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[Tld_discuss] Coming up: APAC Space Web Conference on 16 Feb 2017, 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT
by ICANN APAC Hub 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

APAC Space Web Conference View this email in your browser (http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id=5ae15cfdbd…) This is a gentle reminder for the upcoming APAC Space Web Conference (see updated details below). To help you prepare for the call, please go through the Background Paper (https://gallery.mailchimp.com/818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1/files/930599ca-7d2b…) that covers the scope, activity timeline, participation opportunities and other information relevant to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP. ** APAC Space Web Conference New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process - A Recap ------------------------------------------------------------ You are invited to participate in ICANN’s APAC Space – where community members from the APAC region gather to raise issues, share views, and coordinate activities. This APAC Space will be held in a web conference format. We will continue 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 will begin with a recap of the background and progress of the PDP so far, followed by a community-led discussion on the topic where we invite you to share your views. This will help us refocus on the key areas of work in the new year, and facilitate for our community to better participate in the discussions. Date: 16 February 2017, Thursday Time: 03:00 UTC | 11:00 SGT | Time zone converter (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=APAC+Space+-+A+Re…) Link to Adobe Connect: participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm Add to calendar (https://www.timeanddate.com/scripts/ics.php?type=utc&p1=%3a&iso=20170216T03…) Agenda: 1. Welcome Remarks (10 mins) + Jia-Rong Low, VP and Managing Director of ICANN Asia Pacific + APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia 2. Recap of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) (https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/new-gtld-subsequent-proce…) by Mary Wong, Senior Policy Director, ICANN (20 mins) + How we got here, and what the PDP covers + What’s going on in the PDP – timeline, key milestones, major issues + How you can participate in and contribute to the PDP 3. Community Q&A / Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (20 mins) 4. Community Survey (5 mins) 5. AOB (5 mins) + Global Amendment to the Base New gTLD Registry Agreement by Pam Little + Next APAC Space Web Conference Questions: If you have any questions or items pertaining to the topic you'd like us to include, please send them in advance to apachub(a)icann.org (mailto:apachub@icann.org) . Joining Instructions Link to Adobe Connect: participate.icann.org/apacmtgrm * 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’. * Upon logging into Adobe Connect, a pop up window will provide you the option to Dial Out to your Phone. Enter your Phone Number* (Remember to change the Country Code if needed). * After joining the call, as a courtesy to others and the presenters, please MUTE your phone. This can be done by selecting *6 on your keypad. To UNMUTE select *6 again. If you are unable to log into Adobe Connect and can only join via phone: * List of International Dial In Numbers: http://tinyurl.com/kbhryl9 * Participant Passcode: 645 127 3995 ============================================================ ** (https://twitter.com/ICANN) ** (https://www.facebook.com/icannorg/) ** (https://www.icann.org/) ** (mailto:apachub@icann.org) Copyright © 2017 ICANN APAC Hub, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you're identified as a stakeholder interested in ICANN APAC Hub news. Our mailing address is: ICANN APAC Hub 38 Beach Road, South Beach Tower Unit 04-11 Singapore 189767 Singapore Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (http://icann.us3.list-manage1.com/profile?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id=d9…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (http://icann.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id…)

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Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 16 February 2017 & Proposed Calendar
by Joyce Chen 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Dear friends and colleagues, The next APAC Space web conference will take place on Thursday, 16 February 2017 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT), where we propose to recap discussion on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP). The proposed agenda is appended below. Appreciate any comments and ideas for the proposed agenda. To ensure that the topics stay relevant to the needs of the community, we also propose to roll out a community survey to collect feedback from the community on the topics of interest. This will help us to determine the themes for APAC Space, and to plan the subsequent APAC Space discussion topics in 2017. Hence, we have allocated some time to introduce the community survey during the upcoming APAC Space web conference. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions regarding the community survey. If not we will proceed based on the proposed agenda, and circulate a proposed survey to this group prior to the upcoming APAC Space web conference. Thank you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org Enc. Proposed Agenda: Welcome Remarks (10 mins) · Jia-Rong Low, VP and Managing Director of ICANN Asia Pacific · APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia Introduction of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) by ICANN Policy Staff (20 mins) · How we got here, and what the PDP covers · What’s going on in the PDP – timeline, key milestones, major issues · How you can participate in and contribute to the PDP Community Q&A / Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (20 mins) Community Survey (8 mins) AOB (2 mins) · Next APAC Space Web Conference From: Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, 16 January 2017 at 4:00 PM To: <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: APAC Space web conference - 16 February 2017 & Proposed Calendar Dear friends and colleagues, Happy New Year! It is time to schedule our APAC Space sessions for 2017 and we would be grateful for your inputs. Appended below is a skeletal calendar. To help us plan the year ahead and better prepare for the discussion topics in advance, we would be grateful for your suggestions on any topics that you think will be of interest to the APAC community. The preference is for an ICANN policy-related topic, including areas such as Reviews, or Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) topics such as Auction Proceeds. Grateful for any views by 31 January 2017. Thereafter, we will share a full proposed calendar based on inputs. To kick off the first APAC Space web conference for 2017, we would like to propose for it to take place on Thursday, 16 February 2017, 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT). We propose to recap our discussion on the topic of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP). As discussions have started to go in depth last year, we will recap the basics of the discussion and highlight the status of key developments, so that the newer members of our community are able to participate. Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions to this please. If not we will proceed accordingly. Thank you and look forward to your response. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org Enc. Proposed Skeletal Calendar 16 Feb (Web) – Recap of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP 15 March (Copenhagen) – New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP May (Web) – [insert] June (Johannesburg) – [insert] August (Web) – [insert] October (Abu Dhabi) – [insert] December (Web) – [insert]

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[Tld_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 16 February 2017 & Proposed Calendar
by Joyce Chen 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

Dear friends and colleagues, Happy New Year! It is time to schedule our APAC Space sessions for 2017 and we would be grateful for your inputs. Appended below is a skeletal calendar. To help us plan the year ahead and better prepare for the discussion topics in advance, we would be grateful for your suggestions on any topics that you think will be of interest to the APAC community. The preference is for an ICANN policy-related topic, including areas such as Reviews, or Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) topics such as Auction Proceeds. Grateful for any views by 31 January 2017. Thereafter, we will share a full proposed calendar based on inputs. To kick off the first APAC Space web conference for 2017, we would like to propose for it to take place on Thursday, 16 February 2017, 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT). We propose to recap our discussion on the topic of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP). As discussions have started to go in depth last year, we will recap the basics of the discussion and highlight the status of key developments, so that the newer members of our community are able to participate. Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions to this please. If not we will proceed accordingly. Thank you and look forward to your response. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org Enc. Proposed Skeletal Calendar 16 Feb (Web) – Recap of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP 15 March (Copenhagen) – New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP May (Web) – [insert] June (Johannesburg) – [insert] August (Web) – [insert] October (Abu Dhabi) – [insert] December (Web) – [insert]

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[Tld_discuss] Notes of Discussion - APAC Space (ICANN57) - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) | 8 November 2016
by Joyce Chen 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

Dear friends and colleagues, Thank you for an engaging discussion at the recent APAC Space in ICANN57, Hyderabad – Discussion on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) – that took place on 8 November 2016. The notes of discussion can be accessed at the Community Wiki page: https://community.icann.org/display/GSEAPAC/Notes+on+8+November+2016+APAC+S…; for your convenience they are also appended below. The presentation slides and other information, including the session recording, can also be found on the Community Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/GSEAPAC/APAC+Space We will reach out to you again on the proposed topic to be discussed at the next APAC Space Web Conference (tentatively scheduled for January 2016). In the meantime, we would be grateful for any feedback and/or to suggest topics of discussion for the next APAC Space Web Conference. Feel free to write to us at apachub(a)icann.org<mailto:apachub@icann.org>. Thank you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org<mailto:joyce.chen@icann.org> Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> Enc. Notes on 8 November 2016 APAC Space at ICANN57 Hyderabad<https://community.icann.org/display/GSEAPAC/Notes+on+8+November+2016+APAC+S…> The APAC Space was held on 8 November during ICANN57, Hyderabad. More than 80 people participated in this face-to-face meeting. The participants continued discussion on encouraging APAC participation in ICANN by focusing on Work Track 1 (WT1) of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP). Welcome Remarks and Self-Introduction by Community The meeting welcomed the following APAC community members who were recently appointed to ICANN leadership positions in ICANN57: * Akinori Maemura, Japan, ICANN Board member elected by the Address Supporting Organisation (ASO; succeeding Kuo-Wei Wu) * Guo Feng, China, GAC Vice-Chair (succeeding Thailand's GAC representative Wanawit Ahkuputra) The meeting congratulated Izumi Okutani, JPNIC, for receiving the ICANN Leadership Award. The meeting also thanked Kuo-Wei for his contributions as a Board member. Current Status of New Subsequent Procedures PDP – Work Track 1 Steve Chan, Senior Policy Manager, ICANN, introduced the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP relating to the PDP's timeline, scope. He also updated on the issues discussed particularly in ICANN57 Working Group (WG) sessions. Effort has been made for more people in the APAC time zone to participate in the WG discussions. Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey (WT1 co-group leads) were invited to the session to share their updates on WT1 progress and take questions from the APAC community. Out of ten discussion topics, WT1 is currently discussing the first two on Accreditation Programs and Applicant Support. They also briefly introduced the overarching issues in the two discussion topics, such as registry service provider accreditation, limited utilization of applicant support program, and applicant guidebook. Community Discussion Edmon Chung, CEO, DotAsia, led the subsequent community discussion and Q&A. The salient points of discussion are: * The analysis from the New gTLD Program and Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Reviews are used to determine how effective the new gTLD program was in the current round – whether it was successful, and what challenges there were. On behalf of the CCT Review Team, AM Global issued a report on interviews conducted for the New gTLD applications. The various CCT Review surveys and reports can be found at: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56135383 * Need for greater outreach on Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) program. APAC community could work together to bring awareness on providing applicant support to IDNs and not limit the applicant support criteria to the previous round. * On outreach to under-served economies on new gTLDs, a community member highlighted that with market competition, general Internet users would gravitate to domain names that are freely available. The community should consider what the cost and value would be in having registry operators from under-served economies. * On general capacity building and newcomer programmes, a community member suggested better classifying such programmes for beginners to build leadership and language capacity in an accessible location. For instance, there could be dedicated webpages to programmes such as NextGen@ICANN and ICANN Fellowship. * The meeting noted that the discussions on PDP and the various work tracks are recorded and readily available. This would be useful for the PDP members, who are relatively new, as well as other interested community members. To prepare for participation in the WG, please refer to the final issue report<https://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issu…> outlining the discussion topics. * To sign up for the WG, please email the GNSO Secretariat at gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. General Discussion on Promoting Diversity in GNSO Pam Little, Zodiac Holdings, provided background to the issue of promoting cultural diversity in GNSO. She noted that APAC Space had previously provided a comment to ICANN, with regard to the Independent Examiner final report<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gnso-review-final-15sep15-en.pdf> of their review of the GNSO. The comment supported, and asked to prioritise Recommendation 32 of the GNSO Review as ICANN currently only measures geographic diversity. [Recommendation 32 states: That ICANN define “cultural diversity” and that relevant metrics (encompassing geographic, gender, age group and cultural, possibly by using birth language) be monitored and published.] The Independent Examiner report also stated that geographic diversity was not a proxy for cultural diversity. However, due to the difficulties in defining and measuring cultural diversity, the Board decided not to implement Recommendation 32 as it was too broad for only the GNSO to implement. Mary Wong, Senior Policy Director, ICANN, clarified that for future Cross-Community Working Groups, a set of uniform principles (for both ccNSO and GNSO) have been set to consider diversity in future WG memberships. In addition, the Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG)-Accountability Work Stream 2 (WS2) will study improvements to diversity as part of its main work. To sign up for the CCWG-Accountability WS2 on Diversity, please contact acct-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org>. AOB Paul Wilson, APNIC, promoted the upcoming Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). As the original host au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), Australia, had withdrawn the host offer, he invited interested parties to submit their bids to host the 2017 APrIGF. The APAC Space presentation and session recording can be found at: https://icann572016.sched.org/event/8czw/apac-space. From: Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 28 October 2016 at 10:42 AM To: <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad Dear friends and colleagues, We are happy to inform you that the Work Track 1 co-group leads Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey have confirmed their attendance at APAC Space in ICANN57 and will be introducing Work Track 1 to us. This will be a good opportunity to interact with them in Hyderabad, and to find out more about participating in the PDP Work Tracks. We will proceed to send the final agenda (appended below) to the wider APAC community. Please let us know if there are any topics you would like to raise so that we can include in the agenda under “General Discussion on APAC developments”. For more details on APAC Space, please refer to the following link: https://icann572016.sched.org/event/8czw/apac-space. It may take a few hours for the final agenda to be reflected in the public schedule. A separate email will be sent out with the venue location and dial-in details shortly. Thank you and look forward to meeting you in Hyderabad. Warm Regards, Joyce Enc. APAC Space Agenda 1. Welcome Remarks (3 mins) · Jia-Rong Low, VP and Managing Director of ICANN Asia Pacific; · APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia 2. Self-Introduction by APAC community members (15 mins) · 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]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group…> by ICANN Policy Staff (5 mins) · Quick recap for newcomers · General Overview, Aims & Objectives · Current APAC Participation 4. Introduction of PDP Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_pa…> by Co-Group Leads(s) Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey (15 mins) · Scope of Work and Priorities · Work Plan · 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) · Next APAC Space Web Conference From: Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, 24 October 2016 at 5:33 PM To: <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad Dear friends and colleagues, To follow-up on the email below regarding APAC Space face-to-face meeting in ICANN57 Hyderabad (Tues, 8 Nov, 3:15PM – 4:45PM), appended below is a proposed agenda for the upcoming APAC Space that we would appreciate your comments on. We have factored in some time for self-introductions by participants, as well as incorporated a section for general discussion on APAC developments. As mentioned previously, we are also working towards inviting the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Work Track 1 co-group leads to come and join us. In particular, please let us know if you would like to suggest any discussion topics, or raise any issues to discuss, under ‘APAC developments’ (section 6 of the agenda). We aim to send the final agenda to the wider APAC community and to publish the agenda on the ICANN57 public schedule by the end of this week. Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen Enc. Proposed APAC Space Agenda 1. Welcome Remarks (3 mins) · Jia-Rong Low, VP and Managing Director of ICANN Asia Pacific; · APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia 2. Self-Introduction by APAC community members (15 mins) · 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]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_group…> by ICANN Policy Staff (5 mins) · Quick recap for newcomers · General Overview, Aims & Objectives · Current APAC Participation 4. Introduction of PDP Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_pa…> by Co-Group Leads(s) Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey [Working to invite them] (15 mins) · Scope of Work and Priorities · Work Plan · 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) · Next APAC Space Web Conference From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Jia-Rong Low <jiarong.low(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 21 October 2016 at 11:17 AM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad Dear friends and colleagues, Further to Joyce’s email below, we have tried to find a best time to do the proposed APAC networking event, but even the 8 Nov evening date that Joyce had listed below now has a major conflict. In this regard, we think it might be best to not go ahead with the networking event. Apologies for the inconvenience. We will focus on the APAC Space face-to-face meeting which will definitely take place on 8 Nov 3.15pm (local time). We’ll work to factor in introductions at that time. See you in Hyderabad! Regards, Jia-Rong From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2016 at 9:48 AM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad Dear friends and colleagues, This is to inform you that we’re working on 2 APAC Space events for ICANN57 in Hyderabad, India. First, the upcoming APAC Space face-to-face meeting in ICANN57 Hyderabad is scheduled on Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 3:15PM – 4:45PM (local Hyderabad time). We propose to continue discussion on APAC participation and contribution to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP), and focus our discussions on one of the PDP Work Tracks. We will update you with a proposed agenda closer to the event. Second, as ICANN57 will be held in the APAC region, we would like to seize the opportunity to welcome our community members and propose having an APAC Networking Event. We suggest hosting the networking session as a pre-dinner event with drinks provided to allow our various stakeholders to meet in an informal setting and get to know one another better. We’re looking at Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 6:30PM – 7:30PM (local Hyderabad time) as it is currently the only slot with the fewest schedule conflicts. Appreciate an indication from you on whether you will be able to attend the networking event at the proposed date and time. You may refer to the ICANN57 schedule at the following link: https://icann572016.sched.org/[icann572016.sched.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__icann572016.sched.org_…> . Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org<mailto:joyce.chen@icann.org> Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org

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Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad
by Joyce Chen 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

Dear friends and colleagues, To follow-up on the email below regarding APAC Space face-to-face meeting in ICANN57 Hyderabad (Tues, 8 Nov, 3:15PM – 4:45PM), appended below is a proposed agenda for the upcoming APAC Space that we would appreciate your comments on. We have factored in some time for self-introductions by participants, as well as incorporated a section for general discussion on APAC developments. As mentioned previously, we are also working towards inviting the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Work Track 1 co-group leads to come and join us. In particular, please let us know if you would like to suggest any discussion topics, or raise any issues to discuss, under ‘APAC developments’ (section 6 of the agenda). We aim to send the final agenda to the wider APAC community and to publish the agenda on the ICANN57 public schedule by the end of this week. Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen Enc. Proposed APAC Space Agenda 1. Welcome Remarks (3 mins) · Jia-Rong Low, VP and Managing Director of ICANN Asia Pacific; · APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia 2. Self-Introduction by APAC community members (15 mins) · 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) · Quick recap for newcomers · General Overview, Aims & Objectives · Current APAC Participation 4. Introduction of PDP Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach[community.icann.org] by Co-Group Leads(s) Christa Taylor and Sara Bockey [Working to invite them] (15 mins) · Scope of Work and Priorities · Work Plan · 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) · Next APAC Space Web Conference From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Jia-Rong Low <jiarong.low(a)icann.org> Date: Friday, 21 October 2016 at 11:17 AM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad Dear friends and colleagues, Further to Joyce’s email below, we have tried to find a best time to do the proposed APAC networking event, but even the 8 Nov evening date that Joyce had listed below now has a major conflict. In this regard, we think it might be best to not go ahead with the networking event. Apologies for the inconvenience. We will focus on the APAC Space face-to-face meeting which will definitely take place on 8 Nov 3.15pm (local time). We’ll work to factor in introductions at that time. See you in Hyderabad! Regards, Jia-Rong From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2016 at 9:48 AM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad Dear friends and colleagues, This is to inform you that we’re working on 2 APAC Space events for ICANN57 in Hyderabad, India. First, the upcoming APAC Space face-to-face meeting in ICANN57 Hyderabad is scheduled on Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 3:15PM – 4:45PM (local Hyderabad time). We propose to continue discussion on APAC participation and contribution to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP), and focus our discussions on one of the PDP Work Tracks. We will update you with a proposed agenda closer to the event. Second, as ICANN57 will be held in the APAC region, we would like to seize the opportunity to welcome our community members and propose having an APAC Networking Event. We suggest hosting the networking session as a pre-dinner event with drinks provided to allow our various stakeholders to meet in an informal setting and get to know one another better. We’re looking at Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 6:30PM – 7:30PM (local Hyderabad time) as it is currently the only slot with the fewest schedule conflicts. Appreciate an indication from you on whether you will be able to attend the networking event at the proposed date and time. You may refer to the ICANN57 schedule at the following link: https://icann572016.sched.org/[icann572016.sched.org] . Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org

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Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad
by Jia-Rong Low 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

Dear friends and colleagues, Further to Joyce’s email below, we have tried to find a best time to do the proposed APAC networking event, but even the 8 Nov evening date that Joyce had listed below now has a major conflict. In this regard, we think it might be best to not go ahead with the networking event. Apologies for the inconvenience. We will focus on the APAC Space face-to-face meeting which will definitely take place on 8 Nov 3.15pm (local time). We’ll work to factor in introductions at that time. See you in Hyderabad! Regards, Jia-Rong From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2016 at 9:48 AM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad Dear friends and colleagues, This is to inform you that we’re working on 2 APAC Space events for ICANN57 in Hyderabad, India. First, the upcoming APAC Space face-to-face meeting in ICANN57 Hyderabad is scheduled on Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 3:15PM – 4:45PM (local Hyderabad time). We propose to continue discussion on APAC participation and contribution to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP), and focus our discussions on one of the PDP Work Tracks. We will update you with a proposed agenda closer to the event. Second, as ICANN57 will be held in the APAC region, we would like to seize the opportunity to welcome our community members and propose having an APAC Networking Event. We suggest hosting the networking session as a pre-dinner event with drinks provided to allow our various stakeholders to meet in an informal setting and get to know one another better. We’re looking at Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 6:30PM – 7:30PM (local Hyderabad time) as it is currently the only slot with the fewest schedule conflicts. Appreciate an indication from you on whether you will be able to attend the networking event at the proposed date and time. You may refer to the ICANN57 schedule at the following link: https://icann572016.sched.org/[icann572016.sched.org] . Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org

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[Tld_discuss] APAC Space in ICANN57 Hyderabad
by Joyce Chen 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

Dear friends and colleagues, This is to inform you that we’re working on 2 APAC Space events for ICANN57 in Hyderabad, India. First, the upcoming APAC Space face-to-face meeting in ICANN57 Hyderabad is scheduled on Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 3:15PM – 4:45PM (local Hyderabad time). We propose to continue discussion on APAC participation and contribution to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP), and focus our discussions on one of the PDP Work Tracks. We will update you with a proposed agenda closer to the event. Second, as ICANN57 will be held in the APAC region, we would like to seize the opportunity to welcome our community members and propose having an APAC Networking Event. We suggest hosting the networking session as a pre-dinner event with drinks provided to allow our various stakeholders to meet in an informal setting and get to know one another better. We’re looking at Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 6:30PM – 7:30PM (local Hyderabad time) as it is currently the only slot with the fewest schedule conflicts. Appreciate an indication from you on whether you will be able to attend the networking event at the proposed date and time. You may refer to the ICANN57 schedule at the following link: https://icann572016.sched.org/ . Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org<mailto:joyce.chen@icann.org> Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org

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[Tld_discuss] ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Call on 18 October
by Jia-Rong Low 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Dear friends and colleagues, You might have seen an earlier email below regarding our ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Call next week. I’m writing to seek your support to attend this call, which will be happening during our usual APAC Space web conference timing. We’ve discussed on this platform and during APAC Space several times regarding the need for global calls to rotate time zones. One push back we’ve (APAC community) encountered and discussed before was that there were not enough people from the APAC region attending to justify rotating the calls. Now, we’ve pushed for this upcoming call to be in our time zone; let’s not give others a reason to say the same again. Registration details are at this link: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-09-23-en You will need to register to receive the dial-in details. Grateful for your support in this. Thank you. Jia-Rong From: ICANN APAC Hub <apachub(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 29 September 2016 at 10:17 AM To: ICANN APAC Hub <apachub(a)icann.org> Subject: An invitation to the ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Call on 18 October 0300 UTC / 1100 SGT Dear friends and colleagues, I would like to invite you to the next FY17 Q1 Quarterly Stakeholder Call, which will be taking place at an APAC-friendly time zone on 18 October at 0300 UTC / 1100 SGT. The original announcement and participation details are appended below. At the APAC Hub, we have heard your feedback to bring such global calls to our time zone and to cover more local content. This Quarterly Stakeholder Call will be using a new regional focused format, and will include an APAC-focused update on top of the regular management updates. The detailed agenda will be updated in due course. Please join us in this call, not only to get updates, but also for ICANN to hear from the APAC community. In the meantime, if there are any particular topics (related to our region) you’d like us to discuss, please let us know in advance by replying to this email (apachub(a)icann.org) by 7 October 2016. I look forward to “seeing” you at the call, and will be most grateful for your support. Thank you. Regards, Jia-Rong Link to announcement here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-09-23-en ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report – Register for the FY17 Q1 Call on 18 October 0300 UTC / 1100 SGT / 17 October 2000 PST ICANN has announced its FY17 Q1 Stakeholder Call, which will take place on 18 October at 0300 UTC / 1100 SGT / 17 October 2000 PST. The call will focus on how ICANN has implemented community policy for the Quarter ending 30 September 2016 as well as provide an APAC update. This is the first Quarterly Stakeholder Call to use a new regional focused format which aims to increase participation and understanding of ICANN's regional efforts. We've also added a Board update for greater accountability and transparency. Please click here to register for the call and to receive joining instructions. If you are unable to access the form, please email us to register with your full name and an email address. The call is open for all to attend and live interpretation is offered in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. There will be a Questions & Answers (Q&A) session and all materials (recordings, transcripts and presentations) will be archived and available on the ICANN website. These calls were set up to enhance ICANN's accountability and transparency efforts and are a great way for you to stay informed on what the organization has done in line with ICANN's mission of keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. More information Please visit the Reporting page on the ICANN for more information including recordings of previous calls. The presentation will be posted 24-48 hours in advance. Subscribe: If this email has been forwarded to you and you wish to receive news, updates and announcements from us directly, kindly reply to this email with the text "subscribe me" in the subject line. Unsubscribe: If you no longer wish to receive any mailers from us, please reply to this email with the text "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

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Re: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space web conference - postponed to 27 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT)
by Joyce Chen 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Dear friends and colleagues, As there were no comments to the proposed change of date for the APAC Space Web Conference, we will proceed with 27 September 2016. With regard to the APAC Space Web Conference agenda, after some discussion with the ICANN Policy team regarding ways to encourage APAC participation in the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP, the policy team have suggested inviting the PDP Working Group (WG) Co-Chairs to speak at the upcoming Web Conference. WG Co-Chair Ms. Avri Doria has kindly accepted the invitation. The WG Co-Chair’s presence at the web conference will allow APAC stakeholders the opportunity to have first-hand interaction with leadership from the WG, and gain exposure on ways to contribute to Working Groups. Hence, we propose having the WG Co-Chair share her perspective on what the co-chairs look out for from WG members, how do they work to get diverse views, as well as to encourage APAC community members to participate. This could then be followed by a Q&A / discussion with the APAC stakeholders. Below is the revised agenda, which we will send to the wider APAC community. Agenda: 1. Introductory Remarks (5 mins) · Kelvin Wong, Head, Outreach & Public Responsibility, ICANN; followed by · APAC Space community lead Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia 2. Brief introduction of New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP)<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/new-gtld-subsequent-proced…> by ICANN Policy Staff (5 mins) 3. Update and Sharing by Avri Doria, Working Group (WG) Co-Chair (20 mins) 4. Q&A / Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (25 mins) 5. AOB – APAC Space (Face-to-Face meeting) at ICANN57 Hyderabad, India (5 mins) Thank you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 1 September 2016 at 3:08 PM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: [Tld_discuss] APAC Space web conference - postponed to 27 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT) Dear friends and colleagues, Further to my earlier email below, we have just been informed that the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group (WG) has changed its meeting schedule, and now clashes exactly with our upcoming APAC Space web conference planned for 8 September 2016. In this regard, we would like to propose shifting the APAC Space web conference to Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT). This provides an opportunity for us to receive updates of the 8 Sep WG meeting, and enable us to discuss the topic even better. We apologize for the inconvenience. Let us know if there are any issues with the proposed change in date. We hope to share the details of the APAC Space web conference with the wider community by Monday, 5 September. Thank you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 25 August 2016 at 4:01 PM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] [TLD_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT) Dear friends and colleagues, Thank you for the comments. If there are no further suggestions, we will proceed with Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60490732> as the main topic of discussion. Below is the proposed agenda for the upcoming APAC Space web conference: Agenda: 1. Introduction to APAC Space – Jia-Rong Low, VP and MD APAC Hub, ICANN (3mins) 2. Introduction to Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60490732> of the New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP)<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/new-gtld-subsequent-proced…> by ICANN staff – Mary Wong, Senior Policy Director / Steve Chan, Senior Policy Manager, ICANN (15mins) 3. Community Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (35mins) 4. AOB – APAC Space (Face-to-Face meeting) at ICANN57 Hyderabad, India (5 mins) 5. Closing (2mins) Warm Regards, Joyce Chen From: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> Date: Tuesday, 23 August 2016 at 6:32 AM To: Edmon Chung <edmon(a)registry.asia> Cc: Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org>, "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] [TLD_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT) Totally agree Edmon - the whole new gTLD issue - starting with whether there should be another round, and what the reviews of the whole new gTLD are saying are really important. And part of that should be the IDNs - which you are better placed to comment on than I. Holly On 22 Aug 2016, at 9:25 pm, Edmon Chung <edmon(a)registry.asia<mailto:edmon@registry.asia>> wrote: It appears that the new gTLD discussion is ongoing at ICANN and that is a topic of interest for APAC. Perhaps for the upcoming meeting and meetings thereupon, it would be good to focus on each of the Tracks more deeply so that we can engage and get participants up to speed on each track as well as to prepare for input into the actual process. So starting from Track 1 in the upcoming meeting... Thoughts/ideas from others? Edmon From: Tld_discuss [mailto:tld_discuss-bounces@tld.asia] On Behalf Of Joyce Chen Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2016 14:45 PM To: discuss(a)tld.asia<mailto:discuss@tld.asia> Subject: [Tld_discuss] [TLD_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT) Dear friends and colleagues, The next APAC Space web conference will take place on Thurs, 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT), where we propose to continue discussion on “Update on Next Round of New gTLDs”, zooming into one of the Work Tracks. The proposed agenda is appended below. Appreciate any comments and ideas for the proposed discussion topic and agenda, particularly which Work Track you would like to discuss please. Proposed Agenda: 1. Introduction to APAC Space – Jia-Rong Low, VP and MD APAC Hub, ICANN (3mins) 2. Introduction to the issue by ICANN staff – Mary Wong, Senior Policy Director / Steve Chan, Senior Policy Manager, ICANN (15mins) 3. Community Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (35mins) 4. AOB & Closing (7 mins) To recap, at the previous APAC Space web conference (https://community.icann.org/display/GSEAPAC/APAC+Space) which took place on 16 June 2016, the community was introduced to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP)<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/new-gtld-subsequent-proced…> where sub-teams have been formed to work on 5 work tracks (click on the links to find out more): • Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60490732> • Work Track 2: Legal/Regulatory<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60490775> • Work Track 3: String Contention / Objections & Disputes<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60490779> • Work Track 4: Internationalized Domain Names/Technical & Operations<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60490781> • Proposed Work Track 5: Implementation Guidance Related Work<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Proposed+Work+Track+5%3A+Implemen…> Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. We’re looking to share the details of the APAC Space web conference with the wider community by next Friday 12 August. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org<mailto:joyce.chen@icann.org> Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/> _______________________________________________ Tld_discuss mailing list Tld_discuss(a)tld.asia<mailto:Tld_discuss@tld.asia> https://mailman.dotasia.org/mailman/listinfo/tld_discuss

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[Tld_discuss] APAC Space web conference - postponed to 27 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT)
by Joyce Chen 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Dear friends and colleagues, Further to my earlier email below, we have just been informed that the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group (WG) has changed its meeting schedule, and now clashes exactly with our upcoming APAC Space web conference planned for 8 September 2016. In this regard, we would like to propose shifting the APAC Space web conference to Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT). This provides an opportunity for us to receive updates of the 8 Sep WG meeting, and enable us to discuss the topic even better. We apologize for the inconvenience. Let us know if there are any issues with the proposed change in date. We hope to share the details of the APAC Space web conference with the wider community by Monday, 5 September. Thank you. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen From: Tld_discuss <tld_discuss-bounces(a)tld.asia> on behalf of Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, 25 August 2016 at 4:01 PM To: "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] [TLD_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT) Dear friends and colleagues, Thank you for the comments. If there are no further suggestions, we will proceed with Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach as the main topic of discussion. Below is the proposed agenda for the upcoming APAC Space web conference: Agenda: 1. Introduction to APAC Space – Jia-Rong Low, VP and MD APAC Hub, ICANN (3mins) 2. Introduction to Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach of the New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) by ICANN staff – Mary Wong, Senior Policy Director / Steve Chan, Senior Policy Manager, ICANN (15mins) 3. Community Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (35mins) 4. AOB – APAC Space (Face-to-Face meeting) at ICANN57 Hyderabad, India (5 mins) 5. Closing (2mins) Warm Regards, Joyce Chen From: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> Date: Tuesday, 23 August 2016 at 6:32 AM To: Edmon Chung <edmon(a)registry.asia> Cc: Joyce Chen <joyce.chen(a)icann.org>, "discuss(a)tld.asia" <discuss(a)tld.asia> Subject: Re: [Tld_discuss] [TLD_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT) Totally agree Edmon - the whole new gTLD issue - starting with whether there should be another round, and what the reviews of the whole new gTLD are saying are really important. And part of that should be the IDNs - which you are better placed to comment on than I. Holly On 22 Aug 2016, at 9:25 pm, Edmon Chung <edmon(a)registry.asia> wrote: It appears that the new gTLD discussion is ongoing at ICANN and that is a topic of interest for APAC. Perhaps for the upcoming meeting and meetings thereupon, it would be good to focus on each of the Tracks more deeply so that we can engage and get participants up to speed on each track as well as to prepare for input into the actual process. So starting from Track 1 in the upcoming meeting... Thoughts/ideas from others? Edmon From: Tld_discuss [mailto:tld_discuss-bounces@tld.asia] On Behalf Of Joyce Chen Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2016 14:45 PM To: discuss(a)tld.asia Subject: [Tld_discuss] [TLD_discuss] APAC Space web conference - 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT) Dear friends and colleagues, The next APAC Space web conference will take place on Thurs, 8 September 2016 03:00 (UTC) / 11:00 (SGT), where we propose to continue discussion on “Update on Next Round of New gTLDs”, zooming into one of the Work Tracks. The proposed agenda is appended below. Appreciate any comments and ideas for the proposed discussion topic and agenda, particularly which Work Track you would like to discuss please. Proposed Agenda: 1. Introduction to APAC Space – Jia-Rong Low, VP and MD APAC Hub, ICANN (3mins) 2. Introduction to the issue by ICANN staff – Mary Wong, Senior Policy Director / Steve Chan, Senior Policy Manager, ICANN (15mins) 3. Community Discussion – moderated by Edmon Chung, CEO DotAsia (35mins) 4. AOB & Closing (7 mins) To recap, at the previous APAC Space web conference (https://community.icann.org/display/GSEAPAC/APAC+Space) which took place on 16 June 2016, the community was introduced to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) where sub-teams have been formed to work on 5 work tracks (click on the links to find out more): · Work Track 1: Overall Process/Support/Outreach · Work Track 2: Legal/Regulatory · Work Track 3: String Contention / Objections & Disputes · Work Track 4: Internationalized Domain Names/Technical & Operations · Proposed Work Track 5: Implementation Guidance Related Work Thank you and look forward to hearing back from you. We’re looking to share the details of the APAC Space web conference with the wider community by next Friday 12 August. Warm Regards, Joyce Chen GSE Strategy & Development Senior Manager Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +65 6816 1287 Mobile: +65 8338 8653 Email: joyce.chen(a)icann.org Skype: joyce.chen.icann www.icann.org _______________________________________________ Tld_discuss mailing list Tld_discuss(a)tld.asia https://mailman.dotasia.org/mailman/listinfo/tld_discuss

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