[NA-Discuss] Welcome to At-Large!

Tue Apr 15 08:52:43 UTC 2014

As an introduction to our new colleagues, members might like to watch a
recording of Mark Urban of the ISOC DSNC presenting to ISOC North America
Chapters last Friday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKGY4HVbT2M

On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 3:36 AM, ICANN At-Large Staff <
staff at atlarge.icann.org> wrote:

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> Dear Michael and Mark,
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> ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that
> (194) ISOC Disabled and Special Needs 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to <mailto:
> staff at atlarge.icann.org> staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:
> staff at atlarge.icann.org> identifying the names and email addresses of one
> or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and
> correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us
> know.
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> - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each
> region; you can sign up for them and manage your subscriptions at:
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> <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo>
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> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact
> you identify 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.
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> - 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 <mailto:
> staff at atlarge.icann.org> staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:
> staff at atlarge.icann.org>.
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> -  ALAC website. The ALAC website ( <http://www.atlarge.icann.org<
> http://www.atlarge.icann.org/>>
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> www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org>) 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  <mailto:
> staff at atlarge.icann.org> staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:
> staff at atlarge.icann.org>.
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> -  At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages 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:
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> African Region:
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> www.afralo.org<http://www.afralo.org>
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> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region:
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> www.apralo.org<http://www.apralo.org>
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> European Region:
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> www.euralo.org<http://www.euralo.org>
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> Latin America/Caribbean Region:
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> www.lacralo.org<http://www.lacralo.org>
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> North American Region:
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> www.naralo.org<http://www.naralo.org>
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> We have included an ALS Starter Kit that includes key information on ALAC
> and At-Large communication tools. We have also included the Beginners Guide
> to Participating in At-Large which explains the organization of the
> At-Large community and how to participate in its activities.
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> 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
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> staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org>.
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> Sincerely,
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> The At-Large Advisory Committee
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> www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org>
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> staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org>
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