Working Groups & Alumni Network

We highly value our relationship with all our alumni. To further build upon the relationship between members of NetMission.Asia and the community, we would like to connect with all of you with different extensive programs and working groups (WGs). To get involved in these initiatives, you may go to the respective sections for more details.

NetMission Alumni Network

We highly value our relationship with all our alumni. To stay aligned with our new strategic plan, we would like to reconnect with all of you regardless of when was the last time you participated in an IG event. We would like to invite you to join our Alumni Network on Signal if you would like to stay connected with us via instant messenger. You will still receive information from us via email if you have subscribed to our mailing list before. If you would like to opt out, please send an email to admin@netmission.asia.

NetMission & Asia Pacific yIGF Alumni Mailing List

The youth community at Internet governance is growing. With the great effort of youth in the past years, Asia Pacific yIGF would like to take a step forward to connect youth and members of different youth NRIs in Asia Pacific, and bring our youth voice to the global level and to other stakeholder groups. Complete the form below to subscribe to the mailing list. Stay informed and updated about the opportunities, collaborative works or events happening in the regional and global Internet governance community.

Fellows.Asia

Fellows.Asia is a platform for all the fellows of different Internet governance initiatives or events around the Asia Pacific region to connect and build a vast strong network together for the capacity building of our region. With the support from APASA (https://www.apasa.asia) and alumni of NetMission Academy (https://netmission.asia) and activities that our team has supported and organized including the Asia Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum (YIGF), Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA), School of Internet Governance (SIGs), etc. We hope to leverage this platform to continue the IG-related knowledge and information sharing as well as any fellowship opportunities so as to inspire and provoke on-going discussions and engagement of the next generation and future leaders across our Asia Pacific region.

NetMission Academy Organizing Committee

The NetMission Academy Organizing Committee was first introduced as NetMission Buddy Scheme in 2019 to maintain the program consistency of NetMission.Asia and build upon the relationship between the members of the NetMission.Asia and the community. The Organizing Committee is formed by a group of active NetMission alumni to further strengthen our community. NetMission.Asia recruits and renews the members of the Organizing Committee every year. Alumni are welcome to send a request along with their resume to info@netmission.asia to express their interest in joining the Organizing Committee before July 15, 2024.

Responsibilities(1) Mentor and follow up with new NetMission Academy fellows to help them better understand the community and Internet-governance-related issues.
(2) Guide them to prepare for the particular training session of NetMission Academy.
(3) Guide them to prepare the materials for the training session, training summary, and the post-session written case study.
(4) Hold internal calls with the ambassadors in the working group to get prepared for the presentation on the Training session.
(5) Encourage the NetMission Academy fellows to join at least one of the working groups formed by the community of NetMission.Asia alumni.
(6) Design, edit and improve the training materials for the NetMission Academy, and the publication of the NetMission Case Studies Series.
Eligibility(1) Have successfully completed a NetMission Ambassador Program or NetMission Academy before.
(2) NetMission Buddy is required to attend at least one of the training sessions of NetMission Academy (including the training session of your assigned training session preparation group).
Benefits(1) Opportunity to receive mentorship from youth experts in the IG topic you are interested in and going to lead in NetMission Academy.
(2) Opportunity to hold webinar(s) as moderator(s).

Time commitment: 15-16 hrs/ month
– 45-minute weekly call on Fridays starting from August 2024 to March 2025.

Ongoing Working Groups

Working groups (WGs)Recruitment status
Digital Content & Research Committee
The working group is formed to create social media content for our official account, blog posts, and newsletters on different Internet governance hot topics or issues.

Time commitment: 10-12 hrs/ month
– 30-minute monthly meeting on the first Monday of every month
Eligibility: Netmission ambassadors or alumni
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(Open)
Governance & Policy Committee
The working group is formed to develop charters, protocols, and policies for NetMission Academy, related working groups, event organizing committees, and related projects.

Time commitment: 8-10 hrs/ month
– 45-minute weekly meeting every Monday
Eligibility: Netmission ambassadors or alumni
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(Open)
NetMission@APRALO – ICANN Study Group
This study group is formed to get everyone at our NetMission+ network to keep up with ICANN policy development and represent the younger voices in the policymaking process at ICANN through active participation at the APRALO.

This group is expected to meet once a month to catch up with all things ICANN and exchange insights in a group chat on an on-going basis.

Time commitment: 2-4 hrs/ month, plus 1-hour monthly meeting
Eligibility: Alumni of NetMission Academy, Asia Pacific Youth IGF, or other Internet governance-related fellowship programs
*If you want to join this initiative, please send an email to info@netmission.asia to express your interest. You may join the group chat by clicking here.
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(Open)
NetMission@APRALO – ICANN Study Group
This study group is formed to get everyone at our NetMission+ network to keep up with ICANN policy development and represent NetMission and the younger voices in the policymaking process at ICANN through active participation at the APRALO.

This group is expected to meet once a month to catch up with all things ICANN and exchange insights in a group chat on an ongoing basis.

Time commitment: 2-4 hrs/ month, plus 1-hour monthly meeting
Eligibility: Alumni of NetMission Academy, Asia Pacific Youth IGF, or other Internet governance-related fellowship programs

*If you want to join this initiative, please send an email to info@netmission.asia to express your interest. You may join the group chat by clicking here.
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(Open)
NetMission Advisory Board
The working group is formed by alumni, speakers, or mentors from NetMission Academy or the Asia Pacific Youth IGF, to review and advise on the knowledge aspect of the materials or output we publish.
*By invitation only.

Youth IG Event Committee

Committee steering groupsRecruitment status
yIGF 2024 Organising Committee
Tentative Event date: August 2024 (to be updated)
Time commitment: 8-10 hrs/ month
– Biweekly call from April to May 2024 on Fridays
– Weekly call from June to September 2024 on Fridays

Responsibilities:
(1) Organize and facilitate yIGF 2024
(2) Prepare and complete the yIGF 2024 Report & yIGF 2024 Survey
(3) Guide the yIGFers through the APrIGF 2024
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(Open)
NetMission@IGF
Time commitment: 5-8 hrs/ month
– Preparation for submission of workshop proposals: Weekly call from April to May 2024 on Fridays
– Preparation for participation at the global IGF: Weekly call starting from August to September 2024 on Fridays

Responsibilities:
(1) Submit workshop proposals to the global IGF
(2) Liaison with partnering organization(s) and speakers
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(Open)