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Re: [Tld_discuss] ICANN49 Singapore: Asia Pacific Engagement update, 27 Mar 2014
by Han Chuan Lee 09 May '14

09 May '14

Hi Lester, Pam and all, On behalf of ICANN, we would like to thank all you for your participation at ICANN 49 and your valuable feedback. And Lester, I’m glad I was able to help you resolve your issues. I would like to address the issue you raised, about stronger APAC participation and requesting for more localised services in the region here. It is precisely with these similar thoughts, that prompted ICANN to set up our APAC hub in Singapore in August last year. And also why Kuek proposed the APAC Hub Beta idea at ICANN 49. The APAC team has been scaling at a rapid pace. In the short eight months, we grew from 2 to 14 staff in the region and will continue to grow and scale to meet the needs of the region. We understand the need and urgency. And yes, we are trying to move faster with our expansion plans. We believe that a positive step forward is the establishment of the APAC Hub Beta to pilot initiatives to deliver services for APAC contracted parties, with due consideration given to local/regional environments. We recognise the benefits of being in the same time zone and understanding the different cultural and language nuances. It also allows us to be more responsive, have closer interactions and shorten turnaround times. So to this end, we are open for ideas and recommendations that you and the community may have to help us reach that common goal. What can we do to get more participation from the community like yourself? How can we get more APAC voices into the discussions? And what can you do to help encourage better interaction and collaboration with ICANN? Eventually the end objective is to build a service model that can better support/match your needs. Let’s have an open dialogue so that we can keep striving to improve our processes, systems and services. This is a collaborative effort and together, we can reach our goals faster. Best regards, Han Chuan, Lee From: Lester Kum <lester.kum(a)reg.asia> Date: Friday, April 4, 2014 1:13 PM To: "tld_discuss(a)tld.asia" <tld_discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] ICANN49 Singapore: Asia Pacific Engagement update, 27 Mar 2014 Dear Pam, I fully agree with your feedback to ICANN. In fact, I find it difficult to find someone to speak to within ICANN in regards to issues I faced with the ICANN accreditation processes as well as the new gTLD programme. I am glad that Han Chuan from the Singapore office has provided me with a lot of help lately trying to get certain issues on track and resolved. In addition, I have also feedback to Kuek and Han Chuan that we definitely need more voices from the APAC region across all global councils and working groups. I see a lot of noise, good and bad being generated from the North America region representing their interest, but it is just so quiet around here. Even the GAC meetings were disappointing with the APAC countries not putting forth their views and pushing for a stand on certain issues. I am just ranting, but thank you once again to Edmon and dotAsia for setting up this list! Hopefully we can get some traction on this and form the association we wanted to. Thank you! Best regards, Lester On Apr 4, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Pam Little wrote: > Resend - as previous post seems to have been unsuccessful. > > From: Pam Little [mailto:pam.little@zodiac-corp.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 12:02 PM > To: 'tld_discuss-request(a)tld.asia' > Subject: FW: ICANN49 Singapore: Asia Pacific Engagement update, 27 Mar 2014 > > Dear Colleagues and Friends, > > I trust you have had a successful ICANN 49th meeting in Singapore and have > arrived home safely. > > I am forwarding the email below from ICANN, in case you did not manage to > attend the Asia Pacific Engagement Update session on 27 Mar 2014 or are not on > the ICANN APAC Hub mailing list. > > You will note the following excerpt from > https://community.icann.org/display/gseasiawkspc/ICANN49+Singapore+Meeting+… > PAC+Engagement+Update%2C+27+Mar+2014 > “APAC Hub Beta - Contracted Party Feedback > Kuek summed up the feedback we received at the ICANN48 meeting in Buenos > Aires in November 2013 (see attached slides). Feedback was sought from the > community to be considered for the development of an APAC Hub Beta, > particularly on the APAC Hub’s services for contracted parties (contractual > compliance, registry/registrar services etc). The feedback would be considered > for the development of an APAC Hub Beta roadmap to be discussed at ICANN50 in > London. The community is also welcome, should it wish to form a Working Group > to discuss this. > · It is noted that the APAC Hub has filled a single position in registry > services and contractual compliance, and will soon have a registrar services > position filled. This is considered slow. It is noted that 15 months ago, > ICANN had 2 positions in contractual compliance in the region, and this has > now dropped to 1. The APAC Hub will need to speed this up. >> * On registry services, the APAC Hub is requested to inform the community on >> its service model, and to communicate this with stakeholders in the region.” > At the Buenos Aires meeting I, on behalf of Zodiac Registry, reminded ICANN > not to forget their contracted parties in the APAC region and advocated for > localized services. From the above excerpt, it appears that ICANN has made > some progress since but it still has a long way to go. So much so that I > believe new gTLD applicants, registries and registrars in the APAC region are > underserved, especially compared with our counterparts in North American > region. > > I bring this to your attention with a hope that you would support the idea > that we, as a group, should continue to push ICANN to accelerate its > globalization efforts so that contracted parties in the APAC region will have > access to localized services that are properly staffed and resourced. To this > end, any thoughts or ideas you may have or experiences you care to share would > be most welcome. > > Look forward to hearing from you soon. > Kind regards, > Pam Little > From: ICANN APAC Hub [mailto:apachub@icann.org] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 2:15 PM > To: ICANN APAC Hub > Subject: ICANN49 Singapore: Asia Pacific Engagement update, 27 Mar 2014 > > Dear friends and colleagues, > > At the recently concluded ICANN49 meeting in Singapore, the APAC Hub team held > an update session on our engagement activities on 27 Mar. Thank you for your > support, and kind feedback at our session. > > For those that could not attend, the presentation slides and key points of > discussion are captured and uploaded onto our Community Wiki space: > https://community.icann.org/display/gseasiawkspc/ICANN49+Singapore+Meeting+… > PAC+Engagement+Update%2C+27+Mar+2014 > > We welcome any comments through this online platform as well. > > Thank you once again for your kind support in making the ICANN49 meeting in > Singapore a success. We hope to continue working closely with you. > > Regards, > Jia-Rong > > Low Jia-Rong > Head, Strategy & Initiatives, Asia Pacific > ICANN > _______________________________________________ > Tld_discuss mailing list > Tld_discuss(a)tld.asia > https://mailman.dotasia.org/mailman/listinfo/tld_discuss

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