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@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@free.fr) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:53:58 -0700 From: ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org> To: epstein monique <epstein@free.fr> CC: Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss@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@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@free.fr Jean-Michel DAMIANTHE vj.damianthe@gmail.com Mark KONICK markkonick@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@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/>