[AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to At-Large!

Wed Sep 9 14:43:21 UTC 2015

Congratulations to you Eranga and friends.

On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 9:32 AM, staff at atlarge.icann.org <
staff at atlarge.icann.org> wrote:

>
> Dear Eranga and Srimal,
>
> ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that
> Sri Lanka Next Generation (SLNG) 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.
>
> 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.
>
> It’s 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:
>
> *The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of
> the relevant information:*
>
> The At-Large introductory page
> <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510> will
> help you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the
> latest announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar>at the bottom of
> the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting!
>
> 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 At-Large
> Policy Development Activity
> <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510>, find
> out more about the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs)
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Large+Organisations>,
> and about At-Large Working Groups
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups>.
> For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN
> Public meetings,
> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings> it is worth
> bookmarking this wiki page!
>
> *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:
>
> African Region: http://www.afralo.org
> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org
> European Region: http://www.euralo.org
> Latin America/Caribbean Region:  http://www.lacralo.org
> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org
>
> *At-Large Mailing Lists.* There are many At-Large email lists, for each
> region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at:
> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . 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.
>
> *ALAC website.* The ALAC website <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>>
>
> * ICANN website: *The ICANN website <https://www.icann.org/> is where all announcements
> <https://www.icann.org/news>are posted, and where you can find practical
> information about ICANN Public meetings <http://meetings.icann.org/>.
>
> *Skype chat:* At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats
> extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So
> please don’t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we’ll gladly
> add you to the relevant chats. Please click here <http://www.skype.com>
> if you don’t have a Skype account. It’s free and staff are available to
> help if you run into any trouble.
>
> *Facebook:* The At-Large community has its own Facebook page
> <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts>. It’s useful to keep up
> with announcements and helpful information
>
> *Twitter*: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly
> active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge?lang=fr>!
>
> We will forward the At-Large Beginners’ guide shortly, as it is in the
> process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to the recording
> of our Informal Welcome Webinar for new ALSes
> <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p2zgjaka0ml/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal>
> which took place in July. Another webinar will take place before the end of
> the year.
>
> 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
> staff at atlarge.icann.org.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The At-Large Advisory Committee
>
> http://www.atlarge.icann.org
>  staff at atlarge.icann.org
>
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-- 
Best regards,

Chris Mulola

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were
to success when they gave up.
~Thomas Edison
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