<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div><div></div><div>Thanks a million Vanda</div><div>we are looking forward to learning from your experience and to be as helpful as possible</div><div>cordialky</div><div>mona</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent from Samsung Mobile.</div></div></div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Vanda Scartezini <vanda@scartezini.org> </div><div>Date:09/12/2015 5:30 PM (GMT+02:00) </div><div>To: ALAC Internal List <alac-internal@atlarge-lists.icann.org> </div><div>Cc: mona@lita-lb.org,apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,ICANN Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>,info <info@lita-lb.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [ALAC-Internal] Welcome to At-Large! </div><div><br></div>Welcome Mona. Hope you enjoy your participation and bring new ideas to our group! Happy to have you and your group with us! <br>Vanda Scartezini<br>Polo Consultores Associados<br>Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004<br>01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil<br>Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253<br>Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 <br>Sorry for any typos. <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>On 12/9/15, 1:05 PM, "Ali Almeshal" <dralialmeshal@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br>>Welcome on board Mona and Khalil very much happy to some more Middle East ALSs joking . Should you need any help and clarification please do not hesitate to reach me or any of the APRALO , ALAC leaders and members as well as ICANN staff .<br>>All the best .<br>>Ali <br>><br>>Sent from my iPhone<br>><br>>> On Dec 10, 2015, at 2:26 AM, "staff@atlarge.icann.org" <staff@atlarge.icann.org> wrote:<br>>> <br>>> Dear Mona and Khalil,<br>>> <br>>> ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that<br>>> LITA has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly<br>>> appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in APRALO<br>>> and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues.<br>>> <br>>> The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your<br>>> organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your<br>>> input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated.<br>>> <br>>> It¹s very important to keep the members of your organization informed (about<br>>> significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development<br>>> efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are a few of the tools<br>>> members of At-Large find useful:<br>>> <br>>> The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant<br>>> information:<br>>> <br>>> The At-Large introductory page<br>>> <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510> help you<br>>> navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the latest<br>>> announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar<br>>> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar> at the bottom of the<br>>> page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting!<br>>> <br>>> From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings easily<br>>> by navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the page. It<br>>> is very convenient to be able to consult the latest At-Large Policy<br>>> Development Activity <https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO><br>>> <https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO> , find out more about the Regional<br>>> At-Large Organizations (RALOs)<br>>> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Large+Organisations<br>>>> , and about At-Large Working Groups<br>>> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups> .<br>>> For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN<br>>> Public meetings, it<br>>> is worth bookmarking this wiki page<br>>> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings> !<br>>> <br>>> Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information<br>>> (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of<br>>> particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the<br>>> community. They are:<br>>> <br>>> African Region: http://www.afralo.org <http://www.afralo.org/><br>>> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org<br>>> <http://www.apralo.org/><br>>> European Region: http://www.euralo.org <http://www.euralo.org/><br>>> Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org<br>>> <http://www.lacralo.org/><br>>> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/><br>>> <br>>> At-Large Mailing Lists. There are many At-Large email lists, for each<br>>> region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at:<br>>> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The primary and secondary<br>>> points of contact you have identified in the application form will<br>>> automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to<br>>> discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements<br>>> (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others<br>>> as you wish.<br>>> <br>>> ALAC website. The ALAC website <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> is a good<br>>> source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet<br>>> users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC<br>>> relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages.<br>>> Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to<br>>> At-Large staff. <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org><br>>> <br>>> ICANN website: The ICANN website <https://www.icann.org/> is where all<br>>> announcements <https://www.icann.org/news> are posted, and where you can<br>>> find practical information about ICANN Public meetings<br>>> <http://meetings.icann.org/> .<br>>> <br>>> Skype chat: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats<br>>> extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So<br>>> please don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we¹ll gladly<br>>> add you to the relevant chats. Please click here <http://www.skype.com/en/><br>>> <http://www.skype.com/en/> <http://www.skype.com/en/> if you don¹t have a<br>>> Skype account. It¹s free and staff are available to help if you run into any<br>>> trouble.<br>>> <br>>> Facebook: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page<br>>> <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts> . It¹s useful to keep up<br>>> with announcements and helpful information<br>>> <br>>> Twitter: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active<br>>> during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter<br>>> <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E><br>>> <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E> !<br>>> <br>>> We will forward the At-Large Beginners¹ guide shortly, as it is in the<br>>> process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to the recording<br>>> <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p2zgjaka0ml/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&<br>>> pbMode=normal> of<br>>> our Informal Welcome Webinar for new ALSes which took place in July 2015.<br>>> You may also like to refer to the APRALO Outreach Strategic Plan<br>>> <https://community.icann.org/x/d500Aw> for further engagement opportunities.<br>>> <br>>> We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to<br>>> advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any<br>>> questions, or need additional information, please contact us at<br>>> staff@atlarge.icann.org.<br>>> <br>>> Sincerely,<br>>> <br>>> The At-Large Advisory Committee<br>>> <br>>> http://www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/><br>>> staff@atlarge.icann.org<br>>> <br>>> ---------------------------<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> ALAC-Internal mailing list<br>>> ALAC-Internal@atlarge-lists.icann.org<br>>> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal<br>>> <br>>> ALAC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)<br>>> <br>>> At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org<br>>_______________________________________________<br>>ALAC-Internal mailing list<br>>ALAC-Internal@atlarge-lists.icann.org<br>>https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal<br>><br>>ALAC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)<br>><br>>At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org<br></body>