[EURO-Discuss] [Fwd: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!]
Annette Muehlberg
Annette.Muehlberg at web.de
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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