I would certainly echo Suzannah's point. Here in Ottawa we are also trying to build our community on the ground.  It is happening but slowly -- one person/group at a time. One just has to keep at it. But the ability to broaden our reach with technology is crucial. We don't have the funds to do a traveling road show. Not everyone is an ISOC chapter -- so ICANN needs to make tools like Livestream  available to all groups and individuals in At Large who are doing outreach.

Marita

On 13/12/2018 00:51, Joly MacFie wrote:

>  ALSes as a conduit to their members

Slowly but surely, at least here in NYC, the Readout program appears fruitful in this aspect.

- And in San Francisco. As an ALS (San Francisco Bay Area ISOC Chapter) we keep our members informed through the Readouts and through updates about key ICANN issues on our website/in the Chapter newsletters.

However getting our members to actually participate is a tough call, mainly because it's quite hard to 'sell' At-Large and even harder for those with little background knowledge of ICANN to get up to speed quickly enough to be able to participate effectively.

Cheers,

Susannah 

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Susannah Gray
President
San Francisco Bay Area Internet Society Chapter
www.sfbayisoc.org

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