries and territories with ccTLDs assigned to them.
Work is ongoing. For ALSes in Oceania who are interested in engaging in the
Working Group's activities, kindly contact: Save Vocea via
<mailto:save.vocea at icann.org> save.vocea at icann.org Calls are scheduled every
fortnight on Wednesdays and we have a call this week.

Kind Regards,

Sala

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