At-Large Work Methods & Collaboration Tools
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Mailing Lists
E-mail is the prime communication tool used by the members of the At-Large Community.
There are a variety of e-mail mailing lists that keep members informed of ICANN and At-Large activities, as well as facilitate members' discussions about policy advice and organizational building matters. Support Staff usually distribute At-Large teleconference, webinar, and face-to-face meeting invitations via mailing lists.
Most At-Large mailing lists are public, which means that they can be subscribed by anyone, even non At-Large members, and their archives are viewable by the public. Some of them are private, which means they have limitation with regard to subscriber criteria and/or access to archive.
To subscribe to a mailing list, ICANN is now fielding enrollments through a centralized application called “ICANN Join”, which allows ICANN Account-holders to observe and participate in various community groups across the ICANN ecosystem. Please refer to these instructions to learn how to create an ICANN Account and gain access to the ICANN Join application. If a group you are interested in is not yet available on the application, please contact staff@atlarge.icann.org.
At-Large Wide Mailing Lists
- At-Large Worldwide: Discussion list of the entire At-Large Community; At-Large members or non-members are subscribed to the list on voluntary basis. (Archive)
ALAC-Announce: Distributes news, announcement, and invitation to meetings, webinars, and teleconferences from ICANN Policy Staff in support of At-Large and the ALAC Chair; only Staff and ALAC Chair can publish on this list; ALAC Members, Liaisons, RALO leaders, and ALS representatives are required to be subscribed to the list. (Archive)
ALAC Mailing Lists
ALAC Members, Liaisons, and RALO officers (where applicable) are required to be subscribed to the lists below. They use them to discuss policy advice development and organizational building issues.
- ALAC (public): The public working list for the At-Large Advisory Committee. (Archive)
- ALAC-Only (private): ALAC operating list for announcing ratification votes, consensus calls, and other operational matters.
- ALAC-Internal (private): Discussion list of current and past ALAC Members, Liaisons, RALO Officers, and ALAC/At-Large Selected Board Director.
ALT (private): Discussion list of current ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) members, Liaisons, ALAC/At-Large Selected Board Directors, and past ALAC Chairs.
RALO Mailing Lists
Each RALO has its own public discussion list. RALO leaders, ALAC members and liaisons, and ALS representatives are required to be subscribed to their respective RALO lists in order to receive invitations to teleconferences, meetings, and webinars, voting instructions and consensus calls, and other pertinent information.
Working Group Mailing Lists
Every At-Large working group has its own public discussion list for members to communicate with each other and for Staff to distribute calendar invites for meetings, as well as other pertinent information. A few working group lists limit subscribers to At-Large members, but all mailing list archives are publicly viewable. You can view the active working groups here.
Once you have enrolled through ICANN Join and are subscribed to a working group mailing list, you are automatically regarded as a member of the working group, unless specific membership criteria apply.
Other Mailing Lists & Archives
On an ad-hoc basis, some At-Large mailing lists may be created for event organization and other purposes. Many of those lists are no longer in use. To browse all other lists, check the directory.