ICANN AtLarge Activities AsiaPacific

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ICANN At-Large ActivitiesAsia-Pacific

• Feb 26, 2004
• APTLD AGM
• Prepared by Izumi Aizu
• Presented by Ching Chiao

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ALS application status

• Certified as ALS 10
• Europe 5
• Africa 3
• LA/CB 1
• Asia Pacific 1
• North America 0
• Under due diligence 6
• Europe 1
• LA/CB 1
• Asia Pacific 4

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Europe

• Certified as ALS
• Internet Society - Finland (22 Nov 03)
• Internet Society - Bulgaria (30 Oct 03)
• Internet Society Luxembourg (27 Oct 03)
• Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft
  (FITUG) e.V (20 Oct 03)
• Societa' Internet (4 Sept 03)
• Under due diligence
• Internet Society - Catalan (19 Jan 04)

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Africa

• Certified as At-Large Structure
• Sudan Internet Society (29 Sep 03)
• Anais.AC (27 Oct 03)
• 11 African countries
• Cameroon- Chad- Gabon - Central Africa Republic-
  Congo and RDC, part of Euro-African network Anais
• Moroccan Internet Society (25 Nov 03)

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Latin America/Carribean Islands

• Certified as ALS
• Alfred (13 Oct 2003)
• Under due diligence
• Asociación Costmaries de Derecho Informático (2
  Dec 2003)

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North America

• No application submitted so far
• Interested parties
• IEEE (www.ieee.org)
• ACM (www.acm.org)
• Others?

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Asia Pacific

• Certified as ALS
• Arab Knowledge Management Society (3 Oct 03)
• Under due diligence
• National Information Infrastructure Enterprise
  Promotion Association, Taiwan (7 Jan 04)
• At Large _at_ China (9 January 04)
• ISOC Taiwan Chapter (29 Jan 04)
• Internet Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (ISVK)-
  India (5 Feb 04)

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China

• AtLarge_at_China
• Established in 2003
• Internet Society of China gave support, but
  AtLarge_at_China is independent
• To serve individual users of China
• Using CNCs national network to reach users in
  provinces

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Taiwan

• National Information Infrastructure Enterprise
  Promotion Association, Taiwan (www.nii.org.tw)
• Industry promotion body, with many individual
  members
• ISOC Taiwan Chapter
• (www.isoc.org.tw)

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Japan

• Consultation with Internet Community and
  Government (MPHPT)
• WSIS Liaison Group is formed by MPHPT
• Internet Governance TF to be proposed
• WG on AtLrage
• WG on WSIS
• Internet Users Network, Tokyo
• 47 members now online
• Peer-to-peer model, network of networks

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Building RALO in Asia

• At least 3 ALSs from 2 countries to organize
  Regional At-Large Organization (RALO)
• First preparatory meeting in July at ICANN KL
  meeting

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Challenges for RALOs

• Come to produce reasonable working mechanism
• How individuals participate after RALO
  established?
• Funding government/industry support?
• Setup office? Secretariat?
• Need coordinating body?
• Lightweight organization

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APNG (Asia Pacific Networking Group)

• APNG AtLarge committee starting
• To share information from AP region
• To get more people involved, outreach
• Initial members
• Kapil Chawla (India)
• Izumi Aizu (Japan), Co-Chair
• Ji-Yul Yoo (KRNIC) Co-Chair
• Ching Chiao (Taiwan)
• James Seng (Singapore)
• Hong Xue (China)
• ?? (AtLarge_at_China)
• Tommy Matsumoto (Japan)
• 2nd Meeting 130 PM Feb 23, 2004

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Asia-Pacific Region
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Asia-Pacific Region (contd)
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Core Internet groupsin Asia Pacific

• APNG (Asia Pacific Networking Group)
• APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Center)
• APRICOT (Conference body)
• APTLD
• APAN (Asia Pacific Advanced Networking)
• APCAUCE (Asia Pacific Coalition Against
  Unsolicited Commercial Email )
• AIII (Asia Internet Infrastructure Initiative)
• AP Cert (Computer Emergency Response Team)
• AP (joint organizational activity of all APs)

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ALAC Contacts

• Website http//alac.icann.org
• Asia-Pacific contacts
• Hong Xue, Hong Kong lthongxue_at_hku.hkgt
• Toshifumi Matsumoto, Japan ltTommy.Matsumoto_at_ap.at
  t.comgt
• Izumi Aizu, Japan ltizumi_at_anr.orggt
• Email Committee_at_alac.icann.org

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ALS Applications and Certification Process

• Any group (existing or newly formed for this
  purpose) that supports individuals' ability to
  share their views on ICANN issues, and that meets
  the few simple criteria listed on the At-Large
  Advisory Committee (ALAC) website, can apply to
  be an At-Large Structure.

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Structure for Individual User (At-Large)
Involvement

• ICANN created Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
  (ALAC) few months ago and called for framework
  of local, regional, global groups to promote
  structured involvement and informed participation
  of worlds At-Large community. 

At-Large Structures
Regional At-Large Organizations
At-Large Advisory Committee
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Steps for At-Large Structure Certification

• A group submits an ALS application.
• ALAC conducts due diligence,
• ALAC Regional members in charge.
• ALAC reviews the application and related
  documentation.
• ALAC votes on certifying the applicant as an
  "At-Large Structure."
• ALAC has hands-off approach accept unless we
  have serious objections
• ALAC notifies the applicant about the result

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APNG Update
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APNG Organization
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APNG Organization

• Chair Tommy Matsumoto
• Executive Committee
• Vice-Chair Mao Wei
• CFO Rikio Onai
• Advisory Board
• Kilnum Chon / Haruhisa Ishida / Tan Tin Wee /
  Shigeki Goto
• Xing Li / Tommy Matsumoto / Paul Wilson /
  Vincent Chen
• Jun Murai / Toru Takahashi / Abhisak Chulya /
  Kazunori Konishi
• Steering Committee
• Anthony S.Lee / Atsushi Endo / Izumi Aizu /
  James Seng
• Liu Xin / Taeha Park / Tommy Matsumoto / Yoo Ji
  Yul
• Secretariat
• Shin Deki / Masashi Sawada

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APNG Organization

• Activity Committees
• At-Large Committee
• Chair Yoo Ji Yul
• Co Chair Izumi Aizu
• Members Kapil Chawla / Ching Chiao / James Seng
  / Hong Xue
• Quian Hualin / Tommy Matsumoto
• Camp Committee
• Chair Liu Xin
• ViceChairsBenson Wu / Kyouho Lee Song / Atsushi
  Endo
• WG Chairs Hongbo Shi (Mobile IP/ VoIP)
• Ching Chiao (Internet Development in AP)
• Kanetaka Maki (Internet Businesses)
• History Committee
• Chair Atsushi Endo
• Vice Chair HJ Kwon
• Members Tao He / Doneon Goo / Rachel Pang

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Financial Status

• We thank APNIC for their continuous support to
  APNG
• Financial Status of APNG is healthy
• APNG Budgetary Plan is being worked.
• Sponsorship to APNG is key subject
• Funding Sponsor
• APNG Camp Fellowship Sponsor

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APNG Schedule

• 2004
• 2nd-6th March ICANN Meetings, Rome, Italy
• 2nd-7th July 18th APAN Meetings, Cairns,
  Australia
• 19th-23rd July ICANN Meetings, Kuala Lumpur,
  Malaysia
• 1st-5th December ICANN Meetings, Cape Town,
  South Africa
• 2005
• APRICOT in Kyoto APNG Mid Year Meeting
• 24th-28th January 19th APAN Meetings, Bangkok,
  Thailand
• 22nd-26th August 20th APAN Meetings, Taipei