Yes, this is fabulous! How did this come about? Michael, when you get a moment can you share some insight on how to best use this tool?<br><br>thank you. Keep on movin!<br><br>-Katrina*<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 5/18/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ted Ernst</b> <<a href="mailto:ted@emergingfutures.net">ted@emergingfutures.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Michael Maranda can better explain what this means. From what I<br>understand, it means we are now ostensibly part of the worldwide<br>governance of the internet domain-name system, and can work with other<br>At-Large structures to form the North American organization of such
<br>groups.<br><br>Congratulations to us! :-)<br><br>peace,<br>ted<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: ICANN At Large Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@alac.icann.org">staff@alac.icann.org</a>><br>Date: May 18, 2007 11:53 AM
<br>Subject: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!<br>To: <a href="mailto:ted@emergingfutures.net">ted@emergingfutures.net</a><br><br><br><br><br>Friday, May 18, 2007<br><br>TO: Emerging Futures Network (EFN)<br><br>FROM: ICANN Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
<br><br>SUBJECT: At-Large Structure Certification<br><br>ICANN's Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to<br>inform you on behalf of the At-Large community in ICANN that EFN has<br>been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly
<br>appreciates your groups' interest in involving individual users in<br>ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues.<br><br>The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your<br>organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual
<br>Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and<br>that your organization will support its individual members' informed<br>participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users.<br><br>The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between
<br>your organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general),<br>and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly<br>appreciated.<br><br>We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization
<br>keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and<br>information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in<br>activities of interest:<br><br>- Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email
<br>to <a href="mailto:staff@alac.icann.org">staff@alac.icann.org</a> identifying the names and email addresses of<br>one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for<br>information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this
<br>changes, please let us know.<br><br>- At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists,<br>for each region; you can signup for them and manage your subscriptions<br>at: <a href="http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo">
http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo</a> The points of<br>contacts you identify will automatically be added to:<br><br>· your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues;<br><br>
· Your region's discussion list;<br><br>· The worldwide At-Large discussion list.<br><br>You are of course invited to join others as you wish.<br><br>- ALS information. Information about your organization will be
<br>shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in<br>your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation<br>with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic
<br>region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note<br>to <a href="mailto:staff@alac.icann.org">staff@alac.icann.org</a>.<br><br>- At-Large related websites: There are a few websites you should<br>
be aware of:<br><br>· The ALAC website (<a href="http://www.icannalac.org">www.icannalac.org</a>) is the independent voice<br>of the At-Large Advisory Committee and a good source for ICANN news<br>and information of interest to individual Internet users. We
<br>encourage you to provide your members with a link.<br><br>· The 'official' ICANN website for the At-Large community is at<br><a href="http://www.alac.icann.org">http://www.alac.icann.org</a>. This site will be replaced with a much more
<br>up-to-date and modern site but in the meantime is a good source of<br>information and has links to all the At-Large related URLs and links<br>to other parts of <a href="http://icann.org">icann.org</a>.<br><br>· The ALAC Working Wiki: Much of the administrative and policy
<br>development coordination work is made available and developed on the<br>ALAC's working wiki at <a href="http://st.icann.org/alac">http://st.icann.org/alac</a>. Meeting agendas,<br>recordings of meetings, minutes, and all kinds of important documents
<br>for the whole community are to be found there. Of particular interest<br>is the page where the Community can follow, and volunteer, to<br>participate in the policy development processes throughout ICANN which<br>At-Large is engaged in – feel free to join in at
<br><a href="https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_policy_working_groups">https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_policy_working_groups</a>.<br><br>· At-Large Regional Websites. Regional webpages also have been
<br>created to distribute information (including in local languages) on<br>activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each<br>region. They are:<br><br>African Region:<br><a href="http://www.afralo.org/">
http://www.afralo.org/</a><br><br>Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: <a href="http://www.apralo.org/">http://www.apralo.org/</a><br><br>European Region:<br><a href="http://www.euralo.org/">http://www.euralo.org/
</a><br><br>Latin America/Caribbean Region: <a href="http://www.lacralo.org/">http://www.lacralo.org/</a><br><br>North American Region: <a href="http://www.naralo.org/">http://www.naralo.org/
</a><br><br>- Regional WiKi: Each At Large Region has a Wiki that allows the<br>region to collaborate and all ALSes are welcome to have edit<br>privileges to help provide information on their activities. These<br>wikis create the regional websites shown above. If you wish to have a
<br>user account, send an email to your regional staff mailing list with<br>the request. The list addresses are:<br><br> <a href="mailto:AFRI-Staff@atlarge-lists.icann.org">AFRI-Staff@atlarge-lists.icann.org
</a> Africa<br><br><a href="mailto:APAC-Staff@atlarge-lists.icann.org">APAC-Staff@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a> Asia/Australia/Pacific<br><br><a href="mailto:EURO-Staff@atlarge-lists.icann.org">EURO-Staff@atlarge-lists.icann.org
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