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From: Ron Sherwood <ron@vitechnicalservices.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:56:32 -0700
To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org>
Subject: At-Large

Dear Councilors:
 
Please find below two articles regarding At-Large:
 <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jul11-en.htm#16%3E>
The second article, of particular interest, describes a first for At-Large and EURALO outreach:  the first monthly EURALO Secretariat's Report posted in both English and Russian.
 
Ron Sherwood
ccNSO/ALAC Liaison
 
At-Large Singapore Highlights
At a Glance
At-Large  experienced many firsts and successes at the ICANN Public Meeting in Singapore.  These included new collaborative efforts with other ICANN communities,  significant progress on support for new gTLD applicants from developing  economies, and a high-energy APRALO Showcase.
Recent Developments
The ALAC held 17 major meetings in Singapore. The community was strongly  represented by 25 members from all five At-Large regions. In addition to  community members, officers of the Regional At-Large Organizations and members  of numerous At-Large Structures attended.

  Among the highlights:
More information
Outreach for At-Large Expands in Eastern Europe
At a Glance
EURALO has begun  publishing its monthly Secretariat’s Report in Russian as well as English – a  significant step toward increased outreach in Eastern Europe.
Recent Developments
In May, the European Regional At-Large Organization held a  successful General Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia. Two highlights were the  election of new EURALO officers and the discussion of efforts to conduct even  more outreach in Eastern Europe.

  Oksana Prykhodko, a member of the Ukraine’s European Media  Platform, was elected Secretariat in July, and began a new monthly practice of  publishing EURALO’s monthly Secretariat’s Report in Russian as well as English.  This is a first for EURALO.

  Bilingual reports are expected to significantly increase the  interest shown by Eastern European organizations in EURALO’s work. Already they  have increased the accessibility that Internet end users in that region have to  EURALO, At-Large, and ICANN.

  As a small taste of this accomplishment, here is an excerpt  of Oksana’s just-published June Secretariat’s Report – for those who read  either Russian or English:    

Oдним из основных результатов Генеральной Ассамблеи EURALO в Белграде стало создание ALS для индивидуальных членов.

One of the main results of EURALO’s  Belgrade General Assembly was a plan to create an ALS for individual members.
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