[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