<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:24px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7694"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7731">Thank you Barrack.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7694"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7948">We hope this inclusion will be of value to our members and that together we may contribute to an open and fundamentally useful internet for all users.</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7606"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7608"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7607">Kind Regards</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7607"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7607">Nomsa</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7607">ISOC Zimbabwe Chapter Secretary</div></div>skype - nomsa.muswai<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8578">+263772822114<br> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 24px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7655"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7654"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8293"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8535"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8534"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8533">From:</span></b> Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com><br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8538"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8537">To:</span></b> "staff@atlarge.icann.org" <staff@atlarge.icann.org> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> vmabika@dri.org; nomagean@yahoo.co.uk; Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>; ALAC Internal List <alac-internal@atlarge-lists.icann.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 25 May 2015, 18:57<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to At-Large!<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_7653"><br>Congratulations to ISOC Zimbabwe for becoming an At Large Structure.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Regards<br clear="none"><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yqt1867747785" id="yqtfd81065"><br clear="none">On 5/22/15, <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a> <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> Dear Verengai and Nomsa,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that<br clear="none">> (225) ISOC Zimbabwe been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The<br clear="none">> ALAC<br clear="none">> greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in<br clear="none">> ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization<br clear="none">> meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the<br clear="none">> local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will<br clear="none">> support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts<br clear="none">> that<br clear="none">> affect end-users.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your<br clear="none">> organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your<br clear="none">> input<br clear="none">> on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep<br clear="none">> its<br clear="none">> members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on<br clear="none">> ICANN<br clear="none">> policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to<br clear="none">> mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a> identifying the names and email addresses of<br clear="none">> one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and<br clear="none">> correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us<br clear="none">> know.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each<br clear="none">> region; you can sign up for them and manage your subscriptions at:<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo </a>. The points of contact you<br clear="none">> identify will automatically be added to your region's list just for<br clear="none">> accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for<br clear="none">> Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are<br clear="none">> invited to join others as you wish.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with<br clear="none">> the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's<br clear="none">> activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups<br clear="none">> interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete<br clear="none">> and email the form at the bottom of this note to <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org." href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.">staff@atlarge.icann.org.</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> - ALAC website. The ALAC website (<a shape="rect" href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/" target="_blank">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a><br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/" target="_blank">http://www.atlarge.icann.org/</a>> ) is a good source for ICANN news and<br clear="none">> information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to<br clear="none">> provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to<br clear="none">> translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on<br clear="none">> the website are welcome and should be sent to<br clear="none">> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages also have been<br clear="none">> created<br clear="none">> to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities,<br clear="none">> events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These<br clear="none">> are<br clear="none">> maintained by the community. They are:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> African Region: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.afralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.afralo.org</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.apralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.apralo.org</a><br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.apralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.apralo.org/</a>><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> European Region: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.euralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.euralo.org </a><<a shape="rect" href="http://www.euralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.euralo.org/</a>><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Latin America/Caribbean Region: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.lacralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.lacralo.org</a><br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.lacralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.lacralo.org/</a>><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> North American Region: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.naralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.naralo.org </a><<a shape="rect" href="http://www.naralo.org/" target="_blank">http://www.naralo.org/</a>><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> We have included an Starter Kit that includes key information on ALAC and<br clear="none">> At-Large communication tools. We have also included the ALS Beginners Guide<br clear="none">> which explains how best to engage within At-Large.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to<br clear="none">> advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any<br clear="none">> questions, or need additional information, please contact us at<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org." href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org.">staff@atlarge.icann.org.</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Sincerely,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The At-Large Advisory Committee<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/" target="_blank">http://www.atlarge.icann.org </a><<a shape="rect" href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/" target="_blank">http://www.atlarge.icann.org/</a>><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> ---------------------------<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Name:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership):<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Mission:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Member benefits:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional):<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Website:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Other (additional informational you would like included):</div><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">Barrack O. Otieno<br clear="none">+254721325277<br clear="none">+254-20-2498789<br clear="none">Skype: barrack.otieno<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/" target="_blank" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432579385423_8376">http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/</a><div class="yqt1867747785" id="yqtfd35487"><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>