Dear NARALO ALS and others. We are reconstituting the Outreach and Engagement Committee and we need some new members interested in this issue to join and become active. So please let me know if you are interested. To find out more about the Outreach & Engagement committee and to sign up click here, ]https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Also please sign up on the following page to get on to the mailing list. If you do not have a confluence account and wish to have one, please let me know and I can have staff work with you to get you started on Confluence. We also need people to volunteer to join the ALS Criteria & Expectations team. We are looking at what are the current criteria to join an ALS and are they sufficient or do they need to be changed and how those expectations related to the work of the RALOs. For this committee we need at least 2 people to represent our region so please let Garth or I know if you are interested. You can find more about this committee here, https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALS+Criteria+and+Expect... Other working groups that could also use some new members are Metrics, Social Media, and Capacity Building which is mostly about e-learning and drawing up a series of webinar topics to enhance the knowledge of people on certain important Internet Policy issues. Link to this group is https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Capacity+Building+Worki... They are having a call next week for those who are interested in getting involved or learning more about this group. The Metrics working group desperately needs new members its primary purpose is to create, develop and propose to the ALAC detailed metrics and measures of performance expectations of Members of the ALAC and those Representing the At-Large Community in ICANN Activities. It can be found here, https://community.icann.org/x/HJfbAQ Social Media Working Group aims to raise awareness of the ICANN At-Large community and enhance end-users’ engagement with the community by developing a strong and sustainable presence on social media. The At-Large Social Media WG, in close coordination with At-Large Staff, is mainly tasked with implementing the Social Media Strategy for At-Large (https://community.icann.org/x/lBcQAg). The Social Media team page is here,https://community.icann.org/x/nIrhAg A full list of all committees, working groups and task forces is here, Unless stated otherwise, all working groups are open to everyone regardless of people's membership status in At-Large. ALAC Subcommittees * Finance and Budget: [1]https://community.icann.org/x/n4XT (membership by appointment) * Metrics: [2]https://community.icann.org/x/HJfbAQ * Outreach and Engagement: [3]https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Standing At-Large Working Groups * Capacity Building: [5]https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag * IDN Policy: [6]https://community.icann.org/x/qIsi * New gTLDs: [7]https://community.icann.org/x/8Yoi * Registration Issues: [8]https://community.icann.org/x/Cy6fAg * Social Media: [9]https://community.icann.org/x/nIrhAg * Technical Issues: [10]https://community.icann.org/x/RJEi Ad-Hoc At-Large Working Groups * Academy: [11]https://community.icann.org/x/OACzAQ * Accessibility: [12]https://community.icann.org/x/MoHFAg * At-Large Review: [13]https://community.icann.org/x/aZMQAw * ATLAS II Implementation Taskforce: [14]https://community.icann.org/x/tgjxAg * Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program Review: [15]https://community.icann.org/x/5xyfAg (membership by appointment) * IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability: [16]https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg * New Meeting Strategy: [17]https://community.icann.org/x/h4E0Aw * Technology Taskforce: [18]https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ * Website Revamp: [19]https://community.icann.org/x/tMPhAg Please do let me know if you have any questions Cheers!! Judith -- _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein E-mail: Judith@jhellerstein.com Website: www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide