<style>table.customTableClassName {margin-bottom: 10px;border-collapse: collapse;display: table;}.customTableClassName td, .customTableClassName th {border: 1px solid #ddd;}</style><p style="margin:0px;">Dear All,</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;">Thank you very much for your warm welcome and the staffs’ hard work. It is a great honor to be an ALS and we will actively participate in and engage in ICANN, ALAC and APRALO’s activities, and will also encourage the participation and contribution from our members.</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;">Look forward to working with you in the coming future. </p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;">Best regards,</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;">ZHONG Rui </p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;">(zr@isc.org.cn)</p><p style="margin:0px;">Internet Society of China</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><div style="padding:5px;padding-left:0px;border-top:solid #999 1.0pt;font-family: arial; font-size:12px;margin-bottom:20px;"><p style="margin:0px;"><strong>From:</strong> "staff@atlarge.icann.org <staff@atlarge.icann.org>"</p><p style="margin:0px;"><strong>To:</strong> "wp <wp@isc.org.cn>","zr <zr@isc.org.cn>"</p><p style="margin:0px;"><strong>CC:</strong> "apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org <apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>","ALAC Internal List <alac-internal@atlarge-lists.icann.org>","Nathalie Peregrine <staff@atlarge.icann.org>"</p><p style="margin:0px;"><strong>Sent:</strong> 2016-02-20 01:41</p><p style="margin:0px;"><strong>Subject:</strong> Welcome to At-Large!</p></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Wu Ping and Zhong Rui,</span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div style="font-size: medium;">ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that ISC has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in APRALO
and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">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.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">It¹s 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:</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant information:</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510">At-Large introductory page</a> help you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the latest announcements,
and subscribe to the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar">At-Large Google calendar</a> at the bottom of the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting!</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">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 latest <a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510"></a><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO">At-Large Policy Development
Activity</a> , find out more about the <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Large+Organisations">Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs)</a><span style="font-size: 14px;">, and about <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups">At-Large
Working Groups</a></span> . For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN Public meetings, it is worth bookmarking <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings">this wiki page</a>!</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><strong>Regional wiki webpages</strong> also 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:</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">African Region: <a href="http://www.afralo.org/">http://www.afralo.org</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: <a href="http://www.apralo.org/">http://www.apralo.org</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">European Region: <a href="http://www.euralo.org/">http://www.euralo.org</a> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">Latin America/Caribbean Region: <a href="http://www.lacralo.org/">http://www.lacralo.org</a></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">North American Region: <a href="http://www.naralo.org/">http://www.naralo.org</a> </div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><strong>At-Large Mailing Lists.</strong> There are many At-Large email lists, for each region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at:</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo">http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo</a> .</div></div></span></div></span><br><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">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.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><strong>ALAC website</strong>. The <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/">ALAC website</a> is 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 to <a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org"> At-Large staff.</a> </div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><strong>ICANN website:</strong> The <a href="https://www.icann.org/">ICANN website</a> is where all <a href="https://www.icann.org/news">announcements</a> are posted, and where you can find practical information
about <a href="http://meetings.icann.org/">ICANN Public meetings</a> .</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><strong>Skype chat</strong>: 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 we¹ll gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click <a href="applewebdata://5FDBE40C-D9C0-4DBD-81A6-E27CA698E5CC/www.skype.com"></a><a href="http://www.skype.com/en/">here</a><a href="http://www.skype.com/en/"> </a> if
you don¹t have a Skype account. It¹s free and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><strong>Facebook</strong>: The At-Large community has its own <a href="https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts">Facebook page</a> . It¹s useful to keep up with announcements and helpful information</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><strong>Twitter</strong>: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge?lang=fr%3E"></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E">At-Large
on Twitter</a> !</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">The At-Large website is undergoing a revamp, you will receive official notification of the launch next Tuesday, there will be a space available to new ALSes in order to gather information about At-Large activities. In the meantime, please refer to the <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/NA8nAw">recordings</a> of our past APRALO Capacity Building Webinars for new ALSes which took place in 2015. You may also like to refer to the <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/d500Aw">APRALO Outreach Strategic Plan </a>for further engagement
opportunities. </div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">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 at <a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>.</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">Sincerely,</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;">The At-Large Advisory Committee</div><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org/">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium;"><a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a></div><br></div></span></div></span></div></div>