APRALO: Singapore Showcase 2014

APRALO: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

WEDNESDAY, 26 MARCH 2014 18:00 to 20:00 SGT
Raffles City Convention Centre, Mercury Room,
80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560, Singapore

The Asian, Australian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization

(APRALO) invites you to its event to be held at the ICANN meeting in Singapore. One of the purposes of this Showcase is to highlight the activities of the At-Large Structures (ALSes) region, as well as to facilitate outreach activities for regional Internet user organizations attending the ICANN's Singapore Meeting and to celebrate the APRALO's achievements since its inception.

The Singapore Showcase is part of a series of regional showcase events that started with the African Showcase at the ICANN Meeting in Nairobi in March 2010. Next came the EURALO Showcase in Brussels in June 2010, the LACRALO Showcase in Cartagena in December 2010, the NARALO Showcase in San Francisco in March 2011, the APRALO Showcase in Singapore in June 2011, the AFRALO Showcase in Dakar in October 2011, the LACRALO Showcase in San Jose in March 2012, the EURALO Showcase in June 2012, the Toronto Showcase in October 2012, the Beijing Showcase in April 2013, the Durban Showcase in July 2013, and the Buenos Aires Showcase in November 2013.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO of ICANN

Steve Crocker, Chairman of the Board of ICANN

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC

Siranush Vardanyan, Acting Chair and Vice-Chair of APRALO

Cheryl Langdon Orr, 2014 NomCom Chair

Fouad Bajwa, Vice-Chair of APRALO

ALS INFORMATION

Additional details on the APRALO ALSes can be found here.

VENUE AND TIME

Mercury Room
Raffles City Convention Centre
80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560, Singapore
Wednesday, 26 March 2014 18:00 to 20:00 SGT

AGENDA

1. Welcome face changing show (10 minutes)
2. Welcome and Introductions by Acting Chair of APRALO, Siranush Vardanyan (2 minutes)
3. "Welcome" video led by Emani (5 minutes)
4. Address from the Chair of ALAC, Olivier Crépin-Leblond (3 minutes)
5. Address from the ICANN President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé (5 minutes)
6. Address from the ICANN Board Chair, Steve Crocker (5 minutes)
7. Address from the 2014 NomCom Chair, Cheryl Langdon Orr (5 minutes)
8. Quiz led by Pavan (10 minutes)
9. MOU Signing with APNIC between Siranush and APNIC rep Paul Wilson (3 minutes)
10. MOU Signing with APTLD between Siranush and APTLD rep Don Hollander (3 minutes)
11. Introduction of APRALO ALSes (5 minutes)
12. Wrap-up by ALAC member from APRALO, Maureen Hilyard. (1 minute)
13. Closing Folklore performance of Lion Dance (23 minutes)
14. Reception (40 minutes)

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Click here to find a compilation of pictures and videos from the APRALO Showcase.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Holly Raiche, Chair of APRALO, h.raiche@internode.on.net
• Fouad Bajwa, Vice-Chair of APRALO, fouadbajwa@gmail.com
• Siranush Vardanyan, Acting Chair and Vice-Chair of APRALO, siranush_vardanyan@hotmail.com
• ISOC-HK (Pavan Budhrani and Edmon Chung), Secretariat of APRALO, pavan@registry.asia and edmon@registry.asia