APRALO Monthly Meeting 15.04.21 AC Chat

  Gisella Gruber:Welcome to the APRALO Monthly call on Tuesday 21 April 2015 at 0500 UTC
  Gisella Gruber:Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/TZHdBg
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):hi, all
  Siranush Vardanyan:hello, everyone
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):I can't see the microphone icon. This is because I'm on iPad?
  Silvia Vivanco:Hello all
  Gisella Gruber:Welcome to everyone!
  Gisella Gruber:You all have microphones
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):thank you, but usually, I'm a quiet man. :)
  Toshio Tachibana(ISOC-JP):Hi All
  Maureen Hilyard:Hi everyone... just joined on AC and phone :)
  Tomohiro Fujisaki (ISOC-JP):Hi all.
  Kelvin Wong:Hello everyone
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Hi Kelvin
  Silvia Vivanco:Welcome Kelvin!
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Lots of apols indeed!
  Siranush Vardanyan:welcome, Kelvin
  Gisella Gruber:Apologies - upload of document is slow
  Silvia Vivanco:https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Policy+Development+Page
  Gisella Gruber:Lianna Galstyan has joined the call
  Silvia Vivanco:Policy Advice Development page above
  Lianna Galstyan:Good morning to everyon
  Siranush Vardanyan:welcome, Lianna
  Lianna Galstyan:thank you, Siranush
  Gunela Astbrink:Hi everyone
  Siranush Vardanyan:hello, Gunela, welcome
  Gunela Astbrink:Thanks, and sorry for being late
  Gisella Gruber:Hong Xue has joined the call
  Siranush Vardanyan:hi, Hong, welcome to the call
  hong xue:sorry for being late. Adobe is blocked from websit and I can only use the App Connect to login.
  Gisella Gruber:Winthrop Yu and Anupam Agrawal have joined the call - Welcome
  Maureen Hilyard:Only 1am.. I like it :)
  Silvia Vivanco:APRALO Webinars : https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/APRALO/pages/115183818/2015+APRALO+Capacity+Building+Webinar+Series
  Silvia Vivanco:few ALS but lots of individuals 24 participants in total
  Siranush Vardanyan:excellent topic
  Kelvin Wong:Thks Silvia for the great webinar, sorry I keep dropping out.
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Yes lan know quite well that 0100 does not get much sympathy from our region ;-)
  Kelvin Wong:On listen only
  Kelvin Wong:Nothing to add. Thks Siranush!
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):same here
  Siranush Vardanyan:ok, Kelvin
  Silvia Vivanco:Recordings and PPT are already  on:  https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/APRALO/pages/115183973/IDNs+Webinar+2015-04-09
  Aris Ignacio:Hello everyone, apologies for being late.. have to attend a lecture  :-)
  Siranush Vardanyan:welcome, Aris
  Silvia Vivanco:Transcript in English is also posted already
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Count it as aparticipation effort / attendance  :-)  gret work Maureen
  Silvia Vivanco:Each Webinar will have an Evaluation survey
  Silvia Vivanco:so  we can offer better webinars
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:even those that are 'downloaded' Silvia?
  Silvia Vivanco:Unfortunately  IT has informed us that we  cannot track downloads
  Silvia Vivanco:so we will have to count the attendance which we are tracking
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:OK  then we need to do some 'clever thinking' to get aroound that issue Silvia / maureen
  Silvia Vivanco:and perhaps count on the quiz and interaction during the webinar
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Excellent Pavan :-) THANKS
  Silvia Vivanco:last time the interaction was great
  Gisella Gruber:Ali AlMeshal has joined the call - welcome
  Siranush Vardanyan:welcome, Ali
  Ali AlMeshal:Hi sorry for late joining
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:of course APRALO  specifically *Selects*  leadership ppositions not Elects them... an election is an opotion to select if we do not just reach consensus which we usually can do...
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:this is clear in the new Rues of Procedure for our Rwgion
  Silvia Vivanco:https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/display/APRALO/APRALO+Elections%2c+Selections+and+Appointments+2015 - This is the WIKI page with all the details
  Silvia Vivanco:and staff  will send announcements and reminders and run online  votes when and i f needed
  Silvia Vivanco:we will have a syncronized election with  the ALAC  Selection Timetable
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Silvia  you should alter the Wiki page APRALO  reference to Elections  to Selections  and perhaps reference our new  APRALO ROP's
  Silvia Vivanco:and you can already see the details on the wiki posted above
  Silvia Vivanco:@ Cheryl, yes I will  review and adjust/add link to the ROPs
  Silvia Vivanco:APRALO Professional capabilities SURVEY: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRALO/pages/98634659/RALO+SURVEY+WORKSPACE+2015
  Silvia Vivanco:Survey Objective: RALOs are conducting a survey of Professional expertise, which fulfills ATLAS II Recommendation 28. “The ALAC should work with all RALOs and ALSes to map the current expertise and interests in their membership, to identify Subject Matter Experts and facilitate policy communication".
  Silvia Vivanco:Results of APRALO survey: https://apralo2015.wordpress.com/apralo-survey/
  Silvia Vivanco:The purpose of this survey was get to know more about our APRALO At-Large Structures (ALSes) and themembers within it who are the main contributors to the work of the APRALO within the ALAC and ICANN
  Silvia Vivanco:Thank you for that very comprehensive and interesting report Maureen
  Silvia Vivanco:which you can read on the  wiki posted above
  Gisella Gruber:Md Abdul Awal has joined the call - welcome
  Silvia Vivanco:"Survey responses were returned by only 26 ALSes out of the 38 that are currently registered with APRALO.This represents a 68% response rate but we had hoped the response would be higher."
  Md. Abdul Awal:Sorry I'm late
  Silvia Vivanco:no problem Mr. Abdul
  Silvia Vivanco:and all the RALOs  will review and discuss the  SURVEYs next week on the RALO Secretariats call
  Ali AlMeshal:great work Maureen well done
  Maureen Hilyard:Thank you everyone :)
  Gunela Astbrink:Thank you Maureen for that great work
  Siranush Vardanyan:agree, Cheryl
  Gisella Gruber:The 4th Tuesday of the month is the current schedule
  Gisella Gruber:The ALAC is set on the 4th Tuesday of the month as well
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):the week can be fixed but the day of the week should be flexible.
  Tomohiro Fujisaki (ISOC-JP):I cannot join the Thursday call.  I have my company's regular meeting on Thursday daytime.
  Lianna Galstyan:yes, 6 UTC will be great
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):sometime, the national holidays will hit the day?
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Yes if it is the thursday in the 4th week we will miss a whole month   if it is this smae 3rd week it will be ok re ALAC  calls...
  Ali AlMeshal:yes for me
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):that works with me.
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:the uTC time switch  is fine  eiter way for us in AU
  Md. Abdul Awal:Ok for me
  Tomohiro Fujisaki (ISOC-JP):I have meeting  at13:00-17:00 JST Thursday. (4:00-8:00UTC?)
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):maybe though. :)
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:both is OK for me 3rd or 4th
  Maureen Hilyard:5 or 6utc suits me first or last Thursday
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr: Tomo is that EACh thur?
  Tomohiro Fujisaki (ISOC-JP):Yes.
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:will 0300 UTC  work?
  Gunela Astbrink:Both are OK with me
  hong xue:last
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):lunch time here, but I can
  Lianna Galstyan:@Cheryl, 3TUC is too early for me
  Ali AlMeshal:true
  hong xue:0500 ute
  Gunela Astbrink:If the meeting is at 6.00 UTC, I would need to leave early
  Maureen Hilyard:Shall we hold a Doodle and get all the other ALSes to participate in the choosing as well?
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:perhaps a doodle  would be a good idea  what is the Wed options  foe e.g.
  Maureen Hilyard:And give all the options - Weds included
  Yasuichi Kitamura (ALS-Japan):using doodle is better for me.
  Gunela Astbrink:Agree - try for Wed. as well
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:YES  including  Wed please
  Ali AlMeshal:that is good
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:so we do not disenfranchise ISOC-JP
  Tomohiro Fujisaki (ISOC-JP):From ALS Japan(ISOC-JP), Kitamura-san can join, so I'll ask him about the meeting, and check the recording.
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:noted  with thanls  Tomo
  Toshio Tachibana(ISOC-JP):Me too with Fujisaki-san.
  Siranush Vardanyan:thanks, ISOC JP
  Silvia Vivanco:Thank you for the edits Cheryl
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:YES absolutly
  Gunela Astbrink:Thank you for the nomination, Cheryl
  Gunela Astbrink::-)
  Maureen Hilyard:thank you from me too, Cheryl and the APRALO team, for your nomination
  Tomohiro Fujisaki (ISOC-JP):Thank you, all!
  Lianna Galstyan:thank you and bye
  Kelvin Wong:Bye all!
  Maureen Hilyard:Bye everyone thank you
  Toshio Tachibana(ISOC-JP):thank you, all bye
  Gunela Astbrink:Thank you, Siranush and bye everyone
  Silvia Vivanco:Thank you all and bye bye  :)
  Cheryl Langdon-Orr:Good call Bye for now :-)
  Siranush Vardanyan:bye all and thanks all
  Ali AlMeshal:bye all
  Md. Abdul Awal:bye and thank you all