[lac-discuss-en] Welcome to ICANN At-Large!



ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you thatRed de 
Desarrollo Sostenible â?? Honduras has been certified as an At-Large Structure 
(ALS).The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving 
individual users inLACRALOand ICANN and looks forward to working with you and 
your colleagues.

The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your 
organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input 
on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated.

Itâ??s very important to keep the members of your organization informed (about 
significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development 
efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are a few of the tools 
members of At-Large find useful:

The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant information:

TheAt-Large introductory pagehelp you navigate through the wiki contents. This 
is where you can find the latest announcements, and subscribe to theAt-Large 
Google calendarat the bottom of the page. This will ensure you never miss a 
meeting!

From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings easily by 
navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the page. It is 
very convenient to be able to consult the latestAt-Large Policy Development 
Activity, find out more about theRegional At-Large Organizations (RALOs), and 
aboutAt-Large Working Groups.For the most up to date information about At-Large 
meetings during ICANN Public meetings,it is worth bookmarkingthis wiki page!

Regional wiki webpagesalso have been created to distribute information 
(including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular 
interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They 
are:

African Region:http://www.afralo.org
Asia/Australia/Pacific Region:http://www.apralo.org
European Region:http://www.euralo.org
Latin America/Caribbean Region:http://www.lacralo.org
North American Region:http://www.naralo.org

At-Large Mailing Lists.There are many At-Large email lists, for each region, 
you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at:
http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo. The primary and secondary 
points of contact you have identified in the application form will 
automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to 
discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only 
Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you 
wish.

ALAC website. TheALAC websiteis a good source for ICANN news and information of 
interest to individual Internet users.We encourage you to provide your members 
with a link.The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into 
multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and 
should be sent toAt-Large staff.

ICANN website:TheICANN websiteis where allannouncementsare posted, and where 
you can find practical information aboutICANN Public meetings.

Skype chat: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats 
extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So please 
don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and weâ??ll gladly add you 
to the relevant chats. Please clickhereif you don¹t have a Skype account. 
Itâ??s free and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble.

Facebook: The At-Large community has its ownFacebook page. Itâ??s useful to 
keep up with announcements and helpful information.

Twitter: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active 
during ICANN Public meetings. FollowAt-Large on Twitter!

Please refer to the most recent LACRALO Monthly Call. You may also like to 
refer to the LACRALO wiki space for further engagement opportunities.

We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance 
individual Internet users' interests within ICANN.If you have any questions, or 
need additional information, please contact us atstaff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Sincerely,

The At-Large Advisory Committee

http://www.atlarge.icann.org
staff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx