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  1. Cross-RALO Activities All RALOs have been requested to draft outreach and engagement strategies that will serve to guide the allocation of funds from the Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP) for outreach and engagement. Each RALO's strategic plan should explain FY16 outreach and engagement goals and
    Topic(s): EngagementOrganization(s): AFRALO, APRALO, EURALO, LACRALO, NARALO
  2. At-Large staff and Global Stakeholder Engagement staff at ICANN's hub office in Singapore recently hosted the third capacity building webinar, Basic DNS and DNS Ecosystem featuring Steve Sheng, Director, SSAC &RSSAC Advisory Development Support. Mr. Sheng provided overviews of IP addressing, the DNS, domain
    Topic(s): DNS, Engagement, Security/StabilityOrganization(s): APRALO
  3. With a significant increase in the number of accredited At-Large Structures (ALS) and individual members joining the At-Large community over the last several months, an At-Large Onboarding Program is launching this month. The aim of this new staff-initiated program is to facilitate ALS and individual member
  4. At-Large community members greatly appreciated the live demonstration of the alpha version of the new At-Large website. They commented positively on the progress, enjoyed the user experience, and provided a large amount of valuable feedback.
  5. The ALAC and At-Large community held 29 meetings at ICANN53, which resulted in many Action Items. TheALAC unanimously passed the ALAC Motion to adopt the Final Transition Proposal of the Cross Community Working Group on Naming-Related Functions (CWG-Stewardship). The ALAC also moved towards a consensus on the
  6. The Chairs and Secretariats of the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) will be extremely active during ICANN53 as they collaborate with the ALAC and meet with community leaders and ICANN senior staff. All five RALO Chairs will participate in the Community Roundtable with SO/AC/SG/RALO Chairs on 19 June.
    Topic(s): EngagementOrganization(s): AFRALO, ALAC, APRALO, EURALO, LACRALO, NARALO
  7. The AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting will take place on 24 June 2015 on the theme "African Views on the Proposal of Governance of the Internet's Unique Identifiers." Invited speakers include Fadi Chehadé; Alan Greenberg, ALAC Chair; Pierre Dandjinou, Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement—Africa, Olivier Crépin
  8. APRALO will hold its monthly meeting on 24 June 2015. The agenda includes issues such topics as the activities identified under the APAC Hub-APRALO Framework.
    Topic(s): EngagementOrganization(s): APRALO
  9. LACRALO will hold its monthly meeting on 24 June. LACRALO expects to welcome approximately 10 self-funded members, in addition to two LACRALO leaders, four CROPP-funded travelers, and the winner of the Internet governance trivia contest, funded by the GSE Latin America and Caribbean team. The LACRALO Showcase on
    Topic(s): Engagement, Internet GovernanceOrganization(s): LACRALO
  10. The NARALO monthly meeting will take place on 22 June. The meeting will review this year's accomplishments, challenges, and upcoming projects. Chris Mondini, Vice President, Global Stakeholder Engagement—North America, will speak at the meeting.
    Topic(s): EngagementOrganization(s): NARALO
  11. Since early April, ICANN staff and community members in the At-Large Website Revamp Task Force have been focusing on the development of the policy sections on the new At-Large website, which will be presented during ICANN53. Key features under construction include integration with the Public Comment page of
  12. Following two recent ALS accreditations, the At-Large community has reached a milestone in its membership with a total of 190 At-Large Structures. ALSes make up the backbone of At-Large and more specifically of the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs). A sharp increase in demand for At-Large Structures has been
  13. The ICANN 50th Meeting saw many significant achievements for the At-Large community as approximately 150 At-Large Structure representatives from around the world convened for the Second At-Large Summit (ATLAS II) which was held concurrently. The ATLAS II was an opportunity for ICANN's global end-user community
  14. Approximately 160 At-Large Structure (ALS) representatives will be meeting in London 21 through 26 June for the second At-Large Summit (ATLAS II). The theme of the ATLAS II is "Global Internet: The User Perspective". The purposes of the ATLAS II includes to: Strengthen the bottom up structure of the At-Large
    Topic(s): Engagement, Internet GovernanceOrganization(s): ALAC
  15. The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and the members of the At-Large community achieved many policy and process-related goals during the ICANN 48 Meeting that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina 17-22 November 2013. These included ratifying three policy advice statements and establishing the At-Large