[lac-discuss-en] Milestone: The Number of At-Large Structures Reach 200!

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 Subject: Re: Milestone: The Number of At-Large Structures Reach 200! 
 from: amedinagomez at gmail.com

 Great news!!! 
 There are now 200 organizations that make up the At-Large community. 
 The Colombian Association of Internet Users, ACUI, records with 
 Satisfaction good news. 
 Best regard 
 The 06/23/2016 14:17 &quot;ICANN At-Large Staff&quot; <staff at atlarge.icann.org>
 He wrote: 


> Dear All,
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> Today, on 23 June 2016, we celebrate an exciting milestone in the history
> of the At-Large Community – the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has
> accredited the 200th organization as an At-Large Structure (ALS).
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> From the Arctic to the Cook Islands, ALSes form the basis of the At-Large
> community, which represents the best interests of Internet users in ICANN’s
> multistakeholder model.  Across the world’s five geographic regions, 92
> countries and territories now have ALSes, with 42 ALSes in Africa, 44 in
> Asia Pacific, 37 in Europe, 50 in Latin America and the Caribbean Islands,
> and 27 in North America.
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> Since September 2003 when the first ALS, the Internet Society Italy
> Chapter, was accredited, the At-Large Community has seen a steady increase
> of ALSes. In the past five years, the At-Large Community has gained
> approximately 14 ALSes each year.
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> An ALS is a wholly independent organization from ICANN. Whether it is an
> Internet-related consumer rights groups or an academic organization, ALSes
> share the passion in furthering the development of Information and
> Communication Technologies and contributing to policy activities that
> influence the technical coordination of the Domain Name Systems. In fact,
> about 33% ALSes are Internet Society Chapters.
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> The ALS accreditation process recognizes that these groups meet ICANN’s
> criteria for involving individual Internet users at the local or issue
> level, as well as for promoting individuals’ understanding of and
> participation in ICANN. Within ICANN, they actively contribute to policy
> advice development activities and play a key role in ICANN’s regional
> outreach strategies and civil society engagement. They work to ensure that
> the Internet continues to serve the global public interest.
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> To learn more about ALSes, please visit: https://atlarge.icann.org/alses.
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> Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie
> Peregrine, Terri Agnew and YeÅŸim Nazlar
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> ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
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