[EURO-Discuss] [Fwd: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!]

Tue Jun 30 05:02:18 CDT 2009

hello monique, 
welcome!
greetings from annette (network new media, berlin)

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "epstein monique" <epstein at free.fr>
> Gesendet: 29.06.09 21:42:55
> An:  at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Betreff: [EURO-Discuss] [Fwd: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!]

> Please receive hereby (at the end of the mail) the information (in PINK 
> and VIOLET!) about
> E-SENIORS organization in Paris.
> Sorry to send it so late after the "good" news of our certification
> but I sent this mail earlier only to "staff at atlarge..."
> and did not realize that only very few people got it!!
> Today  I got a mail from  Connie Kendig (ISOC)  as a Community Grants 
> Programme awardee because  the project proposal of E-SENIORS was 
> accepted among others :
> *    A project by ISOC Global Member Monique Epstein to train elderly 
> French citizens for the purpose of bridging and shrinking the digital 
> gap between generations "...
> 
> And so I got a "second reason" to give some information around ?..about 
> our organization
> If you are interested in subjects concerning "Seniors" or more widely 
> "E-excluded people"  and "Internet", please don't hesitate to get in 
> touch with us!!
> Monique Epstein
> (epstein at free.fr)
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
> Date: 	Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:53:58 -0700
> From: 	ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org>
> To: 	epstein monique <epstein at free.fr>
> CC: 	Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> 
> 
> 
> Friday, 05 June, 2009
>  
> TO:                       E-Seniors
>     
> FROM:                 ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
>  
> SUBJECT:            At-Large Structure Certification
> 
> 
> ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that 
> E-Seniors
> has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS).  The ALAC greatly 
> appreciates your group's
> interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working
> with you and your colleagues.
> 
> The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization
> meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the
> local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will
> support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that
> affect end-users.
> 
> The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your
> organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input
> on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its
> members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN
> policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest:
> 
> 
> - ALS information.  Information about your organization will be shared
> with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's
> activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups
> interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete
> and email the form at the bottom of this note to _staff at atlarge.icann.org_.
> 
> ---------------------------
> Name: E-SENIORS organization
> 
> Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your 
> membership):  Paris  ( 11th arrondissement)  / FRANCE
> 
> Mission:
> The aim of the E-SENIORS association is to fight against e-exclusion by 
> providing access to and training in information and communication 
> technologies for seniors and/or disabled people, with the purpose of:
> .    bridging and shrinking the digital gap between generations;
> .    caring for elders by fighting against senior isolation, and;
> .    opening new horizons for the efficient use of free time.
> 
> 
> Member benefits:
> Our main offer, since our creation 5 years ago, has consisted in group 
> courses on ICTs for seniors in different public locations (in several 
> quarters of the city and in two surrounding departments). In response to 
> increasing demand after the appearance of several newspaper articles 
> concerning our specific method, we have been constantly opening new 
> locations all over the Ile de France region in order to provide a 
> "proximity" service which takes into account the rhythm, interests and 
> needs of our target population.
> 
> Besides teaching "basic computer skills", i.e. how to use a computer to 
> type a text, to communicate by mail with friends or relatives, to seek 
> information on the Web, or to make life easier through e-administration, 
> we have opened more thematically-oriented workshops for "advanced" 
> students", dealing with, for example, digital images and sounds, and 
> interactive messaging and chat. Step by step, we have added new 
> activities like "writing memories", "karaoke with old French songs", and 
> conferences and meetings dealing with the fight against e-exclusion or 
> how ICTs can help one live better while growing older. All this is 
> accomplished with the concept of a "cyber seniors club" in mind, 
> inducing socializing on an informal level. This is a quasi non-existent 
> concept in most big cities!
> 
> Our second target population is people with reduced mobility (elderly 
> people living in their homes). For them, we offer: computer 
> home/personal training or assistance; help with purchasing and 
> installation of computer equipment, and; communication with the help of 
> audio-visual accessories, for offering both social and administrative 
> support services as well as technical support and hotline help. For 
> these people with identified risk factors and/or chronic conditions -- 
> who stay (mostly) alone in their homes -- we aim to improve quality of 
> life through greater autonomy by offering bidirectional and interactive 
> remote- and video-assistance, based on computerized, "extranet"-type 
> services in the sense that the TCP/IP network is used to connect the 
> home to external services (for prevention, management, support, etc.) or 
> to the "rest of the world" (which includes friends and family).
> 
> Last but not least, we work with people in retirement homes, day-care 
> centers (for, for example, MCI or Alzheimer patients) and other 
> specialized institutes. Nowadays, life expectancy is increasing because 
> of progress in science and medicine. On the other hand, there is an 
> insufficient number of retirement homes or day-care centers and only the 
> more expensive ones provide services not only linked to survival! For 
> this target population, our experienced staff offers cognitive and 
> physical stimulation through interactive games, using Nintendo consoles, 
> Wiifit balance boards or other online games. Of course, we work together 
> with the resident-care staff, as well as with doctors, physiotherapists 
> and others. Within the scope of these activities, we have already 
> experimented with the use of a remote-control set (similar to the 
> Wiimote control of the Nintendo console) with Bluetooth and Wifi 
> technologies, for remote control of a TV set linked to a computer. The 
> underlying idea here is to offer a replacement solution for the keyboard 
> and mouse for people who are confined to a wheelchair or to a bed.
> 
> 
> Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional):
> Monique EPSTEIN  epstein at free.fr
> Jean-Michel DAMIANTHE vj.damianthe at gmail.com
> Mark KONICK markkonick at yahoo.com
> 
> 
> Website:
> www.e-seniors.asso.fr <http://www.e-seniors.asso.fr>
> www.eseniors.eu <http://www.eseniors.eu>
> tandemsgo.eseniors.eu <http://tandemsgo.eseniors.eu>
> e-seniors.over-blog.com <http://e-seniors.over-blog.com/>
> 
> Other (additional informational you would like included):
> We are eager to work together with any group intrested in the subjects 
> :  "Seniors and ICT" or "digital divide"
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella 
> Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms
> ICANN At-Large Staff
> email: staff at atlarge.icann.org
> -- 
> 
> Monique Epstein
> Association E-Seniors
> +33 . 6 24 39 64 34
> www.e-seniors.asso.fr <http://www.e-seniors.asso.fr>
> www.eseniors.eu <http://www.eseniors.eu>
> tandemsgo.eseniors.eu <http://tandemsgo.eseniors.eu>
> e-seniors.over-blog.com <http://e-seniors.over-blog.com/>
> 
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