Description

The aim of the APRALO Hot Topics 2025/2026 Project is to ascertain regional priorities through periodic bottom-up consultative process (by using a survey).

The regional priorities identified through the 2025 survey will be helpful in informing the RALO's focus for the immediate to near future, and in particular, in designing and/or implementing various other regional initiatives including:-

1.  Addressing the Capacity Building needs,

2.  Mentoring Program,

3.  The Register of Skills & Interests (RoSI),

4.  Monitoring and evaluating ICANN strategic operating initiatives, and

5.  Participation in relevant policy development processes within ICANN.  

Project Team

To strengthen this effort and broaden participation, a call for volunteers will be issued shortly to expand the Project Team with additional contributors to support the development and refinement of the form. Please indicate your interest to join the Project Team by sending an email to staff@atlarge.icann.org.

Current Team Members:

• Gyan Tripathi

• Satish Babu

Timeline

Nov 2025 - Feb 2026: Initial survey design

Feb 2026 - April 2026: Survey fine tuning and pilot testing

1 May 2026 - 31 May 2026: Survey open for responses

1 May 2026 - 31 May 2026: Preliminary exploration of data analysis of the survey

1 June 2026 - 30 June 2026: Analysis of data

July 2026: Presentation of findings to APRALO and CPWG

Live Survey form: https://forms.gle/SHocgKhjU5AYByd5A and PDF.

Meetings: To start after the group has been reconstituted.