January 2017 - AFRI-Discuss

VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: AFRALO Decision on EURALO's Petition for the ICANN Board Director Selection
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 24, 2017

Jan. 24, 2017

[EN] Dear All, AFRALO’s Chair and Secretariat would like to announce the start of the vote for the AFRALO decision on EURALO's petition for the ICANN Board Director selection. This poll will be open from 24 Jan 2017 at 21:59 UTC to 28 Jan 2017 at 23:59 UTC. *** QUESTION: Should AFRALO support EURALO's petition for Sébastien Bachollet to be added to the Final Slate of Candidates for the ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large Community? - Yes - No *** More information: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/afri-discuss/2017-January/004302.h… Additional information about the petition process can be found at: https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-987-2016-12-19-en == [FR] Chers tours, Le Président et le Secrétariat de l'AFRALO souhaitent annoncer le début du vote pour le soutien de l'AFRALO à la pétition d'EURALO pour la sélection du Directeur du Conseil de l'ICANN. Ce sondage sera ouvert du 24 janvier 2017 à 23:59 UTC au 28 janvier 2017 à 23:59 UTC. *** QUESTION: l’AFRALO devrait-elle soutenir la pétition d’EURALO pour que Sébastien Bachollet soit ajouté à la liste finale des candidats pour le Directeur du Conseil de l’ICANN choisi par la communauté At-Large? - Oui - Non *** Pour plus d'informations: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/afri-discuss/2017-January/004302.h… Vous trouverez de plus amples renseignements sur le processus de pétition sur la page suivante: https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-987-2016-12-19-fr Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew, Yeşim Nazlar and Evin Erdoğdu ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: atlarge.icann.org Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

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EURALO's Successful Petition to Add Sébastien Bachollet to the Final Slate of Candidates
by Program Admin Jan. 24, 2017

Jan. 24, 2017

Dear All, This is to let you know that by the 23 Jan 2017 23:59 UTC deadline, the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) concluded its vote on adding Sébastien Bachollet to the Final Slate for the ICANN Board Director position selected by the At-Large Community. The vote result confirms EURALO ALSes' support for Sébastien's petition: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/euro-discuss/2017-January/004759.h…. The Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSC) herby informs the other RALOs that, to decide whether they would support the EURALO petition to add Sébastien Bachollet on the final slate, they will have to conduct their formal decision making process, according to RALO's respective rules of procedure. If a RALO has already conducted its formal decision making process to decide not to support any petition, no further action is required for that RALO but they have to inform program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> that they do not wish to support Sebastien's petition. The deadline for the other RALOs to make their decisions and inform program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> is Sunday, 29 January 23:59 UTC. Background Information For background information of the RALO petition process, please read this<https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-987-2016-12-19-en> announcement. To learn more about the ICANN Board Director Selection Process, please visit the At-Large Board Member Selection workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6Q2MAg>. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. On Behalf of Tijani BEN JEMAA, BMSPC Chair Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff

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REMINDER - Call for Volunteers: .NGO Community Advisory Panel
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 23, 2017

Jan. 23, 2017

The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of the .NGO and .ONG top level domains (see http://pir.org/products/ngo-ong-domain/) is looking for one person to represent the ALAC in its NGO Community Advisory Council. The Advisory Council provides important feedback and advice on issues relating to the NGO community ranging from policy considerations to the introduction of new services. The NGO Community Advisory Council plays a vital role in helping Public Interest Registry fulfill its mission. With .ngo domain users representing NGOs of varying size, sectors,scope and geography, it is important to have advocates in the Internet community who fully understand their needs as diverse service-based organizations. The Council continually lends its unique global expertise to help us meet those needs and strengthen our efforts in supporting NGOs worldwide. The Advisory Council meets Face-to-Face annually (generally in September) and via teleconference four times per year. To the extent allowed by PIR confidentiality rules, the successful applicant will be expected to regularly report to the ALAC on Advisory Council issues and if applicable consult with the ALAC. PIR has asked the ALAC to identify a number of candidates. Ideally, such candidates will come from an active At-Large ALS that has a proven record of engagement with the NGO community. Candidates should have notable leadership experience in non-commercial/civil society community and an acute understanding of the issues and policies that affect the NGO society. Candidates should submit their Expression of Interest detailing their experience, expertise and qualifications along with a statement that they have sufficient time and interest to fulfill the Advisory Council duties. The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee will review all EoIs and will select a small number which will be forwarded to PIR. The final selection on the ALAC Representative will be done by the PIR Nominating Committee. All EoIs must be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. Please use an e-mail Subject of: NGO Community Advisory Council. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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EXTENSION: CCWG Auction Proceeds - Call for Candidates
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 23, 2017

Jan. 23, 2017

THE DEADLINE FOR MEMBER APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 23:59 UTC, THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY 2017. ================ This is a CALL FOR CANDIDATES in the At-Large Community for the ICANN Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on New gTLD Auction Proceeds. The new generic top level domain (gTLD) Program established auctions as a mechanism of last resort to resolve the competition sets between identical or similar terms (strings) for new gTLDs Currently the fund contains over $230 million dollars (note that $132 million of this is related to an auction that is being disputed). The CCWG is tasked with developing a proposal(s) for consideration by the Chartering Organizations (those ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees that have adopted the CCWG Charter) on the mechanism that should be developed in order to allocate the new gTLD Auction Proceeds. That proposal will then be submitted to the ICANN Board. Note that the CCWG will NOT be deciding on projects to be funded, but rather on the mechanism to be used to allocate funds. MEMBERS As one of the Chartering organizations, the ALAC may name five people to be Members of the CCWG and presuming sufficient qualified candidates, our intent is to select one per ICANN region (based on citizenship as per ALAC membership). Full details of the CCWG may be found at <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-12-13-en>https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-12-13-en. Members must commit to actively participate in the activities of the CCWG. The estimated average workload will be no less than 3-4 hours per week. This means attending conference calls which will likely last 60-90 minutes per week (some of which will be held at inconvenient hours to accommodate world-wide participation) and mailing list participation. Past CCWGs have also formed sub-groups to divide the work. If this CCWG does so, that might increase workload. The total length of engagement is likely to be at least 1 year. The CCWG, any sub-groups it forms, and its mailing lists will all be conducted in English and all Members must be sufficiently fluent. There will be a Working Group within At-Large which will support our five CCWG Members, and all Members are also expected to participate in that WG as well. Members will also participate in any At-Large briefings and Webinars on the subject. Those interested in applying to be formally appointed to the CCWG Auction Proceeds by the ALAC should submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) including: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A statement explaining why they are interested in serving in this capacity and what skills or background they have which will help them in this CCWG. * A Declaration of Interests indicating any potential or actual conflicts. * A declaration that they can devote the time needed to participate in the CCWG and the associated At-Large WG activities. * Agreement that prior to the formal selection by the ALAC, they will attend CCWG meetings (see IMPORTANT NOTE at bottom of this message). PROCESS All EoIs must be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Sunday, 22 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. EXTENDED TO 23:59 UTC, THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY 2017 All applications will be reviewed in confidence by the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC) which will make recommendations to the ALAC on who to appoint. For AASC Membership, see https://community.icann.org/x/VwebAw. EoIs will be available only to the AASC and ICANN At-Large Staff. Based on an initial review of the EoI, a telephone/Skype interview of the candidates may be conducted by members of the AASC. IMPORTANT NOTE: The first meeting of the CCWG will take place on Thursday, 26 January at 15:00 UTC for 60 Minutes. Since the ALAC selections will not be done by then, ALL Applicants must either attend this meeting and subsequent meetings or listen to the recordings. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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REMINDER Deadline 4 days: Call for Candidates: Auction Proceeds
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 18, 2017

Jan. 18, 2017

Reminder on the Call for Candidates for the CCWG-Auction Proceeds. All EoIs must be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Sunday, 22 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. == This is a CALL FOR CANDIDATES in the At-Large Community for the ICANN Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on New gTLD Auction Proceeds. The new generic top level domain (gTLD) Program established auctions as a mechanism of last resort to resolve the competition sets between identical or similar terms (strings) for new gTLDs Currently the fund contains over $230 million dollars (note that $132 million of this is related to an auction that is being disputed). The CCWG is tasked with developing a proposal(s) for consideration by the Chartering Organizations (those ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees that have adopted the CCWG Charter) on the mechanism that should be developed in order to allocate the new gTLD Auction Proceeds. That proposal will then be submitted to the ICANN Board. Note that the CCWG will NOT be deciding on projects to be funded, but rather on the mechanism to be used to allocate funds. MEMBERS As one of the Chartering organizations, the ALAC may name five people to be Members of the CCWG and presuming sufficient qualified candidates, our intent is to select one per ICANN region (based on citizenship as per ALAC membership). Full details of the CCWG may be found at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-12-13-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…>. Members must commit to actively participate in the activities of the CCWG. The estimated average workload will be no less than 3-4 hours per week. This means attending conference calls which will likely last 60-90 minutes per week (some of which will be held at inconvenient hours to accommodate world-wide participation) and mailing list participation. Past CCWGs have also formed sub-groups to divide the work. If this CCWG does so, that might increase workload. The total length of engagement is likely to be at least 1 year. The CCWG, any sub-groups it forms, and its mailing lists will all be conducted in English and all Members must be sufficiently fluent. There will be a Working Group within At-Large which will support our five CCWG Members, and all Members are also expected to participate in that WG as well. Members will also participate in any At-Large briefings and Webinars on the subject. Those interested in applying to be formally appointed to the CCWG Auction Proceeds by the ALAC should submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) including: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A statement explaining why they are interested in serving in this capacity and what skills or background they have which will help them in this CCWG. * A Declaration of Interests indicating any potential or actual conflicts. * A declaration that they can devote the time needed to participate in the CCWG and the associated At-Large WG activities. * Agreement that prior to the formal selection by the ALAC, they will attend CCWG meetings (see IMPORTANT NOTE at bottom of this message). CO-CHAIR The ALAC may also name a Co-Chair of the CCWG and the ALAC has indicated that it intends to do so. Applications are also invited to be the ALAC Co-Chair of the CCWG. The Co-Chairs play an administrative role only and do not participate in the substantive discussions of the CCWG. The time commitment of the Co-Chair is expected to be larger than that of a CCWG Member. Co-Chairs should have experience in chairing meetings and managing multi-cultural, diverse and potentially difficult groups. The EoI for Co-Chair should include all of the items required for Members. PROCESS All EoIs must be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Sunday, 22 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. All applications will be reviewed in confidence by the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC) which will make recommendations to the ALAC on who to appoint. For AASC Membership, see https://community.icann.org/x/VwebAw[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…>. EoIs will be available only to the AASC and ICANN At-Large Staff. Based on an initial review of the EoI, a telephone/Skype interview of the candidates may be conducted by members of the AASC. IMPORTANT NOTE: The first meeting of the CCWG will take place on Friday, 26 January at 15:00 UTC for 60 Minutes. Since the ALAC selections will not be done by then, ALL Applicants must either attend this meeting and subsequent meetings or listen to the recordings. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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New ALS application received
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 18, 2017

Jan. 18, 2017

Dear all, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ICT Association of Malawi - (ICTAM). It is based in Lilongwe, Malawi and would be a member of AFRALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. Thank you. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew, Yeşim Nazlar and Evin Erdoğdu ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icannatlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D271AE.EBDA34C0]

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Re: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Libyan InternetSociety
by Capda Capda Jan. 17, 2017

Jan. 17, 2017

Welcome Omar, Best 2017-01-17 16:47 GMT+01:00 <omar(a)isoc.ly>: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (omar(a)isoc.ly) Add cleanup rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Fkey…> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=28472333574…> > > 10q Aziz > > hope we will be able to add value to this community > keep the faith > > BR > Omar > > On 2017-01-10 16:49, Aziz Hilali wrote: > >> Dear Omar and Ahlal >> >> Welcome to Libyan Internet Society as a new ALS within AFRALO family >> and looks forward to working with you and your members. >> I hope also to see you join us at the monthly teleconferences that are >> held on the first Wednesday of each month. >> >> Best Regards >> Aziz Hilali >> >> AFRALO Chair >> >> Le Mardi 10 janvier 2017 3h39, ICANN At-Large Staff >> <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> a écrit : >> >> Dear Omar and Ahlal, >> >> ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you >> that has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC >> greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual >> users in Libyan Internet Society 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. >> >> It¹s 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 [1] help you navigate through the wiki >> contents. This is where you can find the latest announcements, and >> subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar [2] 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 [3] , find out more about the >> Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) [4], and about At-Large >> Working Groups [5] . For the most up to date information about >> At-Large meetings during ICANN Public meetings, it is worth >> bookmarking this wiki page [6]! >> >> 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 [7] >> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org [8] >> European Region: http://www.euralo.org [9] >> Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org [10] >> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org [11] >> >> 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 [12] 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 At-Large staff. >> >> ICANN WEBSITE: The ICANN website [13] is where all announcements [14] >> are posted, and where you can find practical information about ICANN >> Public meetings [15] . >> >> 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 don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we¹ll >> gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click here [16] if you >> don¹t have a Skype account. It¹s free and staff are available to >> help if you run into any trouble. >> >> FACEBOOK: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page [17] . >> It¹s 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 [18] ! >> >> >> We will forward the At-Large Beginners’ guide shortly, as it is in >> the process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to [any >> recent recording of a welcome event] . You may also like to refer to >> (RALO Outreach Strategic Plan] for further engagement opportunities. >> >> 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(a)atlarge.icann.org. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> The At-Large Advisory Committee >> >> http://www.atlarge.icann.org [12] >> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AFRI-Discuss mailing list >> AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss >> >> Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org [7] >> >> Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to >> this list are more accurate: >> http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/ >> presentation.html#anexo1 >> >> >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510 >> [2] https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar >> [3] https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO >> [4] https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Larg >> e+Organisations >> [5] https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups >> [6] https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings >> [7] http://www.afralo.org/ >> [8] http://www.apralo.org/ >> [9] http://www.euralo.org/ >> [10] http://www.lacralo.org/ >> [11] http://www.naralo.org/ >> [12] http://www.atlarge.icann.org/ >> [13] https://www.icann.org/ >> [14] https://www.icann.org/news >> [15] http://meetings.icann.org/ >> [16] http://www.skype.com/en/ >> [17] https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts >> [18] https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E >> > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this > list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistic > a/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#anexo1 > -- *Michel TCHONANG LINZECoordinateur GénéralÉVÈNEMENTS SUR LES TIC : - Réunions des Groupes du Rapporteur de la Commission d'études 1&2 de l'UIT-D, 9-27 janvier 2017- FGI-AC du 30 au 31 Janvier 2017 à Brazzaville - Congo- Quatrième réunion de la Commission d'études 1&2 de l'UIT-D DU 27/03 au 07/04/2017 à Genève - Suisse- Transform Africa Summit du 10 au 12 mai 2017 à Kigali - Rwanda- Session du Conseil de l'UIT du 15 au 25 Mai 2017 à Genève - Suisse- Symposium TIC Afrique du 11 au 14 Juillet 2017 à Yaoundé - Cameroun CAPDA (Consortium d'Appui aux Actions pour la Promotion et le Développement de l'Afrique)BP : 15 151 DOUALA - CAMEROUN Tél. : (237) 67775-39-63 / 24212-9493 Email : capdasiege(a)gmail.com <capdasiege(a)gmail.com> Site : www.capda.ong *

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Libyan Internet Society
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 17, 2017

Jan. 17, 2017

Dear Omar and Ahlal, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in Libyan Internet Society 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. It¹s 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> 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/x/bwFO> , 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, it is worth bookmarking this wiki page<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings>! 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<http://www.afralo.org/> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org<http://www.apralo.org/> European Region: http://www.euralo.org<http://www.euralo.org/> Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org<http://www.lacralo.org/> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org<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 At-Large staff.<mailto:staff@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 don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we¹ll gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click here <http://www.skype.com/en/> if you don¹t have a Skype account. It¹s 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> . It¹s 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/ICANNAtLarge?lang=fr%3E> ! We will forward the At-Large Beginners' guide shortly, as it is in the process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to [any recent recording of a welcome event] . You may also like to refer to (RALO Outreach Strategic Plan] for further engagement opportunities. 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(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee http://www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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FY18 ALAC Criteria for Additional Budget Requests:
by Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong Jan. 14, 2017

Jan. 14, 2017

HELLO FYI https://community.icann.org/m/mobile.action#page/63151473

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Call for Volunteers: .NGO Community Advisory Panel
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 13, 2017

Jan. 13, 2017

The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of the .NGO and .ONG top level domains (see http://pir.org/products/ngo-ong-domain/) is looking for one person to represent the ALAC in its NGO Community Advisory Council. The Advisory Council provides important feedback and advice on issues relating to the NGO community ranging from policy considerations to the introduction of new services. The NGO Community Advisory Council plays a vital role in helping Public Interest Registry fulfill its mission. With .ngo domain users representing NGOs of varying size, sectors,scope and geography, it is important to have advocates in the Internet community who fully understand their needs as diverse service-based organizations. The Council continually lends its unique global expertise to help us meet those needs and strengthen our efforts in supporting NGOs worldwide. The Advisory Council meets Face-to-Face annually (generally in September) and via teleconference four times per year. To the extent allowed by PIR confidentiality rules, the successful applicant will be expected to regularly report to the ALAC on Advisory Council issues and if applicable consult with the ALAC. PIR has asked the ALAC to identify a number of candidates. Ideally, such candidates will come from an active At-Large ALS that has a proven record of engagement with the NGO community. Candidates should have notable leadership experience in non-commercial/civil society community and an acute understanding of the issues and policies that affect the NGO society. Candidates should submit their Expression of Interest detailing their experience, expertise and qualifications along with a statement that they have sufficient time and interest to fulfill the Advisory Council duties. The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee will review all EoIs and will select a small number which will be forwarded to PIR. The final selection on the ALAC Representative will be done by the PIR Nominating Committee. All EoIs must be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. Please use an e-mail Subject of: NGO Community Advisory Council. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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