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  1. The website of the ICANN At-Large Community is being redesigned and the Beta test version of the new website is live! Take a spin at the new Beta test site at https://newatlarge.icann.org/. Let us know what we can improve by leaving a comment here: https://community.icann.org/x/a69YAw.
    Topic(s): EngagementOrganization(s): AFRALO, ALAC, ALAC, APRALO, EURALO, LACRALO, NARALO
  2. ALAC/At-Large Achievements at the 54th ICANN Meeting in Dublin Date: 9 November 2015 Representatives from the At-Large community held 30 meetings during the 54th ICANN Public Meeting that took place in Dublin, Ireland 18th - 22th October 2015. Among the many policy and process-related issues discussed during
  3. EURALO members are finalizing the organization of their General Assembly (GA) which will be held in two parts on Wednesday 21st October. GA Part 1 will focus on a substantive discussion of the theme “Public Interest” at time: 10:30-12:00. This section will have as invited speaker Nora Abusitta, ICANN’s VP,
    Topic(s): Public InterestOrganization(s): EURALO
  4. All RALOs are carrying out Action Items from ICANN53. All RALOs are engaged in extensive discussions on the second draft report from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) and on the public comment proceeding initiated by the IANA Stewardship Transition
  5. On 4 September, AFRALO submitted a statement [PDF, 62 KB] in response to the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Second Draft Proposal. The statement was widely discussed and approved by all AFRALO members via the mailing list. Some highlights of the AFRALO position include "concerns
  6. Currently 192 At-Large Structures make up the backbone of the At-Large community and more specifically of the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs). In an effort to improve ALS participation within their RALOs and promote their activity at the At-Large level, staff has created the At-Large Onboarding Program.
    Topic(s): EngagementOrganization(s): AFRALO, ALAC, APRALO, EURALO, LACRALO, NARALO
  7. At-Large staff and Global Stakeholder Engagement staff at ICANN's hub office in Singapore are organizing the fourth joint capacity building webinar on the theme of the New gTLDs. The webinar is scheduled for 05:00 UTC on 29 September and will review the New gTLD program, GNSO activities about New gTLDs and
    Topic(s): New gTLDsOrganization(s): APRALO
  8. EURALO members continue preparations for the EURALO General Assembly to be held on Wednesday, 21 October during ICANN54. See 2015 EURALO General Assembly at ICANN 54 in Dublin, Ireland Workspacefor updates. On 5 September, the call for nominations for Regional Leadership selections ended. Olivier Crépin Leblond
    Topic(s): EngagementOrganization(s): EURALO
  9. The process to elect the LACRALO ALAC Member continues.
    Organization(s): LACRALO
  10. NARALO members are leading the organization of a captioning pilot project, including a survey to be distributed among participants of meetings with such facilities.
    Organization(s): NARALO
  11. The ALAC enjoyed a busy period of policy advice development activities and submitted four Policy Advice Statements in response to the ICANN Public Comment proceedings, as well as the public comment initiated by the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG). Notably, the ALAC has made extraordinary
  12. At a Glance Representatives from the At-Large community will hold 22 forma meetings as well as numerous informal meetings during the 53rd. ICANN Public Meeting scheduled to take place in Buenos Aries, Argentina 21st through 25th June 2015. The topics of focus will be the NTIA IANA Functions' Stewardship Transition
    Topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, DNS, IANAOrganization(s): ALAC
  13. ALAC Comments on CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Report Date: 11 September 2015 At a Glance The ALAC has made extraordinary efforts to enhance At-Large members' understanding of and engagement in the public comment on the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) 2nd
  14. The ALAC chartered the At-Large Structure (ALS) Criteria and Engagement Taskforce to recommend to theALAC a revised set of criteria for all ALSes, including expectations of how RALOs, the ALAC and ICANN At-Large Staff will engage ALSes, and expectations of ALS participation in At-Large and ICANN.
  15. In response to a public comment proceeding, the ALAC ratified and submitted a statement on the GNSOReview Draft Report.
    Topic(s): Reviews/ImprovementsOrganization(s): ALAC