At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
Description
Given significant continued growth in numbers of ALSes and individuals over recent times and predicted for the next several years, a plan is needed to ensure their engagement in ICANN’s regional work and participation in policy advice activities.
For this aim, in this space Regional Vice Presidents from GSE, At-Large Team from Policy, RALO Leaderships, regional offices, ATLAS III Ambassadors are going to collaborate.
RALO Spaces |
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Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) |
Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization (LACRALO) |
RALO FY26 Outreach and Engagement Strategy Documents
| Content | Status | Other Details |
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AFRALO Regional Outreach Strategy | APPROVED | |
| APRALO Regional Outreach Strategy | LIVING DOCUMENT APPROVED | APRALO's format is a living document to complete all regional events during the fiscal year |
| APPROVED and SIGNED on Wednesday 17 September 2025 | ||
LACRALO Regional Outreach Strategy | APPROVED and SIGNED on Monday September 22 2025 | |
| NARALO Regional Outreach Strategy | APPROVED on Thursday 16 October 2025 |
RALO Outreach Strategy Documents
New ! FY26 Criteria for RALO Discretionary Funding Requests
New ! FY26 Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) Procedures and Guidelines and FY26 At-Large RALOs Workspace
GSE Regional Strategic Plans
Programs for GSE/RALO Collaboration |
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| FY25 RALO Requests for Funding to support an Outreach Activity |
| FY25 CROP Procedures and Guidelines : Español and Français |
2023 NomCom Rebalancing Responses
FY25 CROP Procedures and Guidelines pages
Google docs:
And
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CROP FY24
Additional Documents
| Content | Other Details |
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| At-Large Priority Activities - 2021 | At-Large priorities for 2021 over the three tracks of Policy, Outreach and Engagement and Operations |
| At-Large FY22 Budget Development Workspace | |
| At-Large FY21 Additional Budget Request Implementation Workspace | This workspace includes the approved FY21 ABRs for implementation. |
| ICANN FY21 At-Large Virtual Outreach and Engagement Strategy Workspace | This workspace includes the FY21 SC on Outreach and Engagement Strategy in a Virtual Environment. |
| At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program - Implementation Plan | |
| At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program - Summary | |
Calendar
UA Day Activities
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| RALO | GSE/RALO Joint Activities 2023 |
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| RALO | GSE/RALO Joint Activities 2022 |
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| RALO | GSE/RALO Joint Activities 2021 |
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At-Large Regional Leaders | ||
AFRALO Chair | Hadia ElMiniawi |
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AFRALO Vice-Chair | Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong | |
AFRALO Secretary | Hervé Setondji Hounzandji | |
APRALO Chair | Amrita Choudhury |
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APRALO Vice Chair | Priyatosh Jana | |
APRALO Vice Chair | Aris Ignacio | |
EURALO Chair | Frédéric Taes | |
EURALO Secretary | Natalia Filina |
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LACRALO Chair | Lance Hinds | |
LACRALO Secretary | Sandra Rodriguez | |
NARALO Chair | Gregory (Greg) Shatan |
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NARALO Secretary | Bibi Rookayya Gulmahamed | |
ALAC Chair | ||
ALAC Chair |
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At-Large Regional Policy Staff | ||
Position | Name | Other Info |
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| VP, Policy Development and At-Large Relations | Heidi Ullrich | |
| At-Large Regional Affairs Senior Manager | Silvia Vivanco | AFRALO; LACRALO; NARALO; Regional Leaders and Bylaw issues. |
| At-Large Relations and Operations Manager | Gisella Gruber | APRALO; EURALO |
GSE Senior Staff | ||
Position | Name | Other Info |
| Africa - VP, Stakeholder Engagement | Pierre Dandjinou | |
| Africa - Stakeholder Engagement & Operations Director | Yaovi Atohoun | |
| Asia Pacific - VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director | Samiran Gupta | |
| Australasia/Pacific Islands, VP, Stakeholder Engagement | Save Vocea | |
| Civil Society Engagement Sr. Manager | Adam Peake | |
Europe - VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director | Chris Mondini | |
Eastern Europe & Central Asia - Head of GSE Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager | Mikhail Anisimov | |
| Latin America & Caribbean - VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director | Rodrigo De La Parra | |
| Latin America & Caribbean - Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, The Caribbean | Albert Daniels | |
| Latin America & Caribbean - Stakeholder Engagement Director, Andrean Region and LAC Strategic Initiatives | Rodrigo Saucedo Linares | LAC GSE website:http://icannlac.org/ |
| Middle East - VP, Stakeholder Engagement & Managing Director of Istanbul Office | Baher Esmat | |
| Middle East - Stakeholder Engagement Sr. Manager | Fahd Batayneh | |
| North America - VP, Stakeholder Engagement | Naela Sarras | |
| North America - Stakeholder Engagement Director | Joe Catapano | |
North America - Stakeholder Engagement Regional Specialist | Giose McGinty | |
Meetings
First Meeting:
- Wednesday, 22 April 2020 - Regional Leadership meeting - Roll Out of the At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
RALO FY21 Outreach and Engagement plans teleconferences: